trust him, to talk to him, because he was not letting her slip through his fingers.
The seduction began that same day, though it wasn’t of the conventional type. From the moment he’d left her office, he hadn’t let up on the pressure. He found ways of getting her off to herself so he could press his hips against her sweet ass, showing her how much he wanted her. Hands lingered against her curves, especially her hips. She loved it when he gripped her hips as he powered inside her. Subtlety went out the window. Several times they narrowly avoided getting caught; more than once he had to pull some obnoxious assholes aside to put a bug in their ear about looking at Shenice sideways. He had even threatened to show one person in particular his woman was not to be a subject of malicious gossip. Oh, he knew they would talk, but God help the person who allowed their words to reach his ears. Once or twice, he deliberately gripped her hips, holding her to him, when his two of the men who had become good friends since relocating from the home office had a clear view. The only two people in the office that he knew would never say a word.
“Look at Craig,” he’d whispered in her ear. “He sees me wanting you. Would you let me take you while he stood there and watched? He’d know you were mine. Off limits. But he’d watch you with hungry eyes and wish he could join us.”
The dirty talk not only had Shenice trembling in his arms, it fueled his desire painfully. It was risky; they had never done anything this blatant in the office. Alistair wasn’t really sure how she would take it, but she didn’t pull away. Then again, neither did she admit it turned her on. She clutched his thigh even harder than he gripped her hips, though. Surely a good sign. Unable to resist the temptation, he nipped her neck, another thing that drove her crazy. God, he wanted this woman! Cock pulsating, it was damned hard to pull away finally, but he managed to do it.
A few times, Alistair managed to get himself into position to graze his fingers ever so slightly across her breasts. Walking a very fine line between seduction and sexual harassment, once he had even allowed his fingers to circle her nipple over her clothing. Remembering how responsive she was to touch, and how very sensitive her breasts were, Alistair decided to use these to torment her a little now. His tongue swept his lower lip as he stared into her wide brown eyes. Fuck, he needed her!
“Miss me yet, baby?”
There was no answer forthcoming from her, but he noted the way her breathing became labored as her eyes traveled down to gape at the crotch of his pants. Of course his dick twitched right in front of her avid gaze as her eyes devoured him. Apparently his cock missed her every bit as much as his heart did.
By Friday afternoon, Shenice looked a tad haggard. Her hair, normally immaculate, had little loose curls springing around her face where it had come loose from the twist at the back of her head. The normally flawless, creamy mocha skin seemed to sport a permanent flush. Not to mention the rock-hard nipples that stood at attention whenever he got near. He just knew those panties were wet. Oh, how his fingers itched to find out for sure. And every time she saw him coming toward her, she shamelessly turned and fled in the opposite direction, even going so far as to enlist a friend to run interference for her. Not that it did any good. One look at the single-minded determination on his face, and the other woman had raised her hands in defeat.
“Might clue her in to the fact that you feel more than simple lust for her,” she’d murmured as she’d passed, anxious to extricate herself from the situation.
“Oh, I plan to.” Alistair wasn’t certain why he’d bothered to respond to the woman, but saying the words aloud to someone in the office other than Craig or Roth emboldened him. He was staking a claim on her for all to witness. And he didn’t give a damn if the