RELEASE
DATE: February 25, 2015
I whirl
around, because I need to go now. Need to run.
He grabs
my arms, snatching me around to face him, holding me in front of him. Holding
me still as he tries to tell me things I never want to hear.
"Stop it! Shut up! Shut up, Kellan! Fuck
you!" He pulls me closer, and I slap his face.
The sound
echoes through the foyer. His smooth, tanned check stains brilliant crimson.
He
doesn't move a muscle. Doesn't even blink as I look at him for what I know will
be the last time.
I'm
sorry. His lips move silently. I don't care. I can't. His secrets ruined my
life. He ruined my life!
If I live
to be hundred, my heart will never be the same.
Note:
Sloth is the
first in my new Sinful Secrets
series. Each intense, erotic story is inspired by a sin, and centered around a
life-altering secret. Each "sin" stands on its own, so they don't
have to be read in order. After Sloth,
I'm writing Murder. Between these
two, I'm releasing a stand alone: a more traditional romance called The Boy
Next Door.
He looks down at me, and
his face is so stern, so solemn…so hungry that I almost flee right then.
Instead, I ride it out. I
tell myself I can handle whatever happens, and I stand my ground as he turns
the knob and pushes it open.
His eyes cling to my face as
he waves me inside first.
I step inside expecting
something grand. Elaborate. Even magical. And that’s exactly what I find.
The wall in front of me is
nothing but a sheet of glass, giving me a stunning view of the tops of pines,
and the river rushing over rocks below them. Above the treetops, the pale sky
stretches on and on, marred only by another crow or hawk or raven.
I could get lost in that
view, but I don’t let myself. I roll my gaze around the room, taking in its
deep plum walls, high ceilings. There’s even a fancy indention at the center of
the ceiling, something that looks right out of a home and garden magazine. And to
my left is the bed. A huge, imposing, mahogany canopy with a pale green duvet
and curtains that drop down around it.
A bed for sex.
My hunch is confirmed when
I notice, amongst the heavy dresser and wide desk, a claw-footed tub in one
corner of the bedroom.
I’ve got my mouth half
open, trying to decide if I should just be me and blurt out “sex cave,” or
continue with my act and feign charm.
I turn around to him,
belatedly realizing I should be making sure he doesn’t shut and lock the door.
I find his eyes on me, but when my gaze meets his, he breaks away and walks
over to the window.
“This used to be my room,”
he says without turning around to look at me.
“Until?”
“I gave it up for
trainees.”
“That sounds kinky.” It’s unplanned; I just murmur it.
He turns to me, his eyes
hardened, his mouth gone sensuously soft. “You think so, Miss Whatley?”
I nod, and he walks over to
me.
His hands close around my
wrists. He looks into my eyes, like he’s desperate to see what I’m thinking. He
brings one of my hands to his mouth. The soft brush of his lips on my palm
makes me tingle, but it doesn’t matter. I’m going through with my plan
regardless of how attracted I am to him.
“Can you see yourself
staying here?” he asks, in that low, deep, sexy voice of his.
“I don’t know.” I try to
sound weak; uncertain. “I think I’d miss my friends at the Tri Gam house.”
“I could make you forget
about them while you’re here.”
IS KELLAN WALSH PROPOSITIONING ME?
“How could you do that?”
He steps a little closer to
me, sending my pulse racing. His wide chest is inches from my breasts. I find
myself longing to step forward.
Instead, he does.
My breasts mash against his
chest as our hips brush. Half a heartbeat later, I feel his dick pressing
against my lower belly.
Oh my God.
His hands come up and frame
my face. His eyes, on mine, are hypnotic.
“I’m not going to lie to
you. I want your body, Cleopatra. I’d like nothing more than for you to stay
here with me. I’ll teach you to deal—teach you how to avoid getting caught, how
to maximize your, our earnings—and we
can see if this goes anywhere.”
“That’s why you brought me
up here?” I whisper.
He nods slowly.
Ella James is a USA Today bestselling romance author. Her books have
appeared on numerous bestseller lists, including the Movers & Shakers list
and the Amazon Top 25 overall; two were listed among Amazon's Top 100
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