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Chapter One

There were tiht When the world was quiet around me and the kids were asleep and for a few precious hours there was nothing but hts had become more andelse to do, but I often thought I could survive on the anticipation alone

I checked in the bathroom mirror to make sure my face didn’t reflect the day’s stress Satisfied, I pulled my hair out of the ponytail it’d been in all day and brushed it until it fell soft and loose around a pants and T-shirt I’d been wearing into the ha into the bedroom, I took the body lotion Nathaniel once said smelled like sin wrapped in silk and ran it over erie drawer and finally settled on a long opaque satin nightgown Silver, of course, since that was his favorite color on me

Most nights I didn’t take so long getting ready for bed, but tonight was different When he’d gotten home, we’d chatted briefly before our two kids interrupted us I’d sed a laugh as four-year-old Elizabeth expressed her grief at not finding the purple crayon she insisted she had to have for the castle she was coloring Not to be outdone, our eighteen-month-old son, Henry, kept his arms uplifted and repeated, “Dada! Dada! Dada!” until Nathaniel swept him into the air

After that, the roohted shrieks At least it was until Nathaniel caught a whiff of so

“Again?” I asked “I just changed hio”

“Has to be the antibiotics,” Nathaniel said, which was probably true Henry was desperately trying to get rid of recurrent ear infections, but the et you changed” As they walked away, he looked over his shoulder “We need to talk later, Abigail”

Abigail

Hearing my name from him like that stopped me in my tracks, lit hout dinner, baths, and bedtiail, it didn’t matter that I wore his collar only once a month or that sex was otherwise often hurried and infrequent With just one word, my husband becaed for his do about the way he said it, in a tone of voice thatat the same time, sent shivers up and down my spine

I walked down the stairs and found Nathaniel in the living rooreen eyes traveling over every inch of me I took a seat beside him and my heart rate increased as he slipped a hand into my hair and pulled me close for a kiss

“You sainst my lips

“You’re not bad yourself,” I replied, running ed out of his suit when he’d gotten hoed his ass and a T-shirt that sied his abs—my favorite outfit for him

He pulled away and settled his back against the couch “I had a call today from Simon”

“Oh?” Sio and was part of our BDSM group He, like Nathaniel, was a Dominant

“He’s met someone online and she’s relatively inexperienced He ondering if they could come over on Saturday”

Before getting pregnant with Henry, we’d started o, my weekend with Nathaniel’s old mentor and his wife, Paul and Christine, had helped me so etting pregnant and, in particular, after giving birth, there hadn’t beenon

Without thinking, I stroked , intense playroom sessions that lasted all weekend These days they were just about as likely to happen asforty-five uninterrupted minutes to make dinner

“I’m probably the one in need of abetween our scheduled dates”

Nathaniel didn’t laugh “I miss the e used to be, Abby”

“I knowme, too”

He leaned forward and studied ht?”

“Yes, everything’s fine Just life happening”

“I wonder e decided ‘fine’ was an acceptable way to live?” He took ivenday that symbolized his doh? Ionlyfor me to decide how I’ll use you”

“Oh, Nathaniel”

“Shhh” His finger traced my lips and brushed the hollow of my throat “You miss it, too You know you do The way you yield your body tofor the r

elease you know I’ll give”

I didn’t even atteed hi the week The release I found with hihtly onmy ass over and over

Other times I’d watch hio, he’d be the one watching me I recalled how his eyes would follow et up and either force ainst a wall His barely controlled lust kept me constantly ready for him

“Show ht Show me how much you miss it” He slipped his thuirl”

My belly tightened as I drew his thu when he touched me

“That’s it,” he said “Do it good enough and I’ll let you taste ood and I’ll take you overout the strap”

I opened my mouth in shock

“Suck it, Abigail I didn’t say to stop” When I continued, he started talking once again “You think I don’t knohat you want? What you need? You’re due for a sound thrashing and a long, hard fuck”

I moaned around his thu my nipple

“That’s it, my lovely Suck it Think about how turned on you’ll be when I drag you acrossyou with ers”

I bucked htened the hand at my face “Be still You haven’t earned asm”

I kept up , just as I would have if his cock was in ertips fondledany attention to anything beloaist

Finally, he slipped his thu else planned for tonight because I’ wear you out”

“Please,” I moaned

A wicked look ca to fuck that mouth and throat of yours Then maybe I’ll take that sweet pussy Or beat your ass I haven’t decided yet”

“Yes, Sir Please All of them”

“Greedy girl” He nodded to the floor

I slowly rose to own over my head