Owned: An Alpha Anthology Part 28

Fear cannonballed through my system.

I looked at the curtains, noticing for the first time a sliver of light as the sun welcomed the dawn.

You're leaving tomorrow.

Forever.

My heart shrivelled into cinders.

I'd forgotten.

Somehow, this singular man had made me forget. Made me forget my grief, my goals, my dreams-all in one night of pa.s.sion.

How had I forgotten?

My skin went ice cold.

His power over me was too strong. His allure far too dangerous.

He could ruin my future. Ruin everything I'd run so blindly toward.

I couldn't stay.

I couldn't spend the day with him tomorrow.

I had to follow my dreams.

I have to leave Cas Smith behind.

That was the first time fate put him in my path.

But not the last.

Cas was right about one thing-he'd stolen a piece of me that night-a part I would never get back; something that would forever belong to him, binding us forever.

So I ran.

Did I choose the right path?

Did I follow the right dream?

I thought I had at the time.

I thought I knew what I wanted.

But in the end, the truth came out, revealing the road I'd chosen-the one glittering with fame and fortune-was the wrong one.

I chose the road covered in filth and deception.

I chose the road filled with treachery and treason.

And by doing so, I made sure I would never deserve the one person who could've saved me.

But fate wasn't done with us.

Cas wasn't done with me.

The rest of Cas and Saffron's story will be told in the full length book, Forbidden Flaws, releasing early 2015.

This is a Contemporary Erotica and a standalone.

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Tears of Tess (Monsters in the Dark #1).

Quintessentially Q (Monsters in the Dark #2).

Twisted Together (Monsters in the Dark #3).

Debt Inheritance (Indebted #1).

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Destroyed.

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First Debt (Indebted Series #2).

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Je Suis a Toi (Monsters in the Dark Novella).

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Single: Vol. 1 is Copyright 2014 by Lyra Parish.

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SINGLE: VOLUME 1 BY LYRA PARISH.

1.

Oh. My. G.o.d, I thought as Mr. s.e.x-on-legs leaned in and nibbled on my bottom lip like we were lovers. Though we've talked for weeks through a messaging service on an online dating site, tonight was the first time we had met in person, and I was sure it would be the last. Yes, the last. This decision wasn't made because Alex was boring or bad looking-he was far from either. I decided this because of the rules I'd set in place to ensure that there would be no sort of relations.h.i.+p in my future.

With a raspy voice full of s.e.x appeal, he said all the right things to progress the inevitable, and he was confident about it. Whether what he said was truth or lies, I didn't care. My intentions were purely physical, not to learn every detail about him or fall in love. That wasn't possible anyway. Love was an emotion that took time, an investment, and I didn't believe in love at first sight. It always seemed like a silly concept to me. Love is a complicated emotion within itself. Add the first-sight bulls.h.i.+t to love, and I become completely lost on the subject.

As I sat there listening to Alex talk in depth about architectural design, a thought crossed my mind: I didn't know if Alex was actually his real name or not, and if it wasn't, then the playing field was even-because I didn't give him mine. There were rules to the game of potential one-night stands in the Internet dating world, rules that I followed religiously. I had a reputation to uphold, and there were too many stalkers and psychos around.

First rule: Never give your real name.

Second rule: Use the same fake name, so you won't forget who you are.

Instead of being Roxane VanBuren, the President of VanBuren Investments, tonight I was Katie, the girl who had one goal in mind. The girl who refused to talk about where she worked, and who also happened to love tequila and dirty martinis. Katie's favorite place to meet men she chatted with on the Internet was the Hilton Hotel Bar downtown. The location ensured there wouldn't be far to go if the night progressed into something else.

Third rule: Never bring men home.

It didn't take long for him to confirm that the night would be full of s.e.x. A few drinks smothered with innuendoes, and we couldn't keep our hands and lips off of one another. After the last-minute booking of a room and the swipe of his credit card, we were stumbling through the hotel between kisses. Once inside the room, every single piece of clothing on our bodies disappeared from pure desire.

I ran my fingers through his blond hair as he pulled me closer to his strong body. Teeth grazed my neck, then he laid me down on the bed. Gently, his lips moved over my b.r.e.a.s.t.s. He flicked and nibbled on my nipple, then licked up my chest. I laughed because no one had ever licked from my belly b.u.t.ton to my mouth before. No, definitely not.

We were ravenous for each other, and I wanted him to devour me with his tender touch and generous mouth. Before we went any further, Alex stood long enough for me to admire him. Muscles rippled down his stomach and his a.s.s. Then he caught me staring and lifted an eyebrow as he quickly rolled a condom over his d.i.c.k. Well, it was the best muscle on his body.

Fourth rule: Always have protection available. Safe s.e.x is important.

Prepared. I love a man who is perpetually ready for his next adventure. Alex pulled me to the edge of the bed, and that was when I really noticed the dimple in his chin. Yes, a f.u.c.king dimple, and it was cute.

"That brown hair . . . are your eyes two different colors?"

I stopped kissing him. "Yeah. Green and brown."

"You are so f.u.c.king s.e.xy, Katie," he whispered as he guided himself inside of me. Ready didn't fully describe how my body took him. It had been months since I felt that.

At first, he went slow. He gave me deep thrusts, long and hard. Out of nowhere, as if he switched bodies with a virgin, he was in and out so quickly that I thought it was a drive-by s.e.x session to see how quick he could f.u.c.k. In and out. In and out. In and out. Over and over, again and again.

I felt like I had been pranked. The foreplay was amazing, but the actual act after the warm-up thrusts lacked in several areas. If I were to rate it, I'd say a strong two. I sarcastically moaned as I mentally counted in my head. My body desperately craved the release of an o.r.g.a.s.m, but I wasn't even close. Actually, I was completely turned off.

Before I could even attempt to get myself there, he was bucking and moaning with his mouth wide open. "Oh. Oh. Uh. Uh. Uh. Oooooooooooh," he said, as he pushed a little deeper into me and finished his powerful o.r.g.a.s.m, robbing me of mine.

I looked over at the clock on the table.

Five minutes.

It took him a total of five d.a.m.n minutes before he came.

I sighed as he climbed off of me, tied the condom in a knot, then threw it in the trash. A huge smile filled the b.a.s.t.a.r.d's face as he laid down completely satisfied. I wasn't sure if that really just happened or not. It was not supposed to happen like that. Both people were supposed to be satisfied.

"G.o.d, that was soooo good. Your p.u.s.s.y is perfection, Katie. That o.r.g.a.s.m. Best one I've ever had," he said as I stared at the ceiling, trying to determine what the f.u.c.k just happened. Never in my life had someone f.u.c.ked so fast that it left me speechless.

"Want to go for round two after I catch my breath?" he asked, then turned and looked at me.

I sat up in bed, wondering if he was f.u.c.king kidding. When I looked over at him, I realized he wasn't.

"Wait. Wait a d.a.m.n second," I said.