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The Firm: Nutcracker Tuesday Morrigan Kaden Lionheart, secret proprietor of Lyon’s Den, is shocked and intrigued finds himself attracted to another Dom, a Mistress who goes by Noelle. Alphas collide and the sparks are intense. When Kaden wakes after a wicked, uninhibited sex, he discovers the Mark of the Mate on his palm. Noelle is his mate. And he doesn’t know a single thing about her.
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When the threat of blackmail brings Mistress Noelle to his door, Kaden discovers Noelle is none other than the infamous corporate powerhouse Sabrina Noelle, known to the many men she’s crushed as Nutcracker. Determined to find out who is using their desires against Sabrina, Kaden agrees to help her expose the blackmailer. Kaden has three weeks to finalize a multi-million-dollar deal, convince a woman known as Nutcracker that she wants to spend the rest of her life with a shapeshifting lion, and figure out exactly who is blackmailing her. Then there’s her irritating ex-boyfriend…
Prologue Woman at War New York City, Two Years Ago Mistress Noelle strode through the brightly painted door with painfully calculated steps. She was forced to think about her every action to prevent the anger inside from surfacing. She’d had to fire another employee, another asshole who thought she was incompetent because of her race and sex. She smiled as the memory flittered through her mind. The shock in the executive’s pale eyes had been worth the trip to his office. He’d started to think he was God, could do no wrong. He’d forgotten who had built the multinational corporation. He’d forgotten she held the reins to the empire. She alone ruled and had not taken kindly to his attempted coup. A simmering rage had filled her veins when she realized Jefferson, her trusted right hand man, was trying to upset the precarious balance she had built. At first she hadn’t believed the rumors and then he had directly contradicted an order. She had seen mutiny on the horizon and she wasn’t about to lose the multimillion dollar ship she’d built. Jefferson hadn’t taken the dismissal like a man. And then she’d told him because of his actions he wasn’t even getting a severance package, just three months pay. His pale blue eyes had narrowed in white-hot anger. “You fucking bitch. How could you do this to me?” he’d yelled before lunging at her. She’d turned on one heel and strode from the room. She had purposely brought her bodyguards along. They’d caught Jefferson before he even got within five feet of her. “You did this to yourself,” she threw over her shoulder before entering the hall.
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It wasn’t until she finished dressing for the coming night with her submissive that she let the turbulent emotions she’d been holding inside out. She’d always considered Jefferson to be her best friend. The one person she could always go to in her time of need and he’d betrayed her. But his betrayal had cost her more than him. They both knew that the moment the business world found out about his termination his career would be over. The fact that he’d written himself out of the contract that guaranteed his severance package was salt in the wounds. But her scars were deeper. After his divorce, Jefferson had started to pay her the kind of attention every woman enjoyed. She’d started to think they had a future together. Too late Sabrina had realized the game he was playing. She’d let him into every inch of her world. They even played together, each playing the part of the submissive for the other. Jefferson hadn’t understood that the fact that she didn’t mind playing the submissive didn’t mean she was a submissive. Not entirely. She was a switch. A woman who liked to be dominated just as much as she liked to dominate. But she would never play either part. Never again for him. Not since their last interaction. The last time they’d played together, he’d balked when she attempted to play the part of a Domme. They’d fought and she’d walked away from the room with a little part of her heart broken. He didn’t understand her. What happened today was icing on the poisoned cake. The man had actually thought she was going to sit back and allow him to take over her company. Lover or not. Best friend or not. No one stood between her and her goals. She grasped the small glassy black stick and turned the bottom. She held her own gaze as she applied her cherry red lipstick. The final element to her ensemble. She turned and tried not to think about the bleak look she’d seen in her eyes.
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She’d given Jefferson too much leeway. Too much power over her. And the act had cost her in more ways than she could afford. She stepped through the etched glass door to the ornate room that had become her sanctuary. She felt rather than heard him still as the door closed slowly behind her. She knew he had been waiting for an hour for her. They had both counted every moment until she glided into the room. She stood just inside the room for several moments, simply taking in every inch of him. A full six feet tall, long limbed, with gym sculpted muscles, Darius was everything a woman could want. And he lived to please. He was everything a Domme could want. Which was why she was confused. Because lately her interactions with the beautiful sub had not satisfied her. She took a deep breath and strode deeper into the barely lit room. “Good evening, Darius.” The night was not only about her. Darius had desires that needed to be met. “Good evening, Mistress.” She stood in front of him. He was bent over a heavily padded bench, his arms and legs shackled to the floor. The pale fan of his lashes fluttered. He’d closed his eyes rather than be forced to disobey her. Darius knew better than to look anywhere but her feet. He’d learned well. “You’ve done well, slave.” Silence greeted her words. She smiled, full red lips spreading along with the heat that curled through her system. “You may speak.” “Thank you, Mistress.” Her grin widened. “You may look at me, slave.” “Thank you, Mistress.” The reverence in his tone, the awe in his voice, was lust inspiring. Despite the vestiges of her earlier anger, Sabrina felt herself falling under the allure of his infatuation. She needed him to feel that she was someone special, a woman worthy of his attention. Just as she needed to know Darius believed he was not worthy of hers.
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She moved to the left and walked behind him. The soft pink color of his rosette gleamed in the candlelit room. As she dressed she’d watched him lube himself, making sure that he did not disobey her orders. Did not allow himself to orgasm. “Good boy,” she whispered before swiping her tongue down the globe of one rock hard cheek. She felt his satisfaction deep in her soul as a wicked shiver ran through his long limbs. “I want to hear you,” she whispered against the sensitive flesh of his rosette before flicking her tongue against his perineum. She pressed the small lever on the toy inserted in his anus at the same time. “Please Mistress, I beg you.” Her smile was slow. “Come for me.” He came hard. Deep. Groaning her name as pleasure wracked every inch of his body. The first of many. She planned to give him the kind of night he would never forget. The kind of night that would keep the turbulent emotions inside at bay. Never again would she let herself trust a man enough to give him any more than her body.
Chapter One Jane Doe The bellboy shivered as he carried her overstuffed suitcases into the lush, palatial suite. Sabrina’s pearl white teeth clenched at the sight. His dark eyes lifted and caught her gaze for a moment. Stark fear shimmered in his gaze. She broke off the connection. He knew who she was. She couldn’t help wondering how he had heard the rumors about her. Sabrina quickly closed the door behind him. The resounding click of the lock sliding into place slipped under her skin, calming some of the nervous energy that came whenever she was on a business trip. She strode through the suite, never noticing the opulence of the room. Sabrina only had eyes for the bed. She was exhausted and tired of traveling. Tired of running across country, across continents for her company. She wanted to spend one, just one weekend, in the lovely southern Florida home she had purchased. Sabrina was so intent on her thoughts it took her a moment to notice the large, blood-red envelope and dozen white roses on her bed. She stopped in her tracks and forgot to breathe for a moment. It had been so long since anyone had sent her anything remotely romantic that she was unsure of how to approach the laid out gifts. Then, as though an invisible leash had been cut, she ran, platform heels digging into the plush carpet, to the bed. Her fingers shook as she reached out and grasped the red envelope. Eyes glazed with fantasies of her lover traced every curve and swoop of the finely etched words across the front of the envelope. Sabrina Noelle. Her name.
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She bent low and picked up the roses laid across her comforter. Her fingers brushed against something hard. She placed the floral arrangement and the envelope in one arm and looked down. There was a clothing box -- the same exact shade of the envelope -- lying in the middle of her bed. She touched it gingerly, fingers dancing over the etched script of her name. It was then she noticed that the roses in her hand weren’t the only collection of flowers sent her way. Out of the corner of her eye, Sabrina spotted the three largest bouquets she had ever seen sitting on the desk. With a jolt Sabrina found herself standing in front of the center bouquet. A coquettish smile lit her face as she reached for the gold and orange confection of flowers. It was then she realized she was still holding the matching dark red envelope and box. Like a child unwilling to wait to find her presents, she tore through the envelope with a reckless abandonment that gave away her unfettered joy. She paused when she reached the pale gold on the inside. A card. She slowly pulled it from the torn parchment, fingers unsteady with the nervous energy and excitement running through her. Sabrina flipped the card open and stared down at the handwritten message. The first thing she noticed was the unusual handwriting. Then the message slipped through. Sabrina smiled slowly. Finally. Anthony was finally coming to understand and accept her needs as a Domme. Sabrina knew before she reached for the box what she would find when she pulled off the lid; still the sight of it knocked the breath from her lungs. Pure white satin. Beads gleamed under the room’s fluorescent lights as she lifted the corset from the box. Sabrina strode from the room. She had a man to meet.
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Kaden noticed the dark-skinned beauty the moment he entered the club. She wasn’t his usual type, but he found himself drawn to the steel allure that clung to every inch of her voluptuous figure. A figure that was perfectly framed in a snow white corset and mini-skirt. The corset pushed her full breasts up and out, placing them on prominent display, but in a way that was not overtly sexual. Despite her short height, the micro skirt showcased her thick thighs and calves so that they seemed to go on for years. Kaden noticed two things at once. The mask she wore and the rose in her hair. The white satin mask informed him that she was new to the club. She was still uncertain about whether she wanted to reveal her identity to the unknown men and women who shared her fetishes. His gaze drifted to her midnight hair. The red rose she wore told him she was a Mistress looking for a specific sub. A shaft of acute displeasure ripped through him. Kaden had secretly been hoping she was a submissive. He was a Dom dearly in need of one since he had parted ways with his last sub, Mary, due to his inability to commit to her. He hadn’t ventured into Lyon’s Den since. Until tonight. He stopped just inside the archway to the lounge she sat in and turned to the guard standing inside the enclave. “Black mask,” he whispered to Adrian. The giant darted a glance in the direction Kaden had been looking before leaning down and grabbing one of the leather masks always on hand for those seeking to keep their identity unknown. When Adrian stood, there was a smile on his handsome face. “Here you go, sir,” he said softly. But he couldn’t quite keep the interest out of his voice or dim the bright light of mischief in his green eyes. “Something funny, Adrian?” “Funny, sir? No.” He handed Kaden the mask and stepped back, giving Kaden room to pass.
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Kaden glared at the chestnut-haired giant, put the leather on, and strode toward the Mistress. The Angelic Mistress was not what he wanted or needed. Still, he couldn’t stop himself from striding over to her. Something alien pierced his gut, making his veins swim with a feeling that was unlike any other he had experienced. The emotion was thick, molten, and a little unsavory. It demanded that he make her his. At least for one night. Kaden knew the moment she realized where he was heading. She stilled, hand paused above a bright pink drink. Every inch of her lovely body tightened and Kaden couldn’t help picturing it tightening as she came screaming his name. He wondered if she instinctively knew that she, the tigress, had become the prey. Her dark pink tongue caressed her full bottom lip as she darted a quick glance at his face. Understanding dawned. Apparently the tigress had been watching Kaden as he watched her. Kaden grinned in satisfaction. He could use that knowledge to his advantage. He purposely strode past the ebony beauty, walking close enough to where she sat that he could smell the distinct alluring scent of her soft, flowery perfume. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the slight change in posture that told him she was watching him walk away. And she was not entirely pleased by his dismissal. He took several steps away from her and folded his sinewy arms over his broad chest. And waited. Waited until the nervous energy that swam through him had dissipated. Waited until he had control over his emotions. The need coursing through him was as fast and dangerous as white water. Only when he had bottled up everything but the hunger did Kaden move toward her, striding up to the soft curve of her supple back. “Good evening, Mistress,” he whispered against her nape as he glided to her front.
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He saw the shiver run through her body as he moved to stand before her. He squatted until he was on level with her warm brown eyes. “I would like to get to know you, Mistress…” He purposely drew out her title. Her wet tongue glided along her bottom lip as she peered at him curiously. “Noelle,” she said slowly. “Mistress Noelle.” “I would like to get to know you, Mistress Noelle.” Her gaze darted down his frame, taking in the hard muscles, the long length of his body, the cock he could already feel hardening, before lifting and glancing around the room. “You are a sub?” she said softly, whispering the words as though she could not believe them. Kaden answered the question in her tone. “No, my name is Kaden. I’m a Master.” Her tongue appeared again, this time sweeping along her top lip. A nervous habit, an intoxicating nervous habit that brought to mind images of her tongue flicking against the swollen head of his cock. “Are you looking to…?” Kaden started shaking his head no before she finished her question. He wasn’t looking to switch. He knew himself enough to know that he could not submit control to a woman. Not in that way. One French tipped nail tapped the blood red rose in her midnight hair. “I am not looking to switch.” “I know.” One dark eyebrow lifted. “Then shouldn’t you be looking to get to know a sub or do you believe all women are waiting to submit to a man?” Kaden watched her for several seconds, looking deep into her eyes. Mistress Noelle was angry and scared. “No. I do believe there are women who are natural Dommes and then there are those who are determined to keep in control, even in the bedroom.” “Something tells me you think I’m the latter.”
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Kaden placed his hands on either side of her crossed thighs and leaned closer. He saw the slow widening of her eyes as he moved toward her. “I don’t think, I know, sweetheart.” She gave him a smile full of white teeth and cold contempt. “You know nothing.” Kaden stood slowly, forcing her to watch the unfolding of limbs and muscles until he was on his feet. “I can see your desire. The need you refuse to let out. It’s there in your eyes. You’re so used to keeping control you don’t know how to let go.” He paused. Kaden could feel the heat, the soul burning need for submission emanating from her. “Has anyone, any man ever looked into your eyes and recognized what it is you crave?” Mistress Noelle lunged to her feet, forcing Kaden to take a step back. “This conversation is done,” she spit out before marching past him, snow white heels announcing every step. Exactly five steps away from him she turned and glared over one nicely rounded shoulder. “You have a lot of nerve. I wonder if anyone, any woman has ever told you that you know nothing about what she needs.” He smiled at her. He couldn’t help it. Her righteous anger was the most attractive thing he had ever seen. “What exactly are you afraid of?” Kaden immediately realized that he had hit a sore spot with her. He watched her take a deep breath, her shoulders rising with the telltale action before she fully whipped around to confront him. “I am not afraid of anything,” she said through clenched teeth. His smile widened. “Then you will not mind joining me, Noelle.” She bristled at the use of her name without her title. “Kaden,” the Mistress said and paused for effect. He simply lifted one slightly arched blond eyebrow in response. Mistress Noelle gave him a jagged smile, one that cut rather than warmed. “Let me get this straight. You believe that because I am not afraid of you, I am interested in you.” Kaden took three steps forward, bringing him just close enough to her body that he could feel the heat rolling off her silhouette. His gaze raked over her face, the lower half that was highlighted by the satin mask, taking in the full, slightly parted lips, the
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upturned strong jaw, before returning to her warm chocolate eyes. “I know that you are attracted to me. Although you’re trying very hard to hide it, I can see through your disguise. Mistress Noelle, you want me. More than that, you want me to dominate you.” Her eyes widened. Her nostrils flared. Those were the only two indications Kaden received that his words had gotten past the barrier she erected around her short frame. But it was enough. More than enough. He turned on his heel and strode toward the door. “Come with me.” “I am not yours to be commanded. I am not your submissive, Master.” She spit out the last word as though it were an expletive, something disgusting that tainted her taste buds. Kaden looked over his shoulder, took his time feasting upon the image of the dark beauty glaring at him. He took in every inch of her luscious being, from her platform white lace-up, ankle-length boots, to the mini-skirt that grazed her upper thighs, barely covering her plump ass, to the corset that forced her breasts into two half moons, before colliding with her deep brown gaze. When his gaze reached hers, he found frigid eyes staring back at him. Her gaze was full of anger and something more. Something that called to the Master within him. “You’re wrong, Noelle. You are my sub. Tonight you are my slave.”
Chapter Two Velvet Rope Mistress Noelle stared at the broad, silk clad back of the man boldly striding away from her, cursing herself with every step he took. Very few men felt confident enough to walk away from her. None did so without her permission. Yet, she felt something curling deep inside her as she watched the honey-locked man walk away. She wasn’t even supposed to be talking to him, have noticed him. Except she had. And as she waited for Tony. But he wasn’t coming. It was time for her to admit that Tony had chickened out. He was not man enough to accept her needs. Mistress Noelle had seen the truth in his eyes the last time she had brought up her desires. Made her demands. The utter disgust, irritation, and worst of all, apprehension in his gaze had frozen her to the core. A little part of her had known, as she waited in Lyon’s Den for Tony to appear, that he was not going to come. Something inside her died as the knowledge blossomed. Her gaze strayed to the man across the room. Instinctively, Mistress Noelle knew that he was strong enough to accept a woman mind, body, and soul. Noelle took a deep breath and followed in his wake, silently hoping that she would not regret her decision. She wanted to show him that he was wrong about her. She didn’t need to be dominated. Her sexual satisfaction could not be found at the end of a whip. She preferred to handle the instrument.
