37. Warren
37
WARREN
I watched in awe as Addi not only changed her tune about her father but also went public with his misdeeds.
She fucking apologized to me. She recognized what it meant to me to have my father taken away.
Seeing and hearing her apology was worth more than the billion dollars she’d bled from me back then. It was worth… everything.
She acknowledged me.What I did. Even if the consequences were painful for both of us.
She understands what I did.
I sat up in the balcony again, at the back this time, watching the interview on my phone. Then I replayed it.
Something I hadn’t felt in a while filled my chest.
I’m proud.
Proud of Addi for speaking up. And proud… of myself. Over the years, doing the same thing over and over again had me jaded. The money was good, but nothing was worth more to me than saving the people from an unjust and sometimes downright evil boss.
And now the world knows.
Once I took over, whatever the men did always came out. People have put two and two together when it comes to what I did, even if I never outright said it. But I’d never been as open as Addi was being about it.
I wished I could leave the auction and bring her back home. Show her just how much I wanted her. Prove to her that what we had was so much more than a contract.
But this fucking auction.
I looked up at the stage, where one of the girls was just walking off as they reached the final bid. The lights shut off. I hadn’t been paying attention at all.
At one point, I think I heard Maxwell’s voice, but I had been too busy with Addi’s interview to even look up from my phone.
One more. One more and I can go. As soon as I could, I would rush out of here and back to her where I belonged. And I would do whatever it took for her to see us .
But when the lights came back on, there was someone on the stage I never expected to see.
Addison Mercer was planning on ruining me. Publicly. Because, fuck me, I was ready to fall to my knees for her.
Addi stood there in the same lingerie as the first time, knocking the breath from my lungs in the exact same way.
Even from afar, I couldn’t escape her hypnotizing beauty.
My feet brought me to the edge of the balcony of their own accord. Everyone else forgotten.
“And back again for round two is Sapphire?—”
I looked to the side at the guard who was at the far end of the balcony and gave him a firm nod. He gave one back and disappeared.
Excitement exploded in my chest. This time I wouldn’t hesitate.
Mine.
She was giving herself to me willingly. She came for me.
Me. Me. Me. Me. It rang in my head over and over again. All mine.
Addison was looking up, trying to figure out where I was, but I knew she couldn’t see me beyond the lights.
Gasps rang through the crowd when the lights went out, and I saw the moment her eyes spotted me.
Heat shot through me.
“Same deal, Addi. Take it or leave it.”
A breathtaking smile spread across her face.
“I’m all yours, Daddy .”
* * *
“Say it again.”
“I’m yours.”
“Mine. All mine,” I repeated as I hoisted her up on the desk and undid my pants.
I was going to fuck her in the office like I wanted to that first night. There was no holding myself back. I didn’t need to anymore. She was mine just as much as I was hers.
She had somehow wormed her way into my heart, digging her claws in and making it impossible to let her go.
Not that I’d ever want to.
“Are you sure you don’t need a contract to make sure? You were so thorough last time,” she teased me breathlessly. Her legs wrapped around my hips. She was already pushing the thin fabric of her underwear away from her cunt, making room for me. Her delicate fingers wrapped around my hard cock, leading it to her entrance.
She was already soaked and ready for me to slide in to the hilt.
“Fuck the contract. If anyone so much as thinks of touching what’s mine, I will fucking end them.”
“And if I do?”
“You’ll be too busy with my cock inside you.”
She pulled me to her, and we both let out a shuddered sigh as our bodies joined. Like our separation caused us physical pain, and this was relief.
Never. I was never letting her leave again. I didn’t care what I had to do.
“I need you, babygirl. I need to touch you. I just need to feel you, Addi,” I admitted and pulled out slowly just to push into her again. I took her in as I did. Her mouth fell open, moans coming from her sinful-looking lips. “You were never just a contract to me. You were never just a fuck.”
Her pussy fluttered around my cock. My hand dove between us to find her clit and rubbed circles over it.
“Warren,” she breathed. “I’m sorry. I wanted you to know?—”
“I know, babygirl,” I said and leaned forward, stopping just mere centimeters from her lips.
“I didn’t know how much it would hurt when you were gone,” she whispered, her hands tangling in my hair. Her hips bucked against me, searching for friction as I stalled. “Every moment, I couldn't stop thinking of you. Out of the corner of my eye, I thought I’d see you. Forgive me, please, and I’ll be all yours.”
“There’s nothing to forgive, babygirl. Just be mine. Say yes, and I’ll treat you like the queen you are. You’ll never be alone again. You’ll never worry if you’re loved again because you’ll know you are. Forever. Be mine.”
I moved at a slow pace as I waited to hear her answer.
She’s so fucking beautiful. From her kissable lips to her deep blue eyes to her fucking soul.
She was made for me. Everything I’d always wanted and never dreamed I’d have.
“I love you, Warren.”
Four words, and nothing ever felt better.
“And I love you, babygirl,” I replied against her lips, moving faster now, pumping into her. “Come for me. Come for me and don’t stop. I won’t let you until you know exactly who you belong to. Until my kisses are branded on your skin. Until you can’t walk without feeling the ache my cock left. Only then will I be satisfied.”
But it was more than that. After this, there was no separating us. I would make good on my word.
I couldn’t wait to share a life with her.
“Yes, god, Warren.”
“Try again,” I growled.
“Yes, Daddy .”