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This tiue er, rerew heavy with need, her swollen clit throbbing with every heartbeat

Her legs wobbled He tried to pull back, but her arht around his neck Even as she pressed herself to his body, she trembled He must kno excited she was He would bend her over, take her… He’d eroded her control, the shields holding her together

Grasping her upper araze ran over her as he checked her steadiness

And then he tapped her cheek gently and walked away, leaving her naked and aroused

Staring after hied to keep the previous night’s events out of her mind until she reached the Shadowlands, her last job of the day After she finished with the bed of ferns, she moved her kneepad under one of the live oaks and started weeding the caladiurowth and rich earth enveloped her, filling her with contentlanced at the three-story stone mansion behind her Of all her jobs, the Shadowlands was her favorite God, she’d been so lucky to snare the yard service contract In the right place at the right tiht in the club, she’d heard Master Z co in her stilettos at the audacity of interrupting a Do her, he’d not only hired her, but threw in a clubshe wouldn’t have been able to afford another ed a little farther into the shade as the sun’s slanting rays burned her legs Summer in Florida was so different from California Both hot climates, but California was a dry sauna and Florida a very wet one She glanced at the black clouds building in the sky and heard the low ru of the daily afternoon downpour to cos, probably heading for one of the fountains scattered throughout the Capture Gardens She leaned forward, patiently working her way through the bed, piling weeds beside her

Weeding was a nice routine chore that left her plenty of tiht She could still feel Master Nolan’s fingers stroking her so intih her

For the first time in a year, she’d felt truly alive, none of her e she wanted and needed, but not from someone like Master Nolan He was too experienced, too powerful He wouldn’t pere people by their appearance, his rough looks frightened her His cruel face actually made Kyler look sweet She stared at the puncture scar in the center of her hand Kyler wasn’t sweet

Her ly memories Stay in the present She pulled another weed and tossed it onto the growing pile Why did ripping plants out of the earth feel so satisfying? Because she could restore order to at least so?

She sure hadn’t been in control last night, not after Master Z had sent Patrick away Master Nolan had been totally in charge He hadn’t asked her what she wanted or needed Nothing Tooto hear her scream, Kyler had only been interested in her response to pain She didn’t know Master Nolan’s goals, but he’d watched her response to everything He’d seen when she began to panic, but he hadn’t offered coed his plans He’d just waited her out

She could hate hi her so aroused that she’d whimpered How could she be so thrilled to have actually felt desire and so hus up and laid her head on her knees God, she was a mess

"Hey, Beth"

Beth jerked her head up and looked around to see Jessica walking through the garden’s gate The pretty blonde in khaki shorts and a golden top looked crisp and cool, a far cry from Beth’s mud-stained appearance

"I saw your truck and trailer Don’t you ever take a day off?"

"Now and then The Shadowlands has such extensive gardens that I’etting ready to play and Fridays when…" She grinned "Much to ourcrowd shows up early on Fridays"

Jessica laughed and sat down on the nearby stone bench, avoiding the iron rings embedded in the sides where a sub could be restrained "They’re sure enthusiastic Z keeps threatening to drag " A frown creased her brow "I think he’s kidding"