His Dark Promise (Siren Publishing Classic)
His Dark Promise
Holly Shepherd is gearing up to leave New York for a yearlong transfer to the London office. So the last thing she needs is to indulge in her dark desires for her coworker Travis Kane.
That won't stop Travis. He is a persistent man, one who never gives up on what he wants, and what he desires most of all is her. One night he whispers his dark promise to her, that he will make her his in every conceivable way by the end of the night.
Taking a gamble, Holly loses her tightly held inhibitions. Just once she wants to know what it would be like to spend one night in his arms and in his bed. What Holly didn't expect, however, was that one night of unadulterated bliss to turn into many nights. Now days from leaving the country, Holly must make a choice. If she chooses incorrectly, however, she risks not only breaking her heart but his as well.
Genre:
Contemporary
Length:
31,827 words
K. R. Haynes
EROTIC ROMANCE
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HIS DARK PROMISE
Copyright © 2013 by K. R. Haynes
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First E-book Publication: February 2013
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HIS DARK PROMISE
K. R. HAYNES
Copyright © 2013
Holly Shepherd moved toward some free space in the center of the dance floor. Closing her eyes, she absorbed the rhythm of the music inside of her. Her hips swayed to and fro with the beat of the song. She could feel the eyes of all her male coworkers gravitate toward her, as she slid her hands seductively up and down her body.
Hearing a few wolf whistles and cat calls moments later, she opened her eyes and instantly her gaze found Travis Kane. He stood at the edge of the dance floor dressed in one of those devastatingly handsome designer suits of his, that made him look every inch the sex god he professed to be. Her mouth watered at the sheer sight of him.
Just staring at him now, Holly knew why Travis Kane seemed to occupy her sinful thoughts during the day, and tantalised her dreams at night. He was purely male, with his dark good looks and sinful eyes and that sexy smile that curved at his lips just like it did now as he stared back at her knowingly. Holly knew she should just stay away from him so her heart couldn’t get tangled up with his. If she kept her distance from him then she also wouldn’t have to acknowledge the way her body always reacted to him whenever he was nearby.
If the gossip she had overheard from all the other women in the office was to be believed about Travis Kane and his sexual prowess then it would be smart for her to avoid him at all cost. All she had to do was keep on doing what she has always had done with him and knock back all his advances and offers of a date so she didn’t become just another name he wrote down in that little black book of his.
Holly didn’t want to be just another conquest Travis gloated about to his mates. She wanted to mean more to him than just simply a one-night stand. After all, they both had to work with each other on a daily basis. They both had a reputation to uphold as corporate high flyers. So if they mixed business with pleasure and it all came undone, then how was she meant to face him at work while nursing a broken heart?
However, that would all change when she left New York, bound for London to join the office there for a twelve-month stint, while Travis remained here in the States. She had the next twelve days to be with him before her flight departed.
So now would be the perfect opportunity to take a chance on him and to lose all her inhibitions. For the next couple of weeks she could give in to her lustful desires for him and revel in the passion he could stir within her. For once in her life she could take a chance on a man who could arouse more passion in her than any erotic novel she had ever read or any other man she had ever been with before.
Plus, she was tired of having to resist his advances and his irresistible charm all the time. What she wanted was to be free to do the bed-sheet tango with him, and experience the pleasure of being in his arms and in his bed. It was something Holly had been dreaming about ever since the day their paths collided a mere six months ago.
Plus it was becoming more and more difficult to turn him down every time he asked her out. The word “no” was becoming increasingly harder and harder to say to him. Holly knew that it was only a matter of time before Travis conquered her resolve. But was she really prepared to be conquered by the sex god himself and risk losing her heart to him at the same time? On that question alone Holly wasn’t so sure she could, not when the chances were high that he would end up breaking her heart when there union had to end. She always knew there would be a time in her life where her heart would want something it couldn’t have and sometimes in life she had to go after what she wanted. So knowing this should she take the leap of faith and go after Travis Kane and give it everything she had? All the while knowing that at the end of their brief time together if she turned out to be not enough for him, she would have to walk away.
Holly was all too aware that if Travis was to make a move on her tonight she may not have the strength in her to resist him. And resist him she must, well at least try to, anyway. Her gaze lingered on him as he moved through the crowded dance floor to get to her. She could almost see the primal lust shining in the depths of his dark-amber eyes and all thoughts of
not
taking a chance on him evaporated. This was her chance and possibly her only one to be with him before she left. She couldn’t deny herself of this chance of being with him all because she was too afraid of getting hurt. Life was about taking risks and tonight she would take one and just see where it would take her. As he closed in on her, Holly decided to make him earn his prize of what was hopefully many nights of unadulterated bliss with her. Turning her back to him, she began gyrating her body up against the nearest hot-blooded male she could find, her boss. Oh hell, she was so going to regret that decision when Monday morning came around.
She knew the moment Travis had closed in on her. The fragrant notes of new leather and the rich woody scent of sandalwood from his expensive cologne surrounded her. She could feel the warmth of his body radiating from behind her. Holly almost jumped at the feel of his fingertips caressing down the length of her bare arms. The slow easy, glide of them on her skin had her body shuddering against her boss. Oh, crap that wasn’t a good thing. Not when her boss winked down at her just as Travis weaved his arms around her waist.
Travis rescued her from the clutches of her boss and further embarrassment by pulling her away and stepping back a few feet to immerse them both deeper into the crowd. His large hands gripped her narrow waist, drawing her flush against the front of his taut frame. She might not be able to see him with her back leaning into his chest. The feel of his hard muscles pressing into her sure made up for it though.
God, she was on the verge of whimpering in need for him. Never, in her life had she ever whimpered in need for any male. There was no way she could possibly even entertain the idea of resisting him now, not after discovering how good his body felt rubbing up against her own. She was both desperate and needy for him and him alone.
Her senses went off the charts at the feel of his warm breath skipping over the heated flesh on her neck, as he leant in to whisper his dark promise to her. “By the end of this night, Holly, you will be mine in every conceivable way.” Then just like that he released his grip on her and retreated back into the crowd, leaving her breathless and missing the warmth of his body instantly. Frantically, her gaze searched to find him on the dance floor. The sea of moving bodies surrounding her was too thick for her to see him anywhere.
Damn, she had lost him before she even had a decent taste of him. The brief encounter she had had with his hard, muscular body left her wanting more and aching in all those feminine places she had on her body. Her nipples were hard and straining against the bodice of her black silk dress. She swore the red satin G-string she had on was damp from the juices slowly easing from her pussy. She was one touch away from spiralling into full-blown ecstasy. All she needed was a single stroke or rub over her clit and she would explode like a firecracker. This so wasn’t a good thing, not here in public and not in front of her coworkers at the end of year break up party on the damn dance floor no less. Maybe in a darkened bedroom or on a private balcony with Travis then she could come, but not here.