Prisoner of Desire

Mardi Gras Publishing, LLC 133 Lake Front Dr. #204 Daphne, AL 36526 This is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, organizations, events or locales is entirely coincidental. ISBN-13 978-1-934329-67-2 ISBN-10 1-934329-67-3 Prisoner of Desire © 2007 Jaden Sinclair All rights reserved under the International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Cover art © 2007 Jaden Sinclair For more variety in your reading selection, please visit www.mardigraspublishing.com

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V{tÑàxÜ D No one knows the year and in a strange way, it doesn’t matter. Occasionally you would hear some old women talking about the past and all of the things that their grams remembered from the past. Kera Zoe loved to hear the stories. She would listen for hours about how the girls from the old days could go to school as long as they wished; even how when they thought the time was right, they could pick a man to marry. Plus, if they didn’t want to marry, then they didn’t have to. This was Kera’s dream: to never marry. If she had to marry, she wanted it to be to someone of her choosing. In the town of Cane, things were very different. This town was handled by the old rules and ways combined with new ones. If a girl happened to be born into a poor family, then the only way to improve their circumstances was by chance. If a man with a very good position in the town picked her, then it was his job to either find a new job for her family or support them. Either way, if you were a poor woman, then this was a very good way to improve your family. Unfortunately, if you were the only son in a poor family, then getting the chance to find a wealthy bride was very slim. Therefore, with this rule in place, the fathers in Cane refused to let their daughters marry a poor man. Kera didn’t see it this way. She saw it as a way for fathers to get rid of their daughters and to use them for status. In addition, she saw it as a way for men to control the sexuality of the women. Only with the death of her husband could a woman gain her freedom.

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Kera constantly heard from others that she would make a fine match. She just didn’t want her life to be handled or her husband picked for her. She wanted to leave Cane to make a home somewhere else where she could do just as she pleased. Something that was almost near to impossible since her father wanted very badly to move up in the town. He had already raised four boys who all found great places in the work field, even finding nice brides that brought more prestige to their family. But that didn’t help him. The only way her father could change the way he lived was through Kera. The laws in Cane were very simple when it came to marriages. The men were allowed to do as they pleased. However, when it came to the girls, they were not to be touched. Every new girl who was to be matched had to be pure. The first day of the summer at the tender age of nineteen, girls were taken to the compound. This event happened each year and about seventy percent of the time the girls were married. For the ones that were not they got to either stay until the next year or go home. Only after a non-match of four times were the girls then given the choice to remain single or continue to look for a husband. A cheating girl becomes a social outcast and loses her only chance to be picked as a bride. The young men of Cane, in order to gain sexual experience before their wedding night, practiced their skills on these social outcasts. These women would also be paid for their services and a few would even decide to marry one of their callers. Men with deeper pockets were able to do this at will. Another harsh law in Cane was that if a mated girl was ever caught with a man alone, then the punishment would be left up to her mate. Most of the time you would hear about those caught being beaten or killed. None of them it seemed were ever given a second chance, forgiven, or even seen again. All this, to Kera, was barbaric. A man could screw around all he wanted, but a woman was never allowed to and if she got caught, then all hell would break loose. She knew that her time was coming. At the ripe age of nineteen, the yearly ceremony was

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quickly approaching and her time was coming up. She had to work fast to try to escape, but as fast as she might try, her father was faster. It was midnight two days before the girls were to be sent off to the compound. Kera was sleeping in her room when it happened. She never got the chance to scream or fight as two men walked into her room placing a cloth over her mouth and nose. As soon as she passed out, one of them picked her up out of bed and walked out of the room with her in his arms. Her father was standing by the front door signing papers to allow her to find her mate. All this was going on as she was carried out of her home. None of the neighbors saw or heard a thing. ***** Kera slowly woke up to the sun shining in her face. Her head felt like a bomb was going off inside of it. This was not her room she thought as she carefully started to get out of the bed to look around. There was not much in the room but a bed, table and chair. As she walked to the open window, she saw that it had bars on it and her anger started to rise. Looking out through the bars, she saw the courtyard of the compound where all unattached girls lived. Her temper blew and she couldn’t believe where she was or that her father of all people was this sneaky. The sound of the door unlocking brought her out of her thoughts as she turned around to see two women walk into the room. One was carrying a tray and the other a set of keys. “Good, you are awake. I have brought you some breakfast.” The one with the keys said. “Where the hell am I?” Kera asked with anger in her voice. “You are in the compound. Now eat.” The tray was placed on the table, and then both women left, locking the door behind them. Kera couldn’t believe it. She was being kept prisoner here. Her anger got the better of her and she wound up picking the tray up and throwing it at the door. Food went flying everywhere as she let loose with her scream. When she was done tearing up the small room, she sat on the floor and waited for someone to come back. 3

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It was about four hours before she saw anyone again. Four long hours with her sitting on the floor, legs drawn up to her chest and her head resting on her knees after her temper had gotten the better of her. The food, bed, chair, and table were overturned. She didn’t even look up when the door opened. She didn’t want to have to see her prison guards, or the knowing looks that she bet they gave all girls that were here in order to be married. “Well it looks as if you have a temper and a knack for destruction.” Kera looked up sharply and saw the same woman who had brought her breakfast, only this time she was with a man. “Time for a bath. And don’t give me any trouble or I will make him carry you,” she gave Kera a stern look, daring her to try to defy her. Kera looked at the woman, then at the man who was standing next to her. He was very tall with broad shoulders and light red hair. He didn’t smile or show any kind of emotion at all. “Follow me.” The woman commanded. Kera looked at the man again, then decided that she would wait until the right moment before she made her move. With this big man behind her, she knew that right now was not that moment. “Today is what we like to call the ‘pamper day’,” the woman said. “You will get your bath, then be rubbed down and made as relaxed as we can get you.” She never looked at Kera as she spoke. “You won’t be seeing any of the other girls. We have opened the small room for you. There is a small pool and hot tub if you would like to use it. There will also be four women to see to your needs. If I hear you giving them any trouble or tearing things up, then I will send Max in. He will take you back to your room and there you will stay until it is time for the men to come and do their viewing of the candidates.” She stopped in front of a door and turned around to look at Kera. “Do you understand me?” Kera gave her a tight smile, then a tight “Yes.”

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“Good. Now, your meals will come here, so I suggest that you enjoy your afternoon. I will be back later to take you back to your room. And Max will be at the door in case you decide you should want to run.” She then opened the door and stood back for Kera to walk through. What Kera saw took all words and fight away. The room was like nothing she could have ever dreamed about. It was hard for her to believe that this was the ‘small room’. There was a large pool over to the left side of the room that could easily fit sixty people and a hot tub next to it that could seat eight. Large wicker lounge chairs lined the side of the pool, and off to the right side was an even larger one that looked like a bed with gray fur lining and a table next to it with a tray of fruit. A massage table stood over to the other side with a woman standing next to it. Another girl who seemed to be Kera’s age brought in a tray of food along with two other women. One had towels in her arms, the other had clothes. All four of them looked at her, and the first thing that crossed Kera’s mind was that these were the outcasts. Here to serve all men and anyone else. “What would you like to do first?” The one with the towels in her arms asked. “I don’t have any idea.” Kera said with a combination of shock and wonder in her voice. The woman smiled, “Well, how about something to eat?” Kera let the woman take her hand and walk her over to a low table with pillows on the floor. When she was seated, the tray of food was placed in front of her. They then left her to her own thoughts and to the food. The smell of the hot bread made her stomach growl. She looked at the food and started to dig in. Roasted ham, string beans, mashed potatoes, hot bread, and a cake that made her mouth water and her stomach grumble even more. It was the tastiest meal she had ever eaten. Most nights, when her brothers were still living at home, she was lucky if she even got some meat with her dinner. When she looked for her drink, a

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smile lit up on her face. A large glass of iced tea was before her, which was something she had only heard about. The next thing that she did was get a massage. It was her first one ever, and she loved it. She never thought that her whole body could feel this relaxed. She then took a few laps in the pool, talked to the girls and got her mind off what she was there for. She was soaking in the hot tub when the woman from the morning came back into the room. It was time for her to go back. The girls helped her to dry off, then put her in a simple cotton gown with a robe. It was nothing fancy, but very nice to Kera. The woman didn’t take her back the same way as she came that morning, but instead took her to a different room. Max was right behind her and he didn’t say a thing. As the door was held open and in this room, she could see she only had a bed. Kera swore as the door again locked behind her. **** The morning wake up call that Kera got was too early for her. She was guessing from the faint light outside that it was only around five in the morning. A tray was brought in, placed on the bed and she was told to eat quickly. Today was the day that she was going to get ready for the mating ritual ceremony, and it was to be held a day early. Someone important was to show up this time and today was the only day he could make it. The same woman came again to get her, along with Max. This time they headed in a different direction than before. Kera was taken to a different kind of bathroom, which was sectioned off. The first part was where she was to take a long, scented bath. Her scent was wildflower with a hint of jasmine. After the bath she was a rub down with lotion of the same scent. Back in the rob, she went, with her hair bound in a towel to a place to have a quick bit. She only received about fifteen minutes of a break. Next, it was the hair. She had it dried and brushed until it had a nice shine. The sides were pulled back into small braids with golden thread woven into them and held with small golden clips. She asked the significance of the colored thread on the table, but no one answered that question. Obviously, questions were not allowed. 6

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Next, she was taken to an old man who made all of the jewelry. He took one look at Kera and decided that the only thing she needed was a headband with very small diamonds on gold chains hanging down in her hair. He picked one out of a box, placed it on her head, and wove it into the braids. He gave her a smile of approval as she was led off. The last place she arrived at to was for clothing. This was the only thing that all of the girls shared. They all had the same color bathing suits. They were an off white with gold trimmed strings, and they were all two-pieces. For the first time in her young life, Kera was going to go out and show a bunch of people what her body looked like. She had never before showed it off to anyone, and dressed like this made her feel very vulnerable. Slowly she put the robe back on and went to wait for someone to take her back to her room. **** Kera stood and looked out of the window, watching the cars line up and men get out. Every one that she saw had a smile on his face and seemed to be looking forward to this night. At least fifty cars came and Kera watched every one of them. The last car that showed up was the largest one she’d seen tonight. She watched as it stopped at the front door and as a driver stepped out to open the back door. The sun was starting to set by this time, so she couldn’t see the face that went along with the man who got out of the car but what she did see a chill down her spine. This man was the tallest that she had seen so far, even bigger than Max. He stood at least six foot tall and was just as built. Kera started to pray then. Pray that she was not mated up with this man, and that he would be gentle with whomever he was mated with. She watched him step out and stretch. She saw the outline of his chest through his shirt and his well-built form. He wore only a white t-shirt and tight fitting jeans along with black boots. She saw that his hair was long, down to his shoulders, and that he wore confidence like it was a second skin. She watched him walk towards the front door knowing that all of the gentlemen would be eating and bragging about what they 7

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could do or were going to do. Kera started to step away, but suddenly the man stopped. She watched him take a couple of steps back, then look up at her. The stare he gave her with his eyes took her breath away. The spell was broken when she heard her door unlock and turned to watch a girl bring in a tray of food. When she looked back, he was gone. **** “It’s time.” It had been two hours since the last person had stepped through the door. This time, it was only to take her to her doom. The robe was taken from her and she was again led down a hall. This time she was to join the others. As soon as she walked in the door, all of the talking stopped and all eyes turned on her. Including herself there were about twenty other girls in white suits. Not nearly enough for all of the men who had shown up. None of them came over to talk to her, so Kera just walked over to a corner and waited. It was not a long wait. The same woman who had ‘taken care’ of Kera came back into the room fifteen minutes later with an older man. He was the town’s doctor, and in his hand, he had a small bottle. “Each one of you must take a drink of this. It will help in your search.” The old man said. One by one, the girls walked up to him and took a small drink. By the time the line reached Kera, it stopped. All eyes were on her again. “Kera.” The woman said. “Forget it.” “Must I get Max?” Kera placed her hands on her hips, glaring at the woman. “I don’t give a damn what you do. I’m not drinking that.” She sighed. “Very well.” Everyone in the room watched as she walked over to the door, opened it, and beckoned for Max. He and Kera just looked at each other for a second, then he started to walk over to her. She held her ground. 8

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“Max, please bring her here. We’re running late.” Max took hold of her wrist and started to pull her along. Kera pulled against him and even hit him some. At that, Max just picked her up and carried her over to the old man. Sternly, he took her jaw and forced her mouth open. The old man put two drops into her mouth and Max closed it and held her until she swallowed it. “Thank you, Max. Will you also escort her out?” The woman asked. All of the girls got back in line and waited for the doors to open. Max held on to Kera’s arm. When the group started to walk out, he walked her out as well. They were greeted with a cheer. Men started to walk over to the girls as fast as they walked into the room. Just before she walked through, Kera turned around to Max and with all of her might; she kneed him in the balls. “Don’t ever fucking touch me again.” She ground out between clenched teeth. Kera watched him drop to the ground, then gave the woman who had been instructing her a smile. All she could do was look at Max with shock on her face. Kera looked around as she walked from the group circling Max and saw that she was in a pool yard. The largest pool ever was there with a nice sized water fountain in the middle of it, along with built in hot tubs. Lounge chairs were everywhere as well as lounge sofas. Kera quickly found out that in order to find your mate, you had to kiss someone. The potion that she had been forced to drink would signal her mate by giving her a very sweet taste in her mouth. So far, she had kissed no one. One guy tried to kiss her and got slapped in the face. Another tried again and she brought him down to his knees. After that, they all stayed away from her. Kera just found a nice quiet place in the corner. She figured that if the men kept away from her, then she would be able to go home and get away from this town. Little did she know that she was being watched. Across from Kera was the last man to arrive. He had watched her from the moment she came in, and even laughed to himself when she kicked a guy for trying to kiss her. This was the kind of girl that could heat his blood, the kind who had spirit. Finishing his drink in one quick gulp, he stood up and started to walk towards her. 9

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V{tÑàxÜ E Kera never saw the man walking towards her. In fact, she didn’t notice him until he was in front of her blocking her view. When she finally did look up at him, shock hit her. This was the guy she had seen from her window. She looked him up and down as she worked to suppress the sudden fear that was threatening to grip her. He was dressed the same as all the other guys. No shirt or shoes and only a pair of black shorts cut high up on his hips. She saw every muscle that he had on his arms, chest, and legs. In fact, she could even count each ripple in his abs as he breathed. He was the biggest one here and the only one that seemed to find humor with her. His hair was down to his shoulders and free to the wind, yet brushed back out of his face. Kera thought that this was a man she wouldn’t be able to say no to. She was sure he would us force if he had to. His eyes and body language told her that he wouldn’t take no for an answer. Kera swallowed hard and looked up into his face. He looked back, giving her the same once over she had just given him. He crossed his arms across his chest while maintaining eye contact with her. The look he gave her was a challenge to Kera, daring her to try to run far away from him. Instead of running as her gut was screaming for her to do, she let him back her up further into the corner where they could be alone. “What do you think you are doing?” Kera asked in confused wonder as she continued to back away from him.

