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cold in the desert at night. How would a Jersey gal know that?
Time to get out, lover, Dorian said.
That damn, suede-soft voice of his turned me on all over again. What was wrong
with me? Was I a nympho? I just wanted to jump his bones at every turn. As he opened
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his car door and got out, the drag on my arm reminded me that I had to scoot over to
his side either that or pull my cuffed arm out of its socket.
Haven t you ever enjoyed the feeling of allowing your lover some freedom,
knowing they ll stay because they want to not because they have to?
A look of surprise crossed his face. Are you saying you d stay with me because
you want to?
No. Just curious.
He humphed if that s a word. At any rate he made a noise that sounded like
disappointment.
I probably should have minded my own business because after that he towed me a
little roughly up to the front door of a well-hidden home. As Ivan unlocked it, he said,
Welcome to my hillside hacienda.
Holy Shit. As we entered the main home from the foyer, a large open floor plan
revealed the size of the place. Travertine stone floors and one wall of solid rock gave it a
semi cave-like feel. Some hacienda! Were all Doms stinkin rich cavemen? The opposite
wall of glass looked out over millions of glittering lights that could only be Sin City at
night. If I had to be held hostage, this beat the heck out of a grubby warehouse.
Thanks, man. Dorian clapped his friend on the shoulder and waited for him to set
the alarm.
As I think I ve said before, patience isn t one of my virtues. Hell, even virtue isn t
one of my virtues. So, asshole, are you going to unhook us now, or what?
Dorian tucked his hand in his pants pocket.
Ivan s eyes bugged out. Man, I know you like a challenge and everything but are
you going to let her talk to you like that?
I ve had to muzzle her before but it doesn t seem to do much good. I don t think
she can be broken.
Broken? Housebroken? I know we had that whole dog discussion earlier but I
thought it was metaphorical. What the hell do you mean by that?
The infuriating bastard didn t answer me.
Ivan continued their conversation as if I weren t even in the room. Most subs
aren t this mouthy even in the beginning. Are you sure she s worth it?
Dorian laughed. I m not sure of anything where Hope s concerned.
Wait just a minute. What are you two blabbering about? I m not a sub. Never was
and never will be. Just for emphasis, I slapped Dorian s shoulder. And by the way, in
case you didn t notice, I m right here!
Ivan shook his head. I guess we d better find Larry soon. I can t stand her abusing
you much longer.
That struck me so funny, I burst out laughing.
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I ll have to stay here and watch her. Even though she can t escape, I m sure she ll
try. I don t want her fucking up your alarm system if she tries to disable it.
Better you than me, buddy. Listen, make yourself comfortable. Larry can be hard
to find when he doesn t want to be bothered by his fans. I might be gone a while.
Who s Larry, anyway? Larry the lounge lizard? That would be just what I
needed.
He s the hypnotist we ve been looking for, Dorian said. Although from the
sounds of it, we might as well be searching for the Holy Grail.
Oh, that s just awesome. So then what? Am I going to spend the rest of my life
bound to you?
He smiled, wryly. Would that be so bad?
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Chapter Eight and a Half
Dorian s version
Another two minutes and I would have missed her escape. I d done the best I could
with what I had but obviously it hadn t been enough to hold her. I should have just
taken her with me or had Ivan come straight to the room instead of meeting him in the
garage but I d wanted a few minutes alone with him to discuss my options. Beyond
needing some peripheral help, I hadn t wanted to involve the other club owner any
more than necessary. I was dealing with a cop, after all.
Thanks to Hope, my good intentions were once again blown to hell. We couldn t
take her back inside, couldn t take her anywhere public and we had to get the hell out
of there quickly in case we d been caught on surveillance by security guards who
weren t members of Ivan s club. Hey, I d chosen that hotel for a reason.
The club itself was near too many landmarks, which left Ivan s home. No need to
confirm we were headed there. I d have done the same for Ivan had the situation been
reversed.
