Tempting (Inked Hearts 1)

Her chest heaves. "I'm sorry. It was wrong. A total invasion of privacy. But... if you want things to be even, we can do that. Look at my journal." Her voice cracks. Her eyes fill with terror. "Anything you want."

No. That isn't what I want. I don't know what the fuck I want. My head is spinning.

She knows how I want her.

And she's here.

She's into it.

My body is screaming for me to pin her to the wall. To push her jeans to her knees and plunge my fingers into her cunt. To growl you want it rough, angel? I'll show you rough.

But my head...

My heart...

"I'm sorry. I just... I want to know what you're thinking and feeling. I want it so badly. That's no excuse, but..."

"How much did you see?"

"Everything."

"And you..." My tongue trips over itself. There's nothing I can ask.

This is the only reasonable explanation for her behavior the last few weeks.

But it doesn't make any fucking sense.

Kay is sweet. Innocent.

She doesn't want it dirty and rough.

She doesn't cross the line like this.

She knows better.

"Do you?" Her voice is soft. Apologetic. "Do you really want me like that?"

The world is red. I blink, but that does nothing to help.

I pull my keys from my pocket. "Take the car home."

"But—"

"Now, Kay."

"Where are you—"

"I've got it under control."

"But..."

"Now."

Chapter Twenty-Three

Brendon

The next thirty minutes are a blur. I'm not sure what I say to the Uber driver that drops me off in front of Walker's place.