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Finally, she choked, "Yes"

"Don’t," he coritted teeth

Despair washed over her Jesus, how could she possibly not? She bit her lip hard enough to taste blood, determined to obey him in spite of her doubts that she could Deter tsunami

But da her ankles on his shoulders so that his fingers could dig into her ass, grinding her hips forward tohie In and out, the rhyth the roo deeper into her hips and she could practically feel the bruises for, but she didn’t care The pleasure and pain were so connected, each intensifying the other, that it hardlyon her mind, and that was Rafe

In the next one, and cool air rushed over her face as she blinked, quickly adjusting to the dirily Her ankles draped around Rafe’s neck, his big hand gripping her shoe, the way his biceps rippled with every plunge, and finally, his long, thick cock, glea in and out of her His thrusts becaone as her vision went hazy

Don’t coed her deeper and deeper Do not co like pistons now, fucking her so hard, her teeth clacked together "Come for me now, love"

And she did It cah her with an intensity that rocked her "Oh my God," she chanted over and over as the shock waves crashed over her again and again Before her body had stopped convulsing, he followed behind, throwing his head back and letting out a groan

His eyes were closed, his neck tense, tendons standing out in stark relief as his cock twitched and bucked inside her The ain and she rode hi cliain, and for the blood to stop rushing in her ears When shedown at her

"You’re so gorgeous, it hurts," he said si a kiss to one before settling the to clean up Give o, her satisfaction so coot…

"Wait, I’o?"

He didn’t look back, his low, sexy laugh sending her senses huned herself to waiting a couple more minutes to scratch the itch on her nose, when he stuck his head out of the bathrooaped at him incredulously Surely, he was done…

He strode over to the safe against the far wall, supre the still-cracked door with a toe, he swung it open and then reached inside, retrieving a black briefcase

He slung it onto the s table and flicked the catch with his thuet away that easily," he et the better of her when she glanced down to see his cock already thickening and at the ready He reached inside the case and pulled out what looked like a sli, thin strips of leather sprouted froer," he said softly, padding toward the bed "Time for your punishment, Ms Mack"

Chapter Nine

"Toy boat"

The words were out before she could even think Watching hi lethal--sexy as hell, but lethal nonetheless--with the leather strips of the flogger slapping softly against his hand? The panic had taken over

Rafe stopped er that"

The shadow of regret passing over his face made Courtney’s stomach clench She wasn’t afraid he would truly hurt her Not really, it was just a knee-jerk reaction to being helpless and all the possibilities that had terrified her She opened her ed her er back into the case

He tugged on his boxers and faced her again, a war to come over there and untie you now, okay?" He waited for perain

So strange how one second, he was in total control, dictating their every action, and noith the utterance of two silly words, he wouldn’t even touch her without her explicit agree, she was cos better before When he’d had the reins and she had trusted hi she could fix it but not knowing how

"You okay?" His ers worked at the knots and his war to cover the quiver in her voice so he wouldn’t know she was on the brink of tears This was it He was going to untie her, and she was going to get dressed and then they would leave separately and this would all be nothing but a ether released and the scrap of cloth fell away, she’d never felt less free This ti the tears

"What’s thethe sheet up to cover her before taking her wrists gently in his hands "Are you hurt?" The horror on his face only made her cry more

"N-no" She hiccuped and pulled her hands away so she could use them to cover her miserable face "I just ish I didn’t say toy boat," she aded helplessly "I don’t even knohy I said it Nerves, I guess The fear of the unknown I hate that because I like to think I’h, but I do agree that it’s scary to try so you’ve never tried before, especially when you also feel helpless," he said softly "But do you think maybe another part of the reason was that you wanted to make sure it would work?" He motioned for her to move over and then sat down on the bed next to her

She swiped the tears away and considered his words Was that it? Had she subconsciously needed to test the system? To test him so she could be sure he orthy of her trust?