True to form, Hope fell asleep, woke up, embarrassed me, then played twenty
questions without the twenty limit. I sighed, I laughed, I got a boner.
Fuck. I fell further in love.
This was not a good thing. Ivan had said it best, even though normal was the last
category I would ever stick Hope in. I had always pictured myself living the same life as
my parents vanilla on the outside, with a sharp bite smoothed by a creamy center.
They had loved each other, loved the lifestyle, so much so that they had started the club
where others could safely indulge their same fantasies.
Hope didn t hesitate to show her sharp bite the second we d entered Ivan s home. I
understood that side of her. Hell, it got me hard every time but she knew Ivan was also
a Dom. Calling me an asshole in front of him was not her brightest moment. And that
was saying a lot. She seemed to think her being a sub was ridiculous. I knew better.
There s a little sub in every woman.
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Chapter Nine
The beat goes on and on and on&
About five minutes after Ivan left, Dorian unlocked the handcuffs. Why he waited
at all was beyond me. Maybe he didn t want to be embarrassed in front of the other
Dom but he hardly seemed the type to worry about what other people thought.
I tried to rub the soreness out of my wrists. How did you meet Ivan, anyhow?
We met at a conference here in Vegas.
I gasped. You mean they have BDSM conferences?
Not exactly, he said and then he chuckled. I was here for the pornography
conference and awards.
Just when I thought he couldn t get any weirder. You were a porn star?
Not me. He laughed again. Someone I was dating.
Date Wait a minute. I shook my head, hard, trying to process this latest tidbit of
information.
I was young.
Still trying to digest this, I had to ask. You date?
At that point, he roared laughing.
What?
I told you I dated a porn star and what do you pick up on? The idea of me,
dating.
Well& So, what was it like, knowing your girlfriend was boinking about a million
other guys?
His expression turned dark. At first I thought I could handle it.
But you couldn t?
He shook his head. Walking into the kitchen, he signaled the end of that
conversation. Just as well, it was triggering my ick factor. But I was hungry, so I
followed him.
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cold in the desert at night. How would a Jersey gal know that?
Time to get out, lover, Dorian said.
That damn, suede-soft voice of his turned me on all over again. What was wrong
with me? Was I a nympho? I just wanted to jump his bones at every turn. As he opened
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his car door and got out, the drag on my arm reminded me that I had to scoot over to
his side either that or pull my cuffed arm out of its socket.
Haven t you ever enjoyed the feeling of allowing your lover some freedom,
knowing they ll stay because they want to not because they have to?
A look of surprise crossed his face. Are you saying you d stay with me because
you want to?
No. Just curious.
He humphed if that s a word. At any rate he made a noise that sounded like
disappointment.
I probably should have minded my own business because after that he towed me a
little roughly up to the front door of a well-hidden home. As Ivan unlocked it, he said,
Welcome to my hillside hacienda.
Holy Shit. As we entered the main home from the foyer, a large open floor plan
revealed the size of the place. Travertine stone floors and one wall of solid rock gave it a
semi cave-like feel. Some hacienda! Were all Doms stinkin rich cavemen? The opposite
wall of glass looked out over millions of glittering lights that could only be Sin City at
night. If I had to be held hostage, this beat the heck out of a grubby warehouse.
Thanks, man. Dorian clapped his friend on the shoulder and waited for him to set
the alarm.
As I think I ve said before, patience isn t one of my virtues. Hell, even virtue isn t
one of my virtues. So, asshole, are you going to unhook us now, or what?
Dorian tucked his hand in his pants pocket.
Ivan s eyes bugged out. Man, I know you like a challenge and everything but are
you going to let her talk to you like that?
I ve had to muzzle her before but it doesn t seem to do much good. I don t think
she can be broken.
Broken? Housebroken? I know we had that whole dog discussion earlier but I
thought it was metaphorical. What the hell do you mean by that?
The infuriating bastard didn t answer me.
Ivan continued their conversation as if I weren t even in the room. Most subs
aren t this mouthy even in the beginning. Are you sure she s worth it?
