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I burst out laughing, but Castle wasn’t finding this funny. “We makelove. That’s a better term, don’t you think?”
Castle didn’t care about the term as long as we were going to get naked and do it. I could read that on his face.
He took off his jacket and tossed it over the plush chair. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t feeling a little on the edge.
“Take off the nightgown.” Castle said softly.
I reached for the knot on my robe and slid out of it, and that left me wearing only the short camisole.
He trailed his eyes over me, his long lashes lowered.
My heart was beating aggressively against my chest as I stepped towards him and began unbuttoning his shirt. He stood there silently, watching me undress him, and then I felt his callous fingers lingering over my waist before they slid below and cupped my round ass and brought me snugly against his front. I felt his erection through his pants.
I ran my hands over his broad chest and over his hardened pecs. He was so strong and his biceps so powerful that he made me feel smaller in comparison. He smelled of some woodsy spicycologne. Castle was breathing hard as he brought his hand up to hold my face, capturing my mouth in a delicious slow kiss and with his other hand he bunched up my dress in his fist. I took that as my cue to get rid of the cami. His lips got bolder as we kissed deeply, and I moaned into his mouth, my fingers digging into his hair.
His tongue plunged into my mouth and moved in languid strokes, turning my insides into molten. If it weren’t for his powerful hands holding me firmly, I would have sunk to the floor.
He rubbed his fingers over my bra, looking at me heatedly. Softly he said, “Take this off too!”
I reached behind me and unclasped the bra. Now I stood completely naked in front of him, save for the panties. I unzipped his pants, and he stepped out of it.
His eyes smothered thick with desire as his hands snaked up my skull to grab my hair in his fist. And honestly, I was noticing a little that Castle liked to dominate when we were alone like this.
I was going to tell him to stop holding my hair so tightly when he picked me up in his arms and brought me into bed, where he kneeled on the mattress with me still clinging to his body and kissed me. He mauled me, his hands covering my breasts as he squeezed and closed his mouth over one and sucked hard, his teeth grazing against the nipples.
I cried, both in pleasure and pain.
“You like that?” Castle rasped, “Millie… how hard…you want me to fuck you?”
Was I hearing correctly?
My innocent Castle was spewing this…
Before I could process it, he pulled his boxer shorts off and his hand snaked around my neck. His hand was firm against my neck as his weight overpowered me. He was a strong man, andI didn’t like to be defenseless in bed. I tried to wiggle out of his hold to get into a different position; one that wasn’t me flat on the mattress, but I was no match for his power.
His fingers grabbed for my panties as he tore it off swiftly while he kissed me violently. His hand got tighter around my neck like he wanted to choke me.
I had brief flashes of what my uncle used to do to me.
Tears blurred my vision. I was shaking all over, paralyzed by fear.
Was he trying to kill me?
“Stop it!” I screeched.
Surprisingly, his grip loosened just a little. I took my chance and sat up. I saw the confused look that crossed his face as I stumbled out of bed and away from him. I sobbed with relief to be out of his grip and began picking up my robe while Castle was still naked in bed, staring at me in bafflement.
He reached out to grab me again, but I stepped away and out of his reach.
“Millie…” he called me softly, “Why…why are you crying?”
“Stay away! I can’t do this.”
“Millie...” He said in a frustrated voice.
I knotted the robe tightly around my body, feeling the bile rising in my throat. Without looking at him, I unlocked the door and walked out ofourbedroom. I could hear him calling out to me, first calmly, and then his voice grew louder with every stride.
I made a run for my old bedroom, opened it, and locked it from the side.