Her Older Sheikh (Sheikh Breaks My Heart #9)

Fourteen

A dam could still remember how Ilona would react every time he had to cancel a date because of work. While she hadn't been stupid enough to throw a tantrum in his presence, she had still found various little ways to get back at him for his "negligence".

And when he had finally met Temptation, a part of him had cynically assumed the girl would be even worse, considering her age and inexperience. He had expected her to text or call him endlessly. Maybe even make him choose between her and his work, like Ilona had the first time he had to cancel on her.

Temptation, however, had done none of those.

Although it had taken him a while to believe he was indeed what he claimed to be, she had shooed him away as soon as she realized he wasn't lying, and upon learning that the operation he would be performing could take hours, Temptation had also told him quite seriously that she would pray for him and his patient.

He and Ilona had dated for three years, but not once had the heiress uttered anything similar, and that was why, even though he and Temptation had only known each other for over a week,

Adam was absolutely sure he had finally found a rose of his own.

And speaking of said rose...

Hello, Dr. Somebody.

Your patient has requested for urgent treatment.

Do you accept?

Joelle glanced up when the door to her cousin's consultation room burst open.

"Call me if anything's up," Adam told her. "I'll be back in an hour or so."

She wrinkled her nose at him. "I hate that look."

"What look?"

Joelle pointed at his face. "That look you've been sporting since yesterday. The one that says I'm-on-top-of-the-effing-world-because-I've-found-a-girl-who-actually-understands-what-doctors-do."

"I see." Adam rubbed his jaw thoughtfully. "I think this look is also called I-don't-give-a-damn."

His cousin groaned. "I can't take it anymore. You're so gross when you're this hap—-"

Adam pulled the door shut behind him, and just like that, he could no longer hear his cousin's rants.

Bliss.

He was already behind the wheel when his phone started ringing, and Adam switched to loudspeaker before answering the call.

"Dr. Somebody?"

It was Temptation, of course, and her voice just kept sounding more fuckable every time they talked.

"Hello, Temptation."

"You know I didn't really ask for treatment, right?"

Adam nearly smiled. "I understand how the app works, yes." SFI was all about reinforcing their chosen fantasy, which was why its AI program was designed to come up with new "encounters" for clients to enjoy.

"Um..."

The note of uncertainty in her voice immediately caught his attention. "What's wrong?"

"When I saw the notification from the app, I didn't think twice about saying yes."

"Neither did I, if that's what you're worried about?"

"It's not that."

His brows pulled together in a frown. "Then..."

"I just realized I should have cleared it with you first," Temptation says in a rush. "Now that I know what you do in real life, I just want you to know you're free to cancel on me anytime, and I totally won't mind. At all. Or ever."

Ah .

"I would never want to intrude—-"

"I wouldn't let you even if you wanted to."

The words seemed to startle a laugh out of her. "Then I guess I worried for nothing."

"You did."

"I'm glad."

Adam's grip tightened around the steering wheel. His work was the one and only thing women hated about him, and yet Temptation was acting like his work was the hottest thing about him instead.

"You really mean that, don't you?"

"Of course, Doctor."

Her meek tone made him want to smile and fuck her at the same time.

"Does it turn you on? Me being a doctor in real life?"

"Um..."

It was that tone of hers again. The one that told him she was feeling shy and aroused at the same time, and it would've made him smile if not for his own body aching painfully with arousal.

Fuck, fuck, fuck.

His gaze swerved towards the GPS device on the dashboard.

Ten minutes.

It would take ten minutes before he saw her again.

Ten minutes before he could touch her once more and hear his Temptation moan as he made her cum.

Ten fucking minutes.

Who knew ten minutes could feel this fucking long?