Mine

POV: Adrian

She has been on my mind nonstop since our night in the Red Room. I thought that getting back to work would be just what I needed, but just when I thought I could forget about her she crept back up on me in my waking thoughts and my restless dreams. I was the ruined one.

It has been two days and I haven’t been able to touch another woman, they all disgust me now. And I needed to find out why Monica was tracking her down. We had an office in New York, so I decided to follow Monica’s trail because it wasn’t due to jealousy.

There was something else going on and she did her best to hide it from me.

I still have my FBI secret clearance, so I was able to run a quick search looking for a woman named Leah within her age bracket and social status. It wasn’t hard to find her, so I ran a background check on her. It didn’t turn up much which was suspicious.

Sealed record adopted at 9, married young and moved to New York at 18. No driving record or registered motor vehicle, which seemed odd. I could dig deeper, but I was only looking for her address and I found her living at a luxury high-rise.

I went to her apartment building, but she wasn’t there. I wasn’t sure what I would do if she answered my knock. I decided to scope the neighborhood and found her in a café sitting with a guy. The guy looked so familiar, but I couldn’t place him.

There was nothing more for me to see. She had moved on, so it was time for me to do the same. I decided to leave the city because I only came to see if she was okay, she was.

Before I left the next morning, I stopped to check out things at my office. I checked with Mr. Cooper’s receptionist to see if he had anything for me. She let me know he was out of the country and asked me to take an interview with a magazine company.

I am so close to the end, so I was willing to do anything to ensure he trusted me. I got the particulars and figured I would waste a few minutes checking it out. I don’t like to be in the public eye, so I never did interviews or invest time in social media.

I didn’t want to give up my cover to a high school friend’s overzealous keyboard warrior skills. I had come too far to go down in flames over the internet. It helped that I knew you couldn’t trust everything you see online and it was my job to uncover it.

After I investigated the company, I found that Leah worked there in a different department. I couldn’t have her mixed up in my undercover operation, but part of me needed to see her and feel her warm body on mine. I decided to call her company to ensure she was the one on this assignment.

It wasn’t hard because the Daybreak Hospitality Corporation had a lot of pull in everything that happened on River Street or anywhere in the business district. Mr. Cooper had politicians, judges, and even cops in his back pocket. They were all going to go down together, just as soon as I was finished.

Staying away from her all week was easy until I saw her at lunch with a man. She was holding a baby and they looked cozy. She told me she was divorced with no kids, but that looked like a lie. I was pissed beyond measure that I had been worked up over a married woman.

I didn’t have time to dig deeper into her record before our meeting and was going to cancel the interview, but I needed to see her and find out why she lied to me… then punish her for it. She got there and I made sure I was in control. I followed her every move on the security cameras.

She was stunning as she swayed with each step. That dress didn’t do a good job of hiding her body and I could feel my arousal increasing by the minute. I had to let her wait in the lobby while I took a minute to relax. I was aroused and pissed off, ready to punch the wall and fuck her brains out.

I turned my chair to face the window, she had not seen my face and I would like to keep it that way. I made sure I was assertive, but I didn’t expect her to pull off her blindfold. She stared at me taking in my features. It was nice to look into her eyes and my body was pulling me closer to her.

I was in shock when she turned around and ran out of the room. I didn’t want her to see me and ruin any chance at a normal life she had, but that hope was now gone. Her lips were teasing me and begging me to taste them. There was no going back now.

There was more to Leah than I expected, but I couldn't risk pursuing her down the hall. I tried to keep it strictly sexual, I tried and failed. I had sent my receptionist home when Leah was brought to the conference room because I knew what my body wanted from her.

She left and I just stood there yelling, “Fuck, fuck, fuck.”, I hit the table out of anger.

I couldn’t risk following her and drawing attention to her. There were cameras out there that I would need to wipe. I was in the middle of planning and creating a cover story when she came back in.

She grabbed me and pulled me to the table, only to hit me with an ultimatum. I couldn’t kiss her, but I also couldn’t move. I was paralyzed with the fear of her leaving and never having a real taste of her.

The second her lips collided with mine; I was hooked like a drug. I couldn’t let her go, but I didn’t know how the fuck to keep her safe without pushing her away. My thoughts faded when she began stripping me and eye fucking my body.

She was good at being submissive, but her dominant side was peeking through. She wanted to be in control, but at the same time, she wanted me to manhandle her. I couldn’t stop licking my lips to taste what was left of her.

I didn’t kiss for this reason; I was fucked, and I knew it. The sex was amazing and just what I needed. I needed to talk to her, but before I could clean myself up and throw away my condom, I heard the door close. She left me all alone, confused, and running wild with questions.

The rest of the day was spent investigating her. I ran a full background check on her and put my personal detail on her. I wanted my guys to follow her and make sure she was safe. There was no way that I could stay away now, even if I must fight for her against every other man in this city.

*She was MINE.*

My detail texted me later that night and told me that she was spotted going into the River Lounge. I had business to finish up, so I kept the guys on her tail. That club was the worst spot for a young single woman. Mr. Cooper had drug peddlers and trafficking surveillance set up throughout the building.

It was the perfect place to snatch young women. The traffickers were older men who dressed and acted richly to lure the women to their yachts. Once in the open sea, the search trail ran cold.

He never used the same boat because they used stolen property. It was a disgustingly organized and well-planned operation. One that I wouldn’t let her get mixed up in.

I knew where the cameras were, so I could get in and get out without being noticed. Once I got there it was half past midnight. I caught her headed away from the bar and decided to grab her in the camera blind spot.

I didn’t expect her to resist, and I didn’t expect to see the man from lunch there with her. I was pissed the fuck off and ready to beat his ass. She pushed him away and that was the only thing that saved his life.

She refused to go with me when a third man came up and claimed her as his own. He was a small guy, and his face was so familiar, not just from seeing him at the café last week. I couldn’t place where I knew him from, but I didn’t get a good feeling about her leaving with him.

She still walked away with him and I fucking snapped, punching a hole in the faux brick wall. I turned around to go after her when her ex-husband pulled me back. He wasn’t much smaller than me, but I still could have beaten him to a pulp.

“Hey man. I know you want to go after her, but we both know she made her mind up.”, he spoke in an uneasy tone.

“I don’t have a good feeling about that guy.”, I turned back to him.

“I don’t either, but we both know she is going to do what she wants. She’s not the same person who went on vacation, she’s changed.”, he said as he walked back to the bar.

She may have changed, but I was still going to protect her from my world. In my mind, she was mine.
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