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He turned when he reached the midnight door and glanced at her. Surprise lit the unmasked portion of his face for one moment. He had not expected her to accept his dare. But he was pleasantly surprised by the fact that she had. Mistress Noelle grinned up at him. The quick glimpse of emotion in his vivid blue eyes was enough. Enough to goad her into admitting that she wanted him. She was a Mistress for a reason. Had been a Mistress since Jefferson. But the man in front of her… There was something about him that called out to the submissive deep inside her. The woman she’d tried to bury. The woman she was suddenly dying to let out. For just one night. One night with him. But she didn’t have to make it easy for him. “You think you can change, in one night, what it has taken me a lifetime to admit.” He took a step toward her, moving so close she could smell his cinnamon-laced breath. “No, Noelle, I think that in one night I can reveal what you have spent a lifetime denying. In one night I will allow you to admit the pleasure to be found when you give yourself over to someone, when you give a Master rein over your satisfaction.” He moved closer to her, so close she could see the indigo specks in his sapphire eyes. “When only your Master can make your body clench with an orgasm.” Noelle felt her pussy tighten with arousal at his bold words at the same time that a gasp of outrage drifted from her parted lips. She immediately pushed down the pleasurable feelings, ignoring the need that coursed beneath her skin, and lifted her gaze to his. “So, Master, master me.” He gave her a bright smile that brought to mind images of a wolf in a man’s clothing. He turned and strode across the room. “I assume you know the limits and rules of the game.” He glanced over his muscled shoulder to catch her acknowledgement. “You will address me as Master or Master Kaden at all times.” He grabbed something unseen from the table laid out before him and turned to her. “We must
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decide what our safe word is.” His long, tanned fingers glided along the item in his hand just as the fluorescent light caught the textured string. “Mistress.” Her dark pink tongue glided over her plump bottom lip. “Mistress it is.” Master Kaden took two more steps toward her, stopping in the middle of the room. “Come here, Noelle.” Noelle made her way to him on legs that had no feeling. Her emotions were churning so deeply inside her. The feelings were too reminiscent of her first time entering a fetish club. Too similar to the excitement that came from not knowing what was going to happen when you entered a world alien to your own. “As a Mistress you understand that a Dom’s word is law. To ignore it or disobey demands punishment.” “Yes.” “Yes what?” he said softly, but the rough timbre of his voice snaked down Sabrina’s spine. Her tongue drifted across her dry lips. “Yes, Master.” “Number one rule: I control you. Your every action must be a result of a demand. I tell you when to speak. When to move. When to come.” Dear God. It had been so long since she’d let someone dominate her. And now there was no denying the power Kaden had over every inch of her body. “Yes, Master.” “As always, you may leave this room, call our game to an end by saying the safe word.” He paused. “It is there for a reason. It is meant to give you a way of telling me when I have pushed you too far outside of your comfort zone. When the game is no longer pleasurable.” Noelle’s fingers unconsciously tightened at the slow drawl of the word pleasure on Master Kaden’s tongue. “You will use the word when this happens.” Noelle glanced up at him. “I will not need it… Master,” she added at the last possible moment. Lightning flashed in Kaden’s gaze. “Noelle, did I ask you if you would need it?” Noelle stiffened. She already knew what she had done wrong. “No.”
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“Then you answered a question that had not been asked?” “Yes, Master.” Noelle could feel Kaden’s hot cobalt gaze on her skin, roaming over her burning face for several tense moments. Then his footsteps echoed through the room as he walked away from her. For one heartbreaking moment Noelle thought he was calling their wicked game to an end. Then she heard the slow tread of his feet as he made his way back to her. He dropped something heavy in front of her. It took all of Noelle’s self-control not to jump back. “At least you’re a fast learner.” Noelle barely stifled the urge to look at his face, into his eyes, to confirm what she already knew. Master Kaden was toying with her. Instead, she glanced at the item at her feet. And promptly lost her breath. A dark leather whipping bench glared back at her. “Children learn early on that when they’ve disobeyed the rules, they will be punished. Adults forget this fact almost from the moment they become eighteen.” He took a step toward Noelle so that only the bench sat between their warm bodies. “Look at me, Noelle.” His hard voice snapped through her, lashing her tender skin and leaving her exposed. Noelle slowly lifted her gaze until it connected with Master Kaden’s. He crossed his corded arms over his broad leather-clad chest and glared at her from behind his dark mask. “Do you want to be here… Noelle?” Noelle shivered as his pregnant pause seeped through her veins, her very soul. She understood that Master Kaden had come painfully close to saying her title. He was explicitly warning her. Just as she could end the game at any time, so could he. Belatedly, Noelle realized that she didn’t want to end what had not begun. She wanted to ride the night through. “Yes, Master Kaden, I want to be here,” she whispered softly as she looked into his bright gaze.
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He watched her for several heartbeats, his eyes boring into hers, looking deep into her soul. Master Kaden nodded slowly after an eternity. “Lie on the bench.” Noelle leaned over and placed her stomach on the heavily padded wood. The bench was high, tall enough that when she fully settled her short frame onto it her highheeled feet left the ground. Both her arms and feet dangled over the edges of the wooden structure. Master Kaden glided in front of her. For a moment she found herself unable to do more than stare at the large bulge between his strong thighs. Heat burned her cheeks. She flicked her gaze to the side and caught the slick image of his thick thighs. Noelle swallowed slowly as hunger burned deep inside her sex. She wanted those thighs… between her legs. Normally, as a Mistress, she would simply demand that he service her, fuck her until she was hoarse from screaming, but now… Now she had to wait for him to make the move. It was as irritating as it was exciting. Kaden hunched low and curled his enticingly rough fingers around her wrist. He pulled something from the bottom edge of the bench. At the last moment Noelle realized what it was. He snapped the stainless steel bracelet around her wrist, binding her to the bench. He repeated his actions for her other arm. She glanced up at him. “It’s a special design. You can’t get out unless you ask.” Unless she said the safe word and ran away from the heat that simmered between them. He stood and walked around her to stand beside her bared backside. Noelle waited, heart beating erratically, for Master Kaden to do something, anything. Still, her gasp of shock drifted through the pungent desire-scented air when the first lash of leather touched her skin. Her fingers wrapped around the cold steel chains that held her to the bench, manicured nails scraping along the metal as heat surged through her veins, leaving her breathless with need. Instinctively she raised her buttocks for the second snap of leather against her ass.
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Heat. Pleasure. Need. All three tore through her as the strips slapped her ass. Her eyes closed and tightened as the desire burned deep, dancing along the walls of her drenched sex as cream leaked from her cunt. She heard the whip slice through the air seconds before its harsh caress landed on her skin. This time its touch fell to the middle of her ass, barely caressing the lips of her sex. Surprise permeated every inch of Sabrina’s body as she realized she was close to coming. And he hadn’t even put his hands on her. Sabrina flinched when she felt every ridge, every callus on his palms against her flesh as he cupped and massaged her ass. His breath, moist and warm, drifted lower seconds before she felt the soft brush of leather against her nether lips. Her nails dug into her palms as she tightened her fists. A harshly stifled moan burned in her throat. The strips teased and tantalized, making her muscles tighten with desire, her sex clench with arousal. Sabrina instinctively lifted her hips, moving closer to Master Kaden’s leather caress. A groan erupted from her soul when he pressed the braided end of the whip against her lips, just teasing the flesh into admitting her passion. Her desire. The flaming need to be under his commanding will. She heard the clatter of the wood-handled whip hitting the marble floor a mere second before his fingers tightened in the onyx strands of her hair. He lifted her head as one finger brushed across her clit. Noelle barely maintained her dignity long enough to pull herself back from the edge of satisfaction and stop herself from breaking her manicured nails as she held onto the metal chains for dear life. “I want you to come for me. Hard. Loud.” The last word was breathed over her nape. She shivered as she felt the intensity of his demand. His finger flicked over her clit twice, keeping her just on the edge of satisfaction before he slipped one finger deep into the dripping well of her sex. Noelle groaned as
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she felt his digit pressing past the walls of her cunt, walls already clenching with the beginning waves of her pending release. She shrieked when he turned his wrist and pressed the full pad of his finger against her walls, drawing a line down the slick, ridged muscles. “Holy fuck.” She tried to kick out only to find her legs held immobile by the manacles around each ankle. She was totally bound to him. Completely under his control. Kaden withdrew his finger and pressed the creamy digit against her clit, coating it with the evidence of her arousal. The chains holding Noelle shook, metal clattering against metal as her body broke out in shivers. He twirled his finger around the sensitive head of her clit, over and over, bringing her to the edge of satisfaction and then stopping just as she felt her body tighten with that final, burning release. Kaden did this several times, teasing her, torturing her with the pending orgasm until she thought she was going to cry tears of frustration. Noelle had long given up her attempt to stay calm and detached from his touch. The man knew exactly how to wring pleasure from every inch of her body. His breath whispered over the back of her neck, tickling the sensitive nerves there before she felt his petal soft lips. The hot swipe of his tongue. The sharp edge of his nipping teeth. “Now, Noelle,” he growled harshly as he thrust two fingers deep into her cunt. Her eyes widened in shock as she felt herself come under his command, body clenching with unbelievable burning pleasure. Her orgasm was hard, demanding, totally relentless, as it ripped through her body, leaving her gasping for breath. Noelle blinked back tears as the last waves of her orgasm fluttered through her pussy. “That was impressive, Noelle.” The fingers inside her cunt spread, caressing the walls of her sex. Surprise lit up her face as Noelle realized she was seconds from coming again. She could feel that spine-tingling pressure that always signified her release.
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“But I think we can do better,” he whispered as he withdrew his fingers from her fluttering cunt. “Yes, Master Kaden,” she groaned low and deep, her words darkened by the passion burning in her soul. She wanted to do better. She needed to do better. She had to come harder, deeper than ever before. Noelle took a deep breath and filled her starving lungs with air, trying desperately to fill the ache inside her chest. The fire that burned in her heart. Behind her she could hear Kaden fiddling with the straps around her ankles. Master Kaden’s slow, quiet footsteps thundered through her mind as he made his way to the manacles that bound her wrists. He hunched in front of her. Noelle couldn’t help the way her gaze lowered until it collided with the thick, leather-encased bulge between his strong thighs. Her tongue caressed her lips, moistening the parched flesh as she eyed it hungrily. Her gaze flickered to his when she felt the callused tips of his fingers moving over the skin chaffed from the metal. She immediately dropped her gaze, knowing he had not given her permission to look at him. For several moments he simply massaged her wrists. “Look at me, Noelle.” She slowly lifted her gaze until it collided with his vivid sapphire one. The fire there was almost stifling. “Stand, beautiful.” Noelle held his penetrating gaze as she lifted herself to her feet. “On the bed and spread those beautiful legs of yours for me.” Noelle looked up to find herself standing in front of the velvet-covered bed. Somehow she had made it across the room despite the fact that she had very little feeling in her legs. She was numb to everything but his devastating touch. Noelle crawled onto the bed, naked ass feeling every gust of the coolness from the air conditioner. Halfway to the middle of the mattress she stilled as Master Kaden’s gasp flittered over to her kneeling figure. Her arms shook as she tried to gather the courage to continue moving across the bed.
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She shivered when she felt Kaden’s palm on the small of her back. “Stay,” he murmured softly. Tendrils tingled everywhere his fingers touched. Down her spine. Over her full flanks. Down the crease between her buttocks. One blunt finger pressed against her rosette. Teasing. Caressing. Igniting a fire that burned so low, so deep, Noelle wondered if the fire would ever go out. Something wet and warm fluttered against her hole. Her surprise drifted through the pungent air. No one had ever ventured to that region. No one had ever dared to touch her that way. Heat swam through her veins. Master Kaden replaced his tongue with a finger. A pleasure-fueled grimace drifted over her face as she pushed her hips back, forcing his finger to push hard against her rosette. Just as the burn edged into the arena of pleasure Kaden moved away from her. One hand collided with her left ass cheek. Whack. Noelle’s fingers dug into the plush bedding as the red hot heat of Master Kaden’s spanking settled low and deep. Whack. Kaden’s palm landed hard against her right cheek, already clenched with anticipation. His name came out on a long, breathy sigh as Noelle’s belly muscles jumped and her already soaked sex tightened. “Turn over, Noelle.” Kaden’s voice was dangerous, achingly reminiscent of a beast nearing the end of his control. Noelle smiled to herself although she was riding high on the waves of unfulfilled need. She had gotten to him, pushed Kaden to his limit. God, she hoped he forced her over hers. Noelle needed to come so badly. She turned and lay upon her back, staring at the vivid painting on the ceiling above her. Her heart was pounding loudly in her ears, yet she was so attuned to Kaden she felt him move toward her moments before his fingers curled around her upper thighs and spread them apart. The ruffle on her micro mini scraped along her ass as she opened for him. “No matter what happens, you will stay down.”
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Her smile widened. That was something she could do. Stay down and accept the fucking of her life. Too late, Noelle realized just what Kaden was capable of. Exquisite sexual torture. He took one long swipe of her sex, licking the whole length of her cunt, from clit to slit and back until he reached the swollen bud. He peeled back her clitoral hood and flicked his tongue rapidly against the engorged, sensitive head. Air rushed out of Noelle’s lungs as fire burned in her veins. Her eyes rolled to the back of her head as she felt an intense orgasm building in the clenching walls of her drenched cunt. Noelle gripped the sheets below her and gritted her teeth, pushing down the need to lurch off the bed. The need was stronger simply because she couldn’t give in to it. “So beautiful.” Master Kaden worked two fingers into her sex, conquering her inch by inch until he was fully seated. Noelle swallowed slowly. It had been so long since she had anything deep inside her. Noelle had even stopped using toys, knowing they couldn’t provide her with the satisfaction she needed. “So hot. So tight.” The rough, velvet heat of his tongue glided over her clit, forcing her body into a bout of shudders. “How long has it been, Noelle?” She groaned and dug her heels into the bed when he added a third finger. One wide palm landed on her pelvis and pushed down. Noelle blinked when she realized she had lifted her hips off the mattress. Her face burned with embarrassment and excitement. She had disobeyed him. She would be punished. “That will cost you, Noelle.” His fingers pulled out until only the first knuckles were sheathed inside her. “One orgasm.” Noelle blinked back tears as frustration poured through. She needed to come. Needed him to give her the right to orgasm. Almost as much as she needed her next breath.
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Kaden’s fingers surged back into her, knocking what little breath there was in her lungs out. Noelle groaned and tightened her grip on the bedspread. Sweat beaded her forehead and upper lip as her legs shook with the force of her impending orgasm. But she couldn’t come. She couldn’t let her body tighten with release. “Please, Master Kaden,” she shrieked when his tongue fluttered over the almost painfully sensitive head of her clitoris. Kaden’s fingers pumped in and out of her sex, forcing her higher, making her body clench tighter as satisfaction pounded at her, demanding its escape. His tongue. His lips. His fingers. His tortuous attention to her pussy. Her pleasure. It was all too much. “Kaden!” she screamed until her voice felt hoarse. “Come, Noelle. Come for me, now.” His growled demand washed over her, cleansing her, setting her free. Noelle let go of the sheets and grabbed his head, tangling her fingers in the silky strands of his hair, and pressed his face hard against her cunt. He wrapped his lips around her clitoris and suckled the nub hard just as her orgasm tore through her. Noelle’s body bowed and she screamed his name as pleasure sliced through every inch of her body. Too late she realized the danger Kaden presented; he had given her what no man had ever given. He’d given her hope.
