An Offer You Cannot Refuse

…KAGE POV…

The way she is making my cock feel as she pouts those lips in utter frustration makes me want to pin her to that fucking couch and let my hands explore every inch of her body. The mere thought of how they will feel wrapped around my head is driving me crazy. The only desire consuming me is to taste every curve that is Avyanna Tate.

I am trying to remain the level-headed businessman that I should be, but trying to remember the feeling of her bare naked skin far out ways any business I feel like discussing. The only thing that should be moving is our lips in perfect precision, and our bodies falling in harmony as I take her to the edge and drop her down into a pool of ecstasy.

To think there was a time that I hated this woman, and now all I can think of is having her back between my sheets. Seeing that wet…

"Wipe that stupid grin off your face and tell me what you want, Kage."

What do I want?

You… Naked… Spread open… On that table…

"Kage!"

"Patience, Avyanna, we have all day."

"No, I need to get back to Liam."

The very mention of the name sends every bone in my body grinding. I am pretty sure that she can see me crushing my teeth in the disgust that I am feeling. What she sees in that little toy boy of hers is beyond me, with his hair sleeked back like some fucking mob boss.

But that is soon going to change.

"I will remind your Liam on my way out that you no longer belong to him."

"And I belong to you?" Now it is her turn to grind her teeth, and as she hisses through them, my cock gives a slight twitch. Trying to keep a straight face, I let her continue, "What game are you playing at Kage? Tell me what it is that you want."

As I fall with my back against the soft cushion of the leather couch, I take my hand and rub over the stubble on my cheek. Slowly counting for the tick of five, I see the anger turning those soft cheeks to a beautiful shade of pink. Having to adjust myself just a fraction, I clear my throat and sit my best pitch forward. "As you know, your father owes me a lot of money and he is in no position to pay any of his debts."

"And I am sure you are getting pleasure out of this."

"Why would I get pleasure out of someone's problems? Do you truly think that low of me?"

"The problem is, I don't think of you."

The desire to chuckle consumes me, and as I move a slight inch closer, I drag my hand gently from her knee in agonizing circles up to her thigh. Her breath hitches, and as she gasps for air, I bring my lips closer to the tip of her ear, "I saw you having a peek Avyanna. Tell me do you miss him as much as he does you?"

"Fuck off, Kage. Tell me what you want or I walk out."

Digging my fingers deep into her flesh, she finds the courage under that trembling body and pushes me away. Giving her the desired space that she craves, I force myself to break that contact and move just a fraction to give her enough room to still barely breathe in. As I watch her chest still rise and fall, I feel that warmth building even more lustful inside my core.

How am I going to have this conversation without ripping her fucking clothes off?

"As I said, your father owes me money. Well, more like the three of us. Now, I have come under fire from the pack because I have not taken a mate…"

"And how is that my problem?"

"Well, that is your problem. If you did not screw around with my brothers then I would not be in this situation."

"What does your situation have to do with me?"

She is driving me up the goddamn wall. If she does not stop that thing she is doing with her lips every time she feels she needs to snap at me, then the only thing she is going to have to worry about is where I am sticking my cock in.

That pretty little mouth or that tight pussy.

But edging close on the brink of erupting, I lean back, not caring to hide my fucking erection, "Tell me are you always so goddamn feisty?"

"That is something you will never know."

"Oh really? Maybe you should listen to what I have to say before you come to that decision."

"Then stop beating around the bush because your cock is getting distracting."

Not able to help myself, I throw my head back in a fit of laughter. So she did have a good eye full for herself. She is still that Avyanna that kept my bed warm all those years ago. Perhaps pretty boy does not man up to her expectations. Well, this will all be hers, she just needs to listen to what I have to say.

"I am going to put it bluntly. I will wipe your father's debts clean if you spend the next three months with me."

"Why the fuck would I spend the next three months with you?"

"I want the pack to think that I am making an effort in finding a mate, and let us be honest it was supposed to have been you."

"So I have to pretend I am your mate?"

"Yes, for three months. Mine and only mine. No fucking around with my brothers this time."

I watch as the thought plays through her mind, not sure if she is weighing it in as an option or if she is about to tell me where the fuck I should get off.

"So three months, just pretend?"

"Three months. When it is up, your father's debts will be gone and you will be free to go. But," I pause for a fraction of a second, studying her face for any reaction. But as she remains with a blank stare, I push it that tiny bit further, "But I am hoping that you would stay."

"Like I said. I have Liam."

"And I said Liam is gone."

"Then there will be no three months."

"So, does it mean that you are considering it, then?"

…AVYANNA POV…

I cannot believe the fucking cheek of this man.

I take it back! He has an ugly fucking cock and why on earth am I still staring at it?

I cannot give up three months of my life to live a lie with a man that I do not even want to be with. Yes, we were supposed to have been mates, and yes, I did make a monumental fuck up of that. But do I truly want to pretend?

What the fuck happens if he marks me?

"If I do this, then there will be no marking me, and most of all, there will be no sex."

I watch as his eyes grow wider than the rim of that whiskey glass he is holding. Something tells me he was not considering the whole marking bit and then I had to go and open my big goddamn mouth about it.

"I promise you Avyanna, I have not even thought about marking you, but the sex… A man has needs."

"You have a whole fucking town of women to satisfy them. I am not telling you this again. I am with Liam."

I see as he grinds onto his teeth again. Does he really hate Liam that much? He does not even know him. Liam is so far from Kage, and not even close to being like Slater or Niko.

And there I go again.

He just told me no fucking around with his brothers.

"Does Niko and Slater know about your little deal?"

"Not in full detail, but I have warned them."

"Warned them about what?"

He throws his whiskey to the back of his throat, and as he goes to place the glass on the table, he moves that inch back closer to me. Laying his hand gently on my leg, the warmth of his skin against my naked flesh sends a shock wave to my core. Instantly I feel myself grow wet, and I cannot help but clench my thighs together.

Then, with that sexy smirk growing at the corners of his lips, he leans in closer and softly whispers, "You are mine, and mine alone."

Completely ignoring his statement, I continue, "Let me just get this straight. Three months. Debts are wiped away. And I am free to go?"

"Yes, Avyanna."

"What is the catch?"

I see him furrow his brows in complete frustration, still keeping his hand gripped firmly onto my leg, but moving ever so close to where I am nothing but a wet mess, I watch those lips part, "No catch. So what do you say? Can I take you home?"