Page 96 of House of Cards

I bounce on the bed, land on my side, but he pushes me onto my back with a rough shove.

“Zoey? Zoey!”

A sharp crack of pain on my cheek. Another.

My eyes fly open, a ragged breath dragging through my lips.

Smith sits back, his weight crushing my thighs as he drags both hands through his hair.

“Christ, you fucking scared—” He cuts off with a grimace, looking away.

His head slowly turns back, and a shiver goes through me at the fury in his eyes.

“Don’t you ever faint on me again,” he growls, his voice low and urgent.

It makes me shiver, but not from fear.

It’s something darker.

Something I can’t name because I never knew it existed.

I just lie there, because what the fuck else is he expecting from me? But I guess that’s not good enough, because he shoves a hand between my legs and drags his fingers through my pussy.

It comes out wet, and he glances at it with an unreadable expression before leaning on his other hand and bringing those wet fingers to my mouth.

“Lick.”

I don’t even hesitate.

Our cum, the salt from our skin, a touch of lavender from the bubble bath. His fingers are rough and smooth at the same time.

Smith says nothing when I start sucking on his fingers, but his nostrils flare and his chest rises and falls with labored breaths until I spit them out again.

“Goddamn sicko,” I whisper.

He traces the outline of my mouth with his damp fingers, but his eyes don’t leave mine.

Then he smiles.

Another quick, fleeting thing that has my stomach fluttering.

Fuck.Fuck!

This is not good. I can’t be falling for this unhinged monster.

What the hell’s wrong with me?

“Breaking you is more fun than I thought it would be,” he says, dark eyes glimmering.

His words should make me scared. Angry even.

But my body doesn’t get the memo.

All I feel is a dark, pulsing ache between my legs.

Zoey

I prefer Smith’s casino suite to the one he has at the Devil’s Den. It’s larger, brighter, airier. The television in here faces away from the windows, so there’s no glare on the screen. Very important, seeing as I fill my days mindlessly bingeing Netflix.