Chapter Three Déjà Vu Kaden woke feeling a sense of calmness that had never permeated his system before. It was entirely alien to him and yet so comfortable he lay in bed for several moments relishing the emotion. He showered and dressed quickly, trying to figure out the source of his happiness. It had been so long since he had felt anything remotely close to joy that the sheer presence of his own ecstasy left him slightly shaken. It wasn’t until he entered his car that he realized he was still feeling the high that came from pleasuring Noelle. As an experienced Master he knew he held the satisfaction of his submissive in his hands. But he had never truly felt that truth until he stumbled across Noelle and forced her release from her body, wringing orgasm after orgasm from her plush figure. Only then had he understood the power that a submissive had over the Master. Because with every climax Noelle experienced, Kaden fell deeper and deeper under her spell. He could still hear the ringing cry of her pleasure. He stepped through the etched glass doors of the Lionheart firm, spread his palm down his torso in an effort to straighten his suit and realized that he could still feel the tightness of Noelle’s sheath as her orgasm ripped through her body. When Kaden pressed the glass button for the elevator, he could still feel Noelle’s satisfaction as he pressed his fingers against the ridged walls of her cunt. Every inch of her was burned onto his mind. Kaden grinned to himself and stepped through the elevator’s parted doors. And came to a halt. He darted a quick glance at the woman occupying a corner of the
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elevator as he tried to compose himself. For just one moment he imagined that Noelle’s eyes were staring at him from beneath the midnight fringe of her glossy bangs. He stepped forward to press the button for his floor, saw that it was already lit and frowned. A moment later he realized the mocha beauty had to have pushed it. He couldn’t help wondering who she was meeting. He took several steps back to stand across from her. The air in the small unit seemed to thicken almost immediately. Kaden slid another look her way to find her watching him with a stricken look on her face. Or at least he had imagined she was fearful of him because the emotion was gone before he could truly decipher it. She turned away and Kaden couldn’t help looking her over. Lovely face with bright eyes and full lips. Large, bountiful breasts, slightly padded waist, cushioned hips and an ass that begged for a spanking. The woman wasn’t his Noelle. But there was something about her that sliced through him. “Have we met before?” He regretted the words the moment they were out of his mouth -- they sounded like a line -- but he couldn’t keep his curiosity at bay. He felt that he knew her. He just couldn’t place where they had met. He watched her chew her plump bottom lip before turning slowly to him. “No, we haven’t,” she said. She cleared her throat before lifting her gaze to his. Kaden was immediately assailed with images of Noelle, screaming her Master’s name as she came against his tongue. The memory was so searing it took Kaden several heartbeats to realize she had spoken and then to understand her words. “Sabrina Noelle? The Sabrina Noelle who owns Onyx Corp.?” He stared at her dumbfounded for a moment; could it be possible…? No, he pushed the thought away. She gave him a tentative smile and nodded her head before shifting her briefcase and holding out a small, manicured hand. Kaden numbly shook her hand, thinking how ironic it was that his submissive was named Noelle.
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Sabrina gave Kaden a smile as she walked out of the elevator. By the time she reached her destination her face hurt from having to pretend that all was well. In reality she was crumbling deep inside. Kaden Lionheart was her Master. Sabrina knew that although her name was infamous in the corporate sector, she had managed to keep her face, for the most part, out of the papers. But it wouldn’t take long for Kaden to figure out exactly who she was. She could not go back to Lyon’s Den. She could not take the chance of discovery.
*** Hours later, Sabrina was more than a little surprised to find herself standing outside the nondescript entrance to Lyon’s Den, flashing the same visitor’s pass she’d used before to get in. Master Kaden was like a drug. Sabrina knew the exact moment Kaden noticed her. Her spine stiffened and she felt a prickling sensation at her nape. She turned slowly and her warm chocolate gaze collided with his vivid cobalt one. Unconsciously she sucked in her breath as the heat in his gaze tore through her, leaving her emotionally raw and sexually excited. He smiled. “Good evening, Noelle.” Sabrina licked her parched lips, lowered her head and responded. “Good evening, Master Kaden.” She wasn’t sure which one of them was more shocked by her actions. Sabrina could feel Kaden’s surprise at her submission. But what really cut through her core was how little her actions grated. She thought she’d effectively caged that part of her nature. She hadn’t even felt the need to be submissive to a lover for two years. But that need came to the surface when she was with Kaden. And that was a dangerous fact. She still had a need to dominate.
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“Noelle, you may look at me.” She slowly lifted her gaze until it met his. He gave her a soft smile. “I was hoping you would have the courage to come tonight. I’m proud of you, Noelle.” Sabrina felt something novel and slightly shocking pierce her gut at his words. Her belly rolled and flopped as she admitted to herself that she felt just a little pleasure because Master Kaden held some pride in her. That hope, that burning emotion she had felt when she and Kaden last touched, blossomed. One man who just might give her what she needed. Pure satisfaction. “Come, Noelle, I have a gift for you.” He turned and strode to a corner, heading down a dark hallway. He walked through a door at the end of the walkway. Noelle followed, feeling every nerve ending in her body dancing and sparking with excitement. She came to a halt several steps into the room. The first thing that seared through her system was the black and white décor. It looked like an actual bedroom. But it was not like any room she had ever slept in. There were details that let the occupant know the room was meant for pleasure, not rest. Master Kaden walked deeper into the room and Sabrina’s gaze instinctively followed his body’s graceful movements. She gasped when she saw where he was headed. Her eyes drank in the sight of the black mesh fabric swinging from the ceiling. “Maybe if you’re good, I will let you play with this, Noelle.” Sabrina’s gaze trailed the route Kaden’s fingers took as they brushed against the swing. “Do you want to behave, Noelle?” Sabrina swallowed thickly. Do I want to get fucked as I swing in the lifted chair? “Yes, Master Kaden.” “Hmmm,” he murmured softly. “Are you going to be good, Noelle?” Sabrina pressed her palms down the front of her white jumpsuit, trying to dispel some of the nervous energy humming through her. “Yes, Master.”
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Kaden’s gaze snapped to hers. Warm honey lashes lowered, his gaze roaming over her figure, her outfit, what it left bare. “You look very… nice, Noelle. Were you trying to please me?” Sabrina’s tongue drifted over her bottom lip, moistening the parched flesh. “Yes, Master Kaden.” He smiled and Sabrina felt her heart lurch at the warming sight. “You succeeded.” He turned and walked to the left wall. It was entirely composed of mirrors. Kaden stood facing the bed. “Come here.” He crooked one long, blunt finger at her. Sabrina felt creamy desire leak from between the folds of her sex as she made her way to him. “Kneel.” She couldn’t help darting a glance at the mirror beside them. “Smart girl,” he murmured softly. Noelle’s teeth scraped against her bottom lip as she knelt before him. She was suddenly starved for the taste of his satisfaction. Kaden took his time loosening each and every one of the laces, sliding them slowly through the silver grommets in his supple, black leather pants. Inch by inch he revealed the tight golden flesh of the lower abdomen that was divided by a honey brown trail of hair. Her tongue glided over her bottom lip when he grasped the waist of his leather pants and pulled them down. By the time the long length of his cock was revealed, Sabrina was panting, breathing deeply through her parted lips. With his bottoms around his lower hips, he stepped to her, cock bobbing in the air. He grasped the engorged stalk in one fist. “You will not stop until I tell you to.” His free hand beckoned her to take his cock. Sabrina stared at the red-hued swollen head for several heartbeats. She wrapped her fingers around him, just below his own fingers. Kaden’s fingers shifted, tangling with hers. Callused fingers moving over soft hands. White fingers intertwining with a black hand.
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Sabrina flicked her tongue against the plum-shaped head of his cock. Kaden groaned. A single drop of pre-cum leaked from his dick. The wet velvet heat of her tongue caressed the unseeing eye in his cockhead and tasted the musky essence of his desire. “Fuck!” Kaden reached out and his fingers tightened in Sabrina’s hair as she wrapped her lips around him. The slight pain tickled her scalp as she opened her mouth wider and took him deeper. Her tongue stroked over the under curve of his cock, fluttering against the swollen organ. “Hmmm,” she groaned around his shaft. She moved up his cock and suckled the thick head before flicking her tongue rapidly against the unseeing eye. Kaden groaned her name and tightened his hold in her hair. Sabrina sifted one hand through the hairs guarding his balls and cupped the heavy weights between Kaden’s thighs as she suckled him. “Shit, Noelle,” he growled low and deep as a second hand joined the first in her hair. Sabrina opened her mouth wider as he moved deeper down her throat. “Look at me.” Her gaze lifted and caught his passion-glazed eyes. His breath soughed in and out of his lungs in great gulps as he looked down at her. “My God, you’re beautiful,” he whispered as he pulled back until only the head of his cock was sheathed in the moist heat of her mouth. She suckled him hard, increasing the pressure on the sensitive head. “I’m going to come soon. Stop.” She released him with a loud pop and stared up at him as she licked her lips. Kaden’s eyes followed her tongue and she felt the heat in his gaze deep between her thighs. “You did well, Noelle. You’re learning to listen.” He leaned low and tangled his fingers in the silky strands of her hair. Kaden tightened his grip and pulled slightly. She stood.
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“Good, very good,” he murmured when she was totally erect. “You’re learning to listen to my actions. We’ve made a lot of progress. You should be proud, Noelle.” The look in his sapphire gaze told her he was waiting for her response. “I am proud, Master Kaden.” His smile widened. The color of his eyes deepened. “Tell me, did you want to stop?” His voice, husky and deep, whispered over her, caressing her with every word. She swallowed thickly as he held her gaze. “No, Master. I did not. I wanted to taste your… satisfaction.” He watched her for several seconds. Silent, as his hot gaze warmed her skin. By the time Kaden spoke Sabrina felt as though she were standing in the middle of an oven, she was so hot. “You’re an anal virgin, aren’t you?” Sabrina gasped at his explicit question. “Yes,” she said slowly as heat curled low in her gut. She had an inkling where their relationship was going to venture and it excited her beyond measure. The new. The unexplored. It was beyond intriguing. “No, I’ve never been…” She took a deep breath. “I’ve never had anal sex.” He turned and walked away from her. “Take everything off but your shoes. I want you wearing them when I fuck you.” Sabrina blinked at Master Kaden’s retreating form. She stared at his broad, muscular back for several moments, trying to dispel the image of him, her, and her heels. Oh, she was in trouble! Almost numbly she reached for the zipper at her back. Sabrina quickly pulled the full leather bodysuit from her moist skin, until all she wore were her five-inch platform heels. With his back to her, Kaden rummaged among the toys laid out on the dresser counter. All Sabrina could see was his lightly furred arms moving back and forth, choosing random objects. But she could not actually see what he was picking up. Every once in a while he dropped the selected items into a medium-sized platter.
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He turned suddenly, platter in hand. Sabrina’s gaze lowered to his broad feet. Her eyes itched with the urge to look up and glance at the plate of toys. “Come here, Noelle. Stand in front of the dresser mirror.” Several seconds later she glanced at Kaden’s face in surprise. Somehow Sabrina had made it across the bedroom without realizing she had taken a single step. “The mirror,” Kaden growled, his voice low and deep. “Watch us in the mirror.” Her eyes followed the slow movements of his heavily chiseled body as he moved closer to her. He placed the platter on the counter. Right in front of her. His arm brushed her belly. Hard muscles caressing soft skin. A shiver ran through her body at the slight touch. Sabrina stared into the mirror, her lips parted as air softly rushed in and out of her lungs, and she watched Master Kaden’s long, talented fingers move to her breasts. He cupped the full mounds and simply held them in his heated palms. Her eyes slammed shut as his touch moved through her. Air hissed through her clenched teeth when he plucked and tugged on her nipples, pulling pleasure from her breasts until they rose heavily and fell with the power of her arousal. His hands left her breasts and picked up a long, silver item. Kaden held it up, to her side, but in the mirror she could see it clearly. Chained nipple clamps. He opened the teeth and clamped it around one nipple. Already swollen, her nipples were almost painfully sensitive. Air hissed out of her teeth at the bite. And then he placed the clamp on the second nipple. “Christ,” she moaned. His gaze caught hers. “I want you to get on the bed, on all fours, and face the back mirror.” Sabrina chewed her lips as she turned and took a step to the bed. Her heart beat heavily in her chest with every step she took to the bed. Sabrina crawled onto the large mattress. “Stop. On your elbows.” Sabrina closed her eyes and did what he said. For long moments she held her breath, waiting for his touch. When she heard his footsteps gliding along the black
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carpet she took in a deep gulp of air. Her nerves were on edge as she waited for that moment when his finger, his tongue, any part of Master Kaden would touch her exposed rosette. Her fingers gripped the sheets. God, she hoped he’d fuck her. Tonight had to be the night. She didn’t care where or how. Vaginal sex. Anal sex. On the bed. In the swing. “Oh, Lord,” Sabrina groaned out loud when his hands finally touched her. She jerked under Kaden’s hands. The slight motion forced the chain between her breasts to move, and in her position, it forced the clamps to tighten on her nipples. His palms moved over the full curve of her ass until they reached the back of her thighs. He squeezed the flesh, testing the tone and resilience, making her body break out in small, anxious shivers. Long, blunt fingers slipped between her cheeks and spread them, revealing her rosette. She could feel the warm air moving over her. Kaden widened her thighs. Before Sabrina could adjust to the alien position, something wet, hot, and devastating glided over her puckered hole. Her fingers tightened as Kaden’s tongue thrust into her rosette. Over and over, he plunged that velvet muscle deep into her, touching, caressing, and pleasuring her sensitive rosette until she was groaning his name. Sabrina smelled the French vanilla oil seconds before she felt the warm liquid on her puckered hole. The full pad of Kaden’s finger spread the lube over her hole, gliding, sliding, and… She gasped. His finger pressed against her rosette, pushing past the tight muscles. “Breathe, Noelle. And push back.” She took in an unsteady breath and moved her hips. Damn! She really was in trouble. Oh, Lord his finger felt good. “Kaden!” Two fingers slipped into her sex and one flicked against her clitoris. Sabrina shivered and damn near came right then and there from the double penetration. It was too much and not enough. She needed deeper penetration. She needed Kaden.
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“Please,” Sabrina moaned as she moved her hips back, trying to force a deeper thrust. Instead Kaden pulled all of his fingers from her sex, leaving her feeling bereft. “Please, Master,” she grunted. “It’s okay, Noelle,” he murmured. His breath moved across her sensitive flesh right before something slick and hard pressed against her rosette. Sabrina shrieked softly when it slipped in past the tight muscles and she felt the vibration from the toy. Oh my Lord! One palm landed on the small of her back, reassuring her as Kaden slowly pushed the dildo until it was fully imbedded inside her. “Good girl.” Several kisses brushed against her spine. And then Kaden thrust the long length of his cock deep into her sheath. “Oh my…” Lights exploded in front of her eyes when he seated himself inside her cunt. One hand slapped the mattress as her pussy tightened in orgasmic pleasure. For several seconds only the sound of their heavy breathing could be heard in the room. Kaden stilled within Sabrina, giving her time to adjust to the full, almost overwhelming feeling of having him in her. “Better, Noelle?” he asked. “Yes,” she said slowly. “Good,” Kaden growled before withdrawing until only the head of his cock was still sheathed in her cunt. He surged back into her hard, full of force. She shuddered as she felt a tremor run through her body. She was so close. So damned close to coming. Sabrina grabbed a pillow and bit into it when Kaden began a steady thrust and withdrawal rhythm that left her burning with desire. Her thighs shook with every stroke. Hands tightened on her waist, digging into her flesh. Kaden plunged into her, moving against a sensitive spot. She came instantly, crying his name. Whack! A hard, flat palm landed against her backside. Her eyes popped open. Fingers curled around her waist and lifted her limp body off the bed. “Now, it’s time for the swing,” Kaden growled against her neck as he walked them to the hanging contraption.
