Chapter Fifteen

Ronin got to his car and drove to the hotel. Once inside, he walked over to the desk.

“Hello, may I help you?” a young woman asked.

“Yes, I’m looking for Courtney Warner. She has a room here, but she’s using an office right now.”

The woman looked at her computer. “Do you have a meeting with her?”

“Yes. That’s why I’m here,” he said. He wasn’t lying because he was meeting her there. Courtney just didn’t know it.

“She’s in office three, down that hall,” the woman said and pointed.

“Thank you,” Ronin said and walked off. When he got to the door, he opened it quietly to see her at a desk with her back to him. He quietly closed the door behind him and walked up to stand behind her and look over her shoulder.

He was not pleased to see her list of condos for sale, the name of a realtor, and job offers.

“Courtney…” He hated scaring her, but he didn’t know any other way to get her attention.

She screamed and jumped out of her chair, and tried to run to the door.

He picked her up in his arms. “Enough,” he said to get her attention. “Honey, it’s just me, Ronin. I’m sorry I scared you so much.”

Courtney exhaled and relaxed against his body. He sat in the chair she had vacated, holding her in his lap until her breathing calmed.

After a moment, she looked up at him in confusion. “What are you doing here?”

“I came to get you.”

“Why?” she asked.

“We started something I thought we were going to explore and then you disappeared on me,” Ronin said.

“I don’t understand. I didn’t know we had anything between us.”

“I know it seemed like that, and I’m sorry. I should have made it clearer, but I’m doing it now. I want us together. Can you see that happening?”

He could see her thinking about it and then frowned. “I can’t be with you.”

He knew what she was thinking, thanks to the other littles. “The woman you saw me with is a friend. A very married friend. We are putting on a charity ball for animals, and I told her I’d help. Did you notice the three men with us? They were in the meeting, too.”

She shook her head.

“Do you believe me, Honey?”

She thought for a moment and then nodded.

The air whooshed from his lungs, and he smiled. “Thank you for that.”

They just stared at each other for a moment.

“I’m going to kiss you,” he said.

“Okay.”

His head lowered, and hetouched his lips to hers. He knew she didn’t have any experience with men, so he knew to take it slow.

She didn’t seem to like the pace he set because her arms went around his neck, and she pressed her lips harder against him. He deepened the kiss, giving her his tongue. He couldn’t believe how quickly things got out of control. He guessed he should probably pull back, but his body demanded he make her his. He didn’t want to do that in a hotel office.

“Which room is yours, Honey?”

She told him and then leaned in for another kiss.

He stood and started to walk toward the door.

“Wait,” she said and looked back at the desk. “I need my papers.”

“What’s on them?” he asked.

“Condos and job openings.”

“Is that it?”

She nodded.

“You don’t need the papers then because you’ll be with me, living in my house, and I won’t allow you to work away from me,” he told her.

He watched her digest that information, and he relaxed when she just nodded.

“Can I walk?”

He set her on her feet but kept ahold of her hand. The tension between them as they rode up in the elevator grew exponentially every second. If there hadn’t been anyone else in the elevator, he would have had her up against the wall and his hands all over her.

When they finally made it to her room, he had the door locked and was kissing her with a passion that left them both breathless.

He picked her up and carried her to one of the bedrooms, where he laid her down in the middle. He then stood up and started to unbutton his shirt, never taking his eyes off her.

“You know where this is going, right?” he asked.

She nodded.

“I need to warn you that once you give yourself to me, that’s it. You’re mine for the rest of our lives.”

“But, how do you know I’m the one for you?” she asked.

“I knew the instant I saw you that you were the one I’ve been looking for,” he said. “How did you feel about me?” He slid his shirt off and threw it onto one of the chairs. He loved the way her eyes went over him. It seared every pore in his body and made his already hard cock turn to steel.

“I … I thought you were very handsome and big, and I felt safe with you. I also liked when you touched me. It made my body tingle all over,” she said.

If he hadn’t loved her before, he did at that moment. “Can you see yourself with me forever?”

She nodded. “I can’t see my life without you. I didn’t think I had a chance, especially when I saw you with the woman.”

“Now that you know she was a friend and that I want you so bad my teeth ache, are you good?”

Courtney nodded again.

He bent down with one knee on the mattress and started pulling her clothing off. When he got her down to her panties and bra, she crossed her arms over her body, trying to hide it from him.

He shook his head. “Oh, no. You’ll never get away with that. I want to see all of you. I want to know what is mine.”

She looked over at the window. “Can’t we close the drapes?”

He smiled and shook his head. “No.”

She sighed and dropped her arms.

“Good girl.” He took the rest of her clothing off and finished with himself. He made sure she was unable to see his naked cock because he didn’t want to frighten her any more than she already was.

“I need to know if you’re on any birth control?” he asked.

“Why?”

He smiled. “Are you ready to have a baby?”

Her eyes widened. “No.”

“Well, I didn’t bring any condoms.”

“Oh.” She cleared her throat. “I’m taking the pill because of my periods.”

“All right. Are you good to go without a condom? I’m clean, and I haven’t been with anyone in years.”

She nodded shyly, which charmed him.

Without another word, he pressed her into the mattress and started to kiss her and run his hand up and down her body. He explored her. Every inch he could reach. He couldn’t pull his eyes from her.

“God, Sweetheart. You are so fucking pretty.”

He smiled at her dazed look and wondered if she’d heard anything he said.

“Honey, are you a virgin?”

She blushed and stuttered.

“Listen, I need to know so I don’t hurt you,” Ronin said.

She nodded.

Ronin couldn’t believe the pleasure that brought him. “That’s good. You’ll never have another lover. All of you will be mine.”

His head dipped down, so he was able to lick and suck on her nipples.

A sob burst from her throat when he surged into her with a hard, deep thrust, not wanting to prolong her pain or fear.

He gave her a long moment to deal with the shock and discomfort of being penetrated before he rested his forearms on the mattress on either side of her shoulders and looked down at her. “Now you’re mine forever.”

She nodded. “And you’re mine.”

Ronin smiled. “Yes, I am.”