The Darkness Within Him: The Untwisted series by Alice Raine Read Free Book Online

weeks had grown to the point where it was almost palpable; besides, I was dreadful at seduction so I simply nodded shyly.
    ‘Say it,’ he instructed, his thumb doing disastrous things to my equilibrium by rubbing a small circle on the nape of my neck.
    ‘I feel it too, Nicholas.’ I had dropped my eyes out of embarrassment, but immediately felt his hand stop circling and grip my shoulder tighter, till it was almost painful.
    ‘Look at me,’ he ordered, and I did. I really should be remembering his obsession with eye contact by now; he’d reminded me of it enough times.
    ‘Wayward and fiery one minute, yet so obedient the next,’ Nicholas mused out loud, seemingly talking to himself. I scoffed at his comment internally.
    I was confident yes, headstrong even on occasions, but wayward and fiery? Hardly – especially not when I was in his domineering presence.
    ‘I have tried to avoid the urge, but I would very much like to fuck you over this piano, Rebecca,’ he murmured suddenly, causing my eyes to fly open as his grip once again tightened on my neck, causing me to gasp at his crudeness.
    Wow , I had not expected that comment in a million years.
    But his grip on my shoulder and obvious strength triggered my mind to fill with images of my sister, Joanne, and the horrific ordeal she had been through just over seven years ago: images so awful that I usually worked hard to subdue them, but I couldn’t escape them now, and I felt panic start to rise from my belly.
    My apprehension must have been all too apparent on my face because I saw Nicholas’ eyebrows rise as his lips narrowed into a thin line. ‘You look almost horrified by my suggestion, Rebecca, but I’m asking your opinion. This would be completely consensual; if you say no then we simply go back to our lesson,’ he finished with a shrug, although his tone wasn’t quite as casual as his actions suggested.
    Consensual  … which made it completely different to Joanne’s encounter, then, I thought, pushing aside the unpleasant memories. I had to admit that even though I’d never done anything as reckless as this before I found Nicholas’ proposition an incredible turn-on. His words exactly mirrored the fantasy I’d had several times now and catapulted something inside me to life as I felt my groin moisten and my stomach muscles quiver in anticipation.
    ‘Would you like that, or have I shocked you?’ he enquired softly, his thumb rubbing me in gentle motions again, prompting the hairs on my neck to rise and meet his caress.
    Now I’d managed to lock away the thoughts of my poor sister I found my voice. ‘Your word choice was a bit shocking … but … I think I’d like it,’ I said, my response causing him to suck in a sharp breath through his nose.
    ‘My word choice? Because I said fuck , you mean?’ he asked, looking rather amused for some reason, but I nodded jerkily in response. ‘I don’t do relationships, Rebecca, I enjoy the company of women but usually only for an hour or two. We barely know each other, so I would be lying if I said I wanted to make love to you, so I didn’t. I said it as it is; I would very much like to fuck you. And if that’s something that doesn’t interest you, you can leave now and we will simply continue your lessons next week.’
    Oh . He certainly had a way with words, didn’t he? So he wanted to fuck me tonight and maybe another time or two but then it would be over, probably along with my piano lessons too, because that would just be too weird to continue with afterwards. For some inexplicable reason, though, I found myself shaking my head.
    ‘I don’t want to leave.’ God, what was I getting myself into? I’d never even used the word “fuck” as a curse, let alone to describe something I wanted to do with a man.
    Nicholas released another long, slow breath as if absorbing the moment, then a smug smile tugged at the corners of his tempting mouth. ‘Good. Stand up and lean on this,’ he