HIS DOE, HIS DAMNATION(An Erotic Billionaire Romance) novel Chapter 29

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Meadow’s POV:

“I–I was just…” I trailed off, feeling an intense heat creep up my neck and cheeks.

Alaric’s eyes dragged over me slowly, and I shifted from one foot to the other. His gaze lingered on the lower part of my body for a second before his eyes came up to meet mine again. And back down.

I risked a glance at what I was wearing–a red tank top that rode up a bit so a sliver of my stomach was exposed, and a pair of black shorts. This was my comfort outfit, but right now, Alaric stared at the shorts like they had offended him somehow.

“Snooping around in my room?” he finished, walking into the room with a calmness that made my heart still I didn’t move from my spot in front of the secret door. He tossed something onto his bed, and I turned just in time to see his phone bounce for a second and then stop. “That’s bad manners, Meadow.”

“I wasn’t snooping.” My voice came out breathy, like a whisper. “I was just…”

I stopped talking before I could expose myself. I wasn’t sure I wanted Alaric to know that I was trying to find something connected to Juniper. I didn’t know what he’d do if he found out since he’d already said no before.

Plus, I wanted to do this myself. Not sure what I would accomplish on my own, but it wouldn’t hurt to try.

Alaric arched a brow like he was waiting for me to continue.

“I was…” My voice cracked, heartbeat pounding against my chest as he finally came to a stop in front of me.

He was close. Way too close for me to concentrate on speaking.

Alaric shoved his hands into his pockets and it was all I could do not to follow the movement. I forced my eyes to stay on him–Not his eyes, just his neck, jaw…

Anywhere else but those ink–blue orbs.

“You were what, Meadow?” He took his hand out of his pocket and reached for my jaw, forcing me to look up at him. “I hate it when you avoid my eyes. I value honesty.” His mouth twitched, the corner of his eyes narrowing.

“Eye contact helps.”

I froze.

Alaric’s hand left my jaw, moving up my cheek. He seemed calm and controlled as always, meanwhile, I was a panting mess. I could hear my own loud breathing. And I knew he could hear it too.

I couldn’t explain the kind of energy he carried. It was like, whenever he was near me, I just… lost my entire thought process and turned into a horny little thing. And even without touching me, he still had control over me.

He flicked the frames that were perched on the bridge of my nose and I flinched.

“I didn’t know you used glasses,” he muttered.

I leaned back against the door, eyes nearly fluttering at the sound of his voice, the warm breath from his mouth.

I stared at him pointedly, forcing my voice to sound firm, but it only came out as a whisper. “Then I guess you missed one tiny detail about me, Mr. Stalker.”

The glasses only protected my eyes from screens because I couldn’t stare at a bright screen for too long without

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black spots in my vision. So I didn’t have it on all the time.

Amusement flickered in Alaric’s eyes and he let out an amused breath which had no damn business causing my core to pulsate.

“You should wear them more often,” he said casually. “They make you look… innocent.”

I swallowed hard, unsure whether it was meant to be a compliment or a warning. Maybe both.

I could feel the heat pooling between my legs from the moment I saw him standing at the door, but now?

God.

He leaned in slightly as his hand moved from my cheek down to the back of my neck.

Oh god, what was he doing?

He gently squeezed the nape of my neck, and this time, my eyelids did flutter, my mouth parting slightly. Alaric’s eyes remained on mine, like he was searching them as the space between us got smaller.

A part of me wanted to close the remainder of the space and just kiss him. I hated the fact that he’d made me cum twice and our lips hadn’t even touched. Not once.

And neither had I seen him cum.

“Alaric…” I only realized that I was speaking when his name left my lips.

Something flashed in his eyes.

Lust.

His other hand reached for the exposed skin of my stomach, my waist, and a quiet gasp escaped me. And then his mouth twitched.

“Innocent’s not a bad look on you, Meadow. But you’re not very good at faking it.”

Heat licked up my spine.

It took a few seconds for my brain to start working. To remember that we were actually having a conversation before I started to have sexual thoughts about him.

I was pretty sure that if I touched myself through my panties, my fingers would come out soaking wet. God, I wish he would just-

“What’s behind this door?” I asked loudly, refusing to let myself finish that thought.

Alaric’s eyes shifted to the door I was leaning against, and back to me, but he ignored my question, letting out a dark chuckle instead.

And then his voice lowered, and he asked again: “What were you doing in my room, Meadow?”

Oh, fuck.

I wanted to fight it, I swear, but something inside me–the part that would fall off a cliff if he asked me to–was forcing me to confess.

“Snooping,” I answered, breathless. “I just… wanted to see where you slept. And then I saw the door.”

A lie. But not entirely. I only omitted the part about looking for something concerning where my sister was being

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Now, I had no idea whether Alaric believed me or he still thought I was hiding something, but his teeth scraped his bottom lip gently, and he seemed to nod in approval.

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