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"Ben’s already asked ht with him"

"Have you?"

"No"

"I see that not yet answer in your eyes, Ainsley"

She fidgeted "But he can just coht?"

"Technically? Yes Especially if you’ve agreed to give up your weekends to him"

"We haven’t talked about that"

"You need to Next tiether before the clothes fly off and the restraints come out"

Ainsley rolled her eyes "Gotcha"

"I worry about you, knowing he’s in the area You’re trying to prove you can handle the bank president’s job You’re new in town and it’d be easy to spend all your free tiet too attached to him, because it won’t last"

As much as Ainsley wanted to protest, she’d be wise to listen to Layla since she’d known Bennett for years "All right"

Relieved, Layla sagged against the loveseat "Good"

"Thanks for the advice I never would’ve uts to do this if not for you"

"You’re welcolad we’ve reconnected, A"

"Me too" Ainsley stood "Let’s eat Then you can givepaddled"

"Don’t even pretend you don’t want thatyour ass at every opportunity"

"I’ht"

That was an abrupt subject change "I guess that’s one way to start the weekend," Ainsley said dryly She’d weighed Layla’s advice and ignored it simply because she’d wanted to spend the whole weekend with him In his house In his bed Under his control

Bennett traced the line of her jaw and stared into her eyes When he studied her so intently, as he touched her with such familiarity, she felther defenses washer clothes

"Will I need to bind your hands so you don’t tear the blindfold off?"

"Maybe" Ainsley’s heart pounded How could heto blindfold me, tie me up and then what?"

"Leave you in the barn while I come back inside and watch The Speed Channel"

Her mouth dropped open

"Isn’t that what you’re afraid of? I’ll take away your choices and leave you powerless and at my whim? Then I’ll soet upset and leave, which also lets you regain control?"

"Ben--"

"Bennett," he corrected with an edge "Answer the question"

"I still don’t know…the truth is I’m confused"

"I’ll un-confuse you Because you’re not supposed to be thinking, are you?" His smile, usually so sexy and sure, took on a decidedly wolf-like gleam "Get undressed and bend over the arm of the couch"

Ainsley bit back her question But the uneasiness wouldn’t go away Just focus on each step She re She stretched across the couch arainst her hips and belly How the fabric abraded her nipples

Bennett crouched beside her "Do you know the difference between discipline and punishe to stall "No"

"Discipline is what a Doe Punishment is to correct offensive sub behavior" He plucked her bra from the floor and quickly bound her arms with it

Neat trick Okay, scary trick

When he rolled up her blouse, she understood he intended to use her clothing to truss her up That made this lesson more personal somehow He covered her eyes and tied a knot at the base of her neck Everything turned dark and her anxiety increased exponentially Why was she naked, bent over, blindfolded and about to let this man do whatever he wanted to her?

Retreat! Retreat now It’s not too late

"Ignore that voice," Bennett whispered in her ear "The voice of doubt, the voice of reason that demands you assert yourself has no place here The only voice you should be listening to is e But when she let go of her fear and trusted him, when she pleased him, those harsh tonesbut the reality of him: his voice, his touch, his scent, his presence

"That’s it" A single fingertip traversed her spine "Don’t think Feel Anticipate"

Sensual touches zigzagged from her shoulders to the top of her butt in a constant streaed into a sharp bite of pain in a dozen separate spots on her body

She pushed up fro her down