ISABELLA’S POV ~
Isabella woke up first.
Her body felt sore in the best way — between her legs, on her hips, even her breasts. Callahan’s strong arm was still wrapped around her. His c**k rested heavy and warm against her ass, still a little sticky from last night.
She smiled and pressed back against him gently.
Callahan woke with a low groan. “Morning, baby girl,” he whispered against her neck. His voice was husky from sleep and all the sounds he made last night.
His hand moved slowly over her belly, then lower, cupping her p***y like he owned it. She was still wet and a little swollen from how many times he came inside her.
Then his body went stiff.
He sat up fast and his face looked serious, his eyes full of worry.
“We need to talk,” he said, leaning against the headboard.
Isabella sat up too. The sheet slipped down and showed her breasts. She didn’t cover them. She wanted him to see what he did to her.
“About last night?” she asked tenderly.
Callahan ran a hand through his hair. “About everything, Isabella. I lied to Victor…I lied to my own brother. He called three times and rather than answering him, I f****d you senseless. His daughter.”
She reached for his hand. “We can be careful, Cal. I’ll make sure no one finds out. It can be our own little dirty secret.”
He removed his hands from hers. “No. You don’t get it Isabella— It’s not just about being careful. Look at me.” He pointed at the marks on his chest — deep scratches from her nails. “I can’t even look at you without getting hard again. I f****d you raw without using a condom. What if something happens?”
Isabella bit her lip. “I’m on the pill. So…so nothing’s gonna happen. We didn’t do anything wrong. We just—”
He cut her off and his eyes darkened. “We didn’t do anything wrong?? Isabella, what we just did…is every shade wrong. Do you have any idea how guilty I feel right now?”
Isabella’s chest squeezed tight. A scared little flutter ran through her. What if he wished he could take it all back?
“Do you regret it?”
He wanted to hold her but the guilt came back just as fast. “That’s the problem. I wanted it badly. I always have. And God knows I still want it. But…Victor trusts me. This wasn’t what I swore to him the night he called crying and pleading i take care of you and never let harm come your way. I’m a man of discipline, Isabella, and in just a few nights? You’ve turned that man upside down. I couldn’t even keep the same damn rules I laid for you.”
Isabella’s chest squeezed tighter. Was he going to break up with her even before they started?
He looked at her for a long time. Then he pulled her into his lap and held her face gently.
“So, no,” he said. “I don’t regret touching you. I don’t regret how good you felt. Hell, I don’t even regret hearing you moan my name. But what I’m going to regret is the negative effect it’ll have on Victor if he finds out. I regret the lies I’m going to keep telling.”
Isabella rested her head on his chest. She could hear his heart beating fast.
“We don’t have to tell him…no, we won’t tell him. We won’t tell anyone,” she whispered, holding him so tightly like he was the only thing anchoring her. “Just please…don’t let go of what we have.”
Callahan nodded slowly, holding her even tighter. “I won’t. I’m not sure I’d survive it. But…we need real rules this time. Ones we both must adhere too.”
He started counting on his fingers.
“Rule one: At the office, we will be professional. No touching. No long looks. You will call me Mr. Hale in front of people. Is that clear?”
Isabella nodded with presumption, eagerly.
“Rule two: No more trying to seduce me or get me in bed during the day. We’ll wait until we’re home.”
“Rule three: Condoms from now on. Every single time. I can’t risk getting you pregnant while we’re hiding this.”
Isabella smiled a little. “And rule four?”
He looked at her with soft eyes. “If it gets too hard — if the guilt gets too much or Victor starts to suspect — we stop. We won’t fight it. We’ll simply just…walk away.”
She didn’t like that last rule, but she nodded. “Okay. I can try.”
Callahan kissed her forehead. “Good girl.”
Then his hand slid between her legs again. His fingers found her wet and ready. He rubbed her c**t slow and gentle.
“One more time,” his voice sounding like he was pleading. “Before the rules start. Before we go to the office. Just us… no condom… just feel me.”
Isabella moaned softly and opened her legs wider.
He laid her back down and climbed on top. This time he went slow. He pushed inside her inch by inch, watching her face the whole time. When he was all the way in, he stayed still and kissed her deep.
“Damn, baby… you’re soaking me,” he breathed, a little shaky. “So hot and snug. I could stay buried in you forever.”
They came together this time — soft moans, bodies shaking, eyes locked. He filled her again, hot and deep, while she held him tight.
After, they lay there. Breathing hard…completely forgetting today was meant to be Isabella’s first day as an intern in Hale Global.