Chapter 31 Body betrayal
Lila POV
The anger in his eyes swirled like black smoke, his words piercing my chest like a thousand daggers. My retort burned the tip of my tongue, but I knew that I had pushed this man far enough…for now.
Within seconds he had hauled me out of his bedroom and down the hall. For a few moments I was sure that he was angry enough to want to take me back to the dining hall, to let Damon finish what he started with his belt. But he didn’t.
The relief that flowed through me when Nico took me back to my room rather than the dining hall was indescribable.
I never thought I’d be glad to go back to the room that had become my prison. There was no way I would have been able to survive another round of being exposed to all those men especially Damon.
Nico stopped in front of the closed door with a security padlock and glanced my way. “Turn around.”
What did he think I could do with the security key? It wasn’t like I had a keypad on the inside of the room.
I turned around looking down the hall. For a second I pondered the thought of running, trying to escape. But where would I run to? I didn’t know the house, and I definitely didn’t want to risk ending up in the dining hall of horrors again.
And with all the men currently occupying the house with their whiskey and cigar breaths, I was much safer back in my room, locked and tucked away.
I clutched the towel tighter around me. “You believe me.”
He glanced over his shoulder. “Excuse me?”
“You believe Nikolai lied to me.”
“What gives you that idea?”
There was a beep and the door opened.
“In your room, you said the Nikolai I knew was a lie. So you believe me?”
Nico grabbed my arm. “Whether I believe you or not, it seems like lies swarm around you like flies, little pet.”
My skin tingled under his touch as he dragged me inside. I mentally cursed my body for reacting yet again even after the scalding words he had just spat out at me moments ago.
Closing the door behind us, Nico led me toward another door, but not before I noticed the huge monitor to the right which was currently turned off.
“Is that where you sit and watch me?”
He glanced at me. “Ignorance is bliss.”
I cocked a brow. “Knowledge is power.”
“Not for you.”
He pushed a red button and the familiar sound of air escaping sounded before the door op
ened. Nico stood to the side. “After you.”
“How chivalrous of you, allowing me to enter my prison first.”
“It’s not chivalrous. It’s called manners.”
“Now there’s something you don’t see every day. A kidnapper with manners.”
Two strong hands grabbed my shoulders pushing me forward and shoving me on the bed.
“You need to learn your place, little pet.”
With a jerk he twisted me onto my back and straddled me. My arms and legs flailed trying to fight him, and punch him, anything to protect myself from him.
“Get off me!”
His thighs squeezed tighter, holding me in place just as his hands gripped both my wrists. With a hard jerk he pinned my hands above my head, black eyes fixed on mine.
“That smart mouth of yours is going to get you killed.”
“You plan on killing me anyway.”
“Well your snarky remarks sure aren’t buying you any fucking time, I can guarantee you that.”
I squirmed beneath him, pulling my arms as hard as I could, trying to get free.
“Stop moving, lila.” He tightened his grip, and pushed his body harder down on mine. “Your fight is doing nothing but turning me on.”
My squirming ceased, my heart stammered, and like a fucking light switch my body went from rigid fear to burning desire.
I swallowed, and his gaze caught the movement. “Did you enjoy it? When I had my fingers buried inside you, making you come?”
“No.”
“Liar.” A smug grin appeared on his face, drawing all my attention to his lips. “Even though I’m sure that’s probably the best orgasm you’ve had in your life so far, you’re still not fully satisfied, are you?”
Taking both my wrists in one hand, he brought the other down to where the towel was tied just above my breasts, and he licked his lips as he slowly started to loosen it.
“Your body wants so much more. It needs to be fully used, and utterly fucked, doesn’t it?”
I gave another jerk, more squirming in an attempt to at least look like I hated him having me restrained, when in fact, my body relished it.
His dark eyes remained on my chest as he pushed the towel to the side, my nipples hard and already sensitive, craving his touch.
I glared up at him, lifting my chin. “Whatever my body wants, I can promise you it’s not you.” It was such a lie. The lack of conviction in my voice was proof of that.
His grin spread even wider. “There’s only one way to find out.”
Oh God.
Slowly, torturously he dragged his finger down between my breasts, over my middle leaving a trail of burning flesh in its wake.
Every inch of flesh he touched sent bolts of electricity straight down between my thighs, and I knew exactly what he would find if his fingers continued their voyage south.
Lifting himself just an inch to the side, his hand dipped between us. All I could do was give another jerk, another tug in a bid to fight the hankering and the yearning the anticipation of his touch, but it was no use.
The second he cupped me between my legs, my head fell back, my eyes rolling closed as the most intense sexual need flared up with such force it possesse me completely.