Page 96 of Strictly Against Policy

“Big and arrogant smiles. Loud laughs. Angling and tilting your handsome faces to play with shadows and light,” she sighed. “I think you learned quite a bit from your brothers.”

I laughed, stepping closer to her. “What a keen observer you are.”

She placed her hands on my hips. “Aren’t you going to reward me for being observant?” she asked, her voice dipping into a low rasp, “Professor?”

I smirked, leaning over her. “How would you like to be rewarded, Miss Lee?”

She tipped her head back to look up at me. Dark eyes swirling with many emotions. “Just a small kiss good night.”

I blew out a long, disappointed sigh. “Just one kiss?”

“Only one.” Although there was little to no emotion on her face, her eyes twinkled with playfulness. “Only one.” Her lips tugged a centimeter at the corners.

“Then, I guess I’ll have to make the most out of just this one kiss,” I murmured, cupping her face with both my hands.

I leaned in and went straight to the tops of her full and soft cheeks. I grazed my teeth there as she laughed out loud. “You’re supposed to kiss me. Not eat me.”

I pulled away from her, just far enough so she could see my expression. “I’d gulp you up, swallow you down, and eat you whole at any moment and chance I get, Lina. You should know by now that it’s a privilege I savor.”

A soft sigh tumbled out of her. Her pretty mouth didn’t move, but I knew thoughts whirled in that glorious mind of hers. I leaned back, only for our lips to be centimeters away from kissing.

Teasing her, I muttered each word along with hot, long breaths. “You said you wanted one kiss, Miss Lee, and I will give you only that,” I whispered firmly. “If you want more, I suggest you start begging like a good girl.”

Her lips coiled into a seductive smile. The hands on my hips tightened as my cock twitched against her lower stomach.

“You want this more than me, sir. I simply asked for one small kiss.” One of her hands drew up to my chest, pushing against me, the heel of her palm digging into my flesh. She tipped her chin down, her eyes burning brightly with challenge. “If you’re demanding that kind of kiss, I suggest you start barking instead.”

I scoffed. “Like a dog?”

She shrugged, amusement almost pulling her mouth into a playful smirk. “You’re mine, aren’t you?”

I snaked my arms around her waist and drew her back into my chest. I buried my face into the nape of her neck and laughed. Her hand carded through my hair, making me groan.

“You’re not wrong. I’m yours, as I’ve said before. I’m better than a dog though.”

She tugged me away from the place where I found comfort, with the pull of my hair. The grip she had on my scalp tightened, drawing out a low snarl from me. Her mouth parted, but before she could say anything, I began barking and growling like a wild beast.

Lina’s eyes grew wide with shock for a moment before delight danced across her face. She threw a hand over my mouth to muffle the feral sounds I made. Her laugh filled the space as she brought another hand to my face to stifle my voice. I grinned until my face ached as I stopped.

The wicked smile on my Lina’s face stretched as wide as mine. She brought her palms down to my jaw, holding me tenderly, and leaned in.

“Good boy,” she breathed into my mouth.

Pride pumped arrogantly through every artery and vein, straight to my cock. It twitched eagerly for her as her hands slid from my jaw to where it pinned against my left thigh.

She drew her fingers over its tip and cooed in her sultry voice, “You’ve been such a good boy, too.”

“Fuck, Lina,” I groaned desperately. “You can’t be doing this to me.”

She laughed, closing the space between us. I nuzzled the nape of her neck but never connected our lips. She said she only wanted one kiss good night, after all. That would be all I gave her. This was a game she wanted to play, and I was a willing participant despite my twitching dick. I buried my nose deeper into her scent.

I needed to breathe her in. I needed to slow things down for a moment, despite my cock protesting at the idea. I kissed her there, then up the column of her neck to the outline of her lips. When I finally arrived at the center of her mouth, I smiled. She mirrored me with a shallow breath and bright eyes.

“I love you,” I breathed.

“I love you, too,” she whispered back.

I peppered her face with kisses. She let out a happy laugh, and I tossed her over my shoulders and ran up the stairs.