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He slowly placed her bottom on the largest strap. Sabrina automatically reached out and grabbed the strips at her sides, but too late. She fell, but her back hit another soft, braided strip of strong fabric. Back support, she thought with a gasp. Kaden placed each foot in another strip and wrapped something around her ankles. He widened her thighs. His gaze was on her pussy. Hot need pooled deep in her belly as she watched his handsome face. The hunger there… Kaden grasped his cock in his hand and palmed it, running his hand from the stalk to the tip. A single white pearl of desire leaked from the tip. He spread it over the ruddy head. Kaden turned, grasped a small foil from the dresser and ripped it open. He quickly sheathed himself and took a step forward. Kaden placed his cock at the entrance to her sex and caught her gaze. He held it as he thrust into her. Her lips parted and air whooshed out of her lungs from the force of his stroke. Her eyes started to slam shut from the pleasure when Kaden grasped part of the swing and pushed it. She moved back, but it was the fast slide back down his cock that made her eyes widen with surprise. Kaden filled her to the brim, bumped against her cervix as his pelvis brushed her clitoris. “Oh God,” she moaned softly. “Shit.” Kaden took a deep breath. “Let’s try that again.” He grabbed the swing and swung it a little harder, initiating a steady bouncing rhythm that left her breathless and waiting for that ultimate culmination of physical satisfaction. Sabrina could feel her orgasm building with every powerful thrust, every shattering stroke. His fingers tightened in her hair, forcing her to look him in the eyes. “Don’t come, Noelle. Not until I tell you so,” Kaden growled in a deep, dark voice that made her sex flutter with desire. Sabrina moaned when she heard his command. Her cunt felt like it was just waiting to come, waiting for a release that promised untold satisfaction. And he had just told her she couldn’t come. Suddenly she wasn’t sure she liked their game.
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“Master, please,” she groaned. Long gone was her belief that she’d never let a man master her again. Kaden had done what no one could do. Sabrina was utterly at his mercy and she would not have had it any other way. But she needed to come. “Please, Kaden.” He surged into her, hard muscles pushing past tight, moist flesh. Sabrina gritted her teeth as the action sent electricity over every one of her nerves. Her legs started to shake in the wake of his powerful thrusts. “That’s it, Noelle. Feel it. Tell me how good it feels. Tell me who’s your Master?” Heat filled her veins as he caressed her inner walls, sent hot, demanding pleasure shooting through her body, and pressed against her G-spot. “Who’s your Master?” “Fuck, you are, Kaden!” Sabrina screamed at the top of her lungs as he plunged into her with a stroke so pleasurable, she feared she would come despite his command. “Yes, me,” he said as the steady sound of sex filled the pungent air surrounding their sweat-slick bodies. She gripped the swing tightly, holding on for dear life as pleasure pounded through her. “Me. Kaden.” He began a quick rhythm of shallow thrusts that set her already hot body on fire. “Oh God, please,” she moaned. “Now, Noelle. Now!” Sabrina’s body erupted faster and hotter than Mount Vesuvius. The small quakes started off in her belly and traveled down her body until her legs shook with every breath. But it was the explosion deep inside her sex that rivaled a volcanic reaction. Her pussy tightened so hard, she felt Kaden jerk inside her. “Master Kaden!” Sabrina screamed as her orgasm tore through her every limb. She passed out as her torrential release swept through her.
Chapter Four Wake Up Call Kaden rolled over at the ringing sound cutting through the bright morning air. He considered getting up and running for the phone, then he glanced at the alarm sitting on the side table. It was midmorning on Saturday. He rarely slept so late. He had Noelle to thank for that. His hand curled into a fist as the memories of the night before slammed through him. Kaden had never found more satisfaction in a woman’s arms. He sat up and ran his fingers through his hair. A self-deprecating groan was torn from his full lips. He wanted Noelle so badly it hurt. And he had just had her. But with each touch, every feel of her plump body pressed against his, he realized what he wanted from her was something more substantial than a night or two in a dark club. He wanted to consume her. And be consumed. He clenched and unclenched his right hand, counting each conscious movement, trying to calm the beast inside. Lately his lion had gotten more and more vocal, demanding to find its mate. Kaden wanted an honest-to-god relationship with Noelle, wanted to be able to wake up next to her. Talk about not wanting much! He stood and pushed aside the emotional thoughts just as the answering machine picked up his missed call. It was his brother reminding him about a baby shower. The Lionhearts, already close, had gotten much closer when they found out about Nicollet’s pregnancy. And in less than two weeks she was going to deliver the next generation of Lionhearts. On top of that Khalid and Brooklyn were expecting.
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Everyone is getting mated. Everyone but me. He strode to his bedroom phone. Hand above the receiver, he glanced down at the phone. His brother had already hung up. But it was the sight of the burned flesh on his wrist that left him shaken. The combined image of a lion, female, and ancient words was concrete. He was Mated. Marked for life to be bound to a single woman. Kaden caught his reflection in his bedroom mirror. The soul-shocked man staring back at him did not even begin to describe the churning emotion deep inside him. He was Mated to a woman he knew as Noelle or Mistress Noelle. And in less than a year he had to convince Noelle to accept Kaden as her destined mate otherwise he would more or less become a eunuch. Until his first mate’s death he would be unable to feel desire for another woman. That just was not acceptable. He liked sex too much to give it up. The truth was he liked Noelle too much to give her up. Kaden pivoted and strode toward his closet. Thirty minutes later he was racing his imported luxury car down the interstate as he yelled into his cellular earpiece. None of the floor employees at Lyon’s Den knew anything about Mistress Noelle. Apparently her first night at the ultra-exclusive BDSM club had been five days ago. The same night he’d noticed her. As both the owner of Lyon’s Den and as a man chasing after a woman that fact made him nervous. Most of the patrons of Lyon’s Den had been coming to the highly respected underground club for years. Noelle was new. And no one knew who her sponsor was. “Make sure security is there when I arrive,” Kaden growled into the phone and disconnected the line, hoping that security knew more about Noelle than he did. Half an hour later Kaden realized that Lyon’s Den’s top rate security knew even less than he did about Noelle. He had no way to contact her, find out about the woman behind the white satin mask.
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He glared at the head of his security team. “Are you telling me that we let someone in here with a blank card?” he growled softly. The larger man stiffened noticeably. When he hired the man who would head the nightclub’s security team, Kaden had opted for preternatural beings. It made sense considering not all of the club’s clientele was human. It did not escape his notice that the massive man he was chastising was a bear. Literally. The head of his security, Adrian, was a shape-shifting black Kodiak bear. And he was the best at what he did. Which was why Kaden was more than a little irritated that Adrian had no information on the woman who was supposed to be his mate for life. “I personally checked out her card. It was real, issued by us, with all the right information. It’s just not anyone’s real information.” “Why didn’t we find this out sooner?” Adrian watched him for several seconds. “Because she came in after our last sweep.” Kaden felt his heart stop at that declaration. Every three to four days Lyon’s Den checked out every client’s information, making sure they were up to date and -- most important -- legitimate. Somehow Noelle had discovered their security measures and breached them. “I don’t care what you have to do to find her.” Kaden turned and walked out the door. Just over the threshold he paused and glanced over his shoulder. “Find her tonight, Adrian.”
*** Sabrina knew the exact moment Kaden spotted her standing outside his condo. He paused, hand in his front pocket, and simply stared at her. For several breathless moments she did nothing more than watch him, taking in every inch of the man who had mastered her. The man who had played her for a fool. “We need to talk, Kaden.”
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Her frigid tone seemed to snap him out of his surprise. On soundless feet, he marched the last few steps to his door. “Noelle, I presume,” he said with a glance at her face as he thrust his key into the front lock. “Yes,” she said numbly. He glanced at his arm. “I imagine I could muster up a few words,” he murmured as he turned the knob and opened the door. He flipped on a light, turned and gave her a harsh smile that didn’t quite reach his blue eyes. “Go on in.” There was something about the tension that rode every inch of his six-foot-three hard frame that made her anxious. Although she couldn’t pinpoint them, Sabrina could feel the dark emotions rolling off of him. She took several steps into the suite before she turned to him. “Sit.” Her teeth snapped shut, killing off anything she had been about to say, as she realized she had just been ordered. And outside of Lyon’s Den. “Kaden…” “Sit. Now. Noelle.” It was the soft, but caustic tone of his voice that alerted Sabrina the man in front of her was angry. Her eyes tightened as she glared at him. “You have no right to be angry with me!” “Don’t I?” he growled as he took several stalking steps toward her. Unconsciously Sabrina backed up as she answered him, “No, you fucking don’t. I’m the one who should be mad at you. You bastard.” “You? At me?” With every word he took another step until he was glaring down at her. “You’re the one who entered my club with a fake card. You’re the one who lied to me about who you were. You’re the one who used me. Was I just another conquest for the Nutcracker? Tell me, did you like making me think you gave a shit? That you actually enjoyed being my sub?” Sabrina stared up at him in shock. None of what he said made sense.
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And how could he think the need she revealed to him had been fake? She pushed aside those hurtful thoughts and focused on the beginning of his accusations. “What the hell are you talking about? What’s wrong with the card I have?” “You tell me, sweetheart.” “How dare you complain about a card when you sent me this?” She reached into her crocodile bag and pulled out the slim jewel case she had received earlier that morning. Kaden quirked one honey brown eyebrow as he stared at the case in her hand. “And what exactly is that?” Sabrina caught his gaze and gave him a wide toothy smile. “Why, this? This is the DVD you sent me to prove you were serious about your blackmail scheme.” Kaden froze. “What the hell are you talking about?” he said through clenched teeth, enunciating each and every word. Sabrina felt her stomach plummet. The stark surprise in his gaze was too real to be feigned. Shit. Shit. Shit! “Are you telling me you didn’t send this?” she asked even though she knew the answer. “Noelle, tell me what’s going on.” “Don’t call me that, damn it,” she snapped as she fell onto the couch behind her. “Okay, Sabrina.” She looked up to see him watching her the same way one would watch a wounded animal. She understood his apprehension. She was liable to strike out at anyone at this point. Sabrina had been through too much in one day and it was not even mid-day. She threw him the case. “Play it.” Kaden caught it without looking. He continued to watch her as though trying to think of something to say, but could not find the words. “If you didn’t send it, which for some reason, I believe, then that concerns you almost as much as it concerns me.” “Why do I get the feeling I’m going to lose my lunch?”
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“At least you got to eat it,” Sabrina retorted as Kaden hunched in front of the large, wide screen television. He slid the DVD into the slick black player, grabbed a remote, and stood back. In silence they watched the first few scenes. He paused the player, and skipped to the end. For a few seconds he watched, figuring out just how much of their last session had been taped. “All of it,” she offered. “From the moment I walked into the room until we came… together.” “And you thought I sent this?” Sabrina flinched at Kaden’s razor-sharp, colder than ice tone. She could understand his anger. She had just accused the man of having committed a disgusting, cowardly act. Her tongue stroked along her parched bottom lip. She took the time to gather her courage and looked into his glittering sapphire eyes. “I’m sorry.” “It’s okay. It’s better this way, knowing you think I’ve got the dregs of the scum bucket for morals. It keeps me from assuming you actually think I have a soul.” Her lips parted in surprise as she watched the anger drift across his handsome face. Kaden was genuinely upset by her initial belief, but more shocking than that was the fact that he was hurt. Sabrina stood and made her way to him. She intertwined their fingers. Milk chocolate and the palest butterscotch. “I really am sorry. I don’t even know what made me think that you… my master would do this to me.” He flashed her a fleeting smile. “It’s fine, Sabrina.” But it wasn’t. She could see it in his cobalt eyes. She had wounded the precious thing that existed between them. Sabrina could only stand beside him and hope it hadn’t been a fatal blow. Because she suddenly realized she did not want to tarnish what she had with him. He disentangled their fingers and looked down at the case in his hand. “What do you want to do about this?”
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Sabrina continued to watch Kaden’s face for several movements. With a sigh, she turned her gaze down to the jewel case he held. “I’m not exactly sure. I do know that I don’t want to pay the blackmail.” Kaden took a step back and turned away from her. “I think we’re both going to need drinks for this.” “I don’t drink.” He glanced over his shoulder and caught her gaze. “Hard liquor or wine?” She smiled at him. It was the first honest smile she had since finding the DVD. “We’re no longer in the Black Room.” “This isn’t about mastering you. This is about getting relaxed enough to confront a problem head on.” “Wine. White.” He lifted one eyebrow in silent inquiry. She shrugged. “It’s the only thing I can keep down.” Kaden came back a few minutes later with two wineglasses and a chilled bottle of chardonnay. “Here.” He handed Sabrina a glass and filled half of it. “How much did the guy ask for?” he questioned as he moved away from her. She watched his every step, feeling every inch he put between their bodies in her soul. She’d never felt so alone before. And she was entirely at fault. Way to go, Sabrina! She took a sip of the wine as she tried to think of what to tell Kaden, how much she should tell him. How much she trusted the man before her. “He wants me to back out of the negotiations with Heletroy Corporation.” Kaden paused, wineglass a mere inch from his lush lips. “That’s a pretty hefty demand.” Sabrina nodded with a wry, sad smile. The half of the country that read newspapers knew that her company stood to make several hundred million dollars from the merger. “And you think I would ask for that?”
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Her gaze snapped to his face. She tried to catch his gaze, but he studiously avoided eye contact. Sabrina chewed her bottom lip as she stared at him. She gulped down half of her wine before placing her glass on the side table next to her. She strode to Kaden and stood in front of him. “I’m so sorry for even thinking…” He lifted his gaze and gave her a shallow smile. “It’s okay. It’s probably a smart idea not to trust a man you met in a sex club.” Sabrina blinked slowly as heat filled her face. She felt like she had been punched in the gut, which didn’t make sense. What Kaden said was true. It was not a smart idea to trust a man she met in a BDSM club, but for some reason she had trusted Kaden. That trust had sunk deep and it was why she was so upset when she found the DVD. He finished his glass of wine and turned to grasp the bottle. His handsome face was still etched with anger, pain, and disillusionment. “Damn it, Kaden, I --” “What are you going to do about this?” His gaze strayed purposely to the television. “I… uh… don’t know.” He turned and took a seat, lounging in the lush leather. “I assume you don’t want to cancel your continuing negotiations?” “No, I don’t… can’t. My company needs this.” “Then you’re going to have to find your blackmailer and get back every copy of the tape. Hire a private investigator. A good one, one who can find your guy before you’re supposed to sign your contracts.” “I can’t do that.” Sabrina could feel the heat of Kaden’s gaze over every inch of her face. “Is there a reason why you can’t hire one?” “A private investigator is just another person who will try to capitalize on my humiliation. Who’s to say that in a year or ten I won’t be getting the same kind of request… from my own investigator?”
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“So what? You’re just going to pretend that this is not happening. Sabrina, it’s not just going to go away.” Sabrina slumped into the sofa. “Trust me, I know. Before, I didn’t mind hiring someone, because whatever the guy used as ammunition was business related. But… that DVD is private. I can’t take that kind of chance with my own person.” “I’ll help you.” Kaden’s growled statement hit her hard. Sabrina’s head snapped up and her gaze collided with his stormy eyes. “You will?” “I’ll find your blackmailer, but at a heavy price.” Cold heat filled her at his words. Sabrina blinked back the pain that surged out of nowhere, almost blindsiding her with its intensity. Like all the other men she knew, Kaden was only concerned with who she was or how much she was worth. He leaned forward, long-fingered hands steepled between his thick, splayed thighs. “I’ll find your guy, Sabrina, in exchange for five dates.”
Chapter Five Dirty Little Secret Sabrina gave Kaden a weak smile as she waved to him. She strode through the door the doorman held out for her just as he drove off. Kaden had followed her home in his own car as she drove before him. He wanted to make sure that she got to the hotel safe and sound. If she didn’t know better, she’d think he cared. And that was frightening. If she wasn’t careful she’d start to believe he cared about her. And that was a dangerous ledge she couldn’t even get near. Kaden was a Master. She was a Mistress. Although she had enjoyed their interactions, she couldn’t ever consider such a man as a partner. She’d tried such a thing with a lesser Dom. Jefferson. She shivered as the ghost of the pain he’d caused wafted over her. To say the relationship had not ended well was a gross understatement. She still had the need to dominate. And Kaden was no woman’s submissive. The man was all man. Her palm itched as she slid the keycard into her door’s slot as she thought about making Kaden her submissive. What she wouldn’t give for one night as his Mistress. But Sabrina knew better. That was a futile dream. She couldn’t even get Anthony to accept her need to dominate. And he was a willowy man. Kaden on the other hand was all Alpha male. Although Kaden might understand the need to dominate, he wasn’t about to get on his knees for her. God, she wished he would. The memory of Kaden’s eyes staring down at her as his mouth worked over her flesh flashed through her mind.