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He didn’t give her an answer but did give her a sly smile while he kept walking towards her until finally her back touched the wall. He closed the distance between them quickly, leaning into her enough so she would feel his body heat. His eyes lowered to look at her from a towering position. “I think I am going to be the one to kiss you,” he answered in a husky voice. He brought his lips down very close to hers, but Kera was expecting this. She ducked under his arm and away. He also was kind of expecting her to put up some kind of fight. After all, everyone watched what she did to Max along with what she did to anyone who tried to kiss her. The moment she took her first step away from him, his hand shot out and grabbed her by the arm. Kera tried to jerk away, but he held it firmly, showing her the power he had in this simple act. She glared at him; however, the only response from him was one eyebrow going up. “Going somewhere?” his voice was raw, yet the intent was present. Just the way he asked the question would have been enough for someone to think twice. “Away from you.” Anger came off her as she tried again to jerk her arm, but he wouldn’t be swayed. “Let go,” she growled. “Oh Kera,” he purred, “I think not.” He watched the shocked look on her face and fought not to smile. “H-how did…?” She started He smiled. “I know more than you think.” Quickly he gave a yank and Kera went tumbling into his arms. He kept one arm wrapped around her body to hold her to him and used his other hand to hold her head in place. Still, she fought him. Twice he felt her knee get very close to him, felt nails on his chest as she did everything she could to keep him from kissing her. He found he was starting to get very tired of playing this game with her. He didn’t want to fight with someone this much if by chance she turned out to not be his mate. Therefore, he ended up taking a hand full of her hair and pulled her head back. Holding

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her very tightly and knowing that he might be leaving bruises, he brought his lips down to her and kissed her. He didn’t kiss her as he would have if she were a girl willing to be kissed or even looking forward to experiencing a first kiss. Instead, he kissed her hard and demanding. He forced his tongue between her teeth to explore the depths of her mouth, and at the same time, his arm went down to grab her ass, bringing her even closer. He knew that everyone was watching him, but he didn’t care. All he cared about was getting as close as he could to this girl. It was then that it hit him. The sweetness of the kiss. Kera tasted it also. She was hit with such a sweet taste that she almost fainted, which was something Kera never did. When he did break the kiss, he didn’t let her go. He held her just as tight and looked down into her eyes. “I guess now would be a good time to tell you my name.” Lightly, he grazed her lips again, showing her a tender side of himself. “It’s Devon…..Nofff!” Devon started to say his last name but ended on the ground holding his crotch. Kera took a few steps back with a hand over her mouth and eyes opened wide, looking down at him. She was still in a state of shock over the taste she had in her mouth and even more shocked that she had just kneed him. However, it didn’t seem that she had kneed him hard enough. Slowly, he started to stand up with his hand cradling himself and gave her a dirty look. She took another step back and he let her, but he didn’t let her back up so far that he couldn’t reach out and grab her if he wanted. By this time, the talking around the pool had stopped. Everyone wanted to see what was going on and to see what might happen to Kera. That was when Kera realized that all but she knew who he was. “I think you are the first to ever do that.” Devon said in a tight voice edged with pain. “Well, I am sure that it won’t be the last time someone kicks you in the balls.” Kera responded in a not so tough voice, taking another step back. 12

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“Looks like Noved can’t handle her either.” Someone yelled laughingly. Devon gave her a look that might have scared most, but not Kera. She stopped backing away from him and stood her ground with her arms crossed over her chest. He rubbed himself again and stood up straight. “Lucky for you,” he said in the same tight voice. “You only caught the side of me.” “Well, I will remember to hit it in the right spot next time,” she snorted back. Devon gave her a tight smile. “Oh my sweet, there won’t be a next time.” Kera rolled her eyes towards him but took another step back. “Oh, really?” “See, this one I’ll let you get away with, but don’t ever let it happen again,” he gave her a smile that sent a chill down her back. “I don’t forgive very easily.” “Oh, please!” she hissed back. “You are one of those guys who is always used to getting their way. Well, not this time.” “And you are one of those girls that throw temper tantrums,” he challenged back. At that, Kera glared at him. “You have no idea.” “Think it will work just fine tonight.” Devon remarked, rubbing himself one more time. He then looked behind Kera and saw that many of the people were starting to leave, but for some strange reason he just couldn’t let her get away with what she had done. Therefore, Devon took the few steps to reach Kera. He bent over and picked her up, slinging her over his shoulder. She let out a scream and started to kick and hit him. Devon gave her a swat on her ass while he walked over to the pool. “Your temper, my sweet, needs a bit of cooling down.” With that, he threw her into the pool. When Kera came up, she saw Devon standing on the side of the pool with a grin on his face. She swam to the other side of the pool to get out as her anger rose to a new level. She kept her cool in front of him, however, as well as her back to him. She found a towel, wrapped herself in it, and walked to the door. She wanted to get out of this place and now! However, the moment she touched the door handle, Devon was behind her. He took her arm and led her to the corner as she tried to pull, yank, and even bite her 13

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arm free. Devon walked to the spot that they had occupied earlier, sat down, and placed her on his lap. “Now that I have ‘healed’ and you have cooled off, we can talk a bit,” he grunted as he fought with her. Kera didn’t want to talk. She tried twice to get off his lap, but his arms were like steel that was not going to budge. He had one arm over her legs holding her down and the other around her waist, preventing her from going anywhere. So Devon held her and let her fight as much as she could, which was not much at all. He even had to hold her wrist down a few times, because she tried to slap him. “Rumors have been going around about you having a temper,” he smiled. “But I never thought that you would be like this.” Still she tried to fight to get out of his arms and off his lap. She even got a few kicks in on his shins. When he would try to lean in for a kiss, she would try to bite him. Kera tried to do anything that she could in order to make him work for it. In a small state of anger, Devon took her by the chin and kissed her roughly. He held her to him by her neck, and thought that with his fingers around her neck, a small amount of pressure might stop the fighting. He let up on her mouth only so that he could thrust his tongue in and taste the sweetness that was still lingering. He had to make sure that what he had tasted was real and not a dream. It was not. She was his and his body was getting hungry to claim her as such. Devon held the kiss and deepened it as his hand began to roam. He lightly traced the back of his hand from her neck down to the top of her breast. He held her head in place and noticed that with the deeper kiss, she stopped fighting. Therefore, he continued to graze her body with the back of his free hand. He would touch the top of one breast and then cup it before he continued to travel down her stomach and up a leg. When he got to the outline of her bathing suit bottoms, she somehow broke the kiss and the spell. “Don’t,” she said in a soft, yet breathless voice.

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She pushed off his lap and he let her go but took hold of her wrist. After the kiss they just shared and the light touching, Devon was very hard and wanted very much to do, touch, and see more of her. It was time. Devon stood up and pulled Kera with him. She was still trying to break free of him and getting nowhere. He took her to the door and opened it. Max was gone this time but another guy was standing there and it seemed he was waiting for them. Devon handed him Kera’s wrist and he took it without question. “Take her to my room.” Kera grabbed onto the door and looked at Devon. “You are a son-of-a-bitch if you think you can have me!” she yelled. “Then, my sweet,” he smiled with a sexy grin. “I am a son-of-a-bitch, because I am going to have you.” Kera didn’t get to say anymore to him. He closed the door and began to drag her down the hall. The moment she tried to yank away from the man, he just stopped and picked her up. When he came to a door, he opened it, put her down, and locked her in. Kera screamed at the closed door and even hit it a few times, to no end. After ten minutes of cussing and hitting the door, she pushed herself off and turned to look at the room. It was a very large room. In fact, it was so large that her bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen back home could fit in it. There was a large queen size bed in the middle that was low to the floor with a white fur cover on top of it, and lots of pillows. The bed was turned down and ready to be used. Next to the bed was a low table that had chilling champagne in a bucket with two crystal flute glasses. Over to the right of the bed was a bathroom with a tub in the middle that could easily fit two. Kera saw that there were also two white robes at the foot of the bed. Another low table was in the other corner with large pillows around it, but other than that, there was no other furniture in the room. It was strictly a room with a bed.

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She turned quickly when the door was suddenly unlocked. It was not Devon who walked into the room but a maid with a cart of food. The same guy was still at the door guarding it, so Kera couldn’t run. Instead, she just stood where she was and watched the food being placed on the low table. When the maid was done, she left without saying a word and again Kera was locked in. It was fifteen minutes before the door was again unlocked. This time, it was Devon. He stood in the doorway looking like he owned the place. Then he and Kera had a small stare off. He closed the door slowly behind him before he walked into the room. Kera on the other hand, took a few steps back, preparing herself for the fight she knew was coming. He gave her that sly smile of his and took a few steps towards her. Again, she backed away. “Still playing the shy game?” Devon asked with the smile as he walked towards her. “Stay away from me,” she told him cautiously. “Now that,” he said in his soft, sexy voice, “I can not do.” Quickly taking the last steps needed, Devon shortened the distance between them and took her arm. She tried to jerk it away from him but his grip was firm and almost forceful. Devon pulled her to him and lowered his head for a kiss but Kera did something that he was not expecting or see coming. Kera slapped him. Devon stood there with her arm in his hand and his face turned to the side. Kera was in shock. She couldn’t believe that she had done something like that or that he would stand there and take it. “Well, it looks like I am getting a lot of firsts tonight.” Devon said as he rubbed the spot that she just slapped. Quickly, he took both of her wrists and pinned them behind her back. He held them with one hand and then brought her crushing up against his chest. With his other hand, he took a handful of her hair and forced her to look him in the eyes. He could tell from 16

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the look in her eyes that she was very angry at being man handled, so he showed her how angry he was at being slapped. Slowly, he lowered his head to kiss her, but jerked back when she tried to take a bite out of him. He pulled harder on her hair and forced her to kiss him, yet she still managed to bite him. “You can’t win this fight Kera,” he said in a rough, harsh voice. “Well, I sure as hell won’t be an easy fuck for you,” she replied in a tight voice, trying to jerk her body away from him. “The deal has been made,” he told her calmly. “You are my bride.” “I am nothing to you but a piece of meat,” she charged at him as she tried to jerk her arms out of his tight hold. “Let me go Devon,” she demanded in a tight voice. He let go of her hair and moved his hand down to the back of her neck. He felt for the tie that was holding part of her bathing suit together and pulled the string. He then found the other one in the middle of her back and pulled that one. Quickly, he pulled the top away from her body and felt her bare breasts on his chest. Kera started to fight as much as she could. However, it seemed that the more she tried to pull her arms, the tighter he held them. In the end, he just held her arms slightly away from her body to make her chest stand out for his hungry eyes. Devon looked down at her breasts. It was almost like looking at a woman’s body for the first time. Her breasts were the perfect size to fit in his hands, and his hands itched to touch them. Taking his free hand, Devon lightly brushed his knuckles across the one he could see, the other was still being crushed by his chest. He watched as the nipple hardened slightly when he gave it a light caress. Devon stopped watching the breast while he played with it and looked at Kera. He watched her eyes as he took her breast firmly in his hand, brushing the nipple with his thumb. He saw the mixed emotions in her eyes. “Stop,” she breathed out in a rush.

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Devon again tried to kiss her and again, she tried to bite him. So he just started to kiss and nibble on her neck. Kera tried to move her neck around in order to make it difficult for him and it seemed as if it was working. Devon found it very hard to hold her arms back, touch her breast, and kiss her while she worked to get him to let go of her. Devon decided to change the way he was handling things. He jerked Kera back and turned her around fast. He kept hold of her arms so she wouldn’t fall and so he could keep control of her. He lifted her arms up and started to make her walk towards the bed. “Ow!” Kera cried as she was forced to walk. “You are going to break my arms!” “Walk and don’t fight,” he grumbled. “God, you are a bastard!” She yelled as she was forced to bend over to walk. “Well, my sweet,” he told her softly. “When you fight the way you have been, then I have to use some force.” Devon walked her over to the bed and gave her a push with her own arms. Kera fell straight on the bed; face down swearing at him when she hit it.

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V{tÑàxÜ F Quickly Kera took hold of the fur cover and wrapped it around herself as she turned over to look up at Devon. She met his eyes, saw the lust that he was holding back and saw the control that was slowly slipping away. For the first time since she had started this battle with him, she saw how dangerous he could be. Not breaking the eye contact that they had, Devon moved closer to the bed and started climbing on it, leaning over her as he went. He used his hand so he was not putting any of his weight on top of her. He got so close that she could feel his breath on her face, but still Kera didn’t move. For the first time in her life, she was scared of someone and couldn’t figure a way out of this mess. Devon tried to give her a light kiss but she turned her head away and he wound up kissing on her neck, but this time he didn’t stop. Holding himself up just enough so as not to touch, he took hold of the fur cover and started to pull it away from her body. Kera held on to it tightly yet this time, Devon wouldn’t be swayed and the cover came off her body with a quick yank. He looked down at her body and felt his erection get harder. The only other time in his life he had to fight for this kind of control was his very first time with a woman. But that control was slipping. He watched her cross her arms over her chest and saw the shyness in her eyes. It didn’t bother him; in fact it only further aroused him. Devon had enough experience with women to know all the signs and the signs Kera displayed were showing just how little experience she had.

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Devon looked at her body and watched his hand as he touched, ever so lightly, the top part of her breast that her hands were not covering. He felt her try to move away from him, yet the way that he was leaning over her made all possible ways of flight impossible. He had her just where he wanted her. His hand continued to travel ever so slowly over her body. He would touch her arm, her side, and then move down to her belly, and all were light touches. When he touched the top of her bikini bottoms, he thought he heard a faint ‘no’, but couldn’t be sure. His fingers touched the strings that held the bottoms together and started to play with them. He teased her by letting them slip through his fingers, then giving them a light tug. However, he didn’t pull on them hard enough to slip the knot. Devon was not ready to do that yet. Down her leg, his hand would skim then back up to the inside of her thigh. He loved the softness of her skin, the way it felt under his hands, lips, and even liked the faint smell of jasmine that lingered on her body. Devon became harder just thinking of her soft skin touching his and knew it was time to feel her flesh against his. Slowly, he lowered his body down to hers. The heat of her flesh was like sweet agony. All he wanted to do right that moment was rip her bottoms off, thrust his hard aching cock inside of her until he passed out. Instead, he took a deep breath and fought for control because he knew it was not the right moment to be thinking like this. Devon wanted to get her to relax and enjoy his touch, even to crave it some. He had to tell himself to take things slowly and remind himself that she was not going any place tonight. Devon took hold of her arms, pried them away from her chest, and felt, for the first time, her breast against his chest as he also moved her legs apart so he could lie between them. Instantly, her hands went up to his chest to push him away. At the same time, Kera tried to use her legs in order to buck him off. All her fighting did was give him a better position between her legs as well as better access to her breasts. When he looked into her face, Devon saw the fire she had displayed earlier at the pool come back in full force. 20

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“Get the fuck off of me!” She screamed in his face. Every time Kera tried to buck him off, it only caused his hips to bump into hers and she would feel the hardness of his cock. When that happened, Devon made sure to grind his pelvis against her. This action made his cock almost painfully hard, plus it was hell on his control. It made him think about how badly he wanted to be inside of her, to make the sweet pain-pleasure go away. When he felt her nails dig into his chest as her fighting continued, Devon pinned her arms up over her head. With her hands out of play, Kera then used her legs. She kicked out at him, forcing Devon to use his own legs to pin her down and for an added bonus, he forced her legs wider apart, bending them with his to stop her from kicking him altogether. “Now,” he said as he looked down at her breasts. They were heaving up and down with her breathing, causing his mouth to water at the thought of tasting them. “We can do this easy and slow, or…..” “Or you can go straight to hell.” “Or,” he smiled, “I can tie you up.” Kera tried to yank her arms free. “God, you are such a bastard!” “That I can be,” he grunted as she gave a hard push with her arms. “Let go,” she cried with desperation in her voice. “Nope,” he replied in a matter of fact way. “You are mine. There is nothing or no one that can change that,” he lowered his voice with a grin. “Tonight, we are going to get to know each other, and I intend to get to know you very well.” “Just like a man,” she grunted as she continued to fight with him. “If he can’t have something freely, then he will try to take it.” “Oh, my sweet,” he purred. “I will have you and there is no taking involved.” He shifted his body in order to hold onto her arms with one hand. With his free hand, Devon filled it with one of her breasts. “And I always get what I want.” “Well, tonight you get an unwilling body in your bed.” “Oh, you will be willing by the time I am done with you,” he purred. 21

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Kera watched closely as Devon leaned over her and reached under a pillow. Her eyes widened when she saw him pull out a white silk scarf. She felt so helpless as he took her wrists and tied them together, and then tied them to a small part of the headboard that was hidden by the pillows. Devon made sure she was secure and couldn’t pull her wrists out before he sat back on his knees between her legs. He held her legs in place and waited until she became tired of fighting against the bonds. When she calmed down somewhat, Kera looked up and glared at Devon. If looks cold kill, he would be suffering right now. Devon didn’t think his cock could get any harder than what it was already. “Now Kera,” he began with a grin. “I plan to go very slowly with you tonight,” Kera used her hips as best as she could to scoot away from him. From the look she just got from him, he didn’t like the move. “Don’t push me Kera,” he growled out as he forced her hips back down on the bed none too gently. With a low moan, he bent over and took hold of a nipple with his mouth. She started to buck under the assault he gave her breast but he easily subdued her his body weight. As he sucked and lightly bit on the tiny nub, he brought his other hand up to play with her other breast and nipple. Devon took turns with each breast, making sure each nipple stood erect. He continued to play with them with his hand as he used his mouth to kiss a trail down her body. When his tongue touched her bellybutton, he felt her stiffen and knew that she realized what he was going to do. Kera started to fight harder against her bonds, as well as trying to buck him off and away from her as best as she could. However, Devon was not swayed. He continued to kiss her navel and along her hips, biting at the suit strings that were still covering her lower half. He even swiped his tongue across the outline of the suit. “I think it might be time for these to come off,” he told her in a hard, soft voice.

