Fixed on You (Fixed, #1)

by Laurelin Paige

It was how he looked at me, in a way that no man had ever looked at me—a hungry possessiveness present in his stare, as if he not only had undressed me in his mind, but had claimed me to be sated by no one ever again except him.

“Because you’re looking for something temporary. Something fun to play with.” I leaned even closer to deliver my punch line—the one that would deter even the horniest of men. “And I get attached.” I stood back up to my full height so I could take in his reaction. “Now doesn’t that just scare you shitless?”

“Don’t pussyfoot about it. You’re asking about sex.” His eyes darkened again. “I never pay for sex, Alayna. When I fuck you, it will be for free.”

But I want you to know that whether or not you decide to help with my situation, I will continue to seduce you. I’m a man who gets what he wants. And I want you.”

If there is no struggle, there is no progress. If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

Most of all, I hurt because I was alone and in love. And that was the worst combination of things to be.

“Leaving you that morning was the hardest fucking thing I’ve done in a long time,” he hissed. “Don’t treat it lightly.”