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A single finger traced her lips, and she instinctively opened her one in the next instant

Cool air greeted her chest as he opened the trench coat, one button at a tiaze Her heart beat triple ti at her, half-naked right now, and not seeing his face was killing her Her nipples went taut and achy as a low sigh of appreciation escaped hi over her face

"Very nice, Ms Mack"

She willed hi he would do that hts Her hopes were dashed as she sensed hi scent with him

Next came the heels He unbuckled the slim ankle strap with exquisite slowness that unearthed ht ended even half as spectacularly as that one had, she could die happy

"Stand," he le-word command shouldn’t have sent a rush of moisture to her core, but it did She obeyed without question, using the bed to guide her and then rising to her feet

His warripped the leather waistband that stretched across her hips He tugged the pants down to her ankles, patting her botto her to step out of the ti against hope that her body pleased him

"I believe we have a problem, Ms Mack"

Her heart dove to her toes and all the defenses she’d let drop snapped back into place She crossed her arms over her chest and took a step back His hands closed over her shoulders, halting her backward motion

"Don’t ever cover yourself from me You’re too beautiful to hide," he th and the cold edge of her ne, you should be naked right now, should you not?"

She could hardly think over the relief flooding through her He seemed to really like her body, so then what?

She was naked, besides…she sucked in a breath, realizing her et here on ti it a second thought And who could blainas weren’t meant to co-hab without some sort of buffer Surely that was a rule soled to coed a whispered, "Yes"

"I’ree you deserve to be punished for this"

His voice was quiet, but his deep, authoritative tih her It wasn’t a question, so she didn’t think she was on the hook for a response, which was a good thing She didn’t knohether she agreed or disagreed

Her brain was 100 percent certain that, if she had a vote, she would have cast it for "no punishht, like it aiting soround out She coth under the crisp cotton of his shirt God, she’d forgotten he was still fully clothed The thought should have bothered her, but instead it added to the fantasy She was entirely at his htly as he dropped lower Kneeling?

"Back into the shoes"

Ah, he liked the shoes, then A tidbit she would tuck away for future use, h her and shepatiently as he fastened the buckles When he was done, his fingers trailed up her calves in a sloinding caress that had her digging her fingers into his shoulders

They skittered up her thighs before playing at the thin straps of her panties With a quick tug, they caasped At this rate, she wasn’t going to have any left

"Last Ti to his feet "When you’re with "

Her ainst the bedpost"

She lowered herself back to the bed and scooted until she felt the cold rails of the iron headboard

"Give ruff, like he was in pain, and she wanted to pull the blindfold frohts But she didn’t Instead, heart pounding, she did as he requested, waiting, anticipating the cold steel of cuffs, but it never cah above her head, binding theether hat could only be the tattered black lace of her offending underwear, and tied thethan the last time, and her head whirred with possibilities What next? How far would he push her? Her stomach clenched with a need so sharp, it hurt God, she wanted hi about it but sit and wait