4. Chapter 2

After Hailey's surprise, our little group started dispersing. I don"t know what happened, but all the girls suddenly had things to do individually. Normally, I would have complained, but I needed this break. After dropping off Julie at a fortune teller of all places, I decided to go to the first casino I would hit tonight. I have to make at least 10k tonight, and I don"t know if I"ll be able to play tomorrow. The girls might want to go sightseeing or something crazy like that.

Regardless, I"m on a mission.

I go in like I belong and get some chips to get started. I have a drink at the bar while I scour the floor for the blackjack table. I check the ceiling for the video cameras and study the security staff. Everything seems to check out. Besides, I"ll be using my most powerful tool—my mind. I started counting cards when I was a small child. A prodigy in math, numbers came easily to me.

My dad noticed and taught me how to play several card games. According to him, I was such a hit that he brought me to his get-togethers with his beer buddies when they played cards. He"d call me his good luck charm and sit me beside him. He passed when I was in high school, so I stopped doing it. But when I only got a partial scholarship to college, I knew I needed to find the funds somehow.

I was dating Bradley at the time and, you know, pillow talk. I should have guarded my secrets more closely, and now I regret it. I can"t believe I"m doing this. I thought I"d left that life behind me.

I finally sit at the blackjack table and put my first chip out. Hopefully, this table will cooperate with me.

Things have been going smoothly, and I"m almost at my 5k limit for this casino when someone puts a hand on my shoulder. His warmth seeps into my body like it is the most natural thing in the world. I look behind me to see the most gorgeous man I"ve ever seen in my life. With amethyst eyes and golden hair, he"s a god amongst men, and his body is chiseled accordingly.

He"s only wearing a light blue button-down, and his sleeves are rolled up to his elbows. He"s calmly sipping on a drink. Whiskey, I think. He's looking down at me. When we make eye contact, he finally talks in a deep voice.

"You about done with this table, honey?"

I smile up to him but don"t say anything. He lowers his head, his lips to my ear.

"I know you"re cheating. If you don"t start losing now, the casino security will come for you."

I look up at him again with wide eyes. So I simply answer.

"A few more rounds, please, baby?"

The heat in his eyes is indescribable, and I almost can"t tear my eyes away from his. I do two more rounds, and his presence is a wall of heat next to me. He"s carefully sipping his drink and puts a hand on my shoulder in support whenever I lose during these rounds. I finally tip the dealer and get up, only to have him grab my hand and start pulling me somewhere.

I don"t know what it is about him that allows my inner decision-maker to trust him and to follow him wherever he"s taking me. My hand in his feels just right, and he tightens his grasp when he feels me hesitate. Our eyes lock again, and I see the raw desire in his. I guess I"m getting lucky tonight.

We go into an unauthorized area of the casino, and his keycard opens all the doors.

Finally, we enter a room, and he closes and locks the door behind us. He presses me against the door and hesitates just a moment before those gorgeous lips touch mine. Electricity zaps my lips, and a shiver runs through me. His kiss is hard and hungry, and within moments, his tongue is invading my mouth. I welcome it and twirl mine with his.

His hands roam my body as if he"s making sure I"m real. Then he grabs my ass and squeezes tight, making me moan. I lift my leg to get closer to him, and he presses his hardness against my core. Our clothes are a bothersome barrier which I want gone immediately. I pull at his shirt to get it out of his pants, and he stops me.

"I want you naked first, at my mercy." He growls.

His words go through my body as if they were an aphrodisiac, and I lick my lips and turn around so he can have access to the zipper at my back. I lean my forehead against the door and feel as he very carefully pulls the zipper down. A heated kiss follows every inch that opens, and I tremble at the touch.

When the dress is open, it falls to my feet, and I feel his hands caressing my back.

"So beautiful and so dirty wearing this tiny little thong. Did you expect to get railed tonight after your victory?"

I say nothing because this situation is unprecedented in my lifetime, and really, no words can come out with how turned on I am by this god amongst men.

Pushing myself away from the door so I can turn around, I feel his arms circle around my waist. He teases my navel, and I whimper in need.

"Not yet. Stay still, my tigress."

He starts kissing my back again, and then I feel him pulling on my thong and lowering it down. Then his tongue teases the crack of my ass, and I almost come right there.

"Perfect."

Finding my now-drenched pussy he begins to lick in earnest. It"s like he"s located the most delicious treat he could ever find and is now devouring me. The pleasure is driving me wild, and I push my ass against his face to get more pressure from his mouth. My moans are loud, and I hope no one is in the other offices because pretty soon I"m going to scream my release.

"You want to come all over my mouth, tigress?"

"Yes," I say, my tone pleading.

I groan at the loss of his tongue in my sex, but he quickly turns me around and carries me to the couch in the back of the room. He places me there and kneels before me.

"I love your taste. I knew you"d be delicious from the moment I saw you."

I still can"t seem to say a thing. I don"t even know his name, nor he mine. Then he pushes my legs apart so his large frame can fit, and he starts his torture once more. I grab his hair and pull him and his tongue closer to my core. I"m lost in the pleasure he"s giving me when I feel him insert a finger, teasing my channel.

"Oh my god, I"m so close. Suck my clit!"

It was pretty bold of me to give this man an order, but he didn"t seem to mind and responded immediately by circling my clit with his tongue. The pleasure intensifies, and I"m almost riding his face now. It"s like my hips have a mind of their own. Then he covers my bundle of nerves with his mouth, and I completely unravel.

"Yes, yes!" I shout to the room.

He doesn"t let go of my clit immediately and lets me ride the rest of my orgasm with him still pleasuring me. When he lets go, he looks at me, and I can see my arousal covering his lips and chin. I"ve never seen anything so hot.

"You like that tigress? Then you"ll love what I"m going to do next."

I gulp and reach for him. Who cares about names anyway?