Page 70 of Ruthless Chaos

It’s not at all gentle or sweet. It’s hungry and demanding. I run my teeth over her lips, biting hard enough to draw blood. She mewls in response.

My innocent little Allie likes when I hurt her?

I run my tongue over her lips, soothing the mark I’ve left. She starts kissing me back with a feverish need, spearing her tongue into my mouth.

She closes her eyes. I keep mine open to watch her.

Cupping her face with my hands, I kiss her until she’s breathless. When she melts into me, leaning in to deepen the kiss even more, I pull away from her.

Her face is a slideshow of emotions. From desire, to shock, to embarrassment.

“You’re too easy,” I tell her with a chuckle. “You can’t resist me.”

Her hazel eyes start to water.

Unexpectedly, my chest tightens a little. Was I too cruel?

No, I don’t think so. I should be happy that I’ve struck a nerve.

She forgets the lessons I teach her too quickly. This will help her remember. I don’t stop her as she fumbles with her keycard and hurries into the hotel room.

She slams the door on me. For a few moments, I stand outside.

I’m still unsure of where things with Allie will end. I am in too deep as it is, deeper than I thought I could be. I might like her company.

That last thought gets me moving towards my room.

It’s already bad that I can’t keep my hands off her, but liking her beyond what her body offers…that’s something I can’t handle.

I need to make the best choice for my future.

If anything should happen between us, it can’t be that.

We can’t move beyond the physical. If we do, then I won’t be able to protect her.

My attraction to her body is undeniable. She’s hot as fuck, and it’s clear that I won’t have peace unless I fuck her—but that’s as far as it will ever go,ifit ever gets there.

Yes, she’s a virgin.

Yes, it might make her attached to me.

But if I keep things strictly physical, I’ll be fine.

I’m the one in control. I proved it tonight.

By the time I make it to my room, I’m sure that it’s not Allie’s company that I like. It’s her body and thethoughtof her. She’s just a pretty, innocent thing that I enjoy breaking because the feeling is new.

That’s all there is to Allie Clarke.

And that’s all there ever will be.

NINETEEN

ALLIE

“Suck it in,”Tara grunts.

She pulls the strings of the corset so tight I feel like I’m suffocating.