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Somehow Sabrina managed to keep her roiling emotions under wraps until she reached her room. Only then did she think about the deal she had made with Kaden. Only then did she let the nervous energy swimming in her veins flow free. In exchange for Kaden helping Sabrina find her blackmailer, she was going to go on five dates with him. Five real dates, her mind corrected. Five honest-to-god dates, Sabrina, he’d said softly as he stared into her eyes. Her already queasy stomach had plummeted with understanding. Flowers, dinner, and God-willing, sex. She’d never really been on a date. A natural wallflower, she hadn’t started dating until college. There hadn’t really been much of a chance for a guy to pick her up in that environment. Most of her boyfriends had been friends she’d ended up liking and dating. And then, once she’d accepted her dominant nature, she’d orchestrated her relationships with a firm hand. Dating hadn’t really been an issue. Five dates. With Kaden. The thought made her stomach do cartwheels, splits, and back flips. Shit! She had it bad. She already couldn’t wait for that first kiss. Her first kiss as Sabrina Noelle. Not Noelle, but her, Sabrina.
*** Somehow Kaden managed to keep his turbulent emotions under wraps until he reached his condo. Only then did he let the pain and rage inside him free. From the moment he first spotted Noelle… no, Sabrina, his mind corrected, he knew she was trouble. “If only you knew, buddy,” he muttered as he grabbed a bottle of whiskey from the top of his fridge and a glass from the cabinet. One hand rubbed his tired eyes as the other poured three fingers into the glass. He thought he had been getting the kind of trouble a smart man who understood a lush body with plus-sized curves could handle. He couldn’t stop seeing her worrisome gaze. The pain in her eyes. The tightness of her muscles. She was emotionally and physically strained.
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When he found out who the blackmailer was… Kaden cursed his luck that he had run across the perfect woman, the perfect woman with major baggage. He snorted. Of course he had been lucky enough to be mated to a Mistress with trust issues. It still burned low in his gut that she thought he was the kind of man to blackmail someone, let alone her. Especially after what they had shared. The emotions he had shown her, been shown.
“Fuck,” he growled before gulping down half the whiskey.
The passion. The desire. The relentless need.
It all meant nothing to her.
But he was going to make sure that changed. Kaden would be damned if he was
going to let his mate slip through his fingers. Even if he had to literally handcuff her to him. Five dates, he thought. Five dates to convince a woman known to the world as the Nutcracker that he was the man she wanted to spend the rest of her life with. Fuck! And he had to figure out a way to explain he was a shape-shifting lion with the ability to teleport. No problem…
Chapter Six Ready. Set. Go! “What are you doing tonight?” Sabrina chewed her lip as she stared at her reflection in the mirror. She had just gotten home from a series of meetings. She was exhausted and sticky. She propped her cell on her shoulder as she took off one earring. “Uh… I don’t have any plans.” “Good,” Kaden murmured seconds before she heard someone knocking on her suite door. “Kaden?” Sabrina muttered into the phone as she looked out her bedroom door. “I’m thinking you should open the door.” “But… I…” Bloody, fucking hell! Granted, she was suddenly no longer exhausted, but she was still most definitely sticky. She padded over to the front door and opened it. For a moment her mind was blank. Kaden, the Master, had been devastating. Kaden, the attorney, was breathtaking. His handsome masculine features seemed to be highlighted in the suit in a way no leather could do. She thought back to a Hugo Boss ad she had seen once. The man on the page had been blond and handsome with chiseled features. And he had nothing on Kaden. “Can I come in?” Face burning with embarrassment, Sabrina stepped back and allowed him to enter the room. She closed the door behind Kaden and turned to find him taking a seat on the couch. “Have you had dinner?” She watched the slow spread of his legs as he got comfortable on her sofa. “No,” she barely managed to get out, her throat was so dry. Sabrina was suddenly thirsty and not for water. She couldn’t help remembering his salty, musky taste.
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“Great, I’m thinking we should have an old-fashioned dinner and a movie.” Dinner and a movie? She licked her lips and ran her fingers through her hair. “I…” “How soon can you get ready? Ten… fifteen minutes?” She stared at him. “Do you know anything about women?” He smiled. “I think we both know I know plenty. I just don’t want us to lose our reservations.” He shrugged. “I’ve never lived with a woman before so I don’t know exactly how long it should take.” “It should take some time.” “Why? You look beautiful.” She gave him a lackluster smile. “Thanks for the compliment. I’ll be ready as soon as possible.” Kaden stood and walked across the room to stand in her path, cutting Sabrina off. “I meant what I said, Rina. You look beautiful. You always do.” Sabrina felt herself melt at his words. She didn’t know what to say to Kaden. She was totally out of her element. No man had ever called her beautiful. No man had ever believed she was beautiful. Except Kaden. She lowered her gaze. “I’ll be right back,” she murmured as she stepped past him. The moment Sabrina closed her bedroom door behind her she threw her clothes off, stripping as quickly as possible. She fairly ran to the bathroom. Less than five minutes later she stumbled from the shower only to pause in front of her closet. She had nothing to wear for her date. Yet, somehow ten minutes later Sabrina found herself dressed and ready. She looked like shit but it was the best she could do in… Sabrina glanced at her clock. Twenty minutes. She was fucking Wonder Woman. Sabrina found Kaden in the hotel suite’s full kitchen. “If you ever do this to me again, I’ll kill you.”
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He stood and smiled. “You look even lovelier.” She gave him a matching smile. “Thanks.” He walked over to her and grabbed her hand. His fingers tangled with hers. He peered down at her curiously. “Now, tell me why you want to kill me?” “You really do know nothing about women.” His smile broadened. “You can teach me all I need to know.” “I… uh… I’ll get my purse,” she muttered. The way he spoke to her, the things he said. It was as though he expected them to be together for longer than five dates. It was disconcerting to say the least. She’d tried commitment once. It hadn’t ended well. She’d like to save herself and Kaden that kind of hell. Sabrina reached the door and opened it. The door only moved a few inches before it was pushed closed. She looked up to find Kaden’s wide palm on the door. She turned slowly. He loomed over her with his large, hard body. She took a deep breath and drank in the scent of his cologne. Lord, he smells good. He smiled. “I’m thinking we should get the kiss out of the way so we’re not so nervous.” She blinked at him and said the first thing that came out of her mouth. “You can’t just announce you’re going to kiss me.” He leaned low. “Why not, Sabrina?” His moist breath drifted across her mouth. She nervously licked her lips and tasted the peppermint candy he was eating. His face descended and she automatically closed her eyes and lifted her mouth for his kiss. He pressed his lips against her jaw. He kissed his way down her throat until he reached her collarbone and took a step back. Her eyes popped open. “You’re right, Sabrina. You can’t announce something like this,” he whispered and smiled. For several moments Sabrina simply stared at him in shock. Then she turned, opened the door and strode through the hall. Somehow she stifled the urge to scream at Kaden in rage.
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The bastard had played her. She had only taken three steps before Kaden’s fingers curled around her shoulders. He pulled her hard against his chest. “Let me go,” she said through clenched teeth. “So you can stew through the whole car ride?” One broad palm moved up her belly until it reached the area right below her breasts. “It occurred to me that you’re right. Our first, real kiss needs to be special, something memorable, something neither of us will ever forget.” Sabrina’s eyes closed as his warm breath and sweet words whispered over her. She sighed and opened her eyes. She clasped his hands and intertwined their fingers. “I’m hungry, Kaden.” “I hope you like French.”
*** An hour and a half later, as they walked out of the French restaurant with their carryout desserts, Sabrina discovered that she did indeed like French food. And she was falling in love with Kaden Lionheart. They had talked throughout the dinner, so much so that they barely finished their meals. But Kaden was adamant that she had to try the posh restaurant’s desserts. Since they didn’t want to miss their movie, they were taking their orders with them. Sabrina glanced at the plastic bags on her lap and thought back to the conversation she had shared with Kaden. They’d talked about everything, a little bit of their family history, their educational background, even their hopes and dreams. Sabrina leaned back in the seat and closed her eyes in embarrassment. She couldn’t believe she had actually told Kaden she was looking forward to marriage. Lord, the worst part was she had been picturing Kaden as the groom-to-be when she said the words. Things were moving fast, way too quickly. It was as though she didn’t have any self-control around him, physically or emotionally.
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The moment he looked at her with desire in his gaze, she felt an answering heat deep between the folds of her sex. She was like Pavlov’s dog. And no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t help wondering where their relationship was going. She couldn’t stop hoping Kaden was the one. Saying she was in trouble was the understatement of the year. She opened her eyes when she felt the car stop. “For a moment there I thought you were asleep. Thought I was losing my touch.” “Never,” Sabrina murmured as she turned and caught his gaze. She held his gaze as she reached for the door. His fingers grasped her shoulder and he shook his head. She smiled at him. Kaden had been a perfect gentleman, opening her door for her every time. “Ready to do your chivalry thing again?” His smile widened and he winked at her. “The movie is a drive-in.” “Oh.” She’d never been to a drive-in before. The night promised to be interesting. And it was. Before the movie started Sabrina felt every inch of her body perk up in interest. Whether Kaden did it on purpose or not, his fingers kept brushing against her body, gliding over her fingers every time they reached for popcorn, finding some reason to touch her hips, the under curve of her breasts. Lord, she couldn’t wait until the movie was over. She was anxious for that first kiss. Foolish really, when one considered all they had done, all the kisses they had shared… as she pretended to be a woman named Noelle. When it came to Kaden, her emotions were never exactly rational. “I thought you would enjoy this more. Breakfast at Tiffany’s is your favorite, isn’t it?” She whipped around at his words. It was her favorite movie. And she couldn’t concentrate on it. Just Kaden. “How did you…” “A smart man does all the research he can before he goes out.”
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“What else did you learn?” He leaned close. “Nothing I didn’t already know. You’re smart, beautiful, and devastatingly sexy.” Her belly jumped and her heart raced. “Am I really?” “I think so, and I’m all that matters,” he whispered against her lips just before his mouth brushed against hers. His lips skirted over her lips, brushing, caressing, inciting a fire that burned over her flesh. Kaden parted his lips and flicked his tongue against the seam of her lush mouth. Sabrina opened for him with a soft moan. He slipped in and caressed her, sweeping over the flesh of her mouth, touching, tasting, and tangling with her tongue. With every tongue-thrusting foray he fed her his distinctive taste. It was the best first kiss Sabrina had ever experienced. He broke off the kiss. “Wow.” Sabrina slowly opened her eyes and looked up at him in wonder. “Yeah, wow.” He smiled and recaptured her lips.
Chapter Seven The Green Arrow Three sharp raps against Khalid’s door announced Kaden seconds before he strode into his brother’s office. Midnight hair hanging over his eyes, Khalid looked up, confusion on his face. Kaden stopped in his tracks. “What the hell is wrong with you?” Khalid reddened. Kaden’s lips broke into a smile. He had an idea what was wrong with his eldest brother. “Nothing is wrong. I just finished talking to Brooklyn,” Khalid murmured as he ran a hand through his overgrown hair. Bingo! Talking, huh? He’d been right. Not that it had been much of a guess. Brooklyn was the only person on the planet who could fluster cool, calm, collected Khalid. “Uh huh,” Kaden said with one lifted eyebrow as he took one of the seats in front of Khalid’s desk. He knew there was more to the story. After a moment Khalid leaned back. Five fingers tapped the cherry wood desktop. “I suppose I can tell you. It’s not like it’s a secret. We just came back from the doctor’s office. Brooklyn is having a boy.” Kaden felt as though he had been shot through the heart with a green arrow, one made of envy. For one frightening moment Kaden feared the jealousy inside him would reveal itself and ruin the moment between him and his brother. For weeks now, he had silently wondered when it would be his turn to find a mate and settle down. Hell, he had been looking forward to getting mated more than any of them. And now he was mated. Talk about be careful what you wish for.
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“Congratulations,” he murmured as he stood. Khalid followed his actions. Kaden clasped his arms around his brother in a warm hug. “Excited, are you?” he asked as he took his seat. “Nervous as hell more like it. I feel like every time I see Brooklyn her belly gets bigger and I’m just reminded of how soon the baby will be here. But Kaelyn’s got more to worry about.” A shocking image of Sabrina heavy with his child flashed through Kaden’s mind with stunning clarity. For a moment he was breathless. “Kaden, you okay?” He quickly collected himself and smiled. “I’m fine.” After a moment Khalid’s eyes tightened with curiosity. He peered at Kaden. “You’re lying. My future son is not what you came here to talk about.” Kaden sighed and gave up the ruse. “No, it’s not. You’re working on the Heletroy and Onyx merger, right?” “Along with a number of the firm’s other attorneys, but yes, I’m working on it, why?” “I need you to tell me everything you know about the two companies merging and what exactly, in layman’s terms, the merger means.” Khalid stilled. “Why?” Kaden held his brother’s unwavering gaze for several seconds. Then he lifted his hand, revealing his marked wrist. “Shit,” Khalid whispered softly. “You’re mated.” Kaden gave his brother a shallow smile. “Trust me, I’ve noticed.” “Who’s the lucky woman?” “Sabrina Noelle.” Khalid stared at him in shock for several moments. Then he told Kaden everything he knew about the Heletroy merger.
Chapter Eight Trust Test Sabrina padded over to her hotel door, mindful of the early morning hour and confused about who could be at her door that early. She had yet to order breakfast so it couldn’t be a waiter. A bundle of unease settled in her stomach. What if something was wrong? She pushed the thought away and glanced at the clock. She still had time to dry and flat iron her hair and read over her files before she had to be at the Lionheart firm for her meeting. Thoughts of the office brought to mind a specific attorney. Kaden. Their last date had been incredible. They had spent the whole movie necking. She felt her face heat up as she thought of just how much and how deeply they kissed. It was like she was sixteen all over again, but with a grown woman’s knowledge of sex. Too bad Kaden hadn’t asked to come in. And she’d been too… shy to ask if he wanted to spend the night. With him on her mind, she forgot to check to see who was at the door. She pulled it open and stared. “I need to talk to you,” Kaden said as he stepped past her and entered the suite. “Is something wrong?” She closed the door behind him. He whipped around. “No. Why?” She glanced at the balcony behind him. With the curtains parted she could see that the sun was just rising. It was barely six a.m. He shrugged one broad shoulder. “I wanted to catch you before your meeting and I figured you were an early riser.” “Is this a late night or an early morning?”
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He glanced at her and ran his fingers through his hair. “It shows, doesn’t it? It’s been a late night.” “Oh. I’ll order us some coffee.” She strode through the room, headed for the phone on one of the lacquer side tables. “Thanks.” Sabrina quickly ordered coffee, juice and croissants from room service. She turned back to Kaden and found him watching her with unreadable eyes. She licked her lips. “What exactly did you want to talk to me about?” He didn’t say anything for a moment. He was so still, so focused, she wondered if he had even heard her question. Then he blinked. “I need you to tell me who you think will benefit if your company and Heletroy don’t go through with the merger?” An acute shaft of disappointment sliced through her. She pushed it away before her mind could focus on its presence. It wasn’t like she was expecting him to profess his undying love for her, right? The man had spent the whole night trying to find out who her blackmailer was. Before she could answer Kaden’s question he strode across the room to stand in front of her. “Let’s get something out of the way first.” He leaned low and captured her lips in a drugging kiss. She moaned and leaned against his hard chest as she opened her mouth for his tongue-dueling kiss. He broke off the kiss when they were both breathing hard. After a moment, Kaden spoke. “Back to my question, who would benefit, Sabrina?” “Why do you want to know that?” Sabrina turned and walked several feet away. She leaned over and swathed her hair in the towel she held. “Why do I keep getting the feeling you don’t trust me?” Sabrina jerked at his murmured words, hands still on the towel wrapped around her head. “I… It’s not that I don’t trust you, Kaden. I was just asking you why.” He caught her gaze and held it for several heart-stopping moments. “Come here.”