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Devon used his teeth to pull on the knot holding the last part of her suit together. A gentle tug exposed almost all. “Just to let you know Kera,” he murmured against her breasts. “I plan on tasting every inch of you tonight.” “God, you are such a pig,” again, she gave a yank at her bonds. “The more you yank at those, the more your wrists are going to hurt in the morning.” “Better my hands than other things.” This time when she yanked on her arms, she brought a leg up and tried to kick at him. Her movement caused the skimpy suit bottoms to slide to the side. Devon caught her legs by the ankles and held them apart. “Do I need to tie them up as well?” The glare that she gave him told him what he wanted to know but he wanted her to say the words to him, wanted her to surrender to him right now. “God, when I get out of this…” she warned. Devon yanked her legs hard towards him in order to stretch her body. His eyebrow shot up in a challenging way. “You’ll what?” “Man, how I hate you.” Devon smiled at the way she backed down to him. “Yes, you have made that clear.” “Is this the only way you can get a girl in bed?” anger showed on her face and in her words as she spoke to him. “You have to tie her up in order to force her to change her mind? And if she doesn’t, then it’s tough shit. All this fucking town does is okay you dip shits to rape girls!” “Tough words Kera,” he glared. “So tell me Devon, is the only way you can get off with a woman,” she spat out, “is having her tied to your bed and under your mercy?” Kera saw the tick that started in his cheek from her words. She knew she was playing a dangerous game but wouldn’t heed the voice in her head that told her to stop while she could. Instead, Kera kept at him. She worked damn hard at making sure he knew that he couldn’t try to take the one thing that was hers without some kind of fight. 23

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Again, she yanked on her bonds and this time, she gave a tug on her legs almost getting one free. “Let go!” “I think it is time you got your first lesson from me.” Still holding her ankles, he flipped her over to her stomach, which also caused her last bit of protection to fall aside. She felt his hand on her back and one of his legs drape over her legs in order to hold her in place. “I think it might be time for me to take care of those tantrums,” he yanked her bottoms away and threw them to the floor, then used his free hand to rub her backside. “I want you to remember this well, Kera, because every time you have a tantrum or hurt me…” “What? Is the big boy going to go and cry to his mommy?” she broke in. Devon took hold of her thighs and none too gently forced them apart to settle his body on top of hers. He grabbed a handful of her hair and pulled hard, hearing a hiss excape her lips. “Do you really want to piss me off Kera? I promise you won’t like that side of me.” “Oh, so there is supposed to be a difference,” she hissed. “I just thought that you were an asshole no matter what you did.” Devon let go of her hair and sat up on his knees, still between her legs. He kept her in place with a hand on her back then did something he knew she wouldn’t expect. Devon spanked her. Devon landed several semi-hard blows to Kera’s ass. They were hard enough to only leave red handprints, but affective nevertheless. He kept her legs spread with his knees between them and every time she tried to rear up, he would slap her harder to get his point across to her. After a good ten swats and a few choice words from her, Devon stopped to rub her cheeks and to slip a finger inside her body. She was hot and starting to get wet from the spanking. He continued to stroke his finger in her body, kissing and licking at the red marks from his hand. He heard her lightly crying but knew it was not from the spanking.

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Slipping another finger inside to stretch her, Devon skimmed up her body to lie on top of her back again. He took hold of her hair again, turning her head to give her a light kiss and lick on her neck, never stopping his fingers’ movement. “I know that no man has ever touched you before Kera, but tell me something. Have you ever cum by your own hand?” “Damn you.” She cried out as his tongue grazed the ear that he was whispering into while his fingers thrust in and out to stretch her tight flesh. “Oh, my sweet,” he moaned in her ear, “I am dying to taste you.” “Fuck you Devon,” she yelled in a half moan, half cry. “That will come, in time,” he replied in a calm voice. Devon stopped everything that he was doing and slid back down her body. Kera was expecting him to flip her back over onto her back but didn’t expect what he was about to do next. Devon rolled over to his back and lifted Kera up by her hips. Kera cried out when Devon lowered her hips back down to his waiting face and tongue, which started to work on her wet mound. He worked his tongue back and forth at the slit that held his treasure. Every so often, he would flick her hard clit, pulling a few small moans from her. “Devon…please, don’t do this to me,” Kera begged him as she tried to move her hips to avoid his tongue as best she could. The only thing Devon did was stop the attack to her clit to kiss around her belly button. At the same time, he thrust two fingers back inside of her, finger fucking her gently. He felt her tense up as he moved his fingers. Devon could tell that she was fighting every sensation that he gave her in order to not cum for him. When he knew he had her at a point that she couldn’t go back from, he placed his mouth back on her clit and sucked hard as his hand worked fast and hard on her. Devon heard her crying as she fought against everything he did, but he could also tell from the tension in her body that she was getting close. Her release was so close that Devon didn’t know if he could withstand it. He wanted so much to feel her lose that 25

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tight control she kept over her feelings and over her body. He wanted to hear her scream and feel her body shake with the power of it. The moment he heard the faint ‘Oh God’ come from her muffled mouth, he knew that he had her. With his mouth over her and his fingers deep inside, he felt every tremor in her as she experienced her very first orgasm at a man's hand. Before she could come down from this high, Devon skimmed up under her body while keeping his finger working inside her. He kissed her as he scooted up, stopping to only suck on her nipples. By the time Kera's body settled down and she regained her senses, Devon was laying completely under her. Still tied to the bed on her stomach, and she felt more than saw that his shorts were gone and her legs were spread over his hips. Devon was in the perfect position to take her and when she looked him in the face, she knew it also. “I could take you just like this Kera,” he told her softly. “But I think this position might be too much for you right now,” he purred. “Too deep,” he raised his arms and let her arms loose, then quickly flipped her over onto her back with him on top. “I think this way would be better for you, for our first time.” “Please, don’t,” she begged, showing him with her eyes how scared she was suddenly. “I don’t want to lose it like this.” Kera could feel his cock pushing at her entrance. She felt the heat of it and her fear shot up even more at what was about to happen. Devon nuzzled her neck as he shifted his body, pinning her arms between them and rubbing his hand down her leg. “You do know that it will hurt some the first time?” he asked her gently in her ear, blocking out her plea. He didn’t wait for an answer. Slowly, he started to enter her tight, hot pussy, fighting very hard not to just force himself inside. When the head of his cock bumped her hymen, he stopped and kissed her neck up to her ear. He slid his arms up to her head, after moving her arms down to her side as she shifted his body slightly. “I’m sorry about this Kera.” As quickly as he could, Devon thrust hard and fast, ending Kera’s virginity and embedding himself so deep, he thought he touched her womb. 26

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Kera screamed out in pain, trying to buck him off and rearing back. Tears came to her eyes and it seemed impossible to get air into her lungs as she waited for the burning, stretching pain to subside. “You…fucking….bastard!” she sobbed with each breath she took.

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V{tÑàxÜ G Devon held onto Kera tightly, willing himself not to move an inch as her body slowly became accustomed to him, and as she continued to tune him out. He knew that he should have done this all completely different, knew he should have gone much slower with her, but he also knew that time was against them both. He could hear her crying, but with the exquisite pleasure running through his veins, Devon blocked it all out. It was like paradise the way her pussy wrapped tightly around his cock and her soft skin rubbed against his own. He closed his eyes on a groan as her pussy tightened even harder on his cock. Although he had had many women in the past, none had felt like this. None had wrapped around him as if made to do so. “You keep that up,” he hissed with his eyes closed. “And I won’t have any control.” Devon moaned as he placed his head next to her shoulder, concentrating on breathing slowly and deeply. “I’m not doing anything!” Kera cried. “But you are hurting me!” “Oh, you are doing more than you know,” he groaned, moving his hips slightly. “And the pain will go away soon.’ Kera gasped at his move. “Please don’t,” she tried to move her hips away from him as much as she could but her movements only seemed to push him deeper inside of her. Devon moved his hips slowly in a circular motion again. He heard her whimper and felt her try again to get out from under him. He was still surprised that after all he had done to her and the pleasure he had given her that she would still try her damndest to get away from him.

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“Kera…please!” He moaned again. “I’m trying here.” “Trying to what?” she cried. “Hurt me more than you are now?” Devon growled deep in his chest, moving his hips in a short but quick motion. “I’m trying to go slowly with you,” he moaned. “But fuck! You make it so hard.” “Let me shove something hard up in you and see how much you fucking like it.” The last shred of patience he had left him. Devon pushed himself up on his hands, which caused his cock to push deeper inside of her. Her hands went up to his chest in a defensive manner as he took hold of one of her legs, hiking it up. The moment he had her in the position he wanted, Devon let loose. Devon withdrew his cock only to penetrate forcibly back in. With this rough treatment, Kera cried out. Her tender body screamed out in protest from his rough treatment, yet there was little she could do. She dug her nails into his chest and tried to use her other leg to move herself away from him. Devon let go of her leg, only to take a tight grip on her wrists, pinning them over her head, never missing a beat as he rammed himself hard and fast back inside her. “God, stop!” Kera begged. However, she didn’t know if she begged him to stop because she was sore or because her body was starting to come alive. Devon could tell from her voice that she was still fighting with herself. He knew that his treatment was not the most pleasurable thing, but he also knew he was hitting all the right spots in her. He saw in her face the intense emotions. Watched her close her eyes and move her head back and forth with his possession. Devon had her and smiled quickly from the thought of it. He spread his own legs to give himself more power, and then he let go of her wrists. He watched her face as her orgasm began, then closed his own eyes against the strength of her pussy tightening on him as it hit. He groaned at the strength with which her body tightened around him, making it somewhat hard to push and withdraw from her body.

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Her hands tightened on his arms, legs wrapped around his hips as she tried to pull herself up against him as wave after wave hit her. This time when she cried out, Devon thought it was in total bliss. Devon bit his lip in order to hold back his own intense release. He felt as if he needed to make this last longer. He scooped her up in his arms and sat down on his knees with her on his lap. With one hand, he showed her how to move on him(,) and with the other, he cupped a breast. Both of her hands gripped his shoulders tightly as her hips moved on their own. Devon watched her closely when she threw her head back, crying out in pleasure. She was no longer fighting him but trying to take everything he had to give. He let go of her breast and took a handful of her hair. Devon kissed her hard, pushing his tongue past her teeth, tasting the sweetness that still lingered. The moment she started to kiss him back, he took a firm hold on her hips and forced her to pound on him hard. Her cry/moan told him that she was close to another big orgasm. He knew that this one would be enough to push him over with her. Kera broke the kiss off, wrapped her arms tightly around his neck, threw her head back, and screamed as her orgasm hit. Devon wrapped his arms tightly around her as his cock erupted deep inside. Over and over he shot his seed, thinking it would never end. When, finally, he gained some control back, he noticed that Kera was sleeping on his shoulder. Devon had heard about how little she had been sleeping since arriving here, but he also knew that the night was just getting started. He was far from done with her, but for now, he would let her sleep. He picked her up and placed her between the sheets, kissing her breasts as he did so. Suppressing a groan, Devon pulled out of her body. He was so sensitive that even the smallest bump of the head of his cock against her had him on pins and needles. He cleaned them both up quickly and climbed into the bed with her, bringing her to his chest. Devon thought he would give her a couple of hours of sleep and then wake her up. After all, this was their wedding night. 30

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Kera woke to discomfort between her legs and a very warm body pressed against her back in the spoon position. When she opened her eyes, she was very disappointed to realize that what had happened to her was not a dream or rather a nightmare. She tried to move the arm draped over her hips, but when she moved it, the arm slid up to her chest. Again, she tried to move the arm and slide her body from the bed, but the hand closed around her breast and pulled her tighter against the body. “Nice nap?” Devon whispered in her ear. Kera stiffened. She didn’t expect him to wake up as she tried to slip away from him. “You feel good against me,” he told her softly as he kissed her ear lobe. “Well, I prefer to sleep alone,” she responded in a colder tone. “We might not get much sleep tonight at all,” he smiled. Kera was somewhat saved by her stomach’s sudden growl. Devon laughed softly as he kissed her ear, licking at the lobe. Kera could feel his cock stiffening against her backside and again tried to scoot herself away from him. “We have a long night ahead of us, Kera. Might as well get used to my touch,” he told her in that same sexy voice she was starting to like. “Do I have a choice?” Devon pulled at the sheet that covered her body. He cupped her breast again, rubbing the nipple with this thumb. “No.” Again, her stomach gave a growl. Devon kissed at her shoulder while his hands played with her breasts. He laughed again when he heard the sound of her stomach. “I guess I should feed you.” He said. “Then you can let me go,” she told him in a sweet voice. Devon smiled. “Oh, I’ll never let you go now.” He moved down her body to kiss her on the hip before he got out of bed. Kera looked over at him as he stretched his body. She did have to admit he had a very nice body. He was all taut muscle as he moved. She watched the power run

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through him, and thought to herself how he could have made her do whatever he wanted. That thought alone scared the hell out of her. She never took her eyes off him as he slipped into a robe, but she did pull the sheet back up and held onto it tightly. “Might want to slip a robe on. The staff will set up an eating table.” Devon said over his shoulder. Kera grabbed the robe and started to slip it on while holding the sheet up at the same time. “So, you’ve been through this routine before, I see,” she mumbled to herself. Devon heard her and smiled. “If you’re asking me whether I have had sex with other girls in here, the answer is yes. If you are asking if I have been married before, then no.” “I never asked.” Kera stood up with the robe tightened in a knot at her waist and started walking to the bathroom. Devon walked around the bed quickly, embracing her in his arms. “That bothers you.” He said with tenderness in his voice “Why should it bother me that you come to the compound and use the girls that have been cast aside for your own sick pleasure?” She tried to pull away from him, but his arms just tightened. “What does bother me, is you!” “Ah,” he said. “I think you are jealous.” Kera saw the teasing look he gave her, and she gave him her sweetest smile in return. “If I were jealous, then that would mean I liked you. In order for that to happen, hell would have to freeze over first.” Devon laughed. “Now I know you like me,” he made a small space with two of his fingers, “this much.” “I’d like you even better, if you were with someone else.” “And I like it even better inside that tight, hot body of yours,” Devon smiled, but his smile soon vanished when Kera tried to slap him again. He took both of her wrists in one hand and pinned them behind her back. “It is just the two of us here, Kera. If I have to, I’ll tie you up again and spank you.” 32

