Page 111 of By His Vow
“You know why,” I hiss, refusing to even consider my previous thought.
“You don’t get to control my life or my body, Kingston.”
I move my hands from her waist and cup her tits, squeezing in a way that makes her moan in pleasure.
“Is that right, baby?” I whisper in her ear.
“I hate you,” she seethes.
I smirk, hating that she can’t see my reaction to her barbed words.
“No, you don’t. You just hate that I’m not punishing you in the way you want.”
“W-what are you?—”
I grind my dick against her ass before releasing her and stepping away.
“Asshole,” she hisses.
I hold my hands out at my sides and smirk.
“What you see is what you get, baby. I hope you enjoy your caffeine hit, but don’t enjoy anything else.” My eyes drop down her body, lingering on the juncture between her thighs.
“You don’t get to tell me what I can and can’t do.”
“Fine. Defy me. See if you think it’s worth it.”
Her eyes narrow and her lips purse. All it does is make my smile widen.
Without another word, I grab my briefcase and march toward the front door with her eyes drilling into my departing back.
28
TATUM
My email dings and I reopen the window to see what it is.
It’s pretty much how my day has gone. I try to focus on a task but quickly get distracted and flit to something else.
I’m not usually so eager to open my emails, but that ding holds the promise of another distraction.
“What the?—”
From: Warner Group HR
Subject: Annual leave request approval.
I click to open the email and scan through the details before picking up my phone.
It rings once before connecting.
“Good afternoon, Warner Group HR department. Gabby speaking. How may I help you?”
“Gabs, it’s Tate,” I say quickly. Gabby and I are pretty friendly. We’ve had more than a few nights out. Not so much recently as life has taken us in different directions, but I guess that’s how it goes when a single girl finds her man. “I just received an email telling me that my annual leave for tomorrow has been approved.”
There’s a beat of silence that’s suspicious as fuck.
“Y-yeah. It’s late notice, but the rest of your team are in tomorrow so I don’t see why there would be an issue.”