Chapter 18: No Touching, Remember?

Genevieve:

The inferno that was the water from the shower relieved Genevieve’s tensed muscles. As the droplets pitter-pattered against her back and down her bare body, she relished in the heat and allowed all of her worries to drain away. If it weren’t for Raphael noticing the cameras and taking her far away from there, Genevieve knew that she would still be back in that hotel room where her stalker could watch her shower, eat, sleep, change. Everything.

She shivered even though the temperature of the water steamed up the glass sliding doors and the mirror above the sink.

After Genevieve had quickly washed up, she took her time turning the water off. She wanted to relish every last second. Before the bite of the cold air chilled her to the bone once more. With the lack of the heat and comfort of the water, the memories came back to her. The thoughts she had tried so hard to push, shove, bury, down deep.

Raphael’s touch. His lips on her skin, over her core. The need to have him deep inside her, filling her up.

Genevieve couldn’t breathe, her body a tingling mess of bundled nerves. She groaned and turned the knobs of the bath off in order to cool herself off. Quickly, she stepped out of the shower and wrapped her hair in a towel, settling it on top of her head before she began to dry off with another towel. She tsked as the towels weren’t large enough to wrap around her body completely, but she made due with what she had. It barely folded together over her breasts, the slit down on her side wide and showed off her naked body.

As she turned to grab her clothes, the door to the bathroom shot open, banging against the wall as Raphael stood in the doorway. His shoulders were bulked up and his body was tense and wild. He took two steps into the bathroom, his eyes on Genevieve the entire time. He looked down her body and back up, but the anger that resided in his features never left his expression. His lips were parted, his teeth almost in a snarl.

It took a second for Genevieve to grab a hold of her senses and clasp her towel closer to her body.

“Raphael, get the fuck out of here!”

He stormed further into the bathroom, the door swinging shut. She instinctively took a step back.

“You’re not fucking going to that goddamned mall.” His voice was a growl that radiated through Genevieve’s body and had her traitorous core quivering.

“What are you talking about? What–you mean The Dragon’s Lair? Karoline set that up.” She shook her head as though that would clear her of the need already building in the bottom of her stomach.

“Yeah, and you’re not fucking going.”

Raphael was now standing above her, his body heaving with the anger that was burning him up.

“Last time I checked, you don’t make the decisions.” Genevieve quipped back.

Raphael had her up against the wall so quickly that she didn’t have time to breathe. She sucked in, her throat closing as her lungs tightened. She stared up into the sizzling glower of Raphael’s gaze. His hand was at her collarbone, his thumb pressed tightly against the base of her neck. He amplified the pressure and leaned in. Genevieve unwillingly released a small moan as her body came alive once more.

She rolled her head back, chin up, to give him more access to her throat.

This seemed to make Raphael rabid as he attacked her neck with sloppy kisses and bites, nipping at her and leaving red, angry bruises behind. Genevieve whimpered under his onslaught and her legs gave way once he had reached the side of her head, his tongue running the length of her ear. She squirmed and pressed her lower body against his leg. Raphael pressed his thigh up, allowing Genevieve to ride against him, her towel unhooking and slipping free from its hold of her body.

She was now completely bared in front of Raphael and he leaned back, his eyes roaming her in her entirety. Genevieve began to grow self-conscious, moving her arms to go to hide her breasts.

Raphael snapped his other hand out, gripping her wrist and slamming her hand against the wall. A growl vibrated through his chest and hit her right in the core. Genevieve gasped and allowed his hand to move up and grip her neck completely.

“Tell me you won’t go to that mall and I’ll make you cum.”

His whisper in her ear almost undid Genevieve right then and there, but his words were what shoved her back to reality and had her shoving Raphael off her. His eyes were like cold flames that licked up her skin and scorched her insides, but she stood steady and stared him down.

“I thought you said no touching. You can’t go back on your word simply because you want something from me.”

This seemed to slap him in the face as Raphael reeled back, a wince crashing over his features. Genevieve didn’t stop there, though.

“You said it first, I’m your client. You should be treating me this way. I could report you for sexual harrassment.”

Raphael’s brow furrowed into the center of his face, so deep that Genevieve was worried that she had really offended him. She had to remind herself that this is what he had done to her first. Treated her like this. She was only reciprocating the favor.

“Genevieve–”

“No, you’re the one that said it, not me.” Genevieve refused to let herself be deterred by the pain in his expression as she picked up her towel and pushed past him. “Remember, you’re the one that doesn’t want anything to happen, not me.”

With that, she left, rushing back to her room and slamming the door behind her before she changed her mind and went back into the bathroom to mount Raphael and hope he fucked her like crazy.

***Author Note***
***Thank you so much for reading and enjoying my story! I apologize for how long it's taken me to return to this story and get it finished. I know there are some inconsistencies with a few items that slipped passed my editor and myself in the initial run, but when this book is published in paperback, it will be fixed! These are Gunner's name swapping to Garrett by mistake in a few spots, and the change of POV from first person to third person. I will be moving the story back to first person as I had initially wanted it to be, and will fix the previous chapters going forward. Unfortunately I cannot go back and edit everything.

***If you're enjoying this story, please consider following me on social media for more updates on the coming sequels (all can be read as standalones) within the Syndicate Universe, as well as my other novels. FB reader group: Sierra's Bookish Fiends / Tiktok: @authorsierrachristenson / want EARLY ACCESS to chapters?? Become a member on REAM and get access to the next chapters QUICK! Copy and paste the link: https://reamstories.com/page/ldo006karj
I hope to see you all there! I will have access to this story, exclusive access to other stories such as my shifter romances, omegaverse reads, and even monster smut! Anything and everything :) Thank you again!!