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Sabrina stilled at the softly uttered words. She wasn’t foolish enough to believe they were a request. She turned slowly and caught the hard, heated gaze of Kaden the Master. One honey-blond eyebrow lifted, daring her to ignore his demand. Her pussy moistened. Damn, she really was in all kinds of trouble. She walked over to where he stood. He turned a few feet from her and strode through the suite’s short corridor. “Follow,” he threw over one broad, muscular shoulder. She swallowed heavily. Sabrina already knew where he was headed. The nervous energy that sparked along her skin peaked when he pushed her bedroom door open and walked into the room. He stood in the middle of the bedroom, arms folded on his broad chest. Sabrina slowly closed the door behind her and leaned against it. Watching Kaden, staring into his eyes, she felt the need to take a deep breath and quell the anxious emotions inside her. She stepped away from the door and made her way to him. “Take off your robe.” Her hands shook as she untied the belt and slipped the terry cloth off her shoulders. She’d never been naked in front of Kaden. Sabrina had been at the very least partially clothed for all of their sexual interactions. She was more than a little afraid of what he would say when he saw her naked, without the aid of a push up bra, bustier, corset, or heels. She gritted her teeth and waited for his criticism. She’d never been lucky enough to be with a man as physically perfect as Kaden. He was a prime example of masculine beauty and fitness. Every other man, even the least attractive of her lovers, had something to say about her plump body. She didn’t expect any less from Kaden. “Look at me, Sabrina.”
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She lifted her head until her gaze caught his. Glittering sapphire eyes bore into her. The depth of his gaze made Sabrina think he was searching her very soul. “You are absolutely beautiful, Sabrina. Breathtaking.” Her eyes slammed shut and heat infused her system. God, the guy really knew what to say to a girl. “A relationship needs trust. And that’s something we’re lacking.” Her eyes opened and she stared at him in disbelief. Her jaw dropped, ready to refute him. Kaden simply shook his head no. She snapped her mouth shut and lowered her head. “Lie on the bed. On your back with your head at the edge.” Sabrina walked around the bed until she reached the left side. She crawled across it and did as Kaden demanded, lying on her back with her head right at the edge. Kaden stood beside the bed looking down at her. The sharp lines of his chiseled face were hardened with determination. “We’re going to learn to trust one another, Sabrina.” He paused and glanced down her supine body. For a moment his eyes fixed on her pussy. Kaden leaned over and captured one nipple in his hot, moist mouth. She sucked in a breath as the heat of his touch seared her. He released her with a slow lick. “We need to trust each other.” His gaze caught hers as his hands went to his belt. Oh Lord… Strong fingers unbuckled Kaden’s belt and un-zippered his pants. His slacks fell to his ankles. Long golden fingers slipped into his briefs and pulled out the thick length of his cock. Sabrina eyed it hungrily. She really wasn’t a fan of giving head, but there was something about Kaden that made her ravenous for him any way she could get him. His thumb brushed across the dark head of his hard cock. “Do you know what we’re about to do, Sabrina?” She smiled and licked her lips. “I have an idea.”
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“Good,” he murmured as he traced her lips with one blunt finger. “In this position, I’m in control. In control of my pleasure. In control of your body.” She attempted a nod. He smiled to show her he understood and slipped his cock into her mouth. Sabrina groaned as Kaden’s salty, musky taste coated her taste buds. In this position she couldn’t see his face so she had no idea what he was feeling, if she was pleasing him. Almost as if he knew she needed some kind of positive feedback, his hands moved over her shoulders, down her body until he reached the peaks of her breasts. He tweaked her nipples as he withdrew. “So good, Sabrina,” he murmured in a deep, dark voice as he slowly thrust between her parted lips. Her eyes fluttered closed as his teasing touch sent tendrils of pleasure from her breasts to her cunt. Kaden tightened the pressure on her nipples as he thrust deeper into her mouth. Sabrina fluttered her tongue around his hard length, licking and flicking the salty flesh as she consumed the taste of his highly intoxicating sexual prowess. With each thrust, with every withdrawal, Sabrina’s pleasure increased until her pussy was leaking cream from her folds. “Oh God, Rina,” Kaden growled before he increased the speed of his shallow thrusts. Sabrina grabbed his hips and opened her mouth wider. “I’m coming, Rina. Shit! I’m coming.” Sabrina moaned around the jerking length of Kaden’s erection as her body shivered through her own orgasm. Shock permeated every inch of her body. She was coming without a single touch. She knew it was possible but had never considered herself that susceptible to a man. But Kaden… She swallowed his cum and blinked up at him as he pulled his cock from her lips. He groaned something indecipherable and pulled her up. Before she could really catch her breath he kissed her and plunged two fingers deep into her sex. He broke off the kiss and caught her gaze. “Again.” He withdrew his fingers and plunged them back
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into her cunt with a twist. She came with a scream that Kaden cut off with a kiss. His fingers plunged in and out of her pussy as every inch of her body exploded.
Chapter Nine No Other Man Kaden stared at the caramel-skinned man standing at Sabrina’s hotel door. He’d come by see Sabrina before they both left for the office. It had been a week since they’d been able to get together, and now it looked like it was going to be even longer. Black, expensive, Italian wool suit complete with leather dress shoes. He’d seen enough bellboys and maids to know this man wasn’t one. “Are you lost?” “I don’t believe so.” The man watched Kaden with curious eyes. Needles of unease slid down Kaden’s spine. “Can I help you?” “Tony!” Both men turned and glanced at Sabrina. The needles became tentacles of apprehension. Hands still tying her robe, Sabrina took two steps toward them. “What are you doing here, Anthony?” Caramel Skin pushed past Kaden and walked into the suite. “Don’t tell me you didn’t miss me, Sugar Lips?” Sugar Lips? Kaden felt like he had been sucker punched. For Christ’s sake, Sugar Lips? He felt like throwing up and… punching the hell out of the bastard at the same time. “I… uh…” Sabrina stuttered as she toyed with her robe. Anthony strode toward her. Before he could wrap his arms around Sabrina’s shoulders, Kaden barked out, “What are you doing here, Anthony?” The man stopped in his tracks. Kaden slammed the door behind him and marched to Sabrina. He placed his hands on her shoulders, massaging the tense muscles there. “Relax, Rina,” he whispered into her ear. When Kaden lifted his head he caught Anthony’s stormy gaze.
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“Who is he?” Sabrina took a step forward, away from Kaden, before she answered Anthony’s question. She chewed her lip and glanced at each man. Her gaze landed on Anthony. “Kaden is my friend. But you haven’t told me -- us -- what you’re doing here.” Anthony glanced at Kaden. The rage in his gaze was shocking, even in their current situation. “Are you still mad at me for not showing up at that… club?” Sabrina stilled. Kaden silently sucked in a breath. Well, that answered the question of who Sabrina had been looking for at Lyon’s Den. Two sucker punches in one day. He was on a roll. “No, I’m not mad, Tony.” Sabrina turned to Kaden. “Kaden, this is Anthony Benson. Tony, this is Kaden Lionheart.” Anthony leaned forward, arm stretched out. Kaden stared at his hand in disgust. The guy didn’t really think… His gaze caught Sabrina’s worrisome one. He gritted his teeth and accepted the man’s handshake. She owed him. She owed him big. He flashed her a harsh grin. She peered at him curiously and chewed her lip before turning away. Kaden knew how he was going to collect. He was going to spend the whole night making her scream his name. “From the Lionheart Firm? That explains it. For a moment I thought…” Anthony trailed off. Kaden crossed his arms over his chest and glared at Anthony. Beside him Sabrina fidgeted. “Kaden and I are…” She glanced at his face. He lifted one eyebrow in question. To be honest he didn’t know what they were. He only knew how he wanted them to end up. “Dating,” Sabrina muttered. “I’ve got to get dressed.” She glanced at Kaden. “I’ll walk you out, Anthony.”
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Kaden watched the slow swish of her hips as she led Anthony through the suite. She opened the door and leaned against it. He kept her in his sight, but purposely didn’t eavesdrop on their conversation. He wanted to give Sabrina the privacy she deserved. And then Anthony reached for Sabrina. The beast deep inside Kaden growled when he saw Anthony’s hand moving toward his mate. A deep sense of satisfaction flowed through him when he saw Sabrina’s silky, midnight hair flowing around her face as she shook her head no. He started walking toward her before she closed the door behind Anthony. She turned just as he reached her. Kaden smiled. “So we’re dating, huh?” Her tongue swept across her bottom lip. “I… we…” His head lowered and his lips brushed across hers. “We’re definitely dating, Sabrina.” “Okay.” “More than okay,” Kaden murmured against her mouth before kissing her deeply. Sabrina moaned and tipped her head back as she opened for him. His tongue thrust into her mouth as he drank in her sweet taste. He broke off the kiss to whisper against her lips, “You’re free this weekend, right?” “Right,” Sabrina said. Heat rushed through his body and for a moment all he could think about was getting inside of her. Kaden’s fingers curled over Sabrina’s shoulders. “Our next date is going to be one weekend long. We’re going to Santa Cruz.” “We’re going to the beach?” “Yes.” “Oh, Kaden!” Sabrina’s lips slowly spread into a big, mesmerizing smile before she jumped on him. He caught her as she wrapped her arms and legs around his body. “I take it you’re excited,” he murmured against her neck. Sabrina’s gaze caught his. The sight of the unshed tears glistening in her eyes caught him in the gut. “What’s wrong, Rina?”
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Her smile widened. “I’m sorry. It’s just that no one has ever taken me anywhere. Growing up my family was too poor for vacations and once I made enough money I was working too much to relax. I’m just…” He gave her a light kiss. “It’s okay, Rina.”
“When did I become your Rina?” she said with a smirk.
Kaden took a step forward and pressed her back against the door. He fitted his
body to hers, hard body against plump curves. His mouth was a millimeter away from hers. “You always were my Rina. You just didn’t know it.”
Chapter Ten Hunting the Hunter The blackmailer grabbed the remote and turned off the large screen before him as his face twisted into a grimace. “Disgusting,” he murmured as a shiver ran through him. You always were my Rina. You just didn’t know it. He shook his head as he stood and strode across his third-rate motel room. He’d shut off the television just as Kaden deepened his kiss. And he had no desire to watch the couple make out. They were disgusting. And they were becoming more disgusting by the day. Falling deeper and deeper in love with one another. “They deserve one another.” He couldn’t understand what the world was coming to when people like that thought they deserved happiness. But that wasn’t going to happen. As far as he was concerned the duo would not have a happy ending. Kaden was getting too close to figuring out his identity. It was time to get rid of Lionheart. It was time to hunt the hunter.
Chapter Eleven Double the Trouble Sabrina gave Anthony a tense smile. There had been a point in her life when she had desperately wanted a handsome, single, intelligent man to look at her with desire. Now she had two men chasing after her and all she wanted to do was run. Tony smiled at her from her suite doorway. She grinned back at him and moved back, allowing him to step forward. He entered the hotel room and leaned low to give her a kiss. Sabrina turned her head to the side when she realized his intent. His lips pressed against her cheek instead of landing on her mouth. “What are you doing here, Tony?” Sabrina felt like a broken record asking Tony the same question she had asked the last time she saw him, but she needed to know the answer. His timing was a little… odd. “You are mad.” Her smile widened so much her face hurt. “I am not mad. I’m just a little surprised to see you here.” “I was hoping you would forgive me for not showing up at that… club.” Her face burned as the hesitance in his words, the tone in his voice washed over her. Anthony still didn’t respect her lifestyle. “I miss you, Sabrina.” She barely leashed the desire to snort. What he really missed was her willingness to buy everything he wanted. “Anthony…” “And I’m worried about you.” “Why?” “What do you know about this Kaden Lionheart?”
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She chewed her lip and turned away. Whereas before she had been uncomfortable, now she felt as though she had been shoved naked onto a lit stage. “I know enough about Kaden.” “I disagree. It’s not like you to start dating someone so quickly. And I feel responsible. Kaden’s obviously a rebound. I don’t want you to get hurt. I know you, Sabrina, and this is not you.” She whipped around. “You don’t know anything about me, Tony. It took me a year to realize it, but we’re strangers.” Tony stepped closer to her and held her face. “I’ll admit I don’t know you as much as I should, but I’d like to change that, Sabrina.” “What exactly are you saying, Tony?” He smiled. “I want to be your lover, Sabrina, the lover you need. I want to be your sub.”
Chapter Twelve That’s How You Like It “Kaden, when was the last time you visited that club of yours?” Kaden froze at his father’s words. He took a deep breath and told himself not to think wild thoughts. His dad did not know about Lyon’s Den. No one did. Not even his brothers. “What club, Dad?” Lancaster Lionheart turned, brandy glass in hand. “Well, that fetish club, son. Lyon’s Den I believe is the name. I hear it’s very sporting.” For one shocking second Kaden was afraid he was going to have a heart attack. No emotion compared to the surprise he felt when his father uttered the name of his sex club as though it was a nightclub. The surprise had been so sharp he’d felt physical pain in his chest. Fuck! “How do you know about Lyon’s Den?” he managed to choke out when the tension in his chest loosened slightly. Lancaster gave him a wide smile. “I’m your father, Kaden. And I’ve been around the block a few centuries.” Kaden staggered into the padded bar stool behind him. The look in Lancaster’s eyes told him more than he wanted to know. His father knew about his fetishes. Lancaster knew he was a Master. “You have nothing to be ashamed of, son.” Jesus H. Christ, he wanted a hole to open up right below his feet and swallow him whole. Talk about nightmares coming true. He lowered his head and stared at his
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father’s feet. He could not bring himself to look into his dad’s vivid blue eyes. “How long have you known?” For several seconds Lancaster didn’t say anything. He just watched Kaden. He could feel his father’s gaze roaming over him. Then the Old Man sighed. “I told Adrian about the security opening.” Lancaster had known from the beginning. Hell, what was it with everyone giving him blow after blow? Realization dawned. “You sent Sabrina the invite, didn’t you?” he groaned. “Hmmm, I wondered how long it would take you to figure that out. Are you mad at me?” He looked up and caught his father’s gaze. “She’s my mate. There’s no denying it, but I’m not sure about the way you went about it.” Lancaster gave him a half smile. “I understand. Every male wants to find his mate on his own, but I can’t just sit back and ignore my gift.” “This isn’t --” Kaden’s words were interrupted by the melodic sound of his phone. He grimaced and pulled the cell from his pocket. “You should get that,” Lancaster murmured before he could push the ignore button. He caught his father’s eyes right before the elder Lionheart turned away. Something in Lancaster’s gaze made tendrils of unease slither down his spine. “What, Adrian?” he yelled into the phone.
“Boss, I know you’re busy, but I figured you would want me to call you.”
“What is it, Adrian?”
“Your Mistress in White is here and she’s looking for a sub.”
Kaden felt time still as he digested Adrian’s words. He took the phone from his
ear and glanced at his father. “I have to go, Dad.” Lancaster chuckled. “I knew she’d be a handful. Go get your Nutcracker, boy,” he said before Kaden disappeared.
*** “What the hell are you talking about?” Kaden thundered.
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Adrian whipped around and glared at him, gigantic hand on his wide chest. “I fucking hate it when you do that popping in and out shit.” Kaden attempted a smile. He knew it came out a grimace. His emotions were too strained to even feign normality. “I’m sorry,” he murmured. Adrian took a deep breath and glanced behind him. Kaden turned and felt his own heart lurch. He marched through Lyon’s Den’s archway and strode to the woman in all white. He grabbed her arm. His gaze collided with hers. “Kaden?” she whispered, shock evident on her beautiful mocha face. “Talk. Now,” he growled, barely able to keep the beast inside him under control. The moment the bestial side of his nature heard that his mate was looking for another man, he had roared in pain and anger. Kaden was barely keeping himself from lashing out at her. As he dragged her from the main room, he saw a willowy man with caramel skin, moving toward them. Hell fucking no! He picked up their speed. The click of her heels was the only sound in the hall as he dragged her to his office. He slammed the door behind them. And locked it. The sound echoed through the room. He spun her around and took a step toward her, forcing her back against the wooden door. “What do you think you’re doing?” Sabrina’s pink tongue glided along her bottom lip. He followed the slow movement, feeling the action as though it was his own lip her tongue moved across. “Why?” she whispered quietly, her gaze unable or unwilling to meet his. “Did you have a specific sub in mind or would any cock do, Sabrina?” She stilled beside him, body tight with rage and shame. He could scent the emotions coming off in waves from her lush body. He couldn’t help himself. He pushed her hard. He took another step toward her. His chest moved against hers. He could feel the rise and fall of her large breasts with every breath. “Tell me, Mistress Noelle, were you waiting for your precious Tony?” “No,” she gasped.
