Page 73 of Pure Recklessness

‘Makes you what?’ His eyes darkened.

‘Want things.’ I bit my lip and arousal shot straight to my core.

‘What things?’ he growled.

Dick.

More specifically, yours.

I wished I could say that out loud but I wasn’t brave enough.

My lips parted and my nipples hardened.

It was then that I noticed that something had shifted in the air.

There was some kind of electricity pulsing between us.

No. It was my imagination.

Wasn’t it?

Then again, I was hardly an expert in these things.

But when I saw Mr Devlin’s eyes were still locked on mine, I sensed it wasn’t all in my mind.

The air crackled and the sexual tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife.

If I really wanted to be sure, I had to play along. Answer his question and see his response.

Mr Devlin wasn’t a man to mince his words, so if he wasn’t interested and this was in my head, then he’d shut it down immediately, change the subject or kick me out of the office.

Here goes nothing…

Before, I’d said stupid things by accident, but now I planned to make my words very intentional.

‘The novels make me want something that will leave me sated…’ I said, keeping my eyes firmly fixed on his whilst I waited for his response.

I knew I was playing with fire.

Although this was a company that produced products to satisfy women’s sexual needs, I was fully aware that I shouldn’t be talking to my boss about my own, but I couldn’t help myself.

‘And the toys you took home for research don’t do that?’ He leant further forward. ‘I’ll have to speak to the R&D division to see if they can be improved to deliver greater satisfaction.’

‘There’s nothing wrong with the products,’ I said. ‘They work very well. It’s just, that… There comes a point when using the toys isn’t enough and you need the real thing…’

Whoa.

I couldn’t believe I’d just said that.

The devil was really dancing on my shoulder.

This conversation had disaster written all over it.

I knew I should stop it right now, but I couldn’t. I was enjoying it too much.

If he was shocked by my words, Mr Devlin didn’t show it.

‘I don’t think a woman like you will have any problem finding the real thing,’ he growled. ‘In fact, I think most men would relish the opportunity to leave you feeling sated.’