“I trust you,” she says when she sees the hesitation in my eyes.
I scoop her legs up silently as I cradle her and walk to the waiting car, begging my cock to calm the hell down. N
othing is happening. But having her so close does things to my body I can’t control.
I put her in the passenger seat and then jump in the front seat of the Escalade. The keys are already in the ignition. I had one of my men park it here for me. I didn’t want Kai to have to interact with anyone but me tonight.
“Are we headed to your house?” Kai asks. I can feel the hope and anxiety of that possibility in her voice. So many things have happened in my house here. So much in our relationship changed there. Good and bad. But tonight isn’t about the past. Tonight is about reminding her the future is only good. It’s about her. Us.
“No.”
“Oh.”
“Good ‘oh’ or bad ‘oh’?” I take her hand again and kiss the back of it.
She stills, shocked that I kissed her like that.
“Good,” she says, surprising me. Her tight smile weakens into a softer one.
I grin. Tonight, I’m going to give her the only thing she should ever have to experience in this world—pleasure.
It takes twenty minutes to reach the club. This club is very different than Surrender, which was only for members of my organization and people we did business with. This club is for the city. It makes money in its own right. And it sells one thing—sex.
I stop at the back entrance. Kai pulls her hand from my grasp, and I immediately feel empty and cold. Kai’s body temperature may run cold, but I never feel cold myself touching her. And I hate freezing now.
“I’m not dressed to go into a club,” she whispers sadly, like otherwise, she would enter.
“Good thing we aren’t going into a public club then. Tonight, we have our own private entrance. Our own private room. Our own private club.”
I climb out and race around to her door. I open it and hold my hand out again, praying she will take it.
She does.
The jolt returns.
She looks at me, curiously. “Are you expecting to get laid tonight? Because I can’t...I mean, I’m not ready…to you know.”
I hate how scared she seems now. I hate the fear in her voice.
“Tonight isn’t about that. I promise. Trust me.”
She licks her lips and nods.
I hope I’m doing the right thing. I think I know exactly what she needs tonight, but now I’m hesitant. Am I pushing her too hard?
Hand in hand we walk into the building. No one greets us. Nothing but a dark hallway awaits us just as I planned.
She takes a deep breath as I lead her up a dark staircase to a closed door. I enter in a code, and the door unlocks.
We both take a deep breath. Both of us unsure of what comes next. Me—unsure if I’m doing the right thing. Her—not sure if she should trust me with any decision in her life.
I open the door. The room is just how I wanted it.
An oversized king bed sits in the center of the room, with light-colored linens and oversized pillows practically begging to be laid on. The lights are dimmed, and the room is lit mostly by the dozens of candles spread. There is a bottle of champagne chilling next to the bed, along with two glasses. Chocolate covered strawberries sit on a tray next to the champagne. The room is as romantic and relaxing as most spas.
“Wow, this is beautiful,” Kai says, her eyes taking everything in.
I relax a little, but she still doesn’t understand why I brought her here. And it has nothing to do with me.