Chapter 8
LEAH
My mind is spinning as we snuggle in the back seat of the hired car while being driven to the glamorous penthouse where we're staying tonight. This is the kind of adventure I love: not dangerous, just trying new things in new places.
Anything vibrant and exhilarating, so my world is expanding. Never shrinking. Never gray and boring and lifeless, like the place I came from.
I might have been wrong about Kai. A small-town boy from a well-known family? Definitely. A charming tech company with his four brothers? That part was correct, too…although I had no idea it was such a big deal.
Those Silicon Valley people were acting like they were in the same room as Bowie. Or Prince. Or Yungblud. They were taking selfies with him and texting them excitedly to their friends. It was wild.
And yet to say he only had eyes for me would be a huge understatement. There were women walking around who looked like supermodels, yet Kai’s gaze never drifted from my shorter, far more hourglass figure. I didn't even know it was possible to be treated this well.
"You're a million miles away." Kai gives me that sweet, hopeful smile that I'm completely falling for.
Although, to be fair, I'm falling for all of him.
Every laugh. Every wink whenever he takes my hand, treating me like the most important person in the room, even though investors and CEOs and potential clients were milling around.
"I'm just taking it all in," I murmur, squeezing his knee. "A lot of firsts today. My first helicopter ride. First trip to New York City. First tech conference. First time being completely inappropriate in the private room at a semi-secret restaurant. It’s…a lot."
He grips my inner thigh gently, trailing his fingers around to the back of my knee. "Don’t forget the first time we're spending the night together."
"Yeah." The word comes out breathier than I intended.
It makes him lick his lips, his sultry gaze dropping to the front of my dress for a few seconds. "I’m definitely looking forward to snuggling my hot, sexy girlfriend all night long."
My facial expression can’t conceal the shock that flashes through my mind when he says that so casually.
He rolls his eyes. “I know, I know. It's too early to use terms like that. I can't help it, sorry." He chuckles as the car pulls up in front of a sleek glass and steel building. "I'm manifesting. If I say it enough times, it's going to come true, right?"
The driver whisks us and our bags to the elevator, then hands Kai a keycard. “Text me if you need anything at all, sir.”
It’s hard to stifle my giggle. Kai just doesn’t seem like a sir kind of guy.
My stomach drops as we zoom upward, reaching the 77th floor in what feels like seconds. We step out of the elevator to see only one door, next to an elegant marble sculpture.
When we go inside, I can't hold back my gasps. It's massive and so beautiful that I feel like I’ve walked straight into a design magazine. Floor to ceiling windows show the entire city as I walk slowly around the perimeter.
I feel tiny in the enormous space, but Kai is so huge that it looks like the large proportions were created just for him.
There’s something about his giant, muscular body that drives me wild.
Maybe it’s the way he’s so gentle with me.
He hasn’t even mentioned the gym, so I don’t know how he stays so ripped.
Of course, he could be part lumberjack, living on that mountain his entire life.
The bedroom is to the left, a vast space that's decorated in semi-industrial minimalism that screams New York luxury. Everything is black and white, chrome and wrought iron, mirror, glass, and Egyptian cotton sheets that are probably a zillion thread count.
I kick off my shoes, padding across the hardwood floor to press my nose against the vast windows. "It's just like the movies," I whisper, leaning back a bit as I feel Kai's warmth coming up behind me. His arms reach forward to wrap around my waist, and he sets his chin on my shoulder.
"Most couples don't take a trip somewhere until they've been together a while," he murmurs near my ear.
"So it's completely up to you whether this nighttime encounter will be a PG-rated movie or…
something a little more adult." His lips brush the shell of my ear, sending shivers down the back of my thighs. "I'm fine with anything you decide."
"Why do I get the feeling you're thinking of something totally X-rated?" I whisper.
"Leah, I've been dreaming of admiring your luscious body in all its glory ever since I first laid eyes on you.
But we have all the time in the world. Please don't think we have to rush anything just to take advantage of this stunning location.
" His other hand slowly drifts up my ribs to cup my breast. "I know for a fact I could borrow this condo again anytime I want. "
Oh, wow. It's never really occurred to me before, but Kai is a powerful man. Not just physically – although that’s obvious.
But he has a circle of influence over so many people that it’s astounding.
I had no idea that kind of thing would get me so…
stirred up. If I’m living out a scene from a movie, heck, let the scene play out.
