I nodded, straining to look up at him. “It’s simple. You’re a Dom. Which is perfect because I’m a sub.”
He looked at me like I had three eyes. “What are you talking about?”
For the briefest second I doubted myself. Was I wrong? Couldn’t be, I picked up on his Dom vibe from across the room. “Let me guess, you like to be rough with your parters?” I took his silence as affirmation. “There are lots of people who like rough stuff, and lots who like getting roughed up. I should know. I’m one of them.”
Chapter Four
Aiden
Was she serious? There were others like me? I wanted to believe her but I needed proof.
“See this?” She touched the silver pendant on her neck. Her exquisite, slender neck I could easily wrap my hand around and watch as she—
I shook my head trying to free myself of the disgusting thought. What kind of person enjoyed choking people?
“It’s not just a necklace,” she said and unclasped it, dangling the black cords and metal pendant in front of me. “It’s a tiny flogger,” she said, smiling ear to ear. She cracked the cords in the air once, then across her arm. “This one isn’t big enough to hurt much but I have plenty others.”
“Is that so?” I asked.
She stepped forward, her beautiful brown eyes locked on mine. “It is.”
I shook my head and stepped back. “I doubt you could handle what I—”
She put a finger to my lips. “Why don’t we just see about that?”
The touch of her finger, her scent wafting through the air, the excitement in her eyes—I couldn’t take it. I roared as I grabbed her by the waist. Her eyes went wide as I spun her around and pinned her to the wall. Not with fear, I knew exactly what that looked like, I’d seen it far too many times. Belle’s eyes were wide with excitement, anticipation, and maybe even joy.
“Corsage,” she said as I yanked her shoulders free of her dress. “That’s my safe word. Stop if you hear it.” I nodded once and ripped the gown the rest of the way off her torso. Jesus, she was incredible, tits spilling out over the top of a black corset, thigh-high stockings and garters—it was like she’d dressed for me or knew exactly what I wanted to see. I ran my hands down her legs, wrapping them around me and pressed myself against her panties.
“What do you like?” I asked. “What do you want me to do to you?”
Belle’s lips curved into a slow smile. “What I want can’t be accommodated here. But I’ll settle for you fucking me against this wall. The real question is what do you want to do to me?”
The sparkle in her eyes, the smirk on her lips, and the confidence in her tone ma
de all the times I’d worked up the nerve to tell the others what I wanted and all the times they looked at me in horror fade away. I knew I could trust her. I knew she could handle it. We were the same.
I stroked her cheek with a single finger. “I want to see you come with my hand around your throat.”
Belle’s smile widened as her lids lowered. She took a big, shuddering breath and said, “That sounds fantastic.”
Chapter Five
Belle
He smiled at me, a smile that erased all the darkness from his eyes. A smile that I was certain hadn’t crossed his features in quite some time.
“Ground rules,” I said quickly as he moved the lacy strip of underwear to the side.
“Go on,” he said, crooked smile on his lips as he dragged a finger down my opening. “Christ, you’re so wet.”
My eyes rolled as he touched me with feather lightness. “Ground rules,” I said again, trying to hold on to my thoughts as he played with my clit. “Safe word..” The rest of my sentence trailed away as he found just the right pressure to pull a moan from me.
“It’s corsage, I remember,” he said and plunged a finger deep into me.
“Oooooh!” I grabbed his wrist, making him stop. “This is important, and I can’t think straight while you’re doing that.”
He gave me a quizzical look.