LOGINELIONThe drive gave me time to think with my head, the one on my neckApparently, I haven't been doing that for a couple of hours. I didn't move from where I stood, I didn't consider the fact that my housekeeper — Mrs Parks was totally ignoring me, most likely still pissed at me for making Rea wait up all nightI watched the doors they had just gone through, even though Rea was inside where it was warm, her scent still clung strongly to me, making it feel like she was right here with me, her eyes, those breathtaking green and brown looking up at me with so much desire it knocked me off my common senses “Damn it” The curse came out quieter than I intended, than I leaned against the side of my car and dragged a hand through my face “What the hell is wrong with me?” As I asked the question, I knew the better one would be Who was wrong with me?And the only answer to that was Loretta Rea Sterling. The forced the came into my life and turned everything into beautiful HavocI don't regr
LORETTAThe penthouse came into view through the rain-streaked windshield of Elion's Porsche.The building stood tall and powerful, every floor glowing with a warm amber light that spilled through large windows. A tug pulled in my chest at the sight of it Elion drove us past the automatic, mechanical gates, into the garage, and then killed the car engine, silence falling over us, broken only by the distant sound of soft drizzleElion didn't move, nor did IThe car was dark and the silence was heavy. Where do we even start? With the incident at the office or the fact that in the heights of our emotions, we both had lost it and almost had sex in a public alley“Loretta” Elion started in a low voice. My stomach twisted at the sound of my own name. Usually, he calls me ‘Rea’. I liked— preferred when he did that.....even if I shouldn't Elion let out a sigh when I turned so I was facing him, his face was a blank mask, making it impossible to tell what was going on in his mind. His eyes sl
LORETTA “Shit” Elion’s reaction was instant.Immediately, the light beamed in on us, and he pulled me tighter against his chest, one large hand flying up to shield my face from the light, pressing it into the crook of his neck. He pressed me against the wall too, his broad body completely shielding mine as he yanked the hem of my soaked dress down over my thighs.My heart hammered without restraint, my adrenaline was high, Elion's breath was hot and uneven against my ear. I tried to pull back but he held me firmer, protecting me. “Stay still,” he whispered, voice low and rough. “Don’t make a sound.”I could hear the sound of the car drive farther down the street, becoming more distant, my eyes squeezed shut as my body trembled around him. The risk that we could be caught in a compromising position somehow made everything more intense. “Do you think whoever was driving that car saw us?” I asked quietly, my voice almost muffled I couldn't see his face, but I could tell his jaw was
LORETTA It wasn't a sniffIt was more. Elion brought my ruined panties to his nose and drew in a long, unhurried breath, like a man inhaling the scent of something sacred. “What are you doing?” It was a silly question to ask, being that I could see what exactly he was doing but I was running low on coherent thought and coherent sentencesHis eyes fluttered half-closed. “Memorizing you, baby” The deep growl of his voice and the raw hunger in his face made my core clench hardA small whimper escaped me. Greedily, I grounded my body against him, asking... begging “Fuck, Rea,” he hissed out, voice as rough as gravel. “You smell so much better than I imagined. I need more, fuck I need more of you”Heat flooded my cheeks, but I didn’t look away. I couldn’t. Elion had imagined this before? OhOhhhWith his dark hungry eyes fixed on mine, he tucked the torn lace into the back pocket of his suit trousers, His free hand slid up my thigh, pushing the soaked fabric of my dress higher until co
LORETTA The first taste of Elion's mouth was devastating in every sense of the wordThe second made me forget why I was even angry to begin with, and by the third....I didn't know my own nameThe kiss wasn't gentle, it wasn't even fair, not with the knowing way his lips and tongue captured mine prisoner, taking absolute control over meThe rain continued to fall around us, heavier now. The sky was dark, the city kept moving, but when Elion kissed me, nothing else excited me except his mouth on mineHe tasted of everything I've ever yearned for, of passion, and ecstacy and bliss and recklessness and so much more than I could fully process His mouth was hard against mine, his hands framing my jaw, a downpour of rain running between us, I raised a hand to clutch his shirt, to push him away but instead, I realized that I was only pulling him closer to my body so that my tender breasts flattened against his hard chestAnd so help me God, I could not stop. If a gun was pointed to my head
LORETTA He crossed the distance between us with long, furious strides that made the world narrow down to himThe traffic disappeared, the people on the sidewalk disappeared, even the ache in my heart disappeared Even though Elion was striding towards me with a dead look in his eyes, the first thing I felt — actually felt was relief He came.For one reckless, almost humiliating second of it all, I wanted to break into a run and wrap my hands around him, to let his warm hands and scent comfort me“Elion” my breath caught when he reached me and grabbed me by the shoulder, his large hands closing around my body hard but not hard enough to hurtI could see the dark energy rolling over him in waves, it should have scared me and it did, but...those coal dark eyes swept over me frantically, going over my face, my neck, my arms, down and back up againIt took me a second to understand what Elion was doing, and when I did realize that he was checking to see if I was okay, my heart melted in
LORETTA“Lo does NOT like him,” I hissed out.The three musketeers seated around me only laughed, exchanging amused and sympathetic looks.“I do not,” I pushed, even as heat flooded my cheeks for God knows what reason.Zara closed my hand in hers. We were halfway through dinner, but we'd long forgo
LORETTA I made it to the foyer just as the elevator doors slid open.All three of them were standing there.For one moment, I could only stare, it seemed so unreal, I could barely remember the last time all four of us were together Michelle stood in front, dazzling as always in a yellow sundress,
LORETTA By the time I got home, the knot that had been sitting in my chest since Elion's office had loosened a smidge It wasn't fully gone, but it was somewhat manageable, besides I had other things to worry about tonight, namely: I was hosting my friendsMy best friends and only friends.The peo
LORETTAMy heels clicked on the marble floor“Hello, Ma'am.” Daniel— Elion's assistant greeted me when I passed his desk. I gave him an answering smile before passing him and the waiting area. My heart threatened to burst out when I got to his office The CEO of Fitzpatrick's Holdings: Elion Fitzpa







