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He was a businessman, first and foremost And it was clear that he put a lot of effort – and money – into his appearance with the expensive suits he wore Not that the money mattered to her in the least, but the effort certainly did His hair was a dark chocolate brown, his eyes were honey gold He had a chiseled jaw, his nose was just a little too big, but somehow perfect on his face, and his thick eyelashes probably made a million women jealous

And of course, there was that GQ stubble and the slightly unkempt hair that made her want to reach out and touch him just to feel the rasp of his beard and the silky softness of his hair

He was incredibly handsome; there was no doubt about it

“What’s your favorite color?” she asked bluntly, suddenly anxious to know everything there was to know about this man

“Blue,” he answered without hesitation

“Do you have any brothers or sisters?”

“One sister, she’s aler than I am Yes, she was planned My parents started early with h school”

“Wow,” Sam said, speechless “Sorry, not that sort ofI’ I’d love to an chuckled and Sa this discussion

“How about we ain When she made eye contact, he continued “For every question you ask et to ask you one in return”

Sam loved his accent and the sexy cadence of his voice It was sht,” she agreed, realizing too late what she’d just agreed to

“Do you like to be spanked?” Elijah asked and the deep baritonesent a shiver down Saan had spanked her and yes, she had enjoyed it, but that had been different He hadn’t been intending to cause her pain That had been the day Tag had waltzed into her life and turned their twosoain “Do you belong to any other clubs besides Devotion?”

“No Not noay I was a member of a polyamory club, but I recently left on my own accord Most of the members were in a coenerally wanted one night of fun I grew tired of that quick”

Sam didn’t even have a chance to process his answer before he was asking another question “Do you like to be blindfolded?”

Saht red Instinctively, she turned and looked at Logan who ed He had infor her questions for her If she wanted to establish a relationship with Elijah, she had to an had put it, Elijah wasn’t interested in him; he was interested in her, which meant Sam would be Elijah’s sole focus Sam understood that, but it didn’t rabbing her wine glass and downing the rest She noticed the smirk on Elijah’s mouth and she forced herself to look away

Suddenly, Elijah’s sh and Sah unexpected, was incredibly gentle, yet firh touch Elijah’s hands were ainst her skin and Sa the feel of those soft fingers

“I only have one request, Sah there was no air in her lungs Elijah’s fingers were gently brushing up her leg, sliding over her inner thigh

“I expect complete honesty from you I want to knohat you like, what you don’t like And et to know you a lot et quite so personal so quickly tonight But she understood, so she nodded, unable to find her voice

And just like that, Elijah’s hand was gone and Sahtly ashamed because she immediately wished for it to be back

When the waiter approached with their food a few minutes later, Sam welcomed the distraction She needed a h dinner, Logan sat quietly, adding his co in the dynamic at the table Most of the interaction was between Sam and Elijah and he had to admit, he was rather impressed By both of them