Page 77 of Wild King

I smile at how honest he seems to be right now. “I think it’s a typical boy’s bedroom. Lots of blue and gray. Lots of sports stuff on the walls. Typical male.”

Kellen runs his tongue over his lower lip and nods. “That’s me. Typical male.”

His mouth looks so tempting right now, but I hold off kissing him and say, “You know, I’m doing my best to show the world you’re anything but a typical male.”

His dark eyes sparkle when he looks at me and says, “I’m only worried about what one person thinks of me. The world is going to think what it wants to think. What matters is what you think of me, Salem.”

“I think…”

Suddenly, I don’t know how to say. Kellen can be infuriating and stubborn as all hell. In our time together, he was a pain in my ass sometimes and wonderful at other times. I don’t believe he sexually harassed anyone. I’ve seen how charming he can be and don’t doubt Gina and many other women have found that side of him utterly undeniable.

Even more, my feelings for him have been nothing short of a rollercoaster since we met that night at the resort restaurant. I thought I’d hate him forever when I was standing in the middle of his suite alone after he ghosted me. Then I thought maybe we could work together but I’d never forgive him for what he did.

Somewhere along the way, he made me fall for him. I don’t want to tell him that now, though, although I know the truth.

I love him.

When I don’t finish my sentence, he frowns and nods like he’s figured everything out, and it’s not good for him. “I get it. The past few months have probably been even harder than you told me they were, and for that, I’m sorry. If it’s any consolation, I never wanted to make you feel bad. Not at the resort. Not while you were trying so hard to fix my mess either.”

I hate to hear him so sad, so when he finishes, I lean in and kiss him long and deep. Yes, sometimes it was difficult to deal with him and all the negativity that came my way as I tried topersuade people to give him another chance. I think because I had to do that, at some point I realized I should give him another chance too.

He leans back and smiles at me, making my stomach feel like butterflies are fluttering around inside me. “Maybe you do like me, after all.”

I push against his shoulder and roll my eyes. “Of course, I like you. You know, for a man who’s supposedly so successful with women, you don’t seem to read us very well.”

With a wink, he says, “I’ll work on that.”

“So are you tired?” I ask playfully.

Teasing me, he looks around like he’s trying to decide. “Not really. Want to watch TV? Or we can always sleep.”

I slide my hands down his stomach and begin unbuckling his belt as I stare into his eyes. “Those sounds like two very good ideas. Got any others?”

Nodding, he moans while I slide my hand inside his pants to palm his cock. “I’m sure I can think of something. I like what you have in mind.”

“So my seduction is working?”

Kellen looks down his body at where my hand is pressed against his already hard cock. “I’d say the answer to that question is a resounding yes.”

“That's good,” I whisper against his lips.

Sliding his hand around my neck, he pulls my mouth to his and kisses me deeply, letting his tongue linger as he slips it over my lips. Aching to have him inside me, I roll my hips to rub my clit against his cock.

“God, when you kiss me like that, I feel like I can’t control how much I want you,” I whisper against his beautiful mouth.

He softly moans as he says, “Forget control. I want you to let yourself go.”

Tugging at the top of my pants, he groans, “And toward that end, these need to disappear.”

I feverishly strip out of my clothes as he undresses at the same time, the two of us rushing to rid ourselves of the last remnants of anything that stands between us. Tossing our clothes toward the bottom of the bed, we look at each other and smile.

Remembering our time at the resort, I look down his body at his muscular legs that held the two of us up as we fucked in the shower. And the pool. And the ocean.

He gently pushes me onto my back and slides up my body as I say, “We really did like having sex in water down there, didn’t we?”

Kellen stops and looks at me strangely. “Did I miss some conversation about that?”

I smile and shake my head. “No. I just looked at your legs and remembered us having sex pretty much any place there was water.”