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Afterleaving Rouge, I had every intention of heading back to her place, but I got abetter idea and drove us out of the city instead.

It wouldn’tbe too far outside of it, but I found that I needed her. Just her. Nothing thatwould remind her of herself like her apartment would. And the same went with myplace. I didn’t want any distractions.

When shebegged for me to kiss her, I almost broke my own rule and did. Kissing hadnever been on the table. And I found that I never wanted to actually kissanyone until I met her.

Kissing wasintimate. It brought out feelings that I wasn’t ready for. Maybe I never wouldbe. It wasn’t fair to Amber. I knew that. But I had hoped going in, that theway I used her body, would distract her from my mouth not being on hers. It wasstupid of me to think that way the closer we became.

Amber’shold on my waist tightened, pulling me from my thoughts. Her hands slippedbeneath my hoodie, coming into contact with my skin.

A shivertrembled through me, never realizing until that very moment how much I neededher hands on me. The other night, it was just me touching her. Same went withthe following morning. My hands had been all over her. But she never touchedme. She never even hinted. Maybe she was more submissive than I thought shewas.

Her handsmoved over my stomach, up to my chest and back down again. They weren’tanywhere near my crotch and yet, I was hard as a fucking rock.

When I sawa side road that led into a group of trees, I turned down it. Slowing the bike,I pulled us off to the side and killed the engine. Kicking out the kickstand, Isat there and waited.

As if shecould read the way my body reacted to hers, Amber slid off the back of the bikeand took off the helmet. She placed it gently on the ground and helped me withmy own. I wasn’t used to a woman doing things for me. I had been doing it allon my own for so long, that I never even noticed my hand grabbing her wrist.

Her breathcaught and even though it was late at night and I couldn’t see her except forwhere the moonlight kissed her skin, I sensed the nerves in her eyes. The feartickling her skin. The unknown of what we were doing or were about to do.

She pulledher wrist from my hand and undid the straps beneath my chin. Placing the helmeton the ground beside the other one, she waited.

I slid myass back further on the seat and reached for her.

She cameinto my arms willingly.

Pulling heronto the seat in front of me, I captured her hair in my fist and tugged herhead back. Her breath caught, that single sound, shooting through every celland nerve in my body.

“I don’tkiss.” I lowered my teeth to her throat, scraping them along the length of herneck. “Kissing is intimate. Kissing can mean different things for people evenif you talk about it beforehand.”

“I knew youwere scared you’d fall in love with me,” she breathed, her chest rising andfalling. She had asked me that question the first time we fucked when I toldher I didn’t kiss.

“No.” Ilicked and sucked at her skin, knowing full well it was going to leave a mark,but the Dom in me didn’t care. I wanted everyone to know that she belonged tome. Especially that Will fucker. “It’ll be the other way around. When you feelmy lips on yours. When you taste my tongue dancing along yours. When I swallowyour moans and screams for more.Youwill fall in love withme,Red.”

A huskylaugh escaped her. “Unlikely.”

I chuckledagainst her throat. This woman was different than the others. She pushed andshoved me away one moment and then welcomed me into her life the next. She wasconfusing, passionate, my complete undoing. We may have only just startedfinally sleeping together but I knew that I could easily fall in love with her.And I knew damn well that I could make her fall in love with me.

Instead ofdwelling on that little matter, I inched a hand up her inner thigh. Thankfully,she was wearing a skirt because I needed her orgasm before we made it to whereI was taking her.

“You’regoing to come for me,” I murmured against her throat just below her ear. “Andthen I’m going to take you to a motel and spend the night fucking every inch ofyou, pet. And I do mean every inch. Your mouth.” I brushed my finger along thecrotch of her panties. “Your cunt.” I slipped a finger beneath the fabric, alow grunt leaving me at how wet she already was. “Your ass.” I shoved twofingers into her, forcing a cry from her lips. “Nice and juicy, baby.” I pumpedmy hand against her, hooking my fingers inside of her and rubbing them againsther G-spot.

“God.” Sheshook against me, cupping my knees and digging her fingers into them.

“Do youwant all of that?” I knew she did, but I needed to hear her say it. No matterwhat the rumors were that went around about me, I wasn’t a selfish man. I gaveas much as I took. More so when it came to Red. I wanted her exhausted frompleasure. I wanted to break her down, beat her ass, and make her fucking cry,but hold her and care for her at the same time. I wanted it all.

“Yes,” shewhimpered. “I do. God, I want that. All of it. I want to hurt.”

“Lucky foryou I like inflicting a little pain.” I nipped her throat for added effect,licking the spot soon after.

She laughedlightly, rocking her hips against my hand. “Please.”

“Lay backand take off your panties.” I released her so she could do as she was told.

Shehesitated.

“You won’tfall.” I pulled out my phone, turned the light on low, and held it where Icould see the area between her legs.

Amber laidback and reached beneath her skirt, tugging off her panties. When she wasfinally bare, she sat up and held them to my nose. “Do I smell good, Sam?”