STORY EXCERPT

“Can I ask you something?” she asked him, walking into the kitchen.

“Sure.”

“I haven’t talked it over with Hunter and Luke, but I thought about doing a little marketing at the club. I’m completely a fish out of water in that crowd. What is it that people want and need? I know Hunter and Luke’s house has space individually for them as well as communal space. I’m assuming that’s popular in this crowd. Misty’s house seemed the same way.”

“Space is important.” Kai glanced down at his food. “I would think the major selling points would be space, privacy, and community. A lot of people simply don’t understand our lifestyle. It helps to know that there are people like you. Privacy is important, too. We’re usually a very open crowd, but not all of us enjoy the idea of our neighbors knowing we used a flogger on our lover last night. I mean, one can assume, but it’s not necessarily something we point out.”

Alisha folded her arms over her chest. “Is there a manual for this kind of stuff?”

Kai glanced up at her. “A manual?”

“Yes. I’m ashamed to say I don’t know what a flogger is.”

Kai took a few steps back to the fridge and grabbed a bottle of water. After taking a few sips, he sat it down and pointed to the hallway door before moving toward it. He opened it and turned on the light. After he found what he wanted, he turned and held it up for her.

“A flogger.”

She stared at it. “Oh. The club has those. I just thought they were whips or something.”

“Oh, it whips.” He grinned. “There’s all kinds of stuff in here. I don’t even know anymore. Help yourself to understand what is typical for a BDSM household.”

“Does it hurt?” she asked him, catching him off guard. “I mean, Hunter does these shows that are about roping and flogging, apparently. I watched one last night. The lady seemed to be into it despite the fact her back was a red mess.”

“Most people can handle the pain.” He ran his thumb along the handle of the flogger. “You’ve never tried BDSM?”

She met his gaze before shaking her head. “No. I’m a wimp.”

“I doubt that.” Kai sat the flogger back in the closet and shut the door. He didn’t know where he was going with this conversation, but if he didn’t steer it back to safe territory, he’d have her tied up in his playroom—to hell with the crew at the construction site.

Fuck. What was wrong with him? He was a mess.

“So you use that thing…on the back?”

He grinned and went back to finishing his meal. “And butt. You can tickle with it, too.”

Alisha snorted. “Tickling? Yeah. No.”

Kai glanced over at her. “You don’t like to be tickled?”

“Hell no.” She shook her head. “Sorry, but that’s a deal breaker.”

He tilted his head to the side, watching her. Some people were completely offended by BDSM. Alisha didn’t seem like that person, but she didn’t really seem interested in it either.

“So what’s not a deal breaker?”

She licked her lips. “I don’t know. Normal stuff.”

“Be more specific. My normal is different than your normal.”

She leaned against the cabinets. “What’s wrong with slow and sensual? Touching and tasting.”

“Oh, there’s plenty of touching and tasting.” Kai grabbed his water. “You think we don’t do that?”

“I don’t know. My only knowledge is from the club. Hunter ties some woman up, and she basically looks like she’s having an exorcism when he hits her with that thingy. She has multiple orgasms in front of everyone, and Hunter simply wipes the sweat off his brow and walks away.” She shrugged.

“The shows at the club do not represent a relationship. More often than not, someone requested some skill to be demonstrated, and Hunter does it for educational purposes. He’s with your sister. He’s not going to have sex with some woman in front of a crowd behind her back.”

“Of course. I didn’t think he would. I just don’t see the loving part that is in a normal relationship. I mean, Hunter loves Katy. I don’t doubt that at all. But I’m not in their bedroom. I just can’t imagine that love shining through when it’s basically all about an orgasm.”

Kai thought about what she’d said. Maybe that was how it appeared to her. It wasn’t unusual for people to misjudge. Some of the BDSM-incorporated relationships he knew were very loving both in and out of the bedroom.

