Page 40 of Forbidden Sins

He stopped. “Ellie, what are we doing here? What happened?”

She turned, and he could see the wildness in her eyes. “It doesn’t matter.”

“You’re acting so strangely.”

“I’m acting like me. This is the real me.” She leaned in close, and ran the point of her tongue across his lips. “Don’t you want to be with the real Ellie?”

He couldn’t argue with her. He wanted Ellie any which way he could have her. “What do you have in mind?”

“Nothing. I haven’t been thinking. But that’s what I want. Wild, uninhibited.”

“It’s always wild between us. No matter where we are.”

“Exactly.”

He watched as Ellie took in the room, searching for inspiration. In a place like Di Terrestres, she could have anything she craved, but when her eyes returned to Gabe, he saw that he was what she wanted.

The people in the room moved around them, as they looked in each other’s eyes. Gabe raised his hand and rested it on her shoulder, and then trailed his fingers back down her arm. Her skin was smooth and so soft, he could have spent the night caressing her. Gabe’s hands rested on her waist, and surprising her, he lifted her. Her legs wrapped around his waist, her ankles locking behind him.

Ellie giggled against his mouth before his lips took hers in a kiss.

“Where do you want me to fuck you?” he said, his voice hungry. For her. But it didn’t matter to her what they did, where they went, as long as Ellie was with him.

She pulled back from him, and twined her fingers through his hair. He saw the change in her demeanor. She’d softened. The change gave him whiplash. “I think I’ve changed my mind.” She frowned and looked around the room. “Why don’t you take me home instead? I want you in your bed.”

“I’d love to.” Gabe released her, unsure of what was happening to Ellie inside. But they could talk when they got home. “Are you sure you’re okay? You can tell me, you know.”

“I’m okay,” she insisted. “Let’s go.”

They walked upstairs together. When they reached the top, he saw Ian Smith standing across the room, watching them with a cocky smirk on his face that Gabe wanted to smack off.

“Just give me a minute,” he told her. “There’s someone I want to talk to.”

“Yeah, sure. Is everything okay?”

“Everything is fine,” he assured her. Not sure if he believed it himself. “I’ll be right back.”

“Okay. Just don’t be long.”

He frowned as he walked toward Ian. Gabe knew he didn’t have a membership at Di Terrestres. In fact, Gabe was certain the man’s clients would also be downright scandalized to see him there.

“Gabe, how are you?”

His grin was slick. “Fantastic, and yourself?”

“Very good.” Done with the social contract that told him to be civil with his foe, Gabe got to the point. “Strange seeing you here.”

“Yeah, I came with a friend. Quite the place isn’t it?”

“It is.”

“Is that Ellie Carrington over there?” He pointed to where Ellie stood. “Burnham’s daughter.”

“Gabe, are you ready to go?” Ellie asked, coming over. It was apparent to Gabe that she hadn’t seen Ian over Gabe’s height, because her face blanched and her eyes widened when she saw the man.

But Ian saw her. “You’re here together?”

“Yeah, I’ve just been showing Ellie around Vegas.”