Chapter 5

Ava entered the dining hall that evening, feeling much better after some needed rest and a lot of liquids to rehydrate her. Her spirits were high now that she was able to look to the future of her lust filled vacation. Maybe tonight she could get the scoop on the kink scene around the island and find some lonely Dom’s needing her faithful attention. If she was going to get answers to her curiosities in sexual exploration, she’d have to make a real effort on this trip to step out of her shell. No more sweet debutant with the goodie-two-shoes attitude her mother pushed on her. It was time to dig deep and get dirty, pun intended.

As the hostess seated her at a table near the view of the sunset, Ava heard an all too familiar chuckle come from the table across from her. Raising her brow at the onlooker, she met his ice-blue gaze, filled with amusement. His smirk met her as he tilted in his seat to take a quick peek at her backside.

She practically growled at his intrusion, despite the fact she should have been thanking him for helping her. The teasing was starting to get annoying, and his devilish grin made her want to knock him into next week.

“Not you again. Staring problem, bloodsucker?”

Hunter nodded his head toward her dress without saying a word, but his devilish smirk was clear he was up to something.

Looking down, then reaching around her dress, she found her white boho dress hem tucked into the back of her sheer lace panties. Yanking it out fast, she worked to recover from her embarrassment as several other patrons snickered around her.

“Son of a bitch. I can’t catch a fucking break today.”

After flopping back down in her seat, the man stood and stepped to her table, sure to cause more torment. He towered over her, leaving a shadow cast by the sheer mass of her gorgeous tormentor. She could feel Hunter’s presence but hesitated to look up despite the heat that permeated between the. Embarrassed at what had just transpired, Ava didn’t want to draw any more attention to herself and thought it best to keep quiet.

Leaning down to meet her, his lips faintly grazed her earlobe while whispering, “Nice ass, red. I bet it would make a pretty mark if someone were to... oh... I don’t know... spank that pretty ass for the things that come out of that dirty mouth of yours. For a cute little southern bell, you sure have a foul mouth. Humm? I wonder what else you can do with that dirty mouth?”

Ava’s lips fell agape. Spanking? Was he serious?

The smell of his intoxicating collagen enveloped her, leaving her speechless. Unable to rebuke his comment she let her senses take flight, but only for a moment. Biting her lip, she tried to hold back from allowing this handsome creature from devouring her right there on the table. And truth was, she’d love every moment.

“What? Nothing to say to your vampire hero?”

Ava’s head shot up to the man in rebuttal, “I didn’t call you a–”

“Yes, you did.” Grazing a finger down her neckline he teased just over the vein that she instantly thought he was ready to sink his teeth into. “It’s a pity, little pet. If you were more of a good girl, I wouldn’t mind playing with you a little. The thing is, you seem a little too bratty for me. I like a good girl.”

Brat. She knew that word from her kink research. Was he into kink play?

“Get this straight right now, you wannabe Dracula. I’m no one’s pet. I’m a lady and I expect to be treated as such. I appreciate you helping me today, but don’t think I’ll allow you to talk to me that way.”

Straightening himself and righting his shoulders, Hunter looked around the room with that annoying smirk that was pissing her off to no end.

“Oh, little pet. You have a lot to learn. Come see me when you want me to teach you how to be a good girl. Bungalow three, just down the beach in the private area. Wear something nice for me. Oh, and try to keep your sexy panty display to yourself from here on out. I don’t like these other men looking at you the way they just did. The white lace looks a little... virgin. Men here will take quick advantage of a girl like you.”

She couldn’t believe this man was talking to her like he owned her. “It was a humiliating accident, and that's all. Does your pompous ass think I did that on purpose?”

“Don’t let it happen again,” he said with a grumble as he walked away. Once again, leaving without notice.

“Who the fuck does this guy think he is? Does he think because he’s rich he can go around talking to me like that? I’ll... I’ll... Argh! He’s so infuriating!”

Looking around the room, scowling at the people staring at her, they directed their eyes back to their meals.

“What are you all looking at?” she grumbled to a man nearby who quickly went back to his soup.

Across the room, she noticed Rebecca had curled a sly grin as she pointed in Ava’s direction while whispering something to her boss. Rowen nodded in agreement and walked away with a pleased look of satisfaction.

“What’s up with these weirdos?” Ava snarled. “Maybe my friend Kate was right. Maybe I should have just stayed my ass at home.”