Destructively Alluring (11 page)

Demi gasped sharply when she felt my arm wrap around her waist. I pulled her back onto the bed, spooning her from behind so I could nuzzle her neck. “Where were you off to?” I asked, nipping her skin playfully.

The little sound she made set my blood on fire but before I could think on it too much, her continued silence registered and set me on edge. “Demi,” I said carefully. “Where were you going?”

Demi inhaled shakily and wouldn’t turn to look at me.

“
Demi,
” I repeated, emphasizing her name.

“I thought you would want me to leave,” she whispered out of nowhere.

My brow slammed down hard at that. I turned her over and looked into her eyes. “And why would I want that?” I asked, truly confused.

“I don’t know. I just thought…” Demi trailed off, pressing her red face into the pillow next to my shoulder.

I moved her hair away from her face and cupped her cheek. “You thought I just wanted to fuck you and now that I did, I was done with you,” I stated calmly.

Demi didn’t respond. She didn’t need to. I sighed, annoyed that she’d jumped to that conclusion but knowing that it was logical in some way. Men are men. I was one of them. Had she been anyone other than herself, I might very well be done with her.

“I don’t want you to leave,” I finally said. “This wasn’t just about sleeping with you. That’s not what I want.”

“
What
do you want then?” Demi asked, finally looking at me.

You.

But I didn’t say that. Things weren’t going to be that simple between us and I knew it.

“I want more time with you,” I answered honestly. “I want more time to get to know you more. I want to explore this. Most of all…” I sighed, falling on the pillow and staring at the ceiling. “I need more time to figure out what I’m going to tell your father.”

Demi was silent next to me after that. After a few moments, I felt her move. She leaned towards me and pressed a kiss to the corner of my mouth. Forget morning wood. I was one the level of morning steel and I had to clench my jaw to stop myself from attacking her.

“I want that, too,” Demi breathed.

I hadn’t even realized that I was tense from waiting for her to answer until my body nearly melted from the relief.

“Well, except the whole ‘tell my father part.’ He doesn’t have to know right away.”

“Demi,” I warned, turning to look at her. “We can’t just hide the fact that we’re seeing each other. Enough people saw us together last night and if he finds out from anyone but us, he’s going to be livid.”

“Dorian, hear me out,” Demi said, draping one leg over my hip and effectively robbing me of most of my thought processes. “It’ll only be for a month or so. My school schedule is going to get longer starting next semester and I won’t be able to work with you for awhile. We can tell him then. He’ll be really angry if he finds out that we started this while I was still working with you.”

“He’s going to be pissed as hell anyway,” I mumbled.

“Maybe, but I wouldn’t underestimate how much he likes you. Which is a lot, by the way.”

I couldn’t say that I liked her plan, but I also couldn’t completely fault her logic. “How about we take this one moment at a time until we figure something out?” I suggested.

The smile Demi gave me made that odd, warm tightness seep into my chest again. “Ok,” she replied, still smiling.

“Now get over here and give me my good morning kiss, woman. I’m not letting you eat breakfast until you do so,” I playfully growled, pulling her closer.

“You brute,” Demi giggled.

“With you? Damn right I am,” I said, cupping her neck and leaning down to kiss her.

***

Demitra and Dorian will be back in the next installment that follows their story as their relationship develops. “Allure Magnified” is due to be out late 2012.

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