Dorian laughed. I m not sure of anything where Hope s concerned.
Wait just a minute. What are you two blabbering about? I m not a sub. Never was
and never will be. Just for emphasis, I slapped Dorian s shoulder. And by the way, in
case you didn t notice, I m right here!
Ivan shook his head. I guess we d better find Larry soon. I can t stand her abusing
you much longer.
That struck me so funny, I burst out laughing.
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I ll have to stay here and watch her. Even though she can t escape, I m sure she ll
try. I don t want her fucking up your alarm system if she tries to disable it.
Better you than me, buddy. Listen, make yourself comfortable. Larry can be hard
to find when he doesn t want to be bothered by his fans. I might be gone a while.
Who s Larry, anyway? Larry the lounge lizard? That would be just what I
needed.
He s the hypnotist we ve been looking for, Dorian said. Although from the
sounds of it, we might as well be searching for the Holy Grail.
Oh, that s just awesome. So then what? Am I going to spend the rest of my life
bound to you?
He smiled, wryly. Would that be so bad?
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Love Cuffs
Chapter Eight and a Half
Dorian s version
Another two minutes and I would have missed her escape. I d done the best I could
with what I had but obviously it hadn t been enough to hold her. I should have just
taken her with me or had Ivan come straight to the room instead of meeting him in the
garage but I d wanted a few minutes alone with him to discuss my options. Beyond
needing some peripheral help, I hadn t wanted to involve the other club owner any
more than necessary. I was dealing with a cop, after all.
Thanks to Hope, my good intentions were once again blown to hell. We couldn t
take her back inside, couldn t take her anywhere public and we had to get the hell out
of there quickly in case we d been caught on surveillance by security guards who
weren t members of Ivan s club. Hey, I d chosen that hotel for a reason.
The club itself was near too many landmarks, which left Ivan s home. No need to
confirm we were headed there. I d have done the same for Ivan had the situation been
reversed.
True to form, Hope fell asleep, woke up, embarrassed me, then played twenty
questions without the twenty limit. I sighed, I laughed, I got a boner.
Fuck. I fell further in love.
This was not a good thing. Ivan had said it best, even though normal was the last
category I would ever stick Hope in. I had always pictured myself living the same life as
my parents vanilla on the outside, with a sharp bite smoothed by a creamy center.
They had loved each other, loved the lifestyle, so much so that they had started the club
where others could safely indulge their same fantasies.
Hope didn t hesitate to show her sharp bite the second we d entered Ivan s home. I
understood that side of her. Hell, it got me hard every time but she knew Ivan was also
a Dom. Calling me an asshole in front of him was not her brightest moment. And that
was saying a lot. She seemed to think her being a sub was ridiculous. I knew better.
There s a little sub in every woman.
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Chapter Nine
The beat goes on and on and on&
About five minutes after Ivan left, Dorian unlocked the handcuffs. Why he waited
at all was beyond me. Maybe he didn t want to be embarrassed in front of the other
Dom but he hardly seemed the type to worry about what other people thought.
I tried to rub the soreness out of my wrists. How did you meet Ivan, anyhow?
We met at a conference here in Vegas.
I gasped. You mean they have BDSM conferences?
Not exactly, he said and then he chuckled. I was here for the pornography
conference and awards.
Just when I thought he couldn t get any weirder. You were a porn star?
Not me. He laughed again. Someone I was dating.
Date Wait a minute. I shook my head, hard, trying to process this latest tidbit of
information.
I was young.
Still trying to digest this, I had to ask. You date?
At that point, he roared laughing.
What?
I told you I dated a porn star and what do you pick up on? The idea of me,
dating.
Well& So, what was it like, knowing your girlfriend was boinking about a million
other guys?
His expression turned dark. At first I thought I could handle it.
But you couldn t?
He shook his head. Walking into the kitchen, he signaled the end of that
conversation. Just as well, it was triggering my ick factor. But I was hungry, so I
followed him.
So, what now? I asked. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