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“You really enjoyed that, didn’t you?” she accused, yanking on her arms. “As a matter of fact, I did,” he walked her back towards the wall, turning her at the last second, and pinned her chest to it. “And so did you.” “Like hell I did!” Devon leaned into her, making sure he pressed his hard cock into her ass. He licked her ear lobe before he spoke. “You were so wet from it that I think you even had an orgasm.” “Who says I didn’t fake it?” she snapped. Devon had to admit that he loved her spirit. He also loved the way she challenged him without even knowing it. “You’re right. Who is to say you didn’t fake it?” His arm went around her waist to the knot of the robe. He tugged at it as he continued to press her into the wall. “Let’s find out for sure.” “What’re you doing?” Kera cried when he tugged on her knotted robe. “I want to see if you faked it or not,” he yanked it opened, pulling the tie out from the loops. Devon pulled her arms, forcing her to walk towards the end of the bed. With a move from his knees, he brought Kera down to hers. He yanked hard on her robe, pulling it from her body, and then went to work on tying her wrists back to the bed. Only this time, he tied her to the foot of the bed. Kera felt that same fear running through her body as before, but she also felt a warm feeling in the pit of her stomach. As much as she didn’t want to admit it, the thought of him spanking her was exciting. She watched him walk over to a dresser taking his own robe off. She saw the muscles in his ass flex as he walked and saw his hard cock bounce while he moved about. He held up a paddle, looking it over carefully. Kera’s heart began beating hard. Seeing that paddle in his strong hands made her suddenly realize just how far she had pushed him this time. “Devon,” she swallowed hard. “Please don’t beat me.” Kera huddled down so far on the ground that when he walked back over to her, she could barely see him. 33

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Devon got down on his knees behind her and pressed his body to hers. “Beat you?” He asked her innocently while his hands cupped her breasts, pinching the nipples between his fingers. “Never,” he nudged her legs wider apart with his own. “I just want to hear you scream for me again,” he ran his hands down her belly toward her pussy. With one hand, he opened the lips while the other hand brushed her clit. “By the time I’m done with you, your body will be begging for my touch.” He pushed two fingers deep inside her still holding the lips open. Kera couldn’t help herself and moaned loudly at the pleasure. Devon started a slow in and out motion with his hand, while at the same time rubbing his cock against her wet lips from behind. “Scream for me, Kera,” he demanded in her ear. “Come for me hard. Drench my cock.” Even considering the brief time that they had known each other, it didn’t take long for Kera’s body to respond to him. Kera climaxed on a moan at his demand, feeling her own juices run down her legs. “That’s how I like it.” Devon said in her ear. Kera closed her eyes and worked on getting her body under some kind of control, but getting under control was something Devon didn’t want. He took hold of her hips and positioned his cock at her entrance, plunging himself deeply inside. He groaned as her body gripped him tightly and her pussy quivered over his cock. “Yessss!” he groaned in her ear. “Tighten up on me.” Devon licked at her ear as he ground his cock further inside of her. “Ready to fake it?” Devon sat up on his knees, took hold of her hips and started pounding into her like there was no tomorrow. Her ass cheeks smacked against his stomach as his cock slammed into her. Repeatedly he took her hard, loving every sound she made as she got closer and closer. “Oh God!” He cried as his balls started to tighten up. “Let go!”

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Kera cried out as her orgasm hit her hard. Her pussy gripped him like a fist, forcing him to explode. She cried out again as another, smaller orgasm hit, while his cock got larger and pulsated inside of her. Devon laid his forehead on her back while his cock exploded hot and heavy inside of her. He just couldn’t get over how his body demanded so much from her so soon. “Want to say that was fake again?” he asked, breathing hard. Kera was breathing too hard to say a word. Her eyes were still closed as she waited for him to untie her again. A sudden thought crossed her mind of turning the tables on him one day, but she pushed it aside. Thinking like that meant that she was planning to stay with him, which she was not. Devon started kissing her neck as his hands moved to her wrists to untie them. With all of the sudden demands his body was making, he was starting to feel sorry for Kera. She sure was going to be sore in the morning when it came time for them to leave. He wrapped his arms around her waist and just held her after he released her wrists. Still buried deep inside of her and hated the thought of moving, he heard her stomach rumble again. “Go take a bath. I’ll send for something to eat.” **** Twenty minutes later, Kera walked out of the bathroom and saw that the bed had been stripped and remade with clean sheets. The low table was set up with food and Devon back in silk shorts lounging on some pillows on the floor. Kera made double sure that her robe was covering everything, and took a deep breath while swallowing hard. “I think after we eat, we should just go our separate ways.” Devon watched her walk over and sit down as far away from him as she could get. He poured two glasses of wine, handing her one. “Do you know what this time between us is?” Kera took a small drink. “I think I know enough.”

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“I don’t think you really do,” he started to fill a plate with food for her. “This place is like a chapel,” he waited until she looked up at him. “What?” Devon took a bite out of his bread and washed it down with his wine. “Call this our wedding night.” “That can’t be.” Kera whispered. “Why?” He cut off a piece of chicken from a large platter, and Kera watched him with the knife. “Because, I have some say about whom I marry.” Devon took a bite of his meat, and then leaned back once more on the pillows with his legs out. “You don’t think your father has the power to do that?” Kera slipped her own knife under the table as she looked at Devon. “My father shouldn’t have the right to say anything for me.” “He signed the papers.” He told her in a matter of fact way. Devon stood up and went to the other room, coming back with papers in his hand. He sat back down, tossing them over to her, “Look for yourself.” Kera looked down at the papers then back up at him, “Well, I don’t want you as a husband.” She told him in a snotty manner. “Why?” He picked up his wine, smiling at her. “Do I make you scream too much?” Kera suddenly became so angry with him she couldn’t see straight. She rose up fast and went after him with her knife. Devon saw her slip the knife under the table, so he was expecting some kind of attack. He grabbed her wrist just as she came down on him, sitting up as he fought with her. Devon was very impressed at how strong she was when she was very pissed. With pressure in the right spot on her wrist, he managed to force her to drop the knife, and that movement gave her the upper hand. Her knee landed squarely in his nuts this time, causing him to let go of his grip on her arms.

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Devon rolled over to his stomach holding his balls and trying not to vomit from the pain. He watched her from the corner of his eye as she crawled away from him and headed for the door. “Fuck you, Devon!” she said in a deadly voice. Kera opened the door, which the staff had forgotten to lock, and ran out. The only reason Devon was not worried was the fact that she couldn’t get out without him, and she had nothing on but the robe. Nevertheless, he realized that she would make him work to find her. This place had many spots that one could hide in. “Okay, Kera.” He said to himself as he tried to stand up. “We’ll play your game, but when I get a hold of you, we play mine!”

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V{tÑàxÜ H Kera sat hunched in a corner listening to all the sounds around her and listening for Devon. She knew she got him hard this time and was very surprised that he had not sounded some kind of alarm when she ran from him. She tried to close her ears to the sounds of others moaning in pleasure. It was not too long before she noticed that her robe was starting to bother her slightly, scratching her flesh, which seemed way too sensitive suddenly. Kera kept moving from corner to corner, trying to find some way to get out of the compound. It seemed that the more she moved around, the worse the robe felt on her skin. Within twenty minutes of hiding, Kera was in a sweat and her body on fire. She felt a need that she just couldn’t put a finger on. “I know you are around here Kera,” Devon called from down the hall. “Come out, come out wherever you are! You know you cannot escape from me!” She heard his footsteps start to walk towards her, and felt the fear of punishment more than the fear of being caught. “What you feel will only get worse the longer you are away from me,” his steps were getting closer, so close she could feel them. “Only my hand can take the need away.” Kera moved out from her corner and headed towards another, saying over her shoulder in a voice that didn’t even sound like hers. “What did you give me?” “What makes you think I gave you anything?” Devon squatted down, watching the shadows on the ground as they moved. “You bastard!” she cried.

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“I told you in the beginning that I can be,” he watched closely as things moved, waiting to see which movement might be her. “And I also told you not to cross me.” He heard a faint groan come from her. “The longer you wait this out with me, the worse you will become.” Kera groaned as whatever it was in her system hit her hard. Desires unknown to her rushed throughout her body and heat spread to her pussy as juices ran down her legs. Kera was on fire and needed to find something to put it out. Her robe suddenly seemed too much for her to bear, so she pulled it off. Devon saw the shadows that were her movements. He knew exactly where she was and what she was doing, and right this second, he saw her robe fly across the hall. He stood up slowly and walked over to her. Hearing her faint moaning affected him in more ways than he would admit. Devon squatted down in front of her, brushing her damp hair from her face. Her body was covered in sweat as she tried to fight the drug that was raging in her body. “How…could you…do…this?” She asked. “If you hadn’t tried to run, you wouldn’t be in this state now,” he told her in a calm voice. “What….is this?” she panted. Devon pulled Kera to her feet. He saw the raw lust in her eyes along with the confusion. “Make this stop.” Kera begged. Devon pushed Kera up against the wall. His mouth crushed over hers in a kiss that only heated her blood further. She wrapped her arms around his neck, putting as much pressure on her aching breasts, with his chest, as she could. She moaned into his mouth as he hugged her, grinding his hard cock against her wet pussy. Kera lifted one leg up, trying to get as much friction on her clit as she could. Devon took hold of both legs, wrapping them around his waist as he held her up against the wall. He freed his cock from the shorts he had pulled on and thrust into her hot, hungry pussy! She was pure, scorching heat, wrapping around his heavy cock. 39

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Kera broke the kiss and screamed in bliss. Her body shook as she came hard, and Devon just ground his teeth as he rode her out. Over and over, he fucked her hard, pushing her to the limit and back, only to do it again. He had used this stuff before, but couldn’t recall ever seeing this kind of effect on a girl, ever. “Don’t stop.” Kera said breathlessly. Devon pounded into her as hard as he could while standing up. “When I’m done fucking with you tonight, you’ll be lucky to be able to walk.” Kera cried out again as another orgasm hit. Devon groaned as her pussy tightened over him, forcing his cock to shoot his load of cum deep inside. He was breathing hard with his head on the wall, still hard, and still deep inside of her. “Run from me again,” he told her in a rough, hard breathing voice. “And I will beat you with that paddle.” Kera didn’t say a word to him. She was too busy trying to get her body under some kind of control. It was very hard for her to believe that just a few hours ago, her body was her own and this man was not in her life. Now she just couldn’t seem to take it all in. She wanted this all to be over with, to have her life back, have her virginity back, and have her free will. Devon pushed them both off the wall. He made sure his shorts didn’t fall down his legs as he started walking back towards the bedroom with her in his arms. Her legs wrapped around his body, his cock still hard and deep inside her. He knew that every few steps he took would be agony on her, but he thought that was the price she would have to pay for running again. “No! It’s starting again!” Kera cried. “And it will be like that for awhile.” “Why?” “The drug won’t wear off for some time.” “You gave me a drug?” she sobbed. By the time Devon got back to the bedroom, Kera had climaxed at least five times more. Since her stomach was empty, her body couldn’t fight the effects of the drug. 40

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Devon put her down on the pillows and went to the bathroom. Within ten minutes, he had cleaned them both up. “Eat something,” he said. “It will help with the drug.” “Was this your way of getting what you wanted tonight?” Kera asked with a shaky voice. “Who’s to say I didn’t get what I wanted tonight?” Kera groaned as another wave hit her. “I can’t do this.” Devon crawled over to her. He picked up a piece of bread, bringing it to her lips for her to eat. “As long as you eat, I’ll take the edge off.” “What happens after that?” He put the food up to her lips. “You’ll see.” As Kera ate her food, Devon played with her clit, taking the edge off her body. After he thought she had eaten enough, he went back to the bathroom for a wet cloth to wash Kera’s sweaty body down. He then pulled his own shorts down and went back to lounging on the pillows. “It’s time for you to pleasure me now.” Devon said. Kera just looked at him in disbelief, groaning. “In order for you to get the needed release, you have to start by stroking my dick.” “Then…what?” “Then we move on from there.” Kera crawled over to Devon, thinking that she didn’t have much of a choice. As another wave hit her, she took hold of his dick, none too gently. “Easy!” He placed her hand around the base. “Like this.” Kera stroked him like he showed her, but her mind was only hoping and waiting for him to ease the tension that was building up inside of her. “Devon…please!” She begged. Devon moved his hand over her back, dipping his fingers between the crack in her ass to her swollen wet mound. He pushed two fingers deep inside, hearing a sigh of pleasure from her. With food finally in her system, Devon knew if he wanted 41

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everything from her tonight, he needed to act fast. Food, along with being extremely tired, helped the drug wear off faster. However, Devon had to have her one more time. He needed to feel her body wrapped tightly around his. “I was going to have you suck my dick, but right now I just can’t seem to wait.” Devon grabbed her roughly by her arms and pulled her to him. He turned her facing away and slammed her onto his waiting cock. The heat and wetness almost made him cum right then, but he gritted his teeth and fought back. “Up and down Kera,” he instructed her. “Just fuck me hard, up and down.” Kera was in her own haze and did just as he told her to do. She leaned forward, held onto his legs, and moved her hips hard and fast, up and down. Kera screamed as orgasm after orgasm hit her hard. Only when it seemed she could move no more, did Devon shift positions. He sat up, forcing her to her hands and knees, then just rammed into her like a man possessed. The final scream that came from Kera was the last for the night. She tightened down so hard on his dick that Devon thought she might break him, which in fact it only served to bring forth a cry from him. It took Devon the longest time to catch his breath. He had never had a woman with this much passion before, neither had he ever had a woman all night before. Most of the others in the compound were women you fucked without emotion, and then they were gone. Devon pulled himself slowly from Kera’s heat and moaned as his sensitive cock brushed her clit. He pushed her hair from her face and smiled. Kera was out cold. Devon knew that this time she wouldn’t be waking up soon, and went about the task of cleaning them both up yet again. He carried her to the bed and tucked her in, then crawled in next to her, enjoying the feel of her heat next to his own. “Sleep well, Kera,” he said as he kissed her forehead. “In the morning, your life changes.” ****

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When Devon awoke in the morning, he was very surprised at how relaxed his body felt. He looked at Kera and smiled at her peaceful face. The sheet tucked under her arms, showing the outline of her breasts. One arm was up by her face and the other draped over her stomach. He brushed some of her hair from her face, and then ran his finger down her nose to her lips. She stirred, turning over with a groan. Devon knew that her body was very sore, but in a sense, he didn’t feel sorry about it. He had loved every minute of their time together and couldn’t wait to have more of her. Devon lay back down and snuggled up closer to her, wrapping her into his arms. It was still very early in the morning, and they didn’t have to leave until they were refreshed and fed, so he would let her sleep as long as she needed. When Devon woke the next time, it was to the sweet smell of hot bread and a warm body pressed up against him. Kera had turned over and was now laying half on top him with a leg draped over his hips. He ran his hand down her back as he brushed hair from her face. This seemed to wake Kera up slowly. “It’s time for us to get up,” he said, kissing the top of her head. Kera opened her eyes slowly thinking she was still in some kind of dream, but the hard chest that her head rested on and the hand roaming on her back was no dream. She pushed herself up fast, pulling the sheet up to her chin and scooting away from Devon. “Oh, God! This is real,” she groaned as she looked around for a place to hide. Devon sat up and smiled at her. “I would think your body would tell you that this was no dream.” Kera looked over at the table of hot food, and her face turned red. “Someone came in here and saw us?” she whined. “Come on,” he handed her a new robe. “Let’s eat while it is hot, then we can fight.” Kera sat across the table from Devon. Her whole body was so sore she didn’t think she would be able to move much. The small feast that was set up was ten times better than what she received while locked in her small room. 43

