บททั้งหมดของ Surrender Under His Command : บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

“Jessa?” Damien called out, thinking she must be in the bathroom when he didn’t find her curled up in the sofa or in bed.“Jessa?” He knocked on the bathroom door. When there was no reply, he opened the door. Empty. Panic unfurled and he pushed it down. He’d only been gone four hours. She must be in another part of the house. She knew he didn’t want her wandering up and down the stairs by herself. Although she was a lot better, there was still a slight wheeze to her breathing and he didn’t want her testing her lungs. If she had a coughing fit halfway down the stairs or felt dizzy she could fall and be seriously hurt.“Jessa, where are you? Answer me now.” He grew increasingly concerned as he wandered through the house. Then he saw that one of the French doors in the living room was open. Stepping outside, he immediately saw her on one of the chaise lounges.“Jessa, what are you doing out here?”“What? Huh?” She sat up, looking confused. “Damien? You’re back quick. Did you forget somet

She took a deep, shuddering breath and he rubbed her back, trying to soothe her.“He started to dictate what I could wear and who I could see. It got so bad that I couldn’t even get dressed without his permission, sometimes I went days where I was completely naked. Luckily, he didn’t want anyone else to know what went on in our marriage, so he never paraded me around in front of others.”Leaning in, he kissed her forehead.“I had to do whatever he said. If he wanted sex, food, whatever, it was my duty to supply it. I had no say in anything.”“Oh, baby. Christ, I hope you know that wasn’t a true power exchange relationship. That was abuse, pure and simple.”“Power exchange?”He nodded. “Where one partner gives up their power completely to another. It’s always consensual and it’s something that both partners want. While the submissive partner is expected to give total obedience, the dominant partner also has responsibilities to care and protect for their slave.”“Have you-have you eve

“So do you have a plan on how to get to her?” Victor asked his brother impatiently.“We’re watching Ashdown’s house around the clock. We’ll get her eventually.”“Eventually isn’t good enough,” Victor said angrily. “Just go in there and grab her.”“He’s got a shitload of security. I’m sure we can get around it, but we go in without a plan and we’re toast. If you don’t think we’re doing our job properly, you could just come here and grab her yourself, brother,” Evan said silkily and Victor knew he’d crossed a line with his stepbrother.“Evan, I’m sorry,” Victor said, injecting his voice with just the right amount of apology. “Of course you know your job, I’m just impatient to get my hands on her.”“As am I, you’re not the only one in deep shit if she speaks, Victor,” Evan said.“You’re quite right.” Only Evan didn’t stand to lose nearly as much as Victor did. He was a nobody. There would be a bit of bad press, but Victor had witnesses lined up, prepared to swear that Evan’s issues stemm

“I warned you, Jessa.” He shoved her nightie up.“Damien, let me go.”He drew her panties down her legs.“Are you scared?” he asked.“No. But you have to let me go. This is crazy. You need to listen to me.”“I have listened to you. You’re the one not listening to me.”He adjusted her over his knee. “Let me get a pillow for your stomach.”With less effort than she would have thought possible, he sat her up, placed a pillow across his knees, then laid her back down over his lap.“Are you uncomfortable?”“Yes, I’m uncomfortable!” Duh. “You have me over your knee with my bare ass waving in the wind.”“There’s no wind in here and your ass is definitely not waving around,” he told her with amusement.“I thought you weren’t going to spank me until I said I was ready.”“You’re ready, though, aren’t you, Jessa? You’ve been teasing me about this for a long time. Time to pay up. Now, this can all end once you tell me that you’re going to stop putting up a fuss about using my money. I want you to

Damien paced up and down the hospital waiting room. He was spending far too much time in hospitals lately. What was going on? Why the hell wouldn’t anyone tell them anything?He glanced over at Cole who stood leaning against the wall, his shoulders slumped, his gaze on his feet.Sam rested his head on Marcus’s shoulder. Their fear was plain to see in the hard lines of Marcus’s face and Sam’s utter silence. They’d managed to locate the women quickly with the help of the GPS that Marcus had on his town car. Apparently he had them on all his vehicles.Damien made a mental note to do the same. No way could he put up with the terror of knowing something had happened to her but having no idea of where to look.Not that she would be leaving his line of sight for the next, oh, fifty years or so.All of the men looked up as a doctor entered the room. He seemed a bit taken aback by the tense looks sent his way, but like a true professional, he soon rallied.“Cole Jamieson?”Cole stepped forward