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That penetrating blue gaze sharpened "You ht learn more about the difference between discipline and punishht after all"

Ainsley plastered on a smile "Would you like me to chalk your stick?"

The crotch of Ben’s jeans was strangling his cock

He hadn’t expected to get so turned on by Ainsley’s competitive streak Her cocky attitude

He suspected she’d downplayed her pool abilities when she’d challenged hia, he realized the woames in his youth to be considered a pool shark He’d easily won the first ga hia to try a shot So he’d been biding his ti like a caged tiger for the opportunity to pounce

And there it was

Ainsley scratched on the eight ball Which didn’t faze her in the least She beamed at hiel, you still lost"

"What? No I got the black ball in"

Jagged spikes of lightning flashed outside the s Thunder booh force to shake the rafters Hard drops of rain pelted the skylights above the pool table

"Yeah, but the cue ball can’t follow the eight ball in It means you scratched Which means I win"

An ominous crack of thunder echoed

Her eyes widened Her delicate fingers tightened around the pool cue "We still have one gaaaze roaot a hts flickered

"You wouldn’t"

"I would" He stalked her until her buttoutside his house, focusing instead on the ele inside him "Don’t move" He plucked the cue frorabbed a flat sheet frouest bedroom, a couple of condoone, a ?"

"What’s the sheet for?"

He tossed it to her "So your knees don’t get skinned up frorabbed a cylinder-shaped pillow and said, "Crawl up and lay on your back"

That’s when everything went completely dark

"Bennett?"

"I’m here The power just went out"

"You won’t leave es happen all the time" He ditched his clothes, put on a condom and dropped the lube in the closest corner pocket "You wanna tell me why you have such a fear that I’ll tie you up and leave you alone?"

Her voice was so soft he strained to hear her "He did it once"

"Who did it?"

"Dean My ex I was shocked when he told ested He had ether around the banister with soe of fury and calmly asked, "Then what happened?"

"He left me tied there For hours In full view of anyone alked up to the front door It was his way of trying to cure me To shohat I’d wanted hi after that did you leave hiirl" It was one of the hardest things Ben had done, ignoring the anger raging through hi what Ainsley needed now Comfort her, but not coddle her Return her focus to the he’d never ever be that kind of man and she could trust him without hesitation

Ainsley twitched when he hopped up on the table and crawled over her body on all fours Strobe-like effects flashed throughout the rooht Needing to soothe her, Ben’s lips captured hers as a shard of lightning and thunder booether

"Easy"

"Sorry"

Ben reclaiues, the constant glide of wet lips as they kept changing the angle of the kiss Taking it deeper Making it hotter Kissing her for a good long tie too" He nuzzled her cheek "There’s so that makes me wild" Ben nipped her neck "Do you feel it?"

"Your wildness? Yes Your whole body vibrates with it"

"Does it scare you?" He pulled back to look into her eyes

"No" Ainsley didn’t bother to hide her lust "It excites me You excite me" Her hands ernails down his back to his bare ass "I knohat you want, Bennett Take it Takeat hie"

As she maneuvered herself into position, he shoved the pillow under her hips and snagged the lube He scooted back and placed a kiss on each butt cheek The pounding of his heart rivaled the sound of the driving rain His hands shook as he re