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Once past the bar, he found an unoccupied sitting area Taking the very center of the couch, he pulled her down beside hine, of soap…of man And she ay too close She tried to shift away, only to realize he’d wedged her between him and the arm of the couch

"Does it bother you to sit beside ainst her thigh was hard, ungiving

Did he expect her to be rude? "U crowded, she tipped her foot up, wiggled her toes Why was she barefoot anyway?

"Look ather tohonest with each other When I ask you a question, I want an honest answer, not a polite one" He sers arm as his thumb traced little circles on her cheek "Let me show you what I’d like"

He pitched his voice a little higher and said, "Master Dan, when I realized I was between you and the couch arm, I felt trapped Like I can’t retreat if I want to" His voice returned to its natural subterranean deepness "Is that about right?"

How did he know that?

He kept watching her with those intent eyes, and each stroke of his thumb across her skin left heat in its wake He lifted his dark brows "Kari?"

"Yes," she said almost inaudibly "That’s how I feel" The ad as if she’d undressed in front of him, and she tried to look away He tipped her head back, let her see the pleasure on his face

"Good girl I can tell that wasn’t easy for you" He brushed a kiss across her lips

Her lips tingled although the touch had been fleeting, a tiny hint of pleasure

Dan studied the little newbie Nervous as a burglar who’d tripped an alarether

"May I ask you soers as he waited for her reply

"Of course May I ask questions also?" She fidgeted He watched her fidget His deliberate intrusion into her personal space definitely set her off balance

"I hope you will since that’san instructor So what do you do when you’re not in a wicked house of sin?"

"I’irl, not blurting out too"Ah Never mind that Why don’t you tellhe’s not your husband"

"No!" Obviously horrified, she frowned at hione with you if I were married"

"Good to hear Just a boyfriend, then?" And hadn’t the man looked steamed there at the bar Dan auto hiers "He’s usually a nice ht"

The idea of doht out eneral assholes were plentiful "You need to be careful about who you trust when you’re getting into any kind of power exchange That’s why the class is restricted to this roooes anywhere private" He put his ar her closer Curves and softness Delightful "Have you ever been ed once, but it didn’t work out" The htened…a past hurt? Before he could quiz her, she asked hastily, "How about you? Are you h him, and he forced his voice to stay even "No My wife died a few years ago A car accident"

"I’m so sorry" She laid her hand on his cheek "Do you have children?"

He shook his head "She wanted to wait She said she was having too rateful he wasn’t responsible for a child; other times, he ached for someone to love

"I’m sorry," she repeated

"Thank you" Her sy in his gut He took her hand and pressed a kiss to the center

She sentle…and pulled her hand back

Her retreat returned hiht be shy, but not when someone needed comfort

"Um--Mas--"

"So many worries If ‘Master Dan’ feels aard, call et you in trouble"