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Herthe incident at the beach She didn’t want to freak out again Kelly had told her she needed time She knew that was true Time had softened the hurt of the loss of her parents It had also h that one away But she knew that ti at TBK Tower and her abduction had caused her ancient scars to sting again, as if they’d been inflicted on her only yesterday

“All done” Dylan walked back into the room

“That was fast” She was still getting used to seeing hilasses It made him look sexier to her, if that was even possible He only took them off when it was just the three of them, and that made her feel very special

He sat down beside her on the sofa “I can be nice and slow, too, baby” He leaned in and kissed her,his tongue into her mouth, and she felt her toes curl and a warm ball of desire in the center of her body

Ca on to the next course”

She looked at the bottle of lubricant he was holding in his hand and felt her heart skip a beat

“Yes, we are,” Dylan told him

I should be honest with them about my fears Now’s the time

“Guys, I need to tell you—”

“The only thing that needs to happen noeetheart, is for Caerously hungry voice gave her a strange feeling in the pit of her sto else, so warm and delicious

The cold reone now In Dylan’s dark Dom eyes she could see how aze to Ca to try a little D/s with her now? Wouldn’t this—her house—be better suited to testing herself to see how far she could go rather than trying it at Phase Four? If she lost it here, it would be private The only witnesses would be Ca out at the club would leave her shao insane? What if her natural subht? All the better She would ask them to take her to Phase Four and have no worries If the opposite occurred and she lost her ht, she would tell theht they would understand, but would they stay if she couldn’t return to the lifestyle they practiced?

Dylan touched her cheek His eyes were hot and unblinking “Your mind drifted off, Erica Where were you?”

She wasn’t ready to tell hi you without your sunglasses”

“That will only happen here, baby”

“I know I’lad about that”