“I work a lot. I don’t always have time to sleep around. And I don’t like to sleep with just any woman I meet. Sex isn’t completely meaningless to me. Now, you’re turn.”
“I lost count,” I lie.
“Give me a ballpark then. A number.”
“It doesn’t matter.”
“Kira.”
He’s going to find out I’m a virgin eventually and then he’ll hold it over my head and I can’t stand for that. So without even thinking about it, I lean in closer and plant my lips to his.
Enzo goes still for a moment before he deepens the kiss by grabbing the back of my head. The kiss is electric. I’ve kissed a few guys in the past but nothing further. I never wanted to risk getting pregnant and my father finding out. Besides, the guys I had kissed just didn’t do it for me. There was no spark. No passion. It was just experimentation.
Until now.
Kissing Enzo… I feel that spark. I feel that passion.
It’s like something is waking up inside of my body – my soul – and I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to forget it. I won’t be able to ignore it.
Enzo is the one to pull away. “Nice try, Kira. But you’re not getting out of this one. You can’t distract me with your body.”
“Five,” I lie. “Five men.” It’s a small enough number to seem plausible but large enough that I’m hoping it bothers him.
His lips twitch and his eyes narrow. “Then I’m just going to have to make you forget all about them.”
“So kiss me again,” I taunt. I don’t want him to and yet… I know I want to experience it again. Damn it. Why does he have to be such a good kisser? It’s not fair.
“Not today. You don’t get to have your way.” He taps my nose before standing up. “Your ankle needs to heal. And I have work to do.”
“Wait,” I say, grabbing his wrist. He stares down at me with wide eyes and I quickly rip my hand away.
“What?”
“I…” I sort of want him to stay while I also want to never see him again. “Nothing.”
He smirks. “You’re a problem, Kira. But an interesting one.” After he walks away, I feel more alone than I have in a long time.
Chapter Nine
Kira
Spending all day all alone in Enzo’s big house with only my crutches to keep me company is not what I wanted for my life. Already I’m bored and lonely and tired. I would go out but Enzo probably wouldn’t approve. I could go to my brother’s house and talk with Natasha but if Maksim and my dad see me with crutches, things could go badly.
So, the only solution is to go spend the day with Enzo. Which is the last thing I want.
Yet, at the same time, I feel a tinge of excitement to spend time with my husband. Our kiss lit something awake inside of me and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it.
Enzo told me he was going to his nightclub to get some work done so after convincing his guard on duty at the house to take me to the club, I end up there within the hour.
Since it’s the middle of the day, the club is quiet except for a little bit of music playing softly through the speakers and a handful of beautiful women hanging out around the bar, talking with each other. The only other people are Enzo’s guards, stationed around the place.
I’m expecting Enzo to be in his back office like before but instead, I see him at the bar with the women… talking with them. Almost flirting with them.
A surge of rage consumes me.
“What’s going on?” I ask sweetly, hobbling over towards them. Damn these crutches. It’s hard to walk with confidence.
Enzo stiffens and turns around to face me. “Kira. What are you doing here?”