KNOX: Volume 1 by Cassia Leo Read Free Book Online

Instead, we stare into each other’s eyes for a while, his jaw clenching and unclenching.
    I can’t take this anymore.
    “What are we going to do about Charlie?”
    “You’re not going to do anything. I’ll take care of Charlie.”
    “What do you mean by take care of ? What are you going to do to him?”
    “You worry about doing your job and I’ll worry about mine.”
    “You can’t hurt him. He’s a prick, but he doesn’t deserve to get hurt.”
    Knox leans forward suddenly and thrusts a pointed finger in my face. “You should have stuck to the fucking script! But, no, you had to go and antagonize that loser. Whatever happens to him now is your fault! It’s on your head!”
    My heart is thumping so hard my chest begins to hurt. I can’t be responsible for anything bad happening to Charlie. I have to fix this. I lean back in my seat, clutching my chest. What have I done?
    “What’s wrong? Are you having a heart attack or something?” The anger in his voice is still there, buried beneath a layer of genuine concern.
    I cough to try to clear the tightening in my chest. I can’t breathe.
    “I get anxiety attacks … ever since … Frank.”
    I lean forward to take quick, sharp breaths. But all I can think of is Charlie. I screwed up. I got in way over my head. I should never have agreed to help Knox. Now Charlie’s going to pay the price for my stupidity.
    “Breathe,” Knox murmurs, his hand on my back, comforting me. “Don’t think about anything. Just breathe.”
    I close my eyes and block out the frantic pounding of my heart. I focus all my attention on each breath. Slowly, I begin to breathe normally and the pain in my chest subsides. I sit up and Knox is right next to me, his thigh pressed against mine, his arm around my shoulder.
    He looks worried as he brushes my hair over my ear. “Are you all right?”
    I nod even though being this close to him is making my heart race again.
    “I’m sorry I yelled at you.” He takes my face in his hands and leans his forehead against mine. “I don’t want you to get hurt. I just want you to know how serious this is.”
    The car stops, but I don’t bother looking around to see where we are. The driver and the guard exit the car without a word, leaving Knox and I alone. My hands reach up to grab his wrists as he cradles my face.
    “I don’t know if I can do this,” I whisper.
    He kisses the tip of my nose. “You can do this, Rebecca. This is justice … for your father.”
    I shake my head. “I don’t believe that. I need to know more about this plan if I can continue. My ignorance puts everyone in jeopardy.”
    His shoulders rise and fall as he sighs heavily. “You’re right. It’s time for you to know the truth. But first …”
    He plants a soft kiss on my jaw then traces his lips down the length of my neck to my shoulder. “Let me have you one last time. The truth might change the way you feel about me. But you’re all I’ve thought about today.”
    His hand slides under my skirt. As his finger toys with the lacy edge of my panties, teasing me, the resolve drains from my body. I climb onto his lap and lean in to taste his neck. His hands reach under my skirt and grasp the back of my panties. Without warning, he rips them apart and yanks them out from between my legs.
    I reach down to undo his pants. His enormous erection is testing the strength of his zipper. I undo his belt, then his pants and soon he springs free beneath me.
    I let out a shrieking gasp as I mount him. “You’re so hard.”
    “That’s because you drive me crazy.”
    He thrusts into me as I rise and fall on top of him. The combination of both movements driving him deeper inside me than I thought possible. Each time he hits my cervix, I cry out in pleasurable pain. The most exquisite pain I’ve ever experienced.
    “You always have,” he whispers against my neck.
    “What?” I say, clutching his hair so I can bring his mouth to mine.
    “You’ve always driven me