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Scrambled eggs, sausages, hot bread, croissants, fruit, and cinnamon rolls were piled high, along with three kinds of juices and two types of coffee. Kera ate like there was no tomorrow. She put at least one of everything on her plate, as Devon just sat back drinking coffee, eating some fruit, and watching her. “You don’t eat like this every day do you?” he asked her in a teasing, yet cheerful way. Kera swallowed hard, wiping her mouth. “Sorry.” “Don’t be. You hardly ate anything at all yesterday.” He refilled his cup, taking a grape from the bowl. “Eat until you are very full.” “I never get to eat until I am full.” Devon forked up some eggs and chewed on them as he watched her. He also noticed how she watched him bring the fork to his mouth. “I looked in on your father some yesterday. He sure does like to drink.” Quickly her eyes went down and her body stiffened. “Can we not talk about my father?” “Sure. What do you want to talk about?” Kera took a drink of her juice before she answered him. “What happens to me now?” Devon tried to pick his words carefully. “We start to get ready to leave the compound after breakfast.” He looked at her closely. “Nothing has changed from yesterday at the pool, Kera. You’re my bride now.” He stood up extending his hand to her. “Come on. Let’s get cleaned up so we can get the hell out of here. I want to start spoiling you.” An hour and one very uncomfortable shower later, Kera stood in front of a full body mirror looking at a girl that just didn’t seem like her at all. Kera was dressed in pale pink silk. The top that she wore had long sleeves that were loose on the arms and tight at the wrist. The neckline was so loose that the top hung off her shoulders. Ruffles were sewn in the hemline around the neckline and wrists, and a tight elastic band at her waist. 44

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A matching skirt with a high slit matched the top that reached her knees. Ruffles were also sewn around the hemline and up the slit. Soft, cotton leggings touched her legs and knee high boots with soft pale fur were on her feet. She watched as her hair was pulled up on both sides and purple diamond combs were placed in, letting her hair spill down her back. Since it was a warm day out, the special cloak that went with the outfit wasn’t needed. Devon walked up from behind, draping a purple diamond heart around her neck. He kissed her shoulder as he clasped it. “You look more beautiful than I could ever imagine.” He took her left hand and brought it up to his lips, watching her watching him. “I had this made special last night, just for you.” He showed her the largest purple diamond ring she had ever seen. It even had black diamonds circling it. “I can’t take this.” Kera whispered in shock. Devon slipped the ring on, kissing each finger. “Only with the one who is my true other half will this stone shine.” Kera looked down at her hand and at the ring. Being so poor, she knew that something like this could feed her family for months, yet she didn’t feel bad having it on. She watched as the light caught it, shining on his face. “Come on. Let’s get out of here before I make a mess of all the hard work these girls did getting you ready.” Devon took her hand and walked with her out of the bedroom, out of the compound, and towards his waiting car.

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V{tÑàxÜ I “Are we heading towards the outskirts of town?” Kera asked, looking out the window. “Yes.” Devon studied her, watching to see if her temper might show up. “What’s in the outskirts?” Devon crossed his arms over his chest. “I own pretty much all of the woods and have a house in the middle of it.” Kera looked at him with a mixture of confusion and shock. “A house?” “Actually, I have three homes.” He looked at her closely. “Two here, and one on the beach.” “Money and power,” she looked back out the window, crossing her arms under her breasts. “You must be so proud.” Devon heard the sarcasm in her voice and smiled. She was starting to get her fire back, along with that temper. “I’ve worked very hard for what I have. But yes, I’m very proud.” “And now you have a new toy to play with,” she glared at him, letting him know that something was bothering her. “Tell me, Devon, how long will it be before you get tired of me and find yourself a new and better toy?” A tick started in his cheek as he met her glare. "I’ve never thought of you as a toy.” Devon retorted, not understanding the sudden change in her. "But if you want to think of yourself that way…fine,” he narrowed his eyes at her. He could feel his own temper rising at her comment. Why he was getting so pissed, he didn’t know, but he let his

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temper out. “Then I want to play with my fucking toy!” He unbuckled both seatbelts with a jerk and pulled her into his arms. He positioned her under him, pinning both wrists down on the seat with one hand. Kera could feel his erection pressing against her. She found it very hard to believe that he could want her again after last night. She tried to shift her hips away from him, but wound up grinding into him instead. “This isn’t funny, Devon.” “I think it pisses you off more to be at my mercy than anything else.” He bumped his pelvis to hers. “Pisses you off to know that some people out there make a better living than your father and take care of what is important to them. It even pisses you off to know that you are mine and that there isn’t a damn thing you can do about it!” Again, he bumped his pelvis into her, letting her feel how hard he was suddenly. “Maybe I should say to hell with giving your body some time, and to hell with trying to be a nice guy, and fuck you right now. After all, a toy is supposed to be played with whenever the desire hits.” They both glared at each other. Letting their tempers show to the other one. Devon leaned down to kiss her when the phone in his jacket rang. “We’ll finish this later,” he told her in a matter of fact way. Devon let her go and sat back up, pulling his phone out of his jacket. Kera just watched him as she moved back to her seat. “Yeah,” Devon said into the phone. He looked at her, taking hold of her wrist again. “So where is he now?” he pulled her back to him, forcing her to sit on his lap. “So,” he pulled her top off her shoulder, kissing her as he talked on the phone. “Devon…” He placed his finger to her lips to stop her from talking, pulling more on her shirt to try to reveal a breast. “Sober?” his tongue darted out, licking at the exposed nipple as she tried to push him away. “Just for tonight. Then you find something else for him.” The second he closed his phone Kera was on him. She started hitting and slapping, even tried to bite him. Devon smiled as he fought her off. He really did enjoy the fire in 47

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her. In the end, he took both of her wrists and pinned them behind her back, forcing her to straddle his lap. “Finished yet?” he asked. “You’re despicable.” He smiled. “That’s one I don’t think I’ve been called before.” “Well, I can think up a few more if you’d like.” She smarted off with narrowed eyes. “What I would like is for you to work on that temper. It’s going to get you into trouble.” Kera squirmed more. “Fuck you!” “I never noticed that language out of you before,” his eyes went up and down her body as he bit on his lower lip. “It could be a turn on.” “Argh! You’re sick!” Devon gave her a quick jerk towards him, holding her face in both of his hands, kissing her hard and deep. He kissed her until the fight in her stopped and she started to relax and melt in his arms. He broke the kiss but not the grip he had on her face. “You and only you bring out the hunger in me. No matter how many times I have touched you, I find that I want more and more.” Kera took a deep shaky breath. “I don’t like you.” Devon smiled and kissed her again. This time it was gently with much tenderness. “You don’t lie worth a damn!” he said. The rest of the ride went smoothly. Kera watched the outside world pass by and Devon watched her. Neither spoke a word to the other. Soon the main roads were passing them by faster as the sun went down. By nightfall, the car pulled up in front of a huge log cabin about ninety miles from the border. Devon explained to Kera that his father had bought all of the woods as a present for his bride and built this home for her.

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Devon stepped out of the car first and held his hand for Kera. She was in such a daze over what she was seeing that she took it without thinking. The outside was the grandest thing she had ever seen in her life. It was a two-story home with wrap around porches on both floors, along with private decks. The main window on the second floor was an oval shaped window with stained glass. Off to the side of the house, a wooden winding staircase that led down to the main deck. She also noticed a built in hot tub on the second floor deck. “Welcome to your new home, Kera,” Devon said. Trees were everywhere and gave the home a secluded feeling, but the lawn around the home was the most immaculate that she had ever seen. Devon led her up the steps to the front door where he opened it and stood back for her to enter. Kera’s mouth opened as she stepped over the threshold into a grand front room. There was a large leather sectional located in the middle of the room with a white fur bearskin in the center of the floor. Two grand fireplaces made from white marble were to her left and right as she walked inside. Books in the finest leather graced the walls along with animal heads of every kind. Real hard wood floors touched her feet glowing with a shine unlike anything she had ever seen. Separating the front from the kitchen was a simple, yet elegant dining room table with ten place settings. A hallway was to her right down from the kitchen, which had two closed doors leading to a staircase and another large room at the end. Devon led her down the hallway to a family room that was as lovely as the front room. Another white marble fireplace stood facing you as you came in and leather furniture was in the room as well. One sofa, a love seat, and two large lounge chairs faced a mounted T.V. on the wall. Gray fur rugs lined the floor and wooden end tables with crystal lamps graced the room. More books were on the walls but in this room, Kera noticed that some family photos were also on the walls. “My parents when they were young,” Devon said over her shoulder. Kera looked at him before she walked up to one of the pictures. His mother looked so happy being in the arms of the man she loved. 49

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“The cabin has a total of ten bedrooms. One is downstairs that my cousin has taken over for his use when he comes. My father built all of the beds himself,” Devon took her hand and led her back down the hall to the stairs. “What’s in the other room?” she asked, pointing to the other closed door. “That would be my office.” Devon held onto her hand as he led her up the stairs to a large loft. Low cushioned chairs, a gray fur rug and a low coffee table were the only furnishings in the loft. Devon showed her just a few of the bedrooms. He explained to her how each piece of furniture in each room was hand made, and how his mother had told him some of the things, she wanted. As a special present, his grandmother made many of the quilts that were covering the beds, but her most prized piece was the quilt draped across the master bed. The master bedroom was at the back of the cabin. The small balcony had its own private stairs that led down to the wooded backyard. Devon explained to her as he walked her to it how his parents would sometimes sneak out in the middle of the night when he was sleeping to go swim at the small waterfall. As he talked about his family and growing up in this home, Kera felt somewhat sad. She had never really known what she was missing when her mother died and her father became obsessed with increasing his stature in society. “Kera?” Kera looked up at Devon suddenly and blushed when she noticed that he had said something to her that she had not heard. “Sorry,” she said. “You were miles away.” She shrugged her shoulders. “Guess all of this is a little overwhelming.” “Then be prepared for one more shock.” Devon opened the double doors to the master bedroom wide for Kera to walk through. He stood back with an arm stretched towards the room and a smile on his face. “The master bedroom.” 50

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Kera’s eyes looked like they might pop out of her head. Unlike the other rooms, this one was carpeted in ivory. Another large white marble fireplace lined one wall, but it was the bed that drew her in. A large, king size bed raised up by two steps with wooden posts reaching the ceiling stood between two French style doors. The doors were open, bringing in a soft breeze that fluttered the curtains softly. Kera walked slowly towards the bed and touched one post gently as she looked at some of the carvings it had. “Embracing lovers,” Devon said. “That’s what my father called them. He said that as long as they were on the bed, the two that lie in it would be at peace.” A matching dresser, armoire, and chest of drawers were in the room along with a matching hope chest at the end of the bed up on the steps. She watched Devon walk over to a door, opening it for her view. It was a bathroom that had a shower large enough to fit five, double sinks, and bathtub-hot tub combination along with a toilet located in its own room. He also went over and opened up another door to show her a huge walk in closet. “I am planning on having someone come out soon to fit you for some clothes. Most of what’s in here is from your house,” he watched her walk into the closet touching her clothes in a daze. “The rest of your personal things have been put up.” “This is really happening,” she mumbled to herself. Devon came up behind her and wrapped his arms tightly around her. “It’s real.” Kera closed her eyes and took a deep breath. “I don’t belong here.” Devon kissed her on top of her head, squeezing her tighter. “Why don’t we change our clothes? You can take a look around the cabin while I fix us something to eat.” “You cook?” she asked him in wonder. “When I need to,” he smiled. “Besides, the small staff that I have scheduled to come out here won’t show up until late tomorrow.” Kera laughed. “Why doesn’t that surprise me?” ****

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Kera sat in Devon’s old bedroom looking at some photos she found stashed in an old box. Different emotions kept running through her as she looked at Devon as he grew up. He was so happy and carefree. “Ah, so you did find them!” Kera jumped when she heard Devon, who was standing at the doorway watching her. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to snoop.” “You’re not snooping.” Devon walked over and sat down next to her on the bed. Kera had to bite the inside of her lip to stay put and not to move away from him. Devon saw her tense up suddenly. “I still make you uncomfortable?” “You make me feel like a rat in a cage with the snake laying in wait,” she told him matter of factly. Kera stood and made a move to walk away but Devon grabbed her by the wrist, pulling her into his arms. She saw the hunger deep in his eyes and felt a sudden urge to wrap her own arms around him. “Let me go,” she whispered. Devon moved his hands from around her back down to her ass, around to her legs where he pulled at them until she was forced to straddle his lap. “I can’t seem to help myself when you’re around. I always have the need to touch you.” “I think you did enough touching last night,” she told him as she pushed lightly on his chest. Devon got real close to her lips, even brushed them with his own. “That was just a tip of what my hunger for you is like.” He felt the small tremors that went through her body as he held her close. He knew that her body was responding to him just the way it was supposed to, and he also knew that she would do whatever she could to fight it. Devon didn’t kiss her, but stood up slowly. He let his body graze her and made sure that she felt his slight erection. 52

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“Come on, dinner is ready,” he said. The dining table was set for just the two of them with glasses of wine and steamed lobster tails, that just begged to be tasted, and the aroma of the garlic butter sauce aroused the senses. The smell of freshly heated bread and the appealing rice pilaf set off the table nicely, along with a salad. For dessert, he had two slices of cheesecake on the counter in the kitchen with a bottle of champagne that was breathing. “You fixed all of this?” she asked as Devon pulled a chair out for her. He blushed slightly. “Well, some of it,” When Kera gave him a funny look, Devon laughed. “Okay, none of it. I just do steaks.” “Thought so.” Devon watched Kera eat. He smiled as she closed her eyes and let the taste of the food touch every part of her mouth, savoring it until the end. When she dipped the lobster meat into the sauce, he had to suppress a groan from watching the butter run down her fingers to her wrist. A few times, he had to look away when she slipped her fingers into her mouth or licked the juice from them. More sauce dribbled down on her fingers as he watched, reminding him of how light hits the dew in the morning, all fresh and delightful. As he watched her take her fingers in her mouth again to suck the butter off of them, all his thoughts went straight to his erection that was demanding to be set free! He was going to have to stop watching her eat. All it did was keep him in a state of constant arousal, watching her dip that piece of lobster into the sauce and then lick the meat as she slowly sucked it into her mouth. It was driving him crazy to watch her. Then it dawned on him, she was doing it intentionally. Devon filled his glass back up and just before he took a drink, he said; “Kera, you are playing a very dangerous game.” Kera looked up from her meal and licked one finger, then another before she responded to him innocently. “What do you mean?”

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Devon put his glass back down on the table and quickly took hold of her hand, a hand that still had butter on it. Keeping eye contact with her, he brought a finger to his lips and slowly sucked it into his mouth. Kera swallowed hard as she watched him suck the garlic butter from her fingers. When he released her fingers, he stood up but didn’t let go of her hand. Devon then leaned over her, kissing her deeply. “If you keep this up, we won’t make it to dessert,” he said against her lips. Kera pulled her hand back quickly. She was shaking so badly that she knew he saw it also. “I think I like it better when you are not so nice.” Devon sat back down in his chair and smiled at her. “Why is that?” “I don’t understand you when you are like this,” she frowned. He leaned back in his chair, still smiling at her. “Maybe I don’t know myself either when I’m around you.” **** The moon was shining brightly as Kera stood at the door of the upstairs balcony watching Devon as he did some chin-ups on a bar fixed between two trees. She watched the power in his arms as he pulled himself up and down, never letting his feet touch. The muscles on his back strained and pulled while his ass tightened up. She found that she liked watching him like this, liked being able to look at him without him giving her that knowing smile. She had found a simple, short silk gown with matching robe that was a pale pink. The silk brushed softly on her skin when the breeze came. Another thing that Kera noticed she liked was how the breeze brushed Devon’s hair, making her fingers itch to run through the thick strands. On a sigh, she pushed away from the door, slipped out of her robe and into the cool sheets of the bed. She fell right to sleep, not hearing when Devon walked into the room or took a shower. In addition, she didn’t put up any kind of fight when he slipped into bed, bringing her into his arms for the night.