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“Well, then any cock will do, won’t it, Mistress?” “Kaden --” He cut Sabrina off, capturing her lips in a bruising kiss, preventing her from saying anything more. Kaden wasn’t sure he wanted to hear what she had to say. He wasn’t sure he could handle hearing what she had to say. Kaden only knew that he had to taste her lips, feel her tongue in his mouth, devour the sweet taste that was distinctly Sabrina. His tongue thrust deep into her mouth to duel with hers, touching, tasting, consuming. He retreated and she followed, plunging her tongue into his mouth. Kaden suckled her and felt heat flame through his body when she groaned and leaned against him. Damn! He’d missed her. Kaden broke off the torrid kiss and caught her passion-glazed gaze. “I was giving you space, trying to seduce you mentally. Not anymore,” he growled. One palm slid between them. He grabbed the itsy bitsy scrap of fabric that doubled as underwear and tore it from her body. The erratically beating pulse at the base of Sabrina’s throat captured his attention. He swiped his tongue from the under curve of her jaw until he reached her collarbone. His hands wrapped around her lush waist and lifted her until he was staring at the moist wet folds of her sex. He grinned when she screamed his name at his swift, shocking actions. Sometimes it was good to be part beast. She was already drenched for him. No woman responded to his touch like Sabrina did. He suddenly wasn’t sure how he had managed to stay away from her. Constant showers, Kaden’s mind reminded him as he lowered his face to her cunt. He pressed a soft kiss to the swollen folds of her pussy. “Still want a sub?” He widened the area between her spread thighs. Before his eyes, the lips of her sex unfurled to reveal Sabrina’s slick flesh, fluttering passage, and engorged bud. He flicked his tongue against her clit and growled low when she keened above him. “Mine.”
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He ran his tongue down her cunt, over the cream coated flesh until he reached the entrance to her sex. He plunged his tongue deep inside her, tasting the inside of her walls. With a shriek Sabrina’s hands landed in his hair. He propped one thigh on his shoulder and maneuvered his free hand between the spread cheeks of her ass. He dipped two fingers deep into her cunt. Slick fingers moved across her flesh until they reached her rosette. He caressed and coaxed the hole until he was able to press both fingers inside. Sabrina’s nails scraped along his scalp as he thrust his tongue deeper into her cunt at the same time. “Fuck,” she screamed as she convulsed above him. Mine. Mine. Mine. The beast inside him kept clamoring to make Sabrina his mate, convince her to initiate their destined mating. The man inside barely kept the beast under wraps, but even the man was tired of waiting to take what he knew belonged to him. “Mine,” he growled against her pussy before lowering her. He grasped Sabrina around the waist, turned, and strode across the room with her in his arms. She placed kisses on his forehead, his hair, any portion of him her lips could reach. Kaden swept one hand across his desk and threw the cluttered items to the floor. Glass clattered, wood bounced and several sheets of paper flew through the air. He ignored them all and wrapped both hands around Sabrina’s waist and placed her on the desk. He searched around for the eye hooks at the back of her bustier. He quickly removed it and threw it across the room. Kaden stared down at Sabrina for several moments. She looked so beautiful. And she was all his. His gaze lowered to her breasts. With every breath those beautiful, full mounds jiggled in the most enticing way. “Still want a submissive, Sabrina?” he murmured before wrapping his lips around her tight blackberry nipple. His fingers plucked at her right nipple, tugging, pulling, and tweaking the swollen bud until a shiver ran through her body. Then he switched, suckling her right nipple and toying with her left. “Kaden. Oh God, Kaden.”
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His hands hastily grasped his belt. Mere seconds later Kaden’s pants fell to his ankles as he fitted his cock to Sabrina’s sex. “Mine,” he growled low and deep as he surged into her with one swift thrust. “Kaden!” Sabrina shrieked as her wide, shocked gaze collided with his. He captured one nipple and pinched the swollen bud. “Hmmm,” Sabrina purred as she reached behind and grasped the edge of the desk, forcing her back to bow and her breasts to lift for his questing fingers. Kaden sank in another inch, his balls slapping against her anus. He grasped her thighs and lifted them until her heels rested on his shoulders. He cupped her breasts and brushed his thumbs across the engorged blackberry nubs. He slowly withdrew until only the plum-shaped head of his cock was sheathed in Sabrina’s cunt. “Who’s fucking this pussy?” He thundered into her sheath with one deep thrust, pushing past the tight walls of her clenching sex. Kaden could already feel the beginning tremors of Sabrina’s vaginal orgasm. “Answer… me… Sabrina.” Withdrawal. Thrust. Withdrawal. He peppered every word with a hip movement. Sabrina shuddered beneath him and moaned his name. “Yes. Mine.” He surged into her, initiating an invasion and retreat rhythm as old as time. The steady sound of hard muscle moving through slick flesh filled the air. Sweat beaded every inch of his body. Passion held him in its tight grip as he thrust between the drenched folds of her cunt. With every thrust her pussy got tighter, its grip more relentless. In their position, every time he plunged into her his cock caressed the bundle of nerves deep inside Sabrina. Her G-spot. “Look at me, Sabrina.” Kaden fairly roared the words, his voice was so deep and the lion inside him was so strong. Her lashes slowly fluttered open. Her dark espresso gaze caught his. “Tell me whose pussy this is?” Sabrina’s eyes widened and her lips parted. He surged into her with a powerful thrust before she could voice the apprehension he could see in her eyes. “Whose pussy is this? Tell me, Sabrina. Who’s fucking you?” He followed every word with a quick
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plunge and slow withdrawal, forcing Sabrina higher and higher, pushing her closer to her release. Kaden didn’t want her to think about her answer. He wanted her to feel it. “Tell… me.” She shrieked and tightened beneath him. Her pussy broke out in spasms around his hard length. Sabrina’s orgasm was powerful, clenching around him tighter than ever before and for one moment he couldn’t breathe thanks to the pleasure of her release. Kaden gripped her waist harder and pulled her hips against him so that his plunges were deeper, more pleasurable. Before the last vestiges of Sabrina’s orgasm had ebbed he thrust into her harder, faster, and deeper, drawing out her orgasm, making her release more powerful. “Tell me, Sabrina.” The desk shook beneath Sabrina with his every stroke. Sex sounds filled his ears. Pheromones drifted through the air. “Yours!” Sabrina screamed as her pussy clenched around him with her orgasm. “It’s yours, Kaden.” He roared her name as he spilled his seed inside her with a shuddering jerk.
Chapter Thirteen Territory Marked Kaden’s fingers clenched into a tight fist as Anthony closed his office door behind him. Relax, he told himself as Anthony strode toward one of the empty chairs in front of his ebony desk. Every step the other man took prickled the beast inside him. By the time Anthony took a seat, his lion was wide awake and clawing to come out. And he couldn’t blame the beast. Anthony had tried to steal away his mate. After he and Sabrina made love in his office she’d come clean and told him why she was in Lyon’s Den. She needed to dominate a man. She’d come to the Den looking for someone she could dominate, control, but she hadn’t been looking for a lover. He shook his head. His Rina was a switch. Both parts of her sexual nature needed to be nurtured. Master Kaden had been satisfying her submissive side, but it had been months since she had a sub. Her discomfort worried him. He glared at the man sitting across from him. Anthony had brought Sabrina’s anxious emotions to the surface. His lion was definitely not pleased. He ignored his beast and leaned across his desk. “How much do you want, Benson?” Anthony gave him a slick smile that made his back teeth clench in frustration. The smile was that of a snake who knew he had captured the mouse. “Mr. Lionheart, what makes you think you could pay my fee?” “I know that the only ones to benefit from the breached contract are other companies. And you’re not even in the business field. You’re a doctor, which tells me you’re working for someone else.” “That’s an interesting thought.”
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“It gets even more interesting since I tracked Internet feed that hacked into Lyon’s Den security system and it led straight to you.” “Have you told Sabrina about this little theory?” “You mean tell her about your lying, deceitful, scheming ways? No. I’d like to leave her out of this.” Anthony chuckled. “You don’t want to leave her out of this. You can’t leave her out of this. You’re just afraid she won’t believe you. Sabrina trusts me.” “You’re wrong, Benson. She’s already starting to suspect your trip to the Silicon Valley was about something more than your attempted reconciliation.” Tony leaned forward and smiled. “Then why isn’t she here?” Because Kaden didn’t want her to know what kind of scumbag her ex-boyfriend was. He was in love with her. He wanted to protect Sabrina from that kind of pain. “I’ll ask you this only one more time, Benson. What do you want? What will it take to get you to leave California and stay gone?”
Chapter Fourteen Secrets Men Keep Kaden flipped his cell phone open and stared at the screen for a moment. He slammed it shut, placed it on his side table and strode toward the kitchen. He was halfway to his destination when his doorbell rang. He glanced at his watch. Kane was early. He wasn’t supposed to be there for another hour. “Coming,” he yelled over his shoulder as he reached for the large package in the corner of the living room. Nicollet’s baby shower was tonight. The seven Lionheart brothers in the country were all going to be there, but just long enough to drop off their gifts. Then they were having a boys’ night out. It would be the first time in several years that many Lionheart men would be in the same room. Kaden smiled as he opened the door. “Sabrina?” She gave him a weak smile. “I’m sorry. I stopped by the firm and your father gave me your address.” “What’s wrong, Rina?” “Please take this.” She handed him a slim jewel case. It did not escape his notice that her hands shook. He placed the gift box he held in his hand on the floor beside the door and reached for her. Kaden grimaced when he saw her flinch and step back. Her chest rose as she took a deep breath. “Kaden, I need you to watch that and then explain it to me.” Sharp talons of unease slithered down his spine as he turned and walked to the television. He opened the case and slipped the DVD into the player. He held the remote in his hand and turned to Sabrina. She stood beside his couch. “Are you going to let him ruin things between us?” She chewed her lip and her gaze slowly lifted to his. “I’m not sure.”
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Shit! He pressed play and stood to the side as the screen lit up. The first thing he noticed was the four-part screen. A chill cooled his veins. He saw himself standing in his Lyon’s Den office in the top corner screen. Adrian manned the inner entrance to the club in another. The final two views were of two closed rooms. The bedrooms were occupied but Kaden paid no attention to them. His eyes were glued to the top left cube. The time ticked by on the edge of his image, counting down time. Kaden wanted to turn back to Sabrina and ask her what about the DVD was making her so anxious and then he saw it. He teleported from his office to Adrian. “Fuck,” he growled low. Just to make sure the viewer hadn’t missed his little show, the shot changed, showing only two of the screens, his and Adrian’s, and replayed him teleporting in slow motion. Then the DVD abruptly ended, going black. For a moment he just stared at the screen, feeling his whole life slip through his fingers. He’d been planning to explain who and what he was to Sabrina later in the week, but now… “Tell me its some kind of computer-generated image.” He turned slowly. “Rina…” Her full mouth tightened. “Or that it’s some kind of spliced image with a fake clock.” He sighed. “I can’t tell you that, Sabrina.” “What are you?” He gave her a tense smile. “Do you really want the answer to that question or do you want to walk out now?” “I want the truth.” Kaden was surprised by the amount of relief he felt at her words. Trust Sabrina not to run screaming. “I’m a shape-shifter.”
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One onyx eyebrow lifted in silent question. He barely stifled the urge to laugh. Instead he lifted his palm and showed her the burnt image of his Mark of the Mate. Like every Lionheart his mark was unique, an image of him and his mate. “Lionheart is more than a last name for me and my brothers. It is a description.” “Oookay.” He slowly padded over to her. “You know me, Sabrina. Better than anyone.” “Do I?” The shrill ring of his doorbell cut off anything he was going to say. He automatically glanced at the door before turning back to Sabrina. “You should get that.” He ran his fingers through her silky, midnight hair and held her gaze. “Don’t let this be an excuse to end something… important.” He took a step back. “We’re not done talking.” She chewed her plump, bottom lip as she looked up at him. Kaden couldn’t ignore the allure she presented. He dipped his head and pressed a soft kiss on her lips. “I don’t want to lose you, Rina, but if you walk away, I’m not sure I will chase you.” He strode to his door and opened it. “Christ, Kaden. I was beginning to worry you forgot.” Kane stepped into the living room and glanced over his shoulder. “Oh.” “Sabrina, this is Kane, my brother. Kane, this is Sabrina Noelle.” Kane flashed Sabrina the infamous Lionheart grin, and as ridiculous as it was, Kaden felt just the slightest amount of jealousy when Sabrina gave him an answering, honest smile. “The lovely, gorgeous Sabrina Noelle. I have to say, Kaden, your taste has gotten immensely better,” Kane said as he glided over to Rina and shook her hand. He leaned low and winked at Sabrina. “What did he buy?” “Uh…” Her gaze flickered to the box by the door. “I honestly don’t know.” “Darn.” He turned back to Kaden. “Did you get my Elmo toy?” Kaden simply smiled.
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“Elmo?” Sabrina murmured softly.
“We’re throwing a baby shower for one of our sisters-in-law,” Kaden filled in.
“And you’re, of course, coming, Ms. Noelle.”
“I… uh…” She looked imploring to him.
“You are of course invited, Sabrina.”
For a moment she looked like a deer in headlights. Then she glanced from Kane
to him. “Are you coming, Sabrina?” Her eyes widened and Kaden knew she understood exactly what he was asking. Was she going to walk away or trust him enough to stay in their relationship? Sabrina took a deep breath and gave him the answer he had been waiting thirtyplus years for. “Yes, Kaden, I’m coming.”
Chapter Fifteen Facing the Amazons Sabrina suddenly realized why she hated family functions when bold, beautiful Brooklyn Lionheart turned to her and asked, “So, do you love him?” The whole room seemed to freeze. Lucky for her there had been a lull in everyone’s conversations just as Brooklyn spoke. Every single word was heard by the room. She turned slowly to Brooklyn and found everyone in the room watching her. Even Samantha, Kaden’s stepmother. Lord, she wanted to die! “Christ, Brooklyn!” The very heavy woman of the hour waddled across the room and smacked Brooklyn on the shoulder. “Why can’t you act like a normal person for one night? That was all I asked for.” Brooklyn snorted. “I got you the Elmo toy. Stop complaining. Plus, Kaden is family. I don’t want him getting hurt.” Both women turned to her. Nicollet held out a hand. “Come, help me.” She glanced at the women sitting around the living room. “The pregger’s got to lie down for a moment, ladies. I’ll be back in a few.” “Twins will do that to you,” one lady said to her, as Brooklyn led the way. It didn’t escape Sabrina’s notice that Samantha brought up the rear. Why do I feel like I’m off to battle the Amazonians? Sabrina thought as she walked into Nicollet’s bedroom. She helped the heavy woman onto the bed and jerked when Samantha closed the door loudly behind them all. She turned to find both Brooklyn and Samantha watching her. Brooklyn’s beautiful mocha face spread into a slow smile. “She knows. She’s got that shell-shocked look.”
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Samantha tilted her honey-blonde head and peered at her. “So he told you what it means to be a Lionheart, what it really means?” Sabrina nodded numbly. “So it’s true? He can really change into a lion?” she asked, even though she knew the answer. “She’s taking it much better than I did,” Nicollet said with a chuckle. Sabrina plopped down onto the corner of the bed. Her legs suddenly had no feeling. “I’m not so sure about that.” Brooklyn moved one of the two small sofa chairs across from the bed closer and took a seat. She grabbed Sabrina’s hands. “We’re sure. Nicollet got so freaked out she almost missed her chance to mate with Kaelyn. A few more weeks and the year deadline would have been up.” “Hey! I wasn’t the only one. I remember hearing about a certain lioness taking off and leaving her mate wondering if he would find her before his deadline.” Sabrina lifted her gaze and caught Brooklyn’s understanding one. “Deadline? What deadline?” Samantha took a seat. “What exactly has my son told you about the Lionhearts?” “Well, I know he can teleport and change into a lion.” The bed moved beneath her. She turned to find Nicollet trying to sit up. Under another circumstance the sight might have received a chuckle. She leaned over and helped the other woman up. “I think it would be fair if we knew exactly how you felt about Kaden before we told you anything more about him and his brothers.” Sabrina swallowed thickly. “We’ve only known each other for a few weeks. We’ve barely been on three dates.” Out of the corner of her eye she saw Brooklyn lean forward. Sabrina turned. “Do you love him, Sabrina? That’s all it really comes down to. Do you love Kaden, lion and all?” Sabrina stood abruptly. “I don’t think that’s any of your business.” She strode toward the door. She was only able to take two steps before Samantha’s fingers curled
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around her wrist. She hung her head down, feeling as though she was caught in a web she didn’t know how to get out of. “Sweetheart, I know you don’t necessarily want to talk about it, but trust me when I say it is our business, Sabrina. Kaden wouldn’t have brought you here if he didn’t love you. He’s never brought a girl home before.” She spun around. “So I’m special?”
