Chapter 84: Attention Seeker

Arihya POV

His eyes were dark enough to emanate one of mynnightmares and they fell to my mouth.

He braced his hands on the car on either side of me and leaned in. I was so sure he was going to kiss me, I shook with the anticipation of it, but instead of meeting my lips, he placed a single kiss on my neck.

“If you ever hide from me again....” The words were malicious yet somehow as soft and desperate as sex in a war-torn field.

He pressed his lips to my ear. “I would find you.”

I broke out in shivers and drag me back? was what I wanted to ask, but I couldn’t find the voice.

At this point, I didn’t care what he said. I wanted him so badly I trembled. I could attribute it to the fact it had been too long since I’d had sex or even been touched for that matter, but I knew that wasn’t the only reason.

No matter how much I hated him, this man had always done something for me.

Cupping his erection, I slid my hand up and down his length, from base to tip.

He drew in a rough breath between his teeth, dropping his gaze to watch me rub him off through his pants.

I’d never thought another man’s hard-on was so hot in my life. Just the weight of it filling my palm sent a hazy wave of lust through my blood.

While he was distracted watching the movement of my hand, I rose to my toes and kissed him. A rumble resounded in his chest, half-groan, half-growl, as my tongue met his only once a hot, wet sweep and then I pulled away before he could.

I came back breathless and a bit delirious.

The urge hit me so strongly my mouth watered. I didn’t care that we were on the street in broad daylight. I wanted him in my mouth, even if it was all I could get. I worked on his belt buckle with every intention of dropping to my knees right here but it wouldn’t be that easy.

A growl of satisfaction against the nape of my neck, and then a little nip. “Back seat.”

I listened to the command without a single thought, but before I could get far, a snag caught my sleeve and ripped the jacket off me in one smooth move. I turned my head just in time to see it landing in a puddle on the ground.

His gaze was on me, dry and caustic, but it quickly filled with heat when his attention dropped down my body. My dress was still pulled up indecently, baring the smooth curves of my ass. My skin tingled and heat bloomed inside me.

Letting this man see my naked body again was more thrilling than it should have ever been.

He was married and uptight but anything remotely sexual felt so much dirtier with him.

As soon as he pulled the door closed, shutting us in the back seat of his car, I straddled his hips. He let out a rough breath, watching me lazily, as I ran my hands up his chest over his neck, into his thick hair and then down his biceps.

His suit jacket was only in the way, and he let me push it off his shoulders and toss it to the floor.

The white dress shirt fit him like a second skin, highlighting his strength, his utter masculinity, and I was infatuated with every inch of him.

He tensed as I ran my nails down his arms, wanting to sink my teeth into them.

Grabbing my hips, he pulled me closer to sit me on his erection. The hardness lined up with the damp material of my panties and a wave of lust blurred my vision. I couldn’t stop myself from rocking against him. Riding him just like I

did my pillow while secretly pretending it was him late at night.

My eyes, half-lidded and hazy, met his.

He traced my lips with a thumb, pulling the bottom one down before releasing it.

I leaned in to kiss him but he held me back.

His voice was dark. “No more hiding”

“What are we now?.”

“Whatever I say it is.”

I should be angry that his having me while still keeping his family and I should be angry that he thought he held some authority in my life, but at the time, I could only think about how he was the only source of my joy.

“There is no more hiding,” I breathed.

When he released me, I didn’t hesitate to press my mouth to his. This time, he kissed me, lazy and sweet before pulling back with a long, deep lick that wasn’t much of a kiss at all.

Fisting the string of my thong, he ripped the material at my hip, leaving a sharp sting behind. My panties fell down one thigh, baring me to his eyes completely.

He ran a thumb down my landing strip, voice hoarse.

“I’ve wondered if this was still here.”

A smile touched my lips. “You’ve been thinking about me huh?” I’d only been teasing him by repeating something he’d once said to me and certainly didn’t expect his response.

“Only when I need to come.”

My smile fell, and my breathing shallowed.

I met his eyes to see he was owning what he’d said completely, and something about the admission was so incredibly hot, it brought a rush of honesty from me. “Cassian...,” I whispered.

A groan resounded in his chest, and then he kissed me.

Slipped his tongue into my mouth and pulled my bottom lip between his teeth. Kissing him made me feel more alive than any tutoring ever could.

I tried to undo the buttons on his shirt, but he grabbed my wrists and stopped me. I worked myself free from his grip, and as if he hadn’t already denied me once, I tried again, only to get the same result.

“It’s staying on,” he said harshly against my lips.

He wouldn’t let me touch him and sitting here

with my body on shameless display, it suddenly felt humiliating and I pulled away, tugged my dress down, and reached for the door handle.

“Fuck no,” he growled, grabbing my wrist. “You got me this hard, Arihya. You’re gonna stick around and fix it.”

“Fix it yourself, cassian.”

“You’re an attention-seeker, sure, but not a fucking tease.”

“And you’re a selfish bastard who takes and doesn’t give anything in return,” I snapped.