All Chapters of Claudette Reed : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Weeks passed, and Dominic was testing every nerve in my body. He fought me on everything, and at one point we even needed a mediator to come in because we were getting under each other’s skin so much. We were finally on track to begin the design process, and we agreed to spend some time apart to brainstorm and then meet up later to put our ideas together. These last few days that I’ve had away from Dominic Knight have been so relaxing and I haven’t felt the urge to drink any wine to take off the edge. I even took a bubble bath! I’ve been trying to contact Isaac more, but every time that I call him, Whitney answers and tells me that he’s busy. I have no idea what their relationship’s dynamic is, but I have to admit that I don’t get the best vibes from her. She seems controlling, and I questioned how Isaac ever got away from her to hang o

I walked with heavy steps into my apartment building and leaned my body against the side of the cool elevator as I rode it up to my floor. The entire drive home, I was thinking of Isaac and Whitney. I was imagining them throwing handfuls of flour on each other and laughing together. I imagined Isaac grabbing her from behind playfully and picking her up, even tickling her. I imagined that their stomachs would hurt from laughing so much that they were forced to stop, and then they would go to the shower together to clean off.  Tears rimmed my eyes as I thought about them together. I had only made it worse by actually seeing them together tonight. Now that I had a face to the name, I could imagine it clearer, and I hated that. I shouldn’t have stopped by without texting or calling him first, I wasn’t thinking clearly.  Once the elevator dinged, I took a second before pushing myself

Dominic continued his slow thrusts and put his right hand on my spine, slowly moving it upwards along the curves of my back and up to my hair.  He grabbed the hair of my ponytail and wrapped it around his hand like they were the reins on a horse before tugging. The pain was oddly delicious and I found myself moaning as my head tilted back. He leaned forward and put his body on top of mine, continuing his thrusting.  His mouth was right next to my ear as he said, “Tell me what you want, Monster. Harder? Faster? Or slower?” He slowed down even more to show me the fucking torture that speed would be. “Faster.” “Faster….?” I rolled my eyes at him, “Master.” Dominic raised himself with his left hand as his other was still in my hair and picked up the pace like he was making up fo

The rest of the week was hell. Dominic would send me suggestive text messages and call me at absurd hours of the night asking what I was wearing, but those were the nights I was thankful for. Other nights he would simply show up at my door. He was everything that I always accused men of being: a pig. Any time that he threatened to end our collaboration if I didn’t obey him, I wanted to threaten to cut his balls off in his sleep, but I was so worried that his threats are legit that I end up doing as he says, and beating myself up every day for it.  The only good thing that I had to look forward to this week was my day with Isaac this weekend. I feel like I’m going to burst open at any moment now that I have realized my feelings for him.  He needs to know. I need to tell him that I love him too, and he needs to leave Whitney before it becomes too late. She always seemed cold to me, and I couldn’

Isaac POV Her eyes were teary, and her chin quivered as she looked at me with a pleading look. I can’t believe this is happening right now. The girl I’ve been madly in love with for the last twenty-four years has finally confessed that she feels the same… And it’s too late. She’s in a rough spot right now, and I fear that this feeling of hers is only a phase. I fear that I will end up losing everything. It’s a battle of my mind versus my heart right now. I love Whitney, I do, but there’s always been something missing from our relationship. I was never as comfortable with her as I am with Stephanie, and I constantly question why that is. It’s most likely because I grew up with Steph and she knows me inside and out, and I worry if Whitney will ever get to that point. I know I tease Steph ab