by M. Robinson
“This pretty pussy,” he moans. “It’s mine. Mine.”
I open my eyes and look up at his face. It’s contorted in ravenous desire, but it’s so handsome. There isn’t a part of him that isn’t absolute perfection. He’s raw, he’s edgy, he’s dark, and his madness is everything I’ve ever wanted. If I die tomorrow, at least I got to lick this man’s blade.
He uses his free hand to caress my nipple. It’s gentle at first, and then with a deep thrust of both his fingers in my pussy, he pinches, and I become undone.
Giving me a moment to regain some sense of reality, he eventually says, “Best business deal I’ve conducted in months,” as he pulls his fingers out of me and leans away. He runs his fingers over the tattoos on the side of his head as if he’s combing down hair the doesn’t exist.
“That’s it?” I ask, breathless and surprised. I can’t help but feel slightly disappointed that we aren’t going to have sex. Losing my virginity to Nick Hudson wouldn’t have been the worst thing in life. “I thought you wanted to fuck me?”
“I don’t like to eat all my sweets at once,” he says with a wicked gleam in his eyes. “Don’t worry. I know where to find you when I get hungry again. But you most certainly earned your freedom for tonight.”
“Glad I held up my end of the bargain.” I get off the couch and grab my dress, hoping I’m not showing that stopping so abruptly has left me… frustrated and needy.
Before I can put my clothing back on, he takes hold of my hips and pulls me onto his lap. He moves my hair off my shoulder and begins kissing a trail along the top of my shoulder.
“I may want more later,” he says, and I can feel his dick hardening again. He then stops kissing. “Just know I may be returning for seconds.”
I turn to look at him, surprised by his words. “I thought this was just about tonight?”
“I find you entirely too… decadent… to use and abuse in just one evening.” He places the fingers he had just finger fucked me with into his mouth and sucks. “Oh, I can’t wait to see what’s hidden inside you. I can’t fucking wait.” He gently moves me off his lap and reaches for his own clothes. “You have a darkness, my girl. A fucked-up and delicious darkness that I plan to devour.”
“How do you know you’ll even be able to find me again once I leave this place?”
His lip quirks, and his eyes twinkle. “I like to hunt. Especially if there is a debt owed.”
Not wanting to banter any further, and hating that I’m once again getting myself deeper in debt, I know I need to focus on the now and my safety. The promises of more with Nick Hudson is the least of my worries.
Once we’re both dressed, I look at him and raise an eyebrow. “So, now what?” I can hear the party is still raging on the other side of the thick door of the study. “Do you think we can slip out unnoticed?”
“We’ll slip out unnoticed,” he says as he leans down and picks up his cane. He then reaches for the bottle of bourbon he had been drinking and takes a long swig of it before placing it back down, reaching for my hand, and asking, “Shall we?”
I take his hand, and he leads me to a bookcase. He then begins tapping books with the bottom of his cane. There’s a clicking noise when he knocks on one, and he chuckles. “There you are.”
He then pushes the book forward and the bookcase moves, revealing a secret passageway on the other side.
“This should lead us out,” he announces.
“How did you know this was here?”
“I’m Nick Hudson. It’s my job to know everything.” He then gives me a wink and charges us into the dark hallway.
I suppose every mansion has secret passageways when the owner lives in the world of high-stakes business and may need a fast getaway, but how he knew… I guess I shouldn’t question but instead be grateful.
“How do you know where it leads?” I’m hesitant to enter, but I don’t resist. I don’t have any other choice but to follow.
He doesn’t answer right away, but instead walks me down a dark corridor. My eyes try to adjust to the darkness, but they can’t. I’m not sure how he knows where we’re going, but I cling tightly to his hand and stay close to his side. It’s cold, dank, and leads to the unknown, but I still march forward.
I hear him opening a door in front of us, and the fresh air of the outside kisses my face. The starry sky welcomes us from the darkness. We stand about a hundred yards away from the Morelli mansion. I turn to see the party still at its height, and no one the wiser that we were there, and now that we are gone.
He gestures me out the door. “Until we meet again…”
I walk into the cold night air.
By the time I turn back, he’s already closed the door. Already disappeared. It almost feels like he was a figment of my imagination. As if he never really existed. Except that I’m standing here, not being used as ransom by the Russian mob.
There was a moment tonight that I truly didn’t believe I’d leave the mansion alive. I look up at the night sky, feeling relief that it won’t be my last night alive.
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IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR © by Jenika Snow
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU © by M. Robinson
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LITTLE DRUMMER BOY © by M. O’Keefe
AWAY IN A MANGER © by Jade West
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