“Is Kaden?”
“Yes. Yes, he is. Kaden is very special to me.”
Brooklyn stood. “Good, now let’s talk about how to keep your special lion.”
Chapter Sixteen Black Light Kaden had never been so nervous in his life. He’d just gotten another phone call from a family member who loved Sabrina and thought she would be a perfect addition to the Lionheart family. As if he didn’t know that. Problem was he hadn’t been able to actually talk to Sabrina thanks to her schedule. In less than a week she was supposed to sign the final papers merging Heletroy with Onyx, her company. His own deadline was obviously around the corner.
And all he could think about was getting together with Sabrina.
Still… he had an obligation to her.
He knocked on the third-rate motel room door and waited for Benson. Two days
ago, he’d made a trip to the same motel room. But that trip had been after hours and he hadn’t exactly been invited in. After several moments the door opened. Benson stood next to the door, one arm across the doorway. “We’ve been waiting for you.” He smiled and took a step back. Kaden looked behind him and grinned at the angelic face watching him. “I’m glad you could make it, sweetheart.” “You know I wouldn’t miss this for the world.” Sabrina stood and took several steps toward him. Tony froze as Sabrina passed him to reach Kaden. “What the hell is going on here?” “You’re the one who called me, Tony. Shouldn’t I be asking that?” The hard smile she gave Benson didn’t quite reach Sabrina’s lovely eyes. “You told him?” Benson yelled. His hot rage forced spittle to fly from his mouth.
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“Of course.” Her small palm slid to his back. Kaden threw the manila envelope in his hand at Benson. Benson caught it in the air and peered at it curiously. “And what exactly is this?” Somehow Kaden kept himself from looking at Sabrina. He needed to follow the plan they’d drawn up. “It’s the reason why you’re going to stop blackmailing Sabrina.” Benson gave him a slick smile and turned slowly until his gaze collided with Sabrina’s. Only then did Kaden look at her. She grabbed his hand and intertwined their fingers. “Benson, explain what’s going on.” “How could you think that I would have anything to do with blackmail, Sabrina? How could you trust him over me?” Her fingers tightened their grip. “I’ve asked you several times what you’re doing here in Silicon Valley, Tony.” A hard edge entered her voice. “I want an answer and I want the truth. And I don’t suggest you try lying. We both know I’m too smart to believe your lies.” Benson flashed them both a bright smile, a jaded one. “That must be some great dick you got there, Kaden. She never trusted me quite like that, always second guessed every word I said.” “That’s because unlike you, Kaden never lied to me about anything.” “I suppose he told you about that teleporting thing, hmmm?” Sabrina’s chin lifted. “Kaden and I do not keep secrets from one another. We trust each other explicitly. What is in the envelope, Tony?” He jerked and held up the manila. “This? Is this what you want to see?” He tore the envelope open and pulled out what was inside. For a moment he simply stared at the sheets in confusion. Kaden could see the implications of each page dawning with every piece of paper Tony looked at. Pictures. Receipts. Transcripts. Everything Kaden and Adrian could find on his blackmailing scheme. Everything the state needed for an open-shut case against him. “Tony, you should know that the police have a copy of that file.”
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Benson stared at Sabrina in shock. Then his golden face turned red with molten rage. “You faithless bitch!” He lunged at Sabrina. Kaden stepped in front of her and wrapped one long-fingered hand around Benson’s throat. Sabrina gave Benson a slick smile, one that matched his earlier expression. “You and your partner are the same. I suppose that’s why you get along so well. Always pointing fingers at someone else for your failures.” Benson’s gaze hardened. “What the hell are you talking about? I don’t have a partner.” “Then I suppose Jefferson is your boss.” Kaden slowly turned and looked at the woman beside him. He had known there was another man in the picture but he had been unable to name him. He only had the pictures to prove his existence. Pictures that the county police department currently had copies of. “Jefferson is probably getting picked up right now as we speak.” Benson flinched as though Sabrina had slapped him. He began to earnestly struggle to get out of Kaden’s grip. Kaden turned his gaze back to the man he held. “You’re done, Benson. I’ve already informed the police about your attempt at blackmail,” he said before dropping the man. Benson stumbled back and snarled, “Did you tell them about your abilities? I bet they’d be interested to hear about that.” Kaden smiled. “Don’t tell me you actually think I’m the only one of my kind? We stick together and we’re everywhere. And we all hate blackmailers.” At that moment the door behind them opened and in walked several uniformed police officers. “Mr. Anthony Benson, you are under arrest for conspiracy and extortion. Anything you say can and will be held against you…” Kaden wrapped one arm around Sabrina’s shoulders and turned her around. Out of the corner of his eyes he saw Benson being handcuffed right before they walked out of the motel room.
Chapter Seventeen Promises Unchained Sabrina stared out at the setting sun as she stood on the beach porch. Kaden and she were technically having their third date, a weekend long date. She smiled as she felt him come up behind her. His long, muscular arms wrapped around her waist as he nuzzled her neck. A shiver ran through her body. Six weeks. She’d known the man six weeks and she felt like her life hadn’t really started until they met. “Are you sure about this?” “Hmmm,” she murmured as she turned and caught his vivid blue gaze. Eyes that burned with a sexual fire looked down at her. “I’m very sure, Kaden.” “We could wait. We have more than ten months before we have to make this decision.” She shook her head and smiled. “Or I could spend those ten months as your mate.” He sighed and tightened his grip. She knew he had been worried she would change her mind, walk away from what was between them. Decide that the beast inside of him was something she could not handle. But the truth was she wanted every inch of him, especially his lion. It was an intrinsic part of him. His fingers intertwined with hers and he took a step back. His gaze never broke hers. “I want you to know that I love you, Rina. I know we haven’t known each other that long, but it’s the truth. I’ve never felt what I feel for you for another woman. I love you, Sabrina Noelle.”
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She blinked her eyes several times as tears blurred her vision for a moment. She leaned up and brushed her lips against his. “I love you too, Kaden,” she whispered against his mouth. Kaden started to lower his head. She purposely leaned back. His eyes widened and one honey-blond eyebrow lifted. “Did I tell you to kiss me?” He stilled in her arms and every inch of his tall, muscular body went hard. Her breath caught in her throat. Sabrina had plans for tonight, but Kaden could ruin it all if he didn’t allow her the control she needed. They had talked about each other’s basic desire to dominate. But she hadn’t exercised that desire. Yet. “No, Mistress, you did not tell me to kiss you.” Sabrina stifled the urge to smile and instead stepped back from him. She tilted her head and looked up at him. “Come, Kaden, you have much to learn.” She turned and strode through the beach house until she reached the master bedroom. Her heart beat heavily with every step. Every time she and Kaden touched they combusted, but this time, this time she would be in charge of his pleasure, and her own satisfaction. And that fact made her more nervous than usual. “Stand.” Her belly jumped as she pointed to the chaise chair. With her back to him she made her way to her suitcase. At the bottom she found the small bag she was looking for. She opened it and pulled out the cool metal handcuffs on the top. She warmed them between her hands before turning to Kaden. He stood beside the chair, almost as though at attention. Her attention. Her heated gaze ate up every inch of his hard body. Mine, she thought before reaching under the bed and picking up the black leather four-inch heels she had worn three days ago, when she signed her contract with
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Heletroy. Kaden had asked her to bring them along on their vacation date. She had quickly complied. Sabrina padded over to him barefoot and took the seat in front of him. Her temporary throne. She insinuated one foot between his splayed legs. The linen pants he wore tightened over his strong thighs as he gave her more room. He grabbed her ankle. Sabrina leaned forward and held out her heels. “Kneel and put them on.” “Yes, Mistress.” She watched as Kaden slowly folded his body and knelt before her. As he took the shoes from her hands, their fingers brushed against one another. Sabrina took a deep breath as the slight touch soared through her, making her dampen her panties with the desire that burned deep. Kaden placed the shoes beside each knee and wrapped his fingers around her ankle. Sabrina bit her bottom lip as she felt every callus and ridge on his fingers as Kaden’s hands moved down her ankle, over the fine arch until he reached her toes. Sabrina caught his gaze as he massaged the digits, pulling, rubbing, and tugging until a moan slipped from her lips. He grabbed the heels and one by one he put them on. Sabrina stood and pulled the simple, elegant sheath over her head. When she threw it across the room, she heard the sharp sound of Kaden’s indrawn breath. She had purchased a special corset and panty set for the night. Tonight she wore blue. His favorite color. The set was a lovely shade that matched Kaden’s eyes. She looked up and found those mesmerizing eyes wide with surprise and hot with desire. Sabrina sat down and spread her thighs. “Take off my panties.” He held her gaze as he grabbed her left foot. He placed a kiss against the front of her foot, right below her ankle. Her breath slowly slipped through her parted lips as he kissed his way up her leg until he reached her inner thigh. And then she felt his tongue, wet and hot, swipe her flesh.
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“Good boy,” she breathed out as he pulled down her panties. She spread her legs wide, throwing each thigh over the arms of the chair, after he removed the lingerie. “Come here, Kaden.” She crooked her finger. He stood. She pressed her fingers against her mouth. “Kiss me. Prove to me that you love me.” He gave her a slow smile, one filled with all the heat she felt deep inside her sex, and captured her lips. And gave her the kiss she had demanded, thrusting his tongue between her lips, tasting her, dueling with her until only his kiss was giving her sustenance, feeding her the very desire she needed. The love she couldn’t live without. Sabrina broke off the kiss, alternating between pressing soft kisses against his full lips and taking deep breaths. The truth was she couldn’t get enough of him. She leaned back against the chair. “I want you, Kaden. I want to feel your lips… here.” “Yes, Mistress.” He bowed and knelt. Her heart jumped into her throat when his gaze was level with her cunt. She could feel the liquid proof of her desire leaking from her pussy. Sabrina bit her bottom lip and gripped the seat as Kaden’s tongue glided down the lips of her sex. Searing heat flashed through her body as he ran his tongue down her flesh. Her teeth pierced her lip and Sabrina tasted blood when he stroked the wet, velvet heat of his tongue over her engorged clitoris. She came immediately in a blinding flash that left her gasping for breath. One hand left the comfort of the chair and tightened in his golden hair as she pressed him closer to her cunt. Kaden kept licking, sucking, and teasing her into orgasm after orgasm until she couldn’t catch her breath. “Kaden!” she shrieked as an almost painfully pleasurable release tore through her body. She gripped his hair and pulled him away from her still fluttering sex. Her gaze caught his. The sight of her cream on his lips sent a new frisson of pleasure through her pussy. “Stand.”
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Sabrina smiled as she suddenly found the tent in his linens pointing at her. Her fingers curled over the drawstring waistband of his pants and pulled them down his muscular thighs. “Step out,” she murmured before tossing the pants away. Like he had done for her, Sabrina started at his ankles, running her palms up the strong, corded flesh, flesh covered with rough golden hair, up the thighs that flexed under her hands, until she reached his hips. “God, yes, Mistress,” Kaden groaned low and husky, touching her core with the rough tone of his potent need. One small fist wrapped around the thick length of his erection. He jerked, sliding deeper into her palm. Sabrina leaned forward and flicked her tongue against the ruddy head of his cock. She slid her fist up and down his erection as she tongued his cockhead for several moments. When she pulled back she saw Kaden’s fingers tighten into fists at his hips. He was holding on by a thread. And so was she. “Lie on the bed, Kaden.” Her teeth scraped against her bottom lip as a shudder ran through his lovely body. She looked up and caught his gaze. Unleashed fire burned in his eyes. He turned and she watched the nice movement of his flexing ass. She grabbed the pair of handcuffs she had placed on the edge of the bed and rifled through her small, black leather bag. Sabrina’s face split with a seductive smile as she pulled out her second pair of cuffs. She’d brought them on a whim. One she was suddenly very glad she had. She made her way to his supine body and dropped the key on the bedside table. Sabrina turned to Kaden, one handcuff swinging in each hand. She crawled onto the bed and straddled his stomach. “Hmmm,” she murmured as she lowered her lips and rubbed her sex against the ridges of his six-pack. “Mistress Noelle,” Kaden groaned when she leaned forward, breasts straining her corset, as she handcuffed each hand to the headboard. She moved her hips further
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down his stomach, until she was sitting right above Kaden’s cock, and looked down on him. “Mistress… Rina,” she said as she held his gaze. “Yes, Mistress Rina.” Sabrina pulled the silver foil from the side pocket in her corset and tore it open. She threw one leg over his body and knelt to the left of his hip. Her palms ran down the length of his cock as she slowly sheathed him. By the time she finished Kaden was pulsing with the need for release. She straddled him once again, this time keeping her hips several inches above his cock. Sabrina leaned forward. “Look at me, Kaden.” His gaze caught hers. “I’m going to fuck you now and make you mine… forever. Make you my mate.” “Oh God yes, Mistress Rina.” His eyes slammed shut with honest satisfaction. Sabrina grasped the root of his cock in one hand. She slowly lowered herself until he was fully imbedded. Sabrina leaned forward and brushed her lips against his. “I love you, Kaden,” she whispered as she rose. He growled her name and jerked beneath her. “I love you too.” She sat back and began a steady rise and fall rhythm that left them both breathless. One hand moved between her thighs and fingered her clitoris. “Watch me, Kaden,” she whispered softly. His gaze latched onto her pussy as she plucked her clit. Sabrina knew she was so turned on that only a few strokes would push her over the edge. And she was quickly coming close to that edge. “Don’t come, Kaden,” she murmured as she leaned forward. “Not yet.” She grasped the key for the handcuff binding his left arm. She undid it and placed his palm against her chest, right above her rapidly beating heart. She held his gaze as she said the ancient words in a language she had only recently learned. Samantha had warned her that the words of the Spell of Joining would affect each person differently. With every word her body heated, her desire feeling darker, deeper, more intense than anything she had ever felt. She groaned out an expletive as the Spell of Joining infused every inch of her body with power.
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As Sabrina started the second verse for the Joining, her heartbeat slowed almost to a crawl before picking up, but it did not return to its usual rate. It was much slower so that she would live the average two- to three-hundred-year lifespan of a Lionheart. The moment she finished the third verse for the ancient spell Sabrina’s orgasm tore through her and it was more powerful than anything she had ever felt before. Kaden roared Sabrina’s name and bucked beneath her. After several moments she opened her eyes and blinked down at Kaden. “You’re mine, Sabrina,” he said with the widest, brightest smile known to man. Despite her recent release, Sabrina felt her sex flutter with renewed desire. “Unchain me, love,” Kaden murmured as he jangled the wrist still bound to the bed. She grabbed the key from the bedside table. The moment the second handcuff was off the headboard Kaden’s fingers wrapped around her lush waist. He flipped them so that she was on the bottom. “Kaden,” Sabrina shrieked as the jarring movement shocked her senses. “Master Kaden, Rina,” he growled as he thrust into her. He captured her lips in a torrential kiss. “Master Kaden,” she breathed out when he broke it off. “You owe me two dates, Rina,” he murmured. She sighed and smiled. “What are you going to do about that, Master Kaden?” “I’m thinking a simple wedding will make us square.” Sabrina froze. For a moment she couldn’t breathe. “Kaden?” He flashed her that slow, intimate smile that always warmed her heart. “I’m already yours, Sabrina. Just want to make it legal.” She smiled up at him as tears blurred her vision. “I don’t think you should short change yourself. I’m thinking a wedding and a long honeymoon would make us square,” she whispered before brushing her lips against his and kissing him with the power of all the love she held inside her heart.
Tuesday Morrigan Tuesday Morrigan began her love affair with romance at an early age. As a child she was always infatuated with the romance novels she snuck from her mother. Later, in high school, the public library became her sanctuary with an endless array of romance novels. Tuesday is still an avid reader of books. Thanks to shows like Buffy, Angel, and her latest infatuation, Supernatural, Tuesday prefers her stories to have a little more grit. Her favorite genres have always been fantasy, mystery, romance and erotica, so as a writer, she tries to blend the genres to create her own personal niche. You can learn
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