This weeks theme is a Dark Moment. I chose to put this snippet up because it’s one of my favorit scene. Kelsey thinks that men only want to see the pretty and fun part of her, but Harlan is about to show her different.
He was an idiot.
If she’d wanted his company she would’ve answered the phone. His brain knew that, yet Harlan had been unable to not head over to Kelsey’s place when he’d seen her sitting on her balcony looking so alone with only her bottle for company.
She’d worn that lost look before and he’d wanted to go to her then, but he hadn’t. He’d been a stranger watching her in a private moment. But he knew her now, and he wasn’t going to sit by and watch while she was hurting. Not when he could help her.
Impatient, he pushed the buzzer for her apartment again, eyeing the security lock on the main door and wondering if he could pick it. The door finally clicked, unlocking loudly in the silence of the early morning. He jerked it open and took the stairs two at a time to the second floor where Kelsey waited just inside her open door. He didn’t say anything, just passed by her and entered the apartment.
They stood there in the entrance hallway, silently looking at one another for a moment as the tension built. She looked beautiful. Long silky hair, curvy body made to cushion a man, and an untamed wildness in her green hunters eyes that knocked the breath right out of him.
Breaking their gaze, she drained the last of her drink and finally spoke. “What?”
“Bad night?”
She shrugged, still trying hide from him, and probably herself too. “Would you like a drink?”
“No,” he said, catching her wrist as she tried to get past. “And I don’t think you need another one either.”
She glared up at him, her lips twisting in a near sneer. “Yeah? What do you think I need?”
She’d asked him that once before, and he’d answered from the heart. This time words weren’t going to do it.
“You need me,” he said, then lowered his head and covered her mouth with his.
She tried to pull back, but he was having none of it. Stepping forward, he pinned her to the wall with his body and thrust his tongue between her lips roughly – claiming her as his, showing her he could give her what she needed.
Kelsey was a deeply sexual creature and she used it not only to hide behind when she felt vulnerable, but as a release when needed. He’d seen it. He could also see she needed a big release right then, and gentle coddling wasn’t going to give it to her.
The empty glass fell from her hand as she tried to wiggle away, but he grabbed her other wrist and pinned them both to the wall above her head. Her gasp sent heat ripping through him and he shoved a leg between her thighs, giving her something to squirm against.
She nipped at him with sharp little teeth and he scraped his across her jaw line in return. Breathy moans filled his ears as he nibbled down the bare skin of her neck to bite the muscle just above her shoulder. She moaned and her hips jerked.
One of her legs lifted and wrapped around his waist, pulling him closer at the same time as she tugged at his grip on her wrists.
She needed more.
Covering her mouth once again he trapped both of her wrists in one hand and used the other to pull her dress up. Shoving her panties aside he thrust a finger into her wetness and started to fuck her.
She thrashed against him, twisting her head away and moaning as her hips rocked in time with his movements. Her moans turned to whimpers, not quite words, but almost pleading.
“What was that?” he asked. “Tell me what you need, Kelsey.”
She moaned and kicked her heels against the back of his legs, but her hips only thrust harder against his hand.
“C’mon, Kelsey. Tell me, baby. Tell me what you need and I’ll give it to you. Anything.”
“More,” she growled. “Give me more, damnit!”
He added another finger and bit the curve of her breast through her dress. Blood pounded through him, heating everything inside to the point where his own control was threatened. But he wouldn’t lose it. She needed him, she needed this. She needed to feel safe losing control with him.
He thrust his fingers in deeper, rougher, and the heel of his hand rubbing her jewelry against her clit. “Let go, Kelsey,” he growled into her ear. “Let go and trust me.”
She pulled and tugged at her wrists and he let go, pinning her to the wall with the weight of his body as she pushed at his shoulders, wrapping her legs around his hips at the same time. She pulled him closer then pushed against him as her cunt clenched around his fingers and she came.
Kelsey continued to move against him restlessly, ducking her head and avoiding his gaze. He pulled his hand from under her dress and lifted it to cup her chin.
“No,” she whispered.
“Yes,” he said. He forced her head back until he could see her face. But her eyes were closed. “Open your eyes, Kelsey. See me, the way I see you.”
Chest tight, he waited for her.
Slowly, her lids lifted until they were staring at one another. Seeing one another. “That’s my girl,” he murmured. “I don’t like it when you hide from me.”
Her lips parted, and she breathed deeply, but she remained silent. Harlan could still see the wildness in her, and he could see she was fighting it.
Releasing her chin he tamped down his own desire and took a step back. He trailed his fingers over her parted lips, knowing she’d smell herself on him. When her tongue snuck out and licked at the digit heat shot to his dick and he groaned.
“Don’t ever be scared of me, Kelsey. And don’t be shy. I can see all of you and I welcome every dark, dirty and greedy part.” He smiled. “And I can match them.”
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“MY PREROGATIVE is the perfect title to explore this intense tale of a naughty woman seeking love, but refusing to settle for the wrong man in her life… Ms. White grasped the concept of a woman’s needs and weaved a wonderful tale of realization. MY PREROGATIVE is an insightful and thought provoking page turner that I know you’ll enjoy.” —NightOwl Romance
4 STARS! “White proves again that she’s a force to be reckoned with. It continues White’s tales of love and lust in Vancouver. In Kelsey, the author has created a mature, fully developed character who is unapologetic about her sexuality and desires but is vulnerable in her desire to find a soul mate. While this book is a stand-alone, it is loosely related to White’s previous titles Bound, Trouble and Wicked.” — RT BOOKreviews
“Sasha White keeps her characters real and her storyline true with plenty of hot-n-steamy, I-need-a-fan kind of relationships. Her books are always fun and exciting, and this one is no different. I loved it!!” —Fresh Fiction.com
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I LOVED this book. Then figured out it was the last in the series and had to go back and read the first two.
And this is definitely one of the hottest scenes!
Gina
Glad you loved it enough to read the others, Gina. This story holds a special place in my heart (don’t they all?lol) but because I spent so many years working in nightclubs, writing Kelsey was a bit like writing in my diary.
The book that started it all was BOUND, but I don’t think you can buy it new in print anymore. (Kindle or electronic, yes) and KINK is also part of the connected stories. So if you want to read all the connected ones, that’s actually 5 stories. not just the three. I really need to do a post about this. hmm , check back next week and I’ll try and line them up all up for you. 🙂
I do believe this was the first book of yours that I read. Then it was mad dash to get everything else. Hubby even helped me in my quest.
Wow I love this book! Reading this excerpt brings back so much great memories 🙂