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V{tÑàxÜ J When Kera woke, she didn’t have time to wonder at the comfortable bed, the smells of good food, the sun shining in her face, or even the fact that she had slept the greatest sleep in years. What woke her up was the shouting from downstairs. Slowly she slipped out of bed, pulling her robe on as she walked to the door. Two men, one of which was definitely Devon, were downstairs yelling, and to Kera it sounded as if they were yelling about money. “I need that money!” “Damn it, Cameron! All your money went to paying off the fucking loans,” she heard Devon yell back. “Bullshit!” “You just don’t understand what you had to pay back. Fuck, Cameron! I had to put some of my own damn money in with it!” Kera stopped halfway down the stairs, listening to the conversation. Both men were far enough in the kitchen that she wouldn’t be seen unless one came out into the hall. “Then loan it to me.” “Cameron, you’ve got some fucking nerve asking me that,” anger could be heard in Devon’s voice then. “You owe me!” “I owe you shit!” He yelled. “I have bailed you out of every shit hole you’ve gotten into, paid your fucking bills, and carried your ass for years. You want to find your bride, then you figure out a way to come up with the money,” Devon took a deep

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breath and rubbed his face in a frustrated manner, “Cameron I don’t have time for this shit. I just got married myself and have my hands slightly full at the moment. You need to figure out a way to stand on your own two feet.” “I am trying to stand on my own two feet. I want to sell my half of the property.” “You don’t own any of it,” Devon sighed, “You signed it over to me the last time you needed money.” “Fuck!” Kera held her breath as she heard someone storm out of the kitchen and head her way. He stopped suddenly when he saw her sitting on the steps, listening. Cameron Noved stood as tall as Devon, yet he was not built as strongly. His hair was short, his clothes were somewhat dirty, and his eyes were a dark green. He had the same strong cheekbones as Devon and the soft lips, but most of his features were harder. “Cameron…” Devon walked out and saw his cousin looking at Kera. Cameron looked over his shoulder at Devon. “I’ll be in my room.” Devon watched him walk into his room and slam the door behind him. He looked back at Kera and watched her slowly stand up, heading back upstairs with a strange, dead look in her eyes. “This was not how I was planning things,” he said to himself. Devon waited close to fifteen minutes before he went upstairs to talk to Kera. He was not one bit surprised to find the master bedroom door locked. He knocked on the door twice. Nothing. After the third knock, his gut started to tell him that Ms. Kera was not in the bedroom. “Very sneaky, Kera,” Devon said turning around and half-walking, half-running down the stairs and out the back door. By the time Devon ran to the back of the house, Kera was running towards the deepest part of the woods. He was not going to let her escape him, not after he had fought so hard at getting her here, so he took off running in the woods. He saw the trail Kera had unintentionally left behind, saw the path that she was taking, and knew

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exactly where she was heading, even if she didn’t. When he saw a flash of her hair, he smiled as he started to run in the opposite direction. Devon caught Kera right at the meadows by the heated pond that he had intended on telling her about today. His arm snaked out around her waist and they both fell to the ground in a roll. Kera started hitting and kicking at Devon as he fought with her on the ground, trying to pin her arms to the ground as his body slid between her legs. “I thought you would have run a lot sooner than that,” Devon grunted as her knee found his gut. “I should have run the moment my foot entered your damn door!” Kera managed to get her arms freed and twist her body around and tried to crawl out from under him. Devon cursed as a leg connected hard to his chest. “Damn it!” he grunted again. Devon took hold of her waist, slipping his hands inside the waistline of her jeans. With a firm grip on her jeans, he yanked her back to him hard, making sure to bump his now hard cock against her ass. Quickly he dropped his weight down on top of her holding her arms out to the sides. Using his own legs, he hooked his feet under her ankles, which stopped all of her kicking at once. “Done yet?” he asked breathing hard. “What’s wrong Devon, afraid you won’t get your money’s worth?” “Is that why you ran? You think I paid for you?” Disbelief could be heard in his voice as held her down, waiting for her answer. “You’re a fucking bastard, Devon!” “So you keep telling me.” “Get your fucking hands off of me!” “Do you want to know why the men have to pay a fee to get into the compound?” “I don’t want to know shit! You used me then, and you will just keep on using me now!” “When did I ever use you?”

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Kera tried to make another lunge to get up, but with Devon’s weight on her back, it was impossible. “When don’t you?” Devon smiled. “I see your temper is back in full swing.” He let go of her wrist and moved his hand to the bottom of her shirt. Quickly he pulled it over her head and off her arms, throwing it to the side. “What the hell do you think you are doing?” Kera yelled at him. Devon didn’t answer her as he unclasped her bra, yanking it away from her body as well. Before his hands moved their way down to her jeans, he pulled his own shirt over his head and threw it next to hers. He then unsnapped his jeans and managed to remove his shoes, all while still holding Kera down. His hands moved around her hips to the front of her jeans. Pulling on the snap, he opened them, then forced the zipper to slide down. Quickly he moved off her, only to pull her jeans down and off of her legs. Kera turned over quickly, covering her chest with her arms and tried again to kick him. Devon ran a finger down one of her thighs, letting her see the hunger in his eyes and in his body. “You’re an ass,” Kera hissed at him. One of his eyebrows rose up as he stood up, hovering over her. “Perhaps.” Kera watched with eyes opened wide as he started to pull his zipper down, opening his jeans completely. “If you think you have something down there that is going to impress me, think again,” she glared at him, “You have nothing that impresses me one bit.” Devon answered her with a wiggle of his eyebrows. With her arms still crossed over her chest, Kera tried to scoot herself away from him. Devon pulled his jeans down his legs, showing her his hard cock that was standing free and proud. He kicked the jeans away from him as he took the two steps he needed to stand in front of Kera. “Fuck you,” she said with hate in her eyes. Devon bent over and picked her up from under her arms. “Not yet, but later maybe.” 58

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With a hard turn, Devon threw Kera into the heated pond. He watched with a smile on his face as she came up for air, looking like she was pissed at the world. “You son-of-a-bitch! That’s twice you’ve done that to me.” Devon walked to the edge and jumped into the water himself. While he was under, he swam towards her and jerked her panties down her legs. He could hear her yelling at him, but since he was under the water, he couldn’t make out one word. When he finally came up for air, he was laughing and trying to fend off her hits. Devon then took hold of one of her wrists, pulled her to him hard, turned her around, and pitched her in the air again. It took a few more throws and dunks before Kera got it in her head that he was playing with her. For at least thirty minutes, Kera and Devon splashed each other. Devon would throw Kera and she would swim back under the water to him, only to dunk him. Kera was heading back towards him for another attempt to dunk him when she stopped suddenly. A thought crossed her mind that she didn’t like at all. She was starting to like Devon Noved. She was not sure what this meant. If she began to like him, what would become of her? Would she give up her dreams, thoughts, and wants as Devon took control of her life? Devon saw the change in her face. For the brief time they were playing together, he got to see her laid back, having fun, and really enjoying herself. Now he watched her face drop and her protective shell go back up. Obviously having fun was something that Kera didn’t do often. “You okay?” Devon asked. Kera looked away from him and started to swim to the other side of the pond. She didn’t like the emotions that were running through her and sure as hell didn’t want to like the one man who was trying to keep her for his own. She managed to make it to the edge where her feet touched the bottom before a strong arm wrapped around her waist, pulling her back into a strong embrace and a muscular chest. “Let go,” Kera murmured. 59

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Devon turned her around to face him. “Never.” His lips touched hers in a heated kiss as hunger rose between the two of them. For Devon, it was the hunger to taste her, to posses her, and to brand her to him. Tongues started a mating game of their own, fighting for the power to dominate the other. Devon didn’t break the spell over them. His hands roamed over her body and wrapped her legs around his hips while he continued to kiss her. Kera felt the heat start in her belly and travel down. Her pussy started to ache and throb for him and this time all on its own. She felt a raw need fueled by him. It was both new and exciting to her, and it was something she didn’t want to admit to herself or to him. Devon walked back into the water towards the other side of the pond where a large, flat rock rested. He sat her upon it as he continued to kiss her deeply as he scooted her closer to his body. She felt so good in his arms, matching his hunger and need. Every time the head of his cock touched the hot wetness between her legs, Devon had to fight himself to not to push his way into heaven. Kera, for reasons unknown, broke the kiss. “No.” she breathed out as she tried to push him away from her. “I can’t.” Devon’s hands were both on her face. He pushed her head back, exposing her neck to his mouth. Even though she told him no, her hands were still touching his chest, as if she couldn’t get enough of him. Slowly Devon nibbled on her neck, lightly biting it, then licking, and blowing on the spot where he had put his mouth. He worked his way down to the tempting breasts that he couldn’t stop dreaming of ever since the night before. He pushed her down as his mouth traveled down her body, sucking in a nipple as he went. The head of his cock bumped against the heat of her pussy, twitching to sink into the wetness. The urge to taste her sweetness was a powerful drug, one that he fought with. It was a battle within himself on what route he wanted to take with her. His body demanded he sink into her, but his senses wanted to taste every inch. “Devon…” Kera said breathlessly. 60

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Devon sucked a nipple hard into his mouth, biting the end then twirling it with his tongue. He heard her cry out in pleasure as he took her other nipple into his mouth and did the same thing. “Not right,” she moaned out. Devon popped the breast he was sucking on from his mouth. One of his hands went down to her leg, wrapping it around his hip as he licked the valley between her breasts up to her neck again. Very lightly, he moved to her heat, to test the wetness. His cock swelled more as the outer lips soaked his fingers. His kiss was hot, deep and oh, so demanding as he skimmed his way up her body, rubbing the head of his cock against her dripping wet lips, letting them pour all over him. He was getting her ready for his penetration. Oh, how good it felt to have her juices lubricate and wet his throbbing cock! Even though this was not the first or even second time he would be entering this sweet tight body, it sure felt like it. He groaned into her mouth as wet heat closed around the head, burning him with pleasure. The muscles of her vagina gave only slightly as he tried to push more into her. Kera was trying to push him out instead of letting him enter. “Don’t fight what’s between us,” he said against her mouth. He moved a hand between their bodies, playing with her sensitive, swollen clit. “You’re wet for me, in need of me.” Her hands moved to his shoulders in a defensive motion and Devon placed more of his weight upon her body, holding her hands between them. The silky feel of her skin rubbing against his was close to his undoing. He pushed another inch into her silky heat and groaned again as her muscles stretched tightly to accommodate him. She was so tight that it almost felt like it was the first time. Devon watched her eyes close, her lips part slightly, and felt her back arch as much as it could with him on top of her. He pushed more into her as her legs wrapped around his waist. Devon smiled. “Is that the spot?” 61

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He rotated his hips in a slow circular motion as he inched further inside of her, doing everything he could to force this pleasure to last longer. He watched her face as he moved his hips, noticing when he again hit the one spot that sent tremors running through her body. “Please!” she cried digging her nails into his shoulders. Devon nibbled, then licked on her ear lobe. “I’ll give you anything you want, as long as you don’t try to run again.” He gave her a sudden jerk with his hips, pushing another large inch inside of her and rubbed the newly discovered spot that excited her. He found that he loved to tease her, loved to make her as hot and as wet as he could, to make her want and need him just as much as he wanted and needed her. Many other women in the past had the bodies that men drooled over, but this was the one and only woman that would ever satisfy Devon to the fullest. With another hard push of his hips, he buried the rest of his cock to the hilt bringing on her first orgasm. With her scream, her vagina tightened hard around his cock making him moan as well. Devon bit his lower lip to hold back the sudden urge to let loose his own orgasm. His balls started to tighten as she tightened to an almost painful point before it suddenly started to lessen up. “You are so hot and tight,” he moaned as she moved her hips slightly. “This is not going to last as long as I would like.” He braced his arms on the rock, watching her face as he slowly withdrew from her heat, smiling as the head grazed her spot again. “I believe that would be your g-spot,” he said. Kera opened her eyes and looked at him. Her eyes had the lust glaze to them as he slid back into her tightness. Her mouth opened on another sharp intake of breath as he slowly brushed her g-spot again. “And again, that’s the spot.” Devon grinned watching her eyes close again as her body stretched to hold him tightly within herself. “Let’s go for a ride.” 62

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Kera opened her eyes with a snap as Devon rose up on his hands. His legs pushed hers further apart as he moved up on his knees. He looked down her body to the junction where they were complete and watched as his cock moved out of her body then slid back in. “Feels so good!” he moaned watching as he slipped back into her heat, while feeling the tightness close over him like a fist. “So tight!” “Noooo!” Kera cried out as another set of spasms rocked her hard. Feeling her contract around him tightly took his last bit of resolve. Devon threw his head back and moved his hips in long, hard, and fast thrusts. He pounded into her, enjoying not only the feel of her tight pussy stretching for him but also the pleading and moaning of her pleasure. “It’s so fucking close!” he cried. “Give me one more, Kera. Cum hard for me! One more fucking time!” Devon picked up his pace and slammed into her as hard and as fast as his hips would move. His balls slapped against her ass as they started to tighten the closer he came to his release. Sweat rolled down his back to the crack of his ass as he moved hard and fast above her. He looked down at her body, saw her own sweat between the valley of her breasts, and leaned down to lick the salty liquid from her. “Oh shit!” Kera screamed. Her pussy tightened down hard on his cock, nails dug deep into his arms and legs wrapped tightly around his hips as her orgasm slammed into her. Devon kissed her hard, thrusting his tongue past her teeth as his cock erupted hot and hard. He spurted deep into her womb, empting not only his seed, but also his heart and soul. Devon Noved was starting to fall in love with Kera. He braced most of his weight on his arms as they both came down slowly from the intense passion that just washed over them. Neither could say a word to the other and neither noticed or suspected that they were being watched the whole time.

