Page 69 of I Am Sin

I tremble at the touch of her tongue. “You need to stop that.”

She looks up, her eyebrows raised. “What if I don’t want to?”

“You think Iwantyou to?”

“No, I don’t. It’s pretty clear how hard you are right now, Dragon.” She slides her hand down to my bulge and squeezes.

I gasp in a breath. “You need to stop that,” I say again.

“That’s not what you want.”

“How the hell would you ever know whatIwant?”

“This massive erection you have isn’t for your health, Dragon. You want me as much as I want you.”

I open my mouth to speak, but she slides two fingers over my lips.

“I’m not saying any of this makes sense. Do you think I thought for a minute I would end up wanting you like this? And I’m hardlyyourtype either.”

“Yeah,” I scoff. “Beautiful, long legs, gorgeous tits, and red lace sure isn’t my type.”

She huffs. “You know what I mean. I imagine you’re attracted to those blue-haired women with tattoos all over their bodies.”

A lot she knows about me. I hate blue hair. I hate any unnatural color of hair. I mean, do what you want, but it’s not something I like. Diana has a cousin named Ava who has pink hair. She’s a beautiful woman, but the hair does nothing for me.

And as for tattoos? I like them when they’re tasteful. My whole chest may be covered with one, but I’d never cover my whole body. I don’t think it looks good when others do.

I slide her hand away from my crotch. “We’ve been through this.”

“I know. Doesn’t change the fact that I want you. And you clearly feel the same way.”

I swallow. “Sometimes what we want isn’t good for us.”

“Oh, I know.” She licks her bottom lip.

I grow even harder.

“I’m not just talking about you, Diana. I won’t be good for you, but you won’t be good formeeither.”

She lifts her eyebrows.

“What? You never stopped to think about that? Every coin has two sides, Diana. I’ll ruin you, and you’ll ruinmeright back.”

She blinks. “How could I possibly ruin anyone?” she asks, her voice dripping with innocence.

I chuckle. “People like you never see it. You live life with a silver spoon in your mouth. You don’t know what the real world is like.”

Her eyes narrow. “That’s where you’re wrong, Dragon. You know what my family’s been through.”

I nod slowly. “I know some of it. And finding out your family used to be involved in human trafficking is horrific, I won’t deny that. But you didn’t live it, Diana. It didn’t happen toyou.”

She gulps then, audibly, and tears well in her eyes. “Not to me, but to my brothers and my father.”

This time I widen my eyes.

She turns her head away, wiping her eyes. “I can see that’s news to you.”

“Fuck,” is all I can say.