Love Me in the Dark

16. Suppressed

RIVER

It had been years since I last played guitar, and it felt good to hold it again. As soon as I started picking a few chords, it felt like I had never stopped—those chords, the feelings, the thrill of listening to my voice and melody. When I enjoyed playing and singing for him, Krew had decided to call it a night—he cut the fun.

I couldn’t and wouldn’t argue with him when he said he had a lot of things to do tomorrow. It wasn’t a surprise. He always had, considering he was running a billion-dollar empire on his own. Since I was not anymore his employee, it was a disadvantage on my end—I had no more idea about his schedules, and I couldn’t exploit his hospitality than I already had.

I met his gaze and was about to say something when he already shook his head as if he just read my mind.

“You’ll get paid. You will receive the same amount you signed in your paycheck.”

“This is not the job I want. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love playing, but I want a proper job. It feels like I’m cheating if I receive my paycheck for doing nothing and just for singing and playing for you. I could do this for free. All you have to do is ask.”

“Don’t worry you’ll do more than that.” He winked at me. I thought I just died. I couldn’t believe I felt like a teenager when Krew was around. “I just don’t want you to be jobless while you’re here, waiting for this issue to be over.”

“Any news?” I wanted to know the progress. Since he fired me, I hadn’t heard any updates from him.

“It will be over soon.” He rose from the bed, staring at me with those unreadable dark eyes again. He rebuilt his walls up. Just like that, as if he had his own switch. “Can’t wait to get out of here?”

More likely, I don’t know what our relationship holds when this thing ends? Does this thing between us have to end as well? Whatever is there.

“It’s not like that, but I missed Journey, and I was so excited to help her plan her wedding before this happened. I missed my job and my life outside your kingdom. I can’t stay here for too long and be your burden.”

“I’ll pretend that I did not hear that.”

our kingdom part?” I rolled

a plan on how to end this quickly. I received news from our family PI yesterday, but I can’t tell you the details until he got concrete evidence to put your ex in jail or issue him a restraining

sighed and nodded. “Thank

reached out to the right

didn’t mean we were dating. Experimenting, remember? It was just a kiss between two consenting adults who enjoyed each other very much. Gah, who could

think it’s

get it. That kiss is just a kiss, and it

“I didn’t regret kissing you. I enjoyed it, and I

my face with my hands as I felt the burn

I’m planning on doing it before I walk out of this room.” He drew a deep sigh and crawled back to bed. “I’m not forcing you into something

was only asking. I didn’t mean to rush something. I’m not that kind of woman, you know. It doesn’t mean we kissed,

about it earlier, River, and I haven’t changed my mind, but I’d like to talk to you about us before move forward.” He joined me inside the blanket and slid his left arm under my head. With his bicep supporting my neck, he stretched out behind me and tucked his leg above

eyes, I listened to the thundering of my heartbeat for a few minutes. How could I get some sleep like this when I knew Krew was here with me, our bodies pressed together, generating so much heat

an order. His breathing stirred my hair, his nose

felt so good to be cuddled in his arms. I pulled out my hand inside the

“Good night,” I murmured.

“Night.”

my heart hadn’t been normal a bit, and it wasn’t mine the only thing I

grinding, searching for a little

my hand with his long fingers. “River,” he warned roughly into my ear. His warm breaths fanned over the sensitive skin on my neck, lighting fire all over my nerves, causing a moan to slip

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