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“Don’t worry, cuz. I’m leaving now. I know how you are when your women are around.” Devon just stared at him as he looked in the direction that Kera had gone like a man looking at someone for the first time. He never realized until now what kind of man his cousin really was. It was something he didn’t like and it was something he didn’t want around Kera. Devon caught up to Kera as she was walking up the stairs. He took hold of her arm swinging her around to face him. Hunger raced in his veins, hot and heavy as his mouth claimed her deeply. His tongue started a mating game with her as hands went to work to strip her. He picked her up and placed her two steps above him kissing down her body. “Here?” she breathed heavily. “Here,” he answered her. Devon bent her at the knees, bringing her down to the stairs. Quickly he stripped himself as he kissed his way up her body loving every inch of her flesh. Kera pushed at his shoulders, turning herself around and away from him. “We…can’t.” Devon took hold of her hips, bumping his hard cock against her swollen, wet pussy. “We can.” He pulled her back as he pushed hard into her. Instantly Kera cried out. Her body ricocheted in spasms as it stretched to the max for him. Devon moaned as he pounded into her forcing her to ride out her orgasm as they fucked hard on the stairs. “Scream, Kera. Scream for me!” Kera cried out again. Her pussy tightened on his cock, forcing Devon to lose his control. His cock erupted, shooting his seed hot and thick inside her. As he rested his head on her back, both fought again to catch their breath, Devon felt it again, the feeling that they both were being watched. “We need to take that shower,” he said in a very content voice. Kera laughed. “I was heading there before you pulled this stunt.” 65

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Within one hour, Devon and Kera were in the car heading back to town. Devon spent the whole drive on the phone. He was ordering clothes for both of them and jewelry for Kera. Kera just stared out the window acting as if nothing was going on, that all of this was normal. By four they pulled up to his home in town and were greeted by two maids, one butler, and a few others with packages in their hands. Devon greeted another man who had some papers in his hands and motioned for the maids to take Kera indoors. Within two hours, she was bathed and sitting in front of a mirror watching her hair as it was being pulled back with curls hanging around her face. Kera’s eyes about bulged out of her head when she saw a maid pull out a silver silk, satin and synthetic lamé gown. It was all embroidered with clear and silver beads with diamonds on the straps as well as the tight fitting bodice. Carefully, the two maids helped to slip the priceless gown over her head. One zipped it up at the back as the other shook out the small pleats that were cascading down to the floor. As the straps were positioned slightly off her shoulders, matching silver shoes with the same beads and diamonds were placed on her feet. Kera truly felt like a princess in a fairy tale. She turned around over and over again, watching herself in the mirror. She found it very hard to believe that she was the person looking back at her. That was how Devon found her. He walked into the bedroom as she was twirling in a circle. He smiled as he placed his coat and her new fur lined cloak on the bed. There was something about her like this that really made him happy. “You are gorgeous!” Devon said. Kera stopped her twirling. The look on her face told him that she had not heard him walk in. “I have something else for you,” he said walking up behind her. “I had to go into town and I came across this. I thought it would be perfect with the gown.” Devon opened the blue velvet box in his hand. He made sure to keep what was in his hand hidden from her view until the very last second. In his hand, he held a large 66

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marquise cut diamond necklace that had been created using six large stones to form a circle. Kera held her breath as he placed the necklace on her throat and clasped it. A quick glance at the box held matching stud earrings and a note that read 50k. “I have looked at this necklace many times on my way home from school,” she said touching it gently. “Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be wearing it.” “Well, this dream gets better,” he kissed her on the shoulder, meeting her eye in the mirror. “This is now yours.” Kera turned around, shocked. She looked at Devon as if he lost his mind, then she did something that neither one of them would have expected. Kera kissed Devon gently. “Thank you,” she said blushing. “Come on,” he turned her back around and placed the new cloak over her shoulders. “If you keep looking at me like that, we will never get to the ball.” Kera blushed even more, which in turn caused Devon to laugh as they walked out to the waiting car. **** Kera’s good mood only seemed to last a short time. Within minutes of walking into the ball, Devon was all involved in the business of his responsibilities in seeing to the success of the Charity Ball. Women that used to be Devon’s mistresses surrounded her. “You know, I can remember when he used to deck me out like that,” one woman said. “Oh, do I ever remember!” a red head said. “And when he gets bored, he just moves on as if you were never there.” Kera could only stand there as the women talked about how Devon used each and everyone of them. It seemed that more and more came over and each had a tale to tell. Kera met Devon’s eyes several times. She read the concern in them, but also thought that she saw fear. Fear at what these women were telling her perhaps? “Well if you can’t recall when he dressed you up like this,” Kera gave a dark look to two standing before her, “Then maybe you were not good enough to be remembered.” 67

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Kera then looked at the red head with the small cold stare but with a smile on her face that didn’t reach her eyes, “Maybe the two of you were nothing more than cold bitches in bed.” Kera turned on her heels and walked away from the two, leaving both with their mouths open. By midnight, Kera was just plain pissed. Her head was throbbing from a sudden headache and with each pound, the anger only increased. “You sure are quiet,” Devon said in the car. Kera continued to be quiet and still. She watched the town go by, noticing that they were heading back to the cabin tonight. “So what did they say to you?” he tried again. Again, she said nothing. Devon kept quiet as the miles went by. He felt his own anger start to rise at how she could act as if he was not even in the same car with her or breathing the same air. He knew those women upset her, and he damned himself over and over tonight for not getting her away soon enough. He knew how they were. Each and every one of them was as bitter as a lime. Not one ever understood or believed that what they had was just a fling and nothing more. When they were only a few yards from home, he tried again. “What did they say to you?” Nothing. “You have to talk to me sometime.” Still nothing. “Fuck,” he groaned. “Say something.” When the car stopped, she looked at him. “Fine. You’re a fucking asshole!” Devon groaned and shook his head as she got out of the car walking towards the front door. Devon stepped out slowly, knowing that a big fight was brewing. “Kera…” She stopped at the door, took one shoe off, and threw it at him as hard as she could. Devon ducked and it barely missed hitting his head. “I’m not your damn whore that you can show off at will!” she screamed at him. 68

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“No. As I recall, you are now my wife.” Another shoe went flying towards his head. “All I am to you is a piece of ass. And to think I was starting to trust you. To fucking like you of all things!” Kera walked into the house slamming the door in his face. When he opened it, a vase smashed against the wall next to him. “God, I hate you!” she screamed. “So we are back to your tantrums I see,” he took his dinner jacket off, placing it on the sofa. “Must I remind you what will happen again?” “Oh yes, how could I forget? You like to tie people up just so you can get your fucking way!” she watched him unbutton his shirt, also placing it on the sofa. “And as I recall, you got off pretty well that night,” he threw back at her in the same tone of voice. She picked up a brass figure and threw it at him as well. “You sick son of a bitch!” Devon just shrugged his shoulders at her trying his damndest to look and act calm when inside he was boiling. He watched her reach around her back to unzip the gown she was wearing. She slipped out of it and stood in only her strapless bra and bikini panties. “Take your shit!” she said as she pitched the gown to him. “I don’t want anything more from you.” “Oh, you are going to get more of me, Kera,” he hissed. “So much more.” Devon started to walk towards her. Kera saw the intent in his eyes and ran. She ran towards the stairs and up to the bedroom. She ran from her heart and from the pain. With tears streaming down her face, she closed the bedroom door and walked to the bathroom. In a daze, Kera started a shower. As she watched, the water hit the tile floor she pulled the pins from her hair and then removed her undergarments. Everything that she had on her body she piled on the floor. By the time, she stepped into the steaming water her hurt was gone, replaced with anger. Anger at him for what he had done to her. Anger at her father for selling her to the highest bidder. Anger at all those women 69

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for telling her all the dirty details of their love lives with Devon. However, most of all, she was angry with herself for letting her heart start to care about him. Kera heard him enter the bedroom. She closed her eyes when he opened the bathroom door. Taking a deep breath, she braced herself for the fight that would end here and now. The second Devon opened the shower stall door, Kera was on him. She started hitting him with everything she had and even managed to get in a few kicks to his shins. Devon grunted when her foot made contact, but focused most of his energy on trying to catch her hands. After taking two good hits to his knees, one gut punch and a few slaps in the face, Devon managed to pin her wrists up against the wall. “Finished yet?” he asked breathing hard. “If I had a fucking knife I would slice your damn dick off just so you couldn’t hurt any more women.” “And just who the hell have I hurt?” the confusion was apparent in his voice as he asked the question, struggling to hold her. “Wouldn’t it be easier to count the ones you didn’t fuck?” she screamed at him with pain in her voice. “It might be, but it would also be easier if I knew what the hell you are so pissed about,” he grunted as he fought with her. “I am pissed because you are a dick!” she tried to jerk her arms but he only tightened his grip. “And I am pissed at the way you keep trying to manhandle me!” Devon hissed when her knee made light contact with his nuts. He let go of her watching as she moved around him and out of the shower. Kera took her robe from the back of the door, glaring at him as she slipped it on. “You just had to do that again,” he groaned trying to stand up. “You are a complete asshole! God, how I hate your guts! Parading all those fucking women around me. What the hell is your problem? Isn't your ego big enough? You certainly do not need me around to stroke it, you egotistical bastard!” “I think I liked it better when you weren’t saying anything.” 70

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Kera walked into the bedroom and quickly pulled a pair of shorts over her legs and a shirt over her head. “I’ve had enough. I’m out of here!” Devon stood up on shaky legs. “You’re not going any fucking place. We are not done here.” Kera looked over her shoulder at him, walking to the door. “Watch me.” Kera had the door slammed shut and was halfway down the stairs by the time Devon had fully recuperated from her knee job. He ran out of the room and took the stairs two at a time, grabbing her by the wrist as her hand touched the knob. “We’re not done yet,” he hissed. “I am done with you!” she tried to yank her wrist from his grasp, but Devon only tightened it. “Let go!” “I told you at the pool, I will never let you go. You are mine. You belong to me, and that is that! No more about you wanting your freedom bullshit!” he took hold of both her arms, pushing her up against the wall none too gently. “You leaving me is not going to happen, no way, no how! Hell will have to fucking freeze over fast before you walk out of my life!” “Is this what you told each and everyone one of them?” she challenged him. “Did you make them feel like they were special also?” “Oh,” he murmured pressing his body to hers. “This has nothing to do with what they said to you. This has to do with the fact that I slept with them. You’re jealous.” “And you are fucking crazy!” she spat back. Devon took hold of her face firmly. “Oh, you have that right. A man has to be fucking crazy to want to keep a tantrum thing such as you,” he looked at her hard. “You push and push and keep fucking pushing. And I take it all! Now, it is time to give back.” “Ah!” she screamed, “You son of a bitch!” Kera slapped Devon hard across the face when he tried to kiss her. He stood back letting her hit him again and again, not once trying to block the blows. She started to cry

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hard as she hit him hard, and only when her crying started to take her breath away did he stop her hitting and wrap her in his arms. Kera wrapped her own arms around his neck, hugging him as she cried. She cried more for the feelings that were raging through her for him. Cried for how she was sold to Devon and cried for the freedom that she will never have. Devon picked her up in his arms. She wrapped herself around him so perfectly there was no chance in hell that they would make it back up to their room. So, he walked over to the sofa and just sat down. Kera raised her head from his shoulder. Tears ran over her face, but something in her eyes changed. A calm found its way into her. Kera suddenly kissed Devon. She took his face into her hands and held him in place so she could explore at will. It was the first time Devon let her have the lead. Her hands roamed over the hard contours of his chest, letting her fingers trace each and every outline of muscle that was there. Devon groaned into her mouth when her nails scraped lightly over his nipples. He had to fight hard to keep still for her. His fists bunched into her shorts as he kissed her back with as much need as she kissed him. She broke the kiss and using her hands, she pushed his neck back. Devon couldn’t recall ever having this much pleasure from just being kissed before. Her lips and tongue on his neck was a sweet torture that he wanted to hold on to forever, and each inch she moved down was another new sensation for him. “Ah, you are killing me slowly,” he moaned when her tongue flicked a nipple. Kera scooted between his legs down to the floor. Her warm hands closed around his hard cock the moment she tugged it from his pants. “I’m just getting started.” Devon’s sharp intake of breath told her just how much she was affecting him. She didn’t waste time teasing him, she went to town. She sucked as much of his cock into her heated mouth as she could. She sucked hard and long on him, dragging as much of his pleasure out as she could. “Stop!” Devon yelled at the top of his lungs, but it was too late.

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Kera scraped her teeth on the underside of his cock, causing Devon to come hard and fast. He was very surprised that she took all he had. Greedily swallowing each and every drop, yet still sucking on him for more. His eyelids were half closed and his body so relaxed he didn’t think he could move, but he did watch her as she stood up. “That was for hurting you,” she said. Devon smiled weakly. “Nothing you can do will hurt me, except for leaving. If you leave me, I will die inside.” “But being in a loveless relationship hurts me,” she told him with a deadly calm voice. Devon stood up in front of her. Kera saw the intent and the emotion in his eyes and took a step back. His eyes were dark, his body tense, and his cock was so hard, the head looked angry. Kera took another step back. “Maybe we should finish this when both of our tempers have cooled off,” she said with her hands in front of her in a defensive motion, fighting the sudden tears that threatened to fall. “We finish this now,” Devon backed her up to the dining room table. He touched her cheek gently, showing her with his actions how he felt. “Right here, right now, we finish this. Now strip.” For some strange reason the command in his voice was a complete turn on for her. Kera looked him in the eyes as she pulled her shirt over her head, then pushed her shorts down her legs. “On the table,” he said. Kera started to shake in anticipation as she scooted up on the table. Devon pulled a chair out, sat down, and spread her legs wide for his view. “Now, I feast,” he said in a deep, sensuous voice.

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V{tÑàxÜ L “The first time I did this, you were tied to the bed,” he picked up her foot, rubbing his lips over the ankle. “And your screams sounded like heaven when you came.” When his tongue darted out, Kera shuddered. She felt herself get wet along with the build up of desire running through her. It was so hard for her to admit that she was finally complete with this man. It was even harder for her to admit that she had real feelings for him and no longer wanted to leave. Kera watched his finger as it moved from her knee, up her thigh, then back down to the knee, each time getting closer and closer to her aching pussy. “I would have enjoyed it more if you were holding my head in place, begging me to lick the sweetness that is there for only me,” his finger brushed over the sensitive lips, then back down to her knee again. “To have your hips grind over my face as I suck hard on your swollen clit.” Two fingers brushed over the lips, rubbing the juices over the flesh, and then parting them for his view of her clit. “Ah,” his voice was so husky in his need. “So wet for me. So needy and waiting for only what I will give.” “Please!” Kera said breathlessly. She was so faint in her words that Devon wasn’t sure if he heard her. “All you had to do was ask.” Devon pushed two fingers deep inside her as his mouth clamped onto her clit. Kera screamed as the first orgasm of the night raced through her body. Her hands dug into

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his thick hair as her legs wrapped around his shoulders, trying with all her might to bring him even closer. “Mmm,” he said against her pussy. “More!” Devon started a fast and hard fucking motion with his hand as he sucked hard on her clit. Kera was bucking against him as one after another orgasm hit her hard. She never had a chance to come down from one before another hit her. She was so caught up in the feelings that were hitting her hard and fast, Kera never had the time to protest him shoving one of his fingers deep into her ass. Devon kept his fingers deep inside of her. He wanted to watch her as she came down from her high. A thing he wouldn’t replace for all the money in the world. Her eyes were glazed over, body sweaty, and she was limp as a baby. Standing up, he removed his fingers and pushed the chair away. Taking a firm hold on her hips, he dragged her to the edge of the table and flipped her over to her stomach. Keeping the firm grip, he positioned the head of his cock at her pussy and with a hard push, buried himself to the hilt into her heated core. Devon groaned loudly as she stretched to the max for him, and he groaned at the pulsation around his cock. She was just as tight as the first night he fucked her and still as tempting as the first moment he saw her. He only gave her a few seconds to recover, and then his hips started to piston hard and fast. In and out, he rammed within her. Each thrust brought them both closer to the goal they sought, yet Devon was not going to give in to his desires. The second that he thought he was about to lose his load, Devon pulled all the way out. He shoved two fingers deep into her pussy and continued to fuck her hard until she cried out her release. With the head of his dick, Devon rubbed her pussy lips and bumped it against the little pink ring that was teasing him. Kera was still trying to catch her breath at the hard and fast ride Devon just took her on, while also waiting for him to start it all over again. The thought that he would fuck her in the ass never crossed her mind, not even when he was spreading her ass cheeks as wide as they would go. 75

