Excerpt from Eriq, Book 3 of the Shadow, Inc. Series
Chapter 1
“Tell me you’ve done this before, Sofia.”
She withdrew her tongue from the salty skin of Eriq’s neck, wondering why he’d ask such a question. Most virgins didn’t give it up the first time against stone walls, outdoors, in the middle of the night.
Eriq currently had her pinned with his large frame, her skirt shoved up to her waist, and her legs wrapped around his hips. Her panties had been obliterated earlier when he’d decided she needed to come on his face first.
He’d been right. It was the best oral she’d ever received.
“I’m not a virgin, if that’s what you’re asking.”
Hot air from his mouth puffed across her cheek. Sofia reached for his lips with her own, but he turned away.
“I meant with no-strings. Just one night. Have you … is this okay?”
Sofia rolled her eyes at the assumption she needed a commitment in order to fuck him. How patronizing; how very godsdamned medieval and sexist. Did he know what century it was?
She knew he was here in Barbados on vacation, staying at the luxury resort her father owned and operated. Did Eriq think she believed one night between her legs would mean something to her? Aside from feeding her physical desires?
Eriq rolled his hips into her center, but Sofia’s annoyance with him had already killed the mood.
“Put me down, please.”
Feeling the sudden change in her demeanor, Eriq slowly let Sofia’s body slide down his. It was torture. He wanted inside her, very badly.
He’d wanted her since the moment he first laid eyes on her, dressed in her professional uniform, greeting guests as they arrived. When he’d caught her eye, she’d licked her lips and looked him up and down.
Her white-blonde hair had been perfectly pinned, not a hair out of place, in total contrast to her mischievous dark-blue eyes. There was a fire raging underneath her perfect appearance; and Eriq wanted to stoke it.
Eriq thought she was an employee and knew he’d seduce her into his bed during his visit. That is, until he saw her with her father, Andrei.
Andrei was a powerful daemon and had the respect of most of the immortal world. He’d fought hard to shed the negative image of the nature of daemons as sleazy sycophants.
He knew Andrei’s only daughter was a source of pride for him. Upon closer inspection, Sofia’s clothing, her mannerisms, and her words all screamed “good girl.”
She may have been in need of a good … stoking, but Eriq backed off, fulfilling his needs with other guests.
A few days of fun in the sun and he still couldn’t get Sofia off his mind. So, on his last night here, he’d sought her out.
One stroll on the beach and he’d broken. Her smell, her taste, the way she encouraged him, he’d been seconds away from lowering his zipper and plunging into her heat.
He should have kept his big mouth shut, but she looked so innocent in her ponytail and fifties-style dress, he wanted to be sure she was comfortable with what they were doing.
Now she just looked pissed. The corner of his mouth quirked up, but he tamped it down, not wanting to insult her further.
“Everything okay, Koshenya?” Kitten.
He’d taken to thinking of her as his little blonde kitten. Eriq would need to throw himself into his job at Club Shadow to scrub Sofia from his soul. He barely knew her and was already becoming possessive.
“This was a mistake, Eriq. Thank you for a lovely walk. I’ll see myself inside.”
She turned on her heel and marched to the stairs.
“Wait,” he said, grabbing her arm.
She looked at his hand with disdain and he let go. Damn. Why did he even care? He was leaving tomorrow. She wasn’t the sort of girl he usually spent time with anyway. Eriq should just let it go.
“I’m sorry, Sofia. I was only trying to make sure you were cool with what I wanted from you. I didn’t want to offend you.”
She snorted. “I’d think allowing your tongue and fingers inside me had clued you in. But you’re sweet to be concerned. It was nice meeting you, Eriq. If you’ll excuse me, I’m supposed to be meeting someone shortly.”
Sofia continued up the stairs, leaving behind a confused Eriq. He was dumbfounded. She’d walked away from him. Easily. No female had ever walked away, not unless he’d ordered it.
Maybe he was a little too used to being the House Dom at a sex club. He got off on being in charge—it was his job. And he was damned good at his job.
He stood motionless for minutes, wondering where he’d gone wrong. No, it must not have been him. He had acted gentlemanly. Sort of.
Sofia was inexperienced. That had to be it.
Thinking he’d dodged a bullet, he went up to his room and poured himself a drink. It was the middle of the night, so finding another companion was out.
A flicker of something rolled across his brain. Had Sofia said she was meeting someone? This late? Surely not.
Eriq stepped onto the balcony. Leaning his elbows on the railing, he sipped at his drink, enjoying the view of the moon’s light reflecting off the water.
“Shhh, we have to be quiet,” someone whispered from below.
Eriq tilted his head, listening.
Clothing rustled, lips smacked, chests panted, then moaned. His already hard cock pulsed, wanting what it had been denied.
He smiled. Someone down near the pool was getting lucky. Eriq pressed his palm over his crotch, debating if he should take care of himself now.
The female below whimpered. He recognized the sound. It was the sound Sofia made when she came all over his fingers and tongue.
Someone was touching his Koshenya.
Eriq saw red. Before he could stop himself, he teleported to the pool.
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Eriq, Book 3 of the Shadow, Inc. Series.