I turn in Kai’s arms, and his hands drop to grip my ass firmly. “I've never cared about timing, actually," I murmur softly, my palms drifting up his chest, my right hand trailing around the side of his neck to grip the back of his hair. His lips part with a soft groan when he sees my smile.
"I'm a traveler," I whisper. "An adventurer. New locations mean new experiences. And since this is the largest bed I've ever seen, in an amazing city with an amazing guy…” My shrug makes him chuckle. "I figure, go with the flow?"
His lips brush mine with a quick kiss, then hot breath warms my ear. "Just so we’re crystal clear… You said you're on the pill?"
"Yes."
"And you want me to toss you across this bed and…fuck you senseless?”
My knees wobble. His words trigger something deep inside me. "Yes." It's a choked cry, but clear enough to send us both shuffling backward.
There's a thud as his shoes are kicked off and across the room. A gasp as my dress is quickly pulled up over my head. Then the whoosh of sheets and blankets being yanked back, and I’m tossed across the bed.
Kai is already unbuttoning his shirt, staring at me as if I'm some dessert he can’t wait to devour.
"You’re a vision." His voice is rough. "Those hips. Damn, girl. It's fucking obscene how much I need you."
Can he tell that I’m quivering from head to toe?
Does he know that my inner thighs feel oversensitive, my stomach feels hollow, and I can't pull in a proper breath?
Being stared at like I'm a sexual object…
his plaything…while being bathed in the force of his dazzling smile as the last of his clothing hits the floor…
I'm already melting, then I blink in astonishment at the sight before me.
Kai is the perfect male specimen – thick muscles across his chest, ripped abs, mouthwatering V-lines at his hips. Sturdy thighs, large hands…and yet that all fades into the background. All I can focus on is the massive erection pointed right at me.
I expect him to jump onto the bed with me right away. Instead, his fingertips circle first my anklebones, then the backs of my calves. "Beautiful," he murmurs, slowly pressing my knees apart.
His tongue drifts over his bottom lip, and I suddenly wonder if his mouth is as dry as mine. Hands shaking, I push up from the bed slightly, reaching behind to unhook my bra.
He grins as I toss it aside. Kai gets on the bed and kneels between my legs, his gaze alternating between my eyes, my breasts, which are heaving with every breath, and the damp spot that I'm positive is becoming visible on my semi-sheer pink panties.
He leans over me, capturing my mouth with his as his heavy shaft lands against my hip. "Sexiest woman I've ever seen," he growls, spearing his fingers through the back of my hair and bringing my mouth to his. The next kiss says this man just knows everything will always go his way.
It's sexy as hell…
No.
It's sexy as fuck.
I gasp, my panties becoming soaked, my thighs trying to pull together.
Kai’s skin against the full length of my body…
it's too much. But I love it. Love the way he possesses my mouth, rubbing his tongue over mine as his firm length rubs against my hip, my stomach, and then lower. He reaches to angle it between my legs.
We both moan at how hot it feels when his thick cock presses against the thin, wet fabric clinging to my skin.
My fingers tighten on the back of his shoulders as he groans again, stroking slowly and firmly across the front of my panties.
With each graze of my clit, my calves tighten, stomach clenching, legs spreading wider.
I need more. So much more.
With one quick shift, his cock slips under the fabric, skimming over my most sensitive skin, but not quite nudging inside yet.
I love that he's teasing me and giving me plenty of time to get comfortable. To open up to him. Not just my body, which is thrumming and buzzing with lust and curiosity, but my mind. My heart.
His lips drop to my throat, kissing every pulse point as my body readies for his. My pussy feels swollen, empty. Kai's head pulls back to lock eyes with me, then he smiles as the thick, blunt head of his cock begins to part my folds.
"Tell me you want me.” His voice is a growled grunt, as if he's on the edge of losing control. Why does that excite me so much?
I loved watching smart, powerful Kai command a room full of tech folks. But seeing this animal side of him now… It’s already my favorite.
“Yes, I want you," I whisper. My breath catches as I add, "Maybe… Go slowly?"
His eyes soften as he kisses along my forehead, pushing my hair back. "Of course, baby. Just tell me if it's too much."
His hand trembles as it returns to my waist, holding me steady. I love that he's so careful with me. Always thinking of my comfort.
Then he flashes that sexy, almost cocky grin as he begins nudging inside me. The look in his eyes makes my heart swell. I'm falling for him so hard and fast that my head should be spinning, except that it feels so deeply right.
Like it was meant to be.