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Then youll be late, she said coolly Cohed Inwardly Fine The day could only get worse Might as well accept it
A s he e, she took one of the front-row seats, crossing those killer legs, her long slih she was a Mistress, a formidable one, she submitted to one Masters touch, and that was Tyler A s such she often wore his collar as she did now, a beautiful choker of wire and pearls, as er
When he approached, she leaned forward, extending one long-nailed hand toward the hand hed used to pummel the hapless table With reluctance, he placed it in hers Exa knuckles, she tsked under her breath
She didnt invite hi to drop to one knee in front of her Bracing his free hand on his thigh, he stared at those feminine shoes, the sli, but thisrainbow of hand-painted colors that had seen better days Her closet was filled with a dazzling array of shoes tuuone dull with the effects of ti, Brendan?
Im not sure what you s down One intense phone call, a drive to work and an a within a two-day period sees down But he kneell as Marguerite did that sothened, his Mistress waiting him out, he wryly reflected that no one could lie to that intent blue gaze, even though he wasnt really lying He didnt know exactly why he was slowing down Shes been through a lot I dont want to force anything until shes stronger I dont want toelse
What hed wanted to do thiswas frame her elfin face in his hands, taste the sweet pink bow of her mouth until it heated beneath his, until all of her heated, proving he could drive the cold out of her hands, her mind, the pit of her stomach and behind her eyes The day after their phone call, hed thought of nothing but her all day, to the point his students had teased him for his absentmindedness
Did you know Chloe had an operation when she was five years old?
Brendans gaze shot up, but Marguerite shook her head Nothing serious One of those things better handled while she was still small When they rolled her out of the hospital roo roo The nurse made up some silliness about an enchanted fairyland Chloe was an intelligent little girl, and the fact this well- terrified her She started screa
When she tells the story, she jokes about the a Fisher Pricetable and administered the anesthetic But you can see the memory of the fear she felt If the wo room, she would have been fine Nervous, but inforuerite continued Men oftena wounded woman needs a lie to protect her, when just the opposite is true Most of us have a radar for bullshit Feeling uncertain only enhances that instability Shes too fragile for anything less than total honesty
Marguerite locked eyes with hiaze down With you, Chloe is a different, deeper,she cant allow herself to be with us The joyful Chloe still exists, but shes facing that dark side now No one I know is uide someone out of darkness, Brendan, because your own deht in truth A faint se Then she sobered Youthe reins Show her how to drive the horse before handing them over You understand?
He nodded I do Id already startedbefore I realized I was going to do it Which is why I pulled back
A t her raised brow, he stared down at his hand, still held inside the brace of her sli band shone softly in the di Shes not natural to it, Mistress Shes ht now She should only deal with one proble its a problem? Perhaps its part of the answer
Shes not part of our world Even if I introduced her to it, it wouldnt beinnate to her I wontthats not a test He shook his head Iht of that last night, and I didnt handle it well this s over
You want her to open up, make it easier for you to fly to her rescue, but you arent willing to open up your world to her
The soft stuff, the hints of it, give her some relief, but I a coward
His head snapped up Now he felt the unthinkable toward Marguerite A nger
Daht that would aze frosted The truth otten that, Brendan? Do I need to lock you in restraints, whip you, brand you all over again to remind you what you owe your Mistress? Dont you ever try to shield yourself by using ut, his fingers spas on his knee Hed spent tiuerites e, but with all their considerable skills, none of them could pull from him what she could with just the sensual threat