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“Our next ride,” he told her in a rough, sexy voice. Devon held onto her hips in an iron grip. Bruises from his fingers started to form even as he held her in place with the help of the table. The head of his cock was already at the small ring just waiting for him to push inside. He tried twice to do it easy and gently but the muscles just wouldn’t give to him. So Devon shoved inside her pussy two more times, making sure that he was well lubed up, and then went back to her ass. His hands were big enough for him to hold the cheeks wide and to hold her in place. With determination, Devon shoved hard, forcing the tight ring to give and let him in. “No!” Kera screamed. Devon didn’t listen to her and focused all of his energy and attention on pushing past the resistance while not hurting her. The second he felt it give and felt himself slide in easy, Kera started to relax. Her cries for him to stop turned to moans of pleasure. He hissed as he slid home. Her tightness closed over him almost painfully as his balls touched the cheeks of her ass. Slowly he pulled out, leaving just the head in and then pushed back in hard. Over and over, he did this until she caught the rhythm that he wanted, and then soon she was pushing back towards him, urging him to go faster. Devon closed his eyes on a groan and rode her hard. His own climax was so close and so hard to prevent that his strokes were short. He just couldn’t make this last like he wanted to. Devon moved a hand around to her clit, and with fast circular motions, he rubbed it. Kera screamed her release. Her whole body shook over the table and squeezed down on him so that nothing in the world could have prevented him from blowing his load into her bowels, even if his life was on the line. Devon cried out with her, holding her hips as hard and as close as he could. It seemed forever before either one of them was ready to move. Devon was laying over Kera’s back on the table feeling like a man who had just come back from heaven. ****

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For three months, Devon and Kera worked at getting to know each other. She worked at not throwing things when Devon poked at her. It was a hard task for her to do. Many times she let her temper get the best of her and each time that happened Devon would kiss her in a way that had her forgetting what they were fighting about. All in all, Devon was learning how to handle her and she was learning how to work Devon. After one of their late nights of Devon chasing Kera around the house and getting his hands on her, Kera was sleeping a deep and peaceful sleep. She was wearing one of the new silk pajama sets that Devon bought her and was draped over his body. One leg was over his hip, one arm over his shoulder, and her head was on his chest. Devon had his head on top of hers with an arm draped over her back. It was the first time that both were at peace with each other, the first time that they slept like this and the first time Devon could hold her like this without her fighting him. Deep in sleep, neither heard nor felt the men who walked into the room. Four men stood at the end of the bed watching the sleeping pair. Another walked in and headed straight for Kera’s side of the bed. He nodded his head at the four, picked up the cloak that was draped over a chair, and with hands of steel yanked Kera from the bed. The four men jumped Devon the second he opened his eyes. “Don’t kill him!” the one holding Kera yelled. “His death won’t give us anything but trouble.” “Devon!” Kera screamed. Kera was yanked from the bedroom as Devon fought with the four men. He managed to knock two of them away and run to the hallway where Kera was being dragged down the stairs. “Kera!” he yelled. “Devon! Help me!” Kera managed to yank her arm from the iron grip and kick the guy hard in the leg. She only managed to get a few feet away from him before he grabbed her hard again and slapped in the face.

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Devon started to run after her, but was stopped suddenly by a hard blow to the back of his head. He went down hard, watching as Kera was half dragged, half carried out of his home. “Get off of me! Devon!” he heard her scream one more time before blackness closed over him. **** Kirk Helms, head Devon’s security, stood at the foot of the bed watching a doctor put smelling salts under Devon’s nose. The house was a wreck. Furniture turned over, drawers rummaged through, and other things broken. However, what brought Helms out this way was the information he had on Mr. Noved’s cousin, Cameron. The information that Devon sent Helms out to find. “Kera!” Devon woke up and sat straight up in the bed yelling. “Lay back down!” the doctor commanded. “Where is she?” “You have a nasty knot on the back of your head, as well as a small concussion. Stay still and let me mend this cut on your cheek.” “Mr. Noved, you have been out for a couple of hours. I came out here with the information on your cousin. It looks as if I am too late,” he looked around the room. “I don’t give a shit about him right now. We need to go find Kera!” Again, he tried to sit up. “Mr. Noved. Your cousin has her.” Helms informed Devon. Devon stopped suddenly. He looked at the man standing in his bedroom. A calm washed over him, like the calm before a storm. “Your cousin,” Helms said, “has a debt that is huge. His creditors are on his back. They want their money and I am thinking he will do what ever he has to in order to get that money to them.” Helms sat down on the bed, looking Devon in the eye, “He has twenty-four hours to pay it all off. These people have put a hit on him.”

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Devon looked at the man as if he had lost his mind, but then things that he heard over the past few months started to make sense. Cameron always needing more money, spending much more than what he had. The desperation. “How long has the hit be out on him?” Devon asked quietly. “From the information I have found, at least four months.” Helms answered. Devon pushed himself from the bed and pushed the sudden dizziness away. He started cursing himself at how all the signs were in front of him, yet he had seen none of them. Cameron always watching Kera, his sudden interest in her, and how he stopped asking Devon for money before he left. Then, instead of Devon wondering why or where Cameron had gone off to, he was just so damn happy that he had the place to himself with her. “He’ll take to the woods,” Devon said, pulling a pair of jeans over his legs. “He doesn’t know that I know he has her.” “You are in no condition to go any place!” Helms said. “This is a matter for me and my officers.” “And you don’t know what kind of temper she has,” Devon said in a matter of fact tone. “It won’t be long before she pisses him off to a point where he could do anything to her.” “Mr. Noved. We have men out looking for your cousin as we speak.” “And you Mr. Helms, don’t know dick about Cameron. He can hide for weeks, even months in those woods. Moreover, it is the best way to get over the border without being seen. I’m going to go after that fucker and kick his ass myself.” Helms sighed, throwing a heavy sweater at Devon. “Then at least dress for it. Don’t want to have to carry your ass out of the woods as well.” Devon smiled as he pulled the sweater over his head. In less than five minutes, Devon, Helms and the small group of men headed into the woods towards the border. **** Kera was breathing hard as she was dragged through the deepest part of the woods. She had tried many times to yank her arm away and each time she tried, the 79

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grip would tighten. When she tried to bite the hand, she was rewarded with a backhand to the face. Now she could hardly feel the part of her arm below the grip. When her foot caught on a fallen limb, Kera went down hard. She started to cry as pain shot up her leg. “I can’t go any further!” she yelled at him crying softly. “Get off your ass and move!” he growled back at her. “I can’t!” she screamed as her ankle started to swell. Sharp pain washed over her ankle and up her leg. “Ah!” he yelled loudly, causing some birds to take off in fright. “It wasn’t supposed to happen like this! This was all supposed to go smoothly. The son of a bitch wasn’t supposed to fight back.” “Do you think he will let me go?” she hissed at him. “Think Cameron! He’ll come for me,” she told him. “There is no way in hell he will let this go. You should have thought twice before you took me from his arms.” She moved her position on the ground so she could sit and look at her ankle. It was starting to turn colors, as well as swelling. It didn’t look good. “He doesn’t know I have you,” he hissed back at her. “And I am damn sure in time he will get over you and find another sweet piece of ass to fill your shoes. Now get up!” Cameron took two steps towards her and forced her back up to her feet. Kera screamed as fresh pain radiated up her leg. In his disgust, Cameron shoved her back down to the ground. On her way back down, her foot twisted more and Kera thought she felt and heard a pop. She was crying hard from the pain. She never had anything in her whole life hurt as much as this did. Cameron started to pace, looking at her every so often. He had made this deal weeks ago and now that he was this close, she had to go and hurt herself. That would take some of the cash from his pockets. “Enough fucking around!” he yelled at her. “Are you really that fucking dumb?” Kera yelled at him. “Have you seen my fucking ankle you moron? I can’t go anywhere. I can’t fucking walk!” she screamed. 80

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Carmon grabbed her hard around the wrist, forcing her to stand on the bad ankle. He half dragged, half carried her a few more feet before he dropped her again. It was just no use trying to carry her the entire way. “We’ll rest here. I think we are too far out for him to even suspect a thing.” Kera wiped the tears from her face, and still crying from the pain, she laughed at him. “Just keep telling yourself that one, dip shit. He’ll find you and kick your ass.” Cameron stomped over to her, grabbed the front of her cloak, and slapped her hard on the face. She saw stars from the force as her face burned from the blow. He also dragged her to her feet and speaking so close to her face spit came out, he said. “You were always a bitch before he fucked you, and now that he has brought you to your knees, you are just a fucking cunt now. One would think after he shoved his dick in that pretty mouth of yours it would shut you up some.” Kera started to laugh when he pushed her back down to the ground. “And what are you? You sell girls for you pocket change. Do you really think that once this gets out you will ever be allowed at the Ceremony at all?” When all he did was glare at her, Kera went on. “Oh, I get it. You can’t get it up, can you? You need a girl that doesn’t know shit, but thinks you are the greatest lover around. You are nothing but a sick bag of shit. Nothing more, nothing less.” Cameron looked at her with pure venom. “When I sell you, I won’t need to come back to Cane. But you keep that smart mouth of yours going, and I will show you just what I do have girl. I’ll make you scream until nothing more comes out but a soft whimper.” **** Devon stopped suddenly and went down to his knees. He looked at the ground closely and touched it lightly with his hands. “He’s trying not to leave a trail, but he is.” “How well does he know these woods?” Helms asked. Devon stood up. “As well as I do. He’s heading south. It’s the only point on the border that isn’t patrolled on a regular basis.” 81

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“That would explain how the girls are getting out without us knowing of it. Do you think he will stop for the night?” “My guess would be that he will want to get her across as soon as he can, but if I know her at all, then she will start to slow him down very soon,” Devon smiled. “We still have time to find them,” Helms said, looking up at the sky. “Yeah,” he looked up at the sky as well. “But in the woods, that’s not much. It will get dark real soon,” he gave Helms a dirty grin. “The perfect time to take him.” Helms looked at Devon with questions he didn’t voice in his eyes, so Devon went on. “Let’s just say that my dear cousin sucks at hide and seek.” **** Kera sat across from Cameron with a small fire between them. She watched him eat the small amount of food that he had taken from the cabin, thinking how much of a pig he really was. It was so dark in the woods that the only thing that could be seen was what the flames could touch. “You need to eat,” Cameron said. “I find looking at you turns my stomach,” she told him coldly. “Something about a chicken shit for a man can sour things.” Cameron laughed at her. “He’s not going to save you. You know as well as I do that he will just move on to the next piece of ass.” Kera smiled back at him. “You keep saying that. Man, you really do believe your own shit. When the little girls back home give you those paid blows and tell you how big you are, do you believe that as well? Oh I know, you still think the Easter Bunny comes and hides eggs huh?” “I’ve seen him move from one nice ass to the next. I was very surprised that he picked you. You do not fit his type really,” he gave her a disgusted look. “Too much of a smart ass.” Kera didn’t let anything show on her face as she watched him. He shoved the rest of his food into his mouth and stood up. He walked a few feet from her, turned his back,

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and started to piss. Kera took this moment to bring the thickest log towards her. Something in her gut was telling her that he was not done with her yet. Cameron zipped his jeans and walked towards her. Roughly, he grabbed hold of her cloak again, bringing her to her feet. Kera managed to hold onto the log behind her back as she waited to see what he was going to do, but she was unable to hold the expression of pain from her face. Cameron wrapped one strong arm around her and held her chin in place before him. “In fact, you are more my type. The feisty girls are so much more enjoyable to fuck. They fight so well,” he lowered his eyes, licking his lips as he looked at her mouth. “Such a turn on to hear them beg for me to stop.” He kissed her hard, forcing his tongue past her teeth. The fighting she was doing only fueled him, so Kera did the one thing she knew would get him to stop kissing her, she bit down on his tongue hard. He let go of her suddenly and smiled, which she rewarded with a hard slap to his face. “Oh this is going to be tasty,” he spat blood out of his mouth. “The others didn’t fight nearly as much as I know you are going to.” Cameron pushed her down hard to the ground and followed. He covered her body with his own. He kissed her face and neck, biting her as he went and leaving bruising marks to go along with the bites. His hands roamed over her body, ripping at her clothes to expose her flesh. Kera was crying out as her legs were forced opened by his rough hands. The whole time Cameron moaned in her ear how he loved it as she fought him. He managed to rip her top from the shoulder down to expose one breast when he heard the snapping of a twig. He stopped cold and looked around them, still on top of Kera. Kera managed to take this opportunity and scratched the side of his face. “Bitch!” Cameron cried. He stood up quickly, dragging her with him only to backhand Kera hard, knocking her back to the ground. Kera took her log and swung it as hard as she could at Cameron’s knee. He went down screaming in pain, and Kera went running and limping as best as she could into the woods. She fell hard to the ground twice, screaming as pain radiated up her leg. 83

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“You fucking cunt!” he screamed. “Just you wait until I get my hands on you! Bitch!” he yelled. “I’m going to fuck you so hard you’ll be bleeding by the time I am done!” Kera just ran. Her ankle was throbbing so badly, it was becoming numb, yet she didn’t care. All she wanted to do was get as lost as she could, so Cameron couldn’t find her. Out of nowhere, an arm shot out from the dark, snaking around her waist and pulling her into a strong grip. Another hand snaked out and covered her mouth the split second before she tried to scream. “Shhh!” a voice hissed in her ear. A voice that she knew well. The hand moved from her mouth slowly and Kera turned in the arms, wrapping both of hers around the neck. “God!” she panted hard. “What took you so fucking long?” Devon wrapped his arms tightly around Kera, closing his eyes in bliss. “Call it a hit to my head.” “Kera!” Cameron yelled. “You can’t run where I won’t find you! You fucking bitch!” “Stay here,” Devon told Kera. Devon stood up and walked towards Cameron. He was almost on top of him before Cameron turned around. Shock spread all over his face when he looked at his cousin. Shock and fear. “Now what, Cameron?” Devon asked quietly. “Where do we go from here?” The shock on Cameron’s face disappeared and pure hatred replaced it. “You got everything and I got shit!” “You spoiled prick!” Devon yelled at him. “You took my inheritance! They gave you everything and gave me shit,” Cameron spit back, looking at Devon with so much hate that it was hard to believe that these two were ever close, “Well, I am taking the one thing that is yours. I’m going to find her, fuck her good and hard, then sell the bitch.” 84

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Devon saw Helms sneak out from behind the brush. He held a Taser gun in his hand and pointed it at Cameron’s back. “You won’t find her,” Devon told him. “And why the fuck wont I?” Cameron sneered. “Because I already have her.” Cameron looked at Devon like a man who had just lost everything. His arms dropped to his sides and disappointment washed over his face. Helms shot the gun and about 50,000 volts went through Cameron. He went down to the ground at Devon’s feet. Devon looked at him and felt pity for his cousin. Pity for the man that used to be his beloved cousin and at one time, his best friend. Devon walked back to the spot where he had left Kera. She was sitting on a log as one of Helms’ men looked at her ankle. When she looked up at him, a big smile spread across her face. It was the first time that they had been together that he saw her light up when she looked at him. “Her ankle is in bad shape. Could be broken,” the guy said. “Sure does hurt like a mother fucker,” she told them in a tired voice. Devon knelt down as the guy stood up. He ran his hand over the now black ankle lightly, and then touched the bruise on her cheek. Helms brought Cameron out from the brush with cuffs on. Devon looked over his shoulder at the man that used to be like a brother to him. Kera tapped him on the shoulder to bring his full attention back to her. “Hey, can we go home now?” she asked with a sigh. Devon stood up with Kera in his arms. He kissed her with as much love as he could. “I’ll carry you all the way back home, but for a price.” She saw the teasing in his eyes and smiled. “Will an ‘I love you’ do?” Devon smiled. “I thought you would never say it!” he kissed her again. “But just know this, my dear; I fell in love with you the first time I saw that temper come out. Man, it’s a turn on for me!”

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Kera laughed as Devon started the long walk home. “Then I will just have to make sure I throw things at you more often.” “Just make sure it isn’t anything I can’t replace.” She bit his ear. “I make no promises,” she whispered.

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