A slow smile lifted his usual scowl on his face. “Yes,” he said. “And it took every ounce of my self-control to stop myself from kicking down your door and replacing your hand with my mouth.”
I swallowed hard but gave him a sleepy smile. “You really want me to sleep in here from now on?”
Dimitri pulled out of me and rolled onto his side beside me. I gasped when he turned me onto my side so my back was to his chest. Grabbing my thigh, he raised it to hook over his waist. I whined as he slipped his erection back into my wet heat, but he didn’t move once all of his length sank inside me.
“What are you doing?” I whispered.
“You’re going to take a nap like this. I refuse to leave your warm, wet,tightpussy,” he said with the same cocky smile in his voice. “Now sleep.”
I closed my eyes, wiggling myself closer to him. I bit my lip to quiet my soft moan as he rubbed against a spot inside me that made me see stars. Dimitri shallowly thrust his hips, giving me a small taste of all he did and would continue to do to me. After a few more strokes, he stopped and slung an arm over my waist, his hand dangerously close to my mound. My inner walls squeezed on Dimitri’s length, and he growled.
“Go to sleep, sunshine,” he warned.
Feeling bold since I was on the edge of sleep, I guided his hand to cup me between my legs. A rumble in his chest vibrated against my back, and he curled his fingers on me, holding me in a possessive grip.
As I slowly fell asleep, I heard myself slurring, “I like that you call me sunshine.”
Emma was slowly but surely remembering. It gave me hope that she’d know about everything one day and I wouldn’t have to tell her I was a demon. The first time around, she hadn’t taken it well. She’d tried to run from me, then skipped a dinner I had planned for her to attend. I hadn’t blamed her and had fully expected her to skip town, so when she showed up at the office days later with coffee and beignets, I was shocked, to say the least.
If I had to tell her again, would she react the same way? Would this time chase her off for good? I wouldn’t let her get far. There was no me without Emma. Our mating bond kept a tight leash on the both of us, unable to put distance between us for long. There was also the whole needing to fuck to satisfy the bond; otherwise, each passing hour would grow more and more uncomfortable.
“You’ll need to tell her soon, Dimitri,”my demon said.“I need my sweet little mate.”
I flexed my jaw and pulled Emma closer to me. The action buried my shaft deeper inside her warm heat. Her body responded, and her inner walls spasmed on me. I grunted, and it took every effort to keep still instead of rolling her onto her stomach and roughly fucking her until we both came multiple times.
“I know,” I said to him. Emma’s breath hitched and she shifted against me. Her breathing evened out as she sank deeper into sleep.
“Then let me out.”
“I can’t do that,” I said. Emma mumbled in her sleep, and I couldn’t make out what she said. Her pussy clenched on me briefly, and I had to close my eyes and groan deep within my chest.
“Mark my words, Dimitri. I’ll have her.”He bared his teeth, his eyes flashing a brighter red as annoyance flooded through my veins.
Unbothered by it, I sighed and rested while I stayed inside our mate.
Dimitri walked ahead of me as we passed through the front lobby of his law firm. I couldn’t help but admire his backside and how great it looked with his slacks. While he sifted through his phone, perhaps reviewing today’s schedule, he was oblivious to me checking him out.
I glanced at the visitor’s desk and did a double take when I noticed Susan wasn’t there. A much younger woman with blonde hair, flawless makeup, and bright red lipstick sat in her place. She looked as though she’d walked out of a fashion magazine. Our gazes met, and she brightened up, smiling as if we were long-lost friends. I hadn’t expected a woman like her to look at me like that. Usually, people like her were the first to shun me and make fun of me to their friends.
Her attention shifted to Dimitri, and her cheeks turned pink as desire darkened her eyes. Jealousy curdled my stomach and squeezed my heart in a tight vise.
When Dimitri was out of eyeshot and toward the back near the elevators, I slowed my steps as she turned her attention back to me.
“Emma, right?” she asked.
I paused and adjusted my computer bag’s strap on my shoulder. I put on my best smile and nodded to hide my true feelings about her checking out Dimitri. “Yes,” I said, keeping my voice pleasant, which sounded a bit forced. “Are you filling in for Susan?”
The blonde woman stood from her leather rolling chair and leaned on the desk. This posture pushed her ample breasts together. She wore a white button-up long-sleeved shirt, the first two buttons undone, which exposed her cleavage. As I glanced out of the corner of my eye, I spotted Mr. Volkov approaching me, probably wondering why I hadn’t followed him.
“Yeah, Susan had a major surgery recently, which means missing work for a couple of weeks. I’m filling in for her until then, and I’ll be moved to a different department once she’s back.”
My jaw dropped and I clutched my chest, worried about Susan. But I didn’t want to pry. “Oh. I hope she’s okay.”
“I heard she’s doing just fine,” the woman said with a gentle smile. “I’m Mia, by the way.”
Dimitri approached me and stood by my side, glaring at Mia. It wasn’t new for him to look at someone like he hated them—he’d done that to me so many times.
A faint memory wriggled its way into my head. One where we were in an elevator, and he stood beside me, not saying a word while I tried to strike up a conversation with him. I could barely smell him in this memory, but a faint scent still made its way through. It was like being under the night sky, gazing at the stars while a bonfire illuminated the surrounding trees.
