Risking the Crown (The Crown 2)

I didn’t intend to have a relationship conversation. Not after only a few days. Not half naked. And not while I was ready to come. But at some point, my body had to let my brain have a say in this. And the deal was I would give myself to this man. I’d be his whore. I’d be dirty. I’d suck him, kiss him, please him. But only if he belonged to me too.

“Are you giving me an ultimatum?” He pulled back to study my eyes.

I shook my head. “No, I wouldn’t. I’m offering myself in return for you. I can’t be like this with you if you’re like this with other women. I swear I’m not trying to pressure you. I’m not like that. I-I just can’t think of leaving you and then you’re with someone else.” My words trailed off.

It was a stab to the heart picturing Wes kissing one of his super models. Or taking her to bed and whispering in her ear the same things he said to me. It made my stomach turn. I’d rather walk away than know I wasn’t the only one. I couldn’t share what we had.

“It’s never been like this with other women,” he whispered, dipping to kiss my throat.

“Then tell me, too,” I urged. “You belong to me.” I knew I was risking everything. If he said no, I’d have to walk out this door, and I wouldn’t be coming back. All of it would be over. I’d start living life again like the girl I was before Wes touched me.

His fingers slid between my legs again and I groaned. He fell to his knees and I almost stepped back. I almost told him his seduction wouldn’t work. I needed words. I needed promises. But his fingers felt so good, he held me in place, playing my folds with electric strokes. My hands ran through his brown hair. I needed him to steady me. He was knocking me off my axis again—like he always did.

He looked up at me. “You fucking own me, Doc. I’m yours. Now stop talking so I can make you come.”

His tongue plunged between my legs and I rocked forward, feeling the bliss wash over me. Wes Blakefield was mine. And he had the most perfect way of showing it.

15

Wes

I looked at the physical therapist expectantly. “So, what do you think?”

“I’d say it’s a miracle. I’ve never had a player recover from surgery so quickly.” He looked at my right hand in awe.

I balled it into a fist and wiggled each finger.

I grabbed a football from a basket in the corner and spun it in my hand. “Catch,” I called as I tossed it to him.

He bobbled the catch, but laughed. “You had surgery two and a half weeks ago?”

I nodded. I didn’t want to draw attention to the timeline. The rapid recovery would sound better if it weren’t so damn rapid. But it was what I needed. I had three days until the next game, and I needed medical clearance and my starting spot back.

“So you ready to sign off on me?” I looked at him.

“Yeah, yeah. I’ll sign off. But the AFA needs your doctor’s signature too.”

“I know. Dr. Evans. I’ll get it by today.” The old man would want a few signed autographs for the family and maybe a few tickets to the game. But he would sign. My hand was practically back to a hundred percent. There was no reason to keep me out of the game.

“Keep up with those exercises I showed you.”

“No problem.” I had been keeping up with my running regimen and doing double duty on the physical therapy. I had pushed myself beyond the physical limits I had been told, but I proved them all wrong. My hand was ready for touchdown passes and spirals that would wow the crowd.

I slung my bag over my shoulder. “Thanks,” I called out

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Once I got Dr. Evans’s signature, I could get back to practice, and Cosech could sit his ass on the bench where it belonged. The hospital was my next stop.

I tapped on the nurses’ station. “Hey, there.” I grinned.

The nurse behind the counter looked flustered when she recognized me. “Oh my God. Wes Blakefield.”

“Yep.” I leaned my elbows on the surface.

“Are you here to see Dr. Ashworth?” She raised her eyebrows with a knowing look. Lennon and I had made it in the headlines. According to the press, we were practically engaged. Amazing what dating the same woman for two weeks could do for the gossip reporters. They acted like I was a tamed lion. Hardly.

“Not this time. I need to see Dr. Evans about my paperwork.” Although I wouldn’t leave the hospital without seeing if Lennon was available. I knew she was in surgery most of the day.