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This was her opportunity to prove it

He took his ti out on the colorful co the play of all that sculpted ht there before her Then, when she saatching her, his aaze of his, she pulled in a deep breath and started

First she went to the chest of drawers that stood opposite the bed She rued around in the top drawer and pulled out what she wanted—an old pair of panty hose and a light summer scarf She carried both over to the bed and s she wasn’t seriously teet this half-cocked plan of hers and simply melt all over him

“Losing your nerve?” he asked her, a quiet taunt that proved he really could read her She decided to view that as a positive thing

“Not at all” She nodded toward the wrought-iron headboard above him “Grab hold of that”

He shifted, so face, but he reached above hirabbed on to the iron as she’d requested

Cleo pulled the length of the scarf taut between her hands and leaned in close, fastening his strong wrist to the dramatic curl of iron nearest it Khaled’s other hand caers just brushing the lower slope of one breast

Her hastily indrawn breath was much too loud in the quiet of the room, and she had no doubt that he could see how fast and hard her heart was beating in the crook of her neck That he could feel that instant fire in her, radiating out fro her burn everywhere, the way she always did

She looked down His dark eyes were glittering His , and she had the impression, somehow, that it cost him

“Khaled,” she said softly, her gaze fast on his Challenging, even “Obey”

He thought it ht kill him

Cleo was soft and close, leaning against hi, that distracting mouth of hers within reach—

But he was a ood it had ever done hiain, and then he lay there in what passed for obedience when every part of him was tense and hard, and let this tiny little woman tie him to her bed

Because she wanted to do it And he’d agreed to let her do what she liked, like the colossal fool he was

“I had no idea you were so kinky,” he ht Too tight