เข้าสู่ระบบBen kicked off his boots and stretched out beside her. He wanted to fix her now. Scoop her up, race to the doctor and demand she be healed. He forced himself to calm down and watch her settle into sleep, reaching for her hand just as he began to drift off.Ainsley’s restlessness roused him. He glanced at the clock. Only an hour had passed.She started to push up.“Easy. Anything you need I’ll get.”“A drink.”Ben moved to the edge of the bed and held a glass to her lips. “Here.”She drank every drop.“Better?”“Yeah.”He switched out the skin-warmed washcloth for a cool one.Ainsley sighed when he placed it over her forehead. “Thanks, Ben. You don’t have to stay.”“I want to stay.”“Why? It’s not like I have any new loan information for you.”That sounded a little cross. “Thanks for the update.”“I’m surprised you’d be interested in hanging out with me, especially if we’re not having kinky sex,” she said snarkily.Ben’s voice was pure Dom. “The lack of kinky sex was your choice. And i
“Ainsley, I don’t know if I can be—”“That was not a request.” She kissed him again, then firmly shoved him out the door.Ben rang Ainsley’s doorbell again. He’d tried calling her cell several times and she hadn’t picked up.Maybe it was an excuse, showing up on her doorstep, but something felt…off. Something besides the bogus friendship she was trying to force on him.Jesus. He didn’t want to be her f**king friend. In the last two days he’d already seen her pulling away. Not only from him, but from her submissive side. Trying to remake him into the type of guy he wasn’t, denying her nature and attempting to change their relationship into something it never had been and never would be: normal.Ben was starting to lose her. That thought had driven him bat-shit crazy all day after she hadn’t returned any of his calls. Hopefully she hadn’t reverted to old habits, like that post-date game mind-fuck where the woman waited a certain amount of time before returning her date from the previous
Just to be ornery, she picked her Cat Lover T-shirt.Ben caught it one handed and slipped it over his head. “Speaking of cats…they raced outta the room the instant I stepped foot inside. They hate me.”“Because you smell like dog. Your dogs hate me because I smell like cat.”“Mmm. But I like how your pu**y smells.”“Bennett McKay.”He laughed. “Hand me the remote. We’ve already missed ten minutes of Wheel.”Ainsley sat next to him, like she always did. Bennett jerked her close to his body like he always did. Only when the show ended did she remember they weren’t supposed to be twined together. He wasn’t supposed to be touching her. She wasn’t supposed to have her head on his shoulder.Almost as if he’d read her mind, he murmured, “Sorry. Habit.” His fingers trailed across her forearm three more times before he released her.She stood and retreated to the kitchen. He followed. Closely. “Look, your shirt still isn’t dry. Why don’t you stay for dinner? It’s nothing fancy. Just a skillet
Sealing that envelope gave her a strange feeling of finality she wasn’t ready for. She’d liked how things were growing and changing between them. Not only when he slipped into Dom mode, but when he was just Ben.She’d miss the way he called her angel. The way he’d growl it against her skin. She’d miss the way he pushed her to accept what she was. The way he wouldn’t let her hide from herself or from him. The way he gave her what she’d needed for so long but hadn’t the guts to admit it she’d wanted.This was temporary. And he’d rather have the money than you.How long had he known he’d needed a loan? And what would he have done if she’d refused to help him? Would it have strained their Dom/sub relationship? Or ended it completely?No way to know now, but she couldn’t help but feel a little used and a lot disappointed.Through all her questions and doubt about what could’ve been, she still felt his pull. She wondered how long she could stay away from him.Not long, as it turned out. But
Ainsley leaned on him as he led her to the couches in front of the TV. He draped her across his lap, nestling her head into a cushion, offering her a bottle of water, which she declined.When he placed the cool towel on her abraded skin, she hissed. Then sighed.“Anything I can get you?” he asked, drawing random patterns on her back.“No.”He brought her down from the orgasmic high with soothing touches and gentle caresses. Eventually he urged her to turn on her side so he could see her face.Ainsley looked at him without his asking.“What?” he asked.“Will you kiss me?”Ben leaned over and captured her mouth. He fed her flirty kisses, tickling kisses, kisses laced with passion, kisses tempered with sweetness. When he nibbled on the inside of her lips, she pulled him closer. Threading her fingers through his hair, holding him in place as she took a hungry kiss. All at once she remembered her place and abruptly released him.“Sorry. I just needed…you to anchor me.”“I’m glad you asked
“Then why is it on the counter?”He felt like a total dickhead for using it as a scare tactic. “It was just in the bag,” he lied.She relaxed slightly. “Okay.”Part of him wanted to call this punishment off. But a stronger part knew Ainsley needed this lesson.Why? So the next Dom she hooks up with will reap the benefits?The thought of another Dom touching her made him insane.Ben did grant a soft kiss on her forehead as he ran his palm up her bound arm. “Count loud enough so I can hear or I won’t count it. And I better hear respect in that tone, understand?”“Yes. Sir.”Using the paddle, he smacked her left butt cheek. The thwack bounced off the bar mirror in an erotic echo.“One. Sir.”By the time he reached twenty smacks, Ainsley was very squirmy and his c**k was painfully hard. What a gorgeous sight, her ass a bright pink border between the white skin of her back and thighs. He traced her butt crack until his fingers connected with her pu**y. Her wet pu**y. Oh hell yeah. His ange
The fluttery sensation in her stomach solidified as the baby gave her a good swift kick.****Nine months later…The door slammed hard enough to shake the whole house.“Kade West McKay. I want to talk to you right now.”Kade sighed. He wondered what he’d done to invoke his mother’s wrath this time.Left t
“Right.”“Undo my pants.”“Now?”“Right now.”Oh wow. Even though she’d been waiting to get her hands on him forever, AJ’s hands shook as she unbuckled his belt. She fumbled with the top button of his jeans.After several frustrating attempts, she pressed her forehead to his chest, feeling embarrassed, f
Macie shrugged.“Do you know why I’m here?”“No.”“Carter called me in a panic yesterday. He’s never done that. So, I changed my schedule, flew in, expecting to hear he’s dying or something. But no. He sits me down, tells me about you, how crazy he is about you, and then he asks me…shit. I need another
“Open your mouth,” the blond demanded, drawing Macie’s attention back to the male couple. Shaking his head, the dark-haired cowboy lifted the blond’s cock and nuzzled his low-slung balls before his tongue darted out and licked them. Thoroughly. Then that long flickering tongue disappeared behind the