“You’ve got a lot to learn,” Kai finally commented. “I’m not going to defend anything. Every relationship is different. Some people are good lovers, and some people are shitty lovers—for more reasons that one. But love can definitely be—and usually is—demonstrated with sex.” He cleaned up his mess and tossed it in the trash. “Maybe talk to one of the girls about it. Ask your sister. I know Misty wouldn’t mind talking to you, or London. They probably have better insight than I do about the female perspective.”

“Have you been in love?” Alisha asked him.

He met her gaze. “Have you?”

“No.”

“I feel there is more to that story.”

“Not really.” She swallowed hard. “I just have shitty luck with men.”

Kai noticed something in her eyes he couldn’t explain. There was definitely hurt. He couldn’t help but wonder if that was what she was running from. Making a mental note to ask Hunter later, he pushed away from the counter and walked over to her.

“I’m no psychic, but I have a feeling if you keep an open mind, things will change.” He brushed a strand of hair from her face. “If you need anything call me. I’ll call the Pattons to get the key to the cabin.”

“I don’t have my car.”

“If you need it, then I can drop you off now. If not, I’ll get Dash to drive it home.”

She swallowed hard. “You’re just leaving me in your house?”

“Yeah. Why?”

“I don’t know. I could rob you.”

Kai grinned. “Without a car? You won’t get far with your loot.”

“True.” She looked completely adorable. “I’ll ride with you. I want to see the houses and do a walk-through.”

She left for a moment to get the keys she wanted and the spec sheets. Once she met him back in the kitchen he motioned to the door. “Let’s go.”

ADULT EXCERPT

How much wetter did they expect her to get? Dash tugged on the rope at her stomach, and it tightened against her clit. Alisha sucked in a breath, her eyes widening as Dash stared at her.

“You’re gorgeous when you’re aroused. Your flushed cheeks. Your tight nipples. You look at me like you’re waiting for me to let you come. Do you want me to play with your pussy while Kai finishes up the rope? Maybe push aside the rope and eat you out? Is that what you want?”

Every pull on the rope sent a new vibration through her body. “Yes.”

Dash grinned. “Well, sweetheart, your wish is my command.”

He knelt before her and set the flogger aside. He tugged the rope between her legs aside and licked her clit just as Kai tightened the rope around her arms. Over and over, Dash licked and sucked her clit while Kai tied her up, limiting her movement with a few knots. She wobbled, gasping as Dash slid his finger over the rope, pushing it against her slick pussy.

“Go ahead and come,” Kai told her. “I want to watch you.”

Alisha couldn’t stop it if she wanted. Her body pulsed as her orgasm hit her. Dash held on to her with one hand while the other pressed the rope against her pussy. Somehow, he had complete control over her. She dropped her head back, gasping as Kai watched her.

And this was only the beginning.

“Was that good, baby?” Kai asked her. He leaned in to kiss her mouth while sliding his hand up to cup her breast. “I think we’d both be happy to lick your pussy anytime you want.”

Alisha swallowed hard as Dash pulled away from her. Both men stared at her like she was a feast they were about to eat.

“Bend over the end of the bed.”

Kai helped her walk to where they wanted her. He somehow managed to tie her bound arms to the bedposts. She stood on her tippy toes while her ass stuck out and her pussy rubbed along the rope.

“I don’t think a flogger is necessary.” Dash selected a large wooden paddle. “This would be better.”

Alisha groaned, shifting on her toes. It wasn’t uncomfortable, just different. She’d never been in such a position for sex. And she was about to get a spanking she wasn’t sure she was prepared for.

“Just a few times to see if you like it.” Dash squeezed her ass. “After that, you can say no and I’ll stop.”

The first swat of the wood against her bare ass caught her off guard. The sting had her crying out as she swayed, the ropes being the main thing to keep her upright. He hit her ass again, then again, alternating between each cheek a couple of times before pausing. He stroked her ass with his fingers.

“Tell me what you think?”

The warm sensation traveled straight to her pussy. She clenched her cheeks and stuck her ass out more. He got the message. Dash’s next stroke came harder. Every time he touched her, she arched into it and tightened the rope harness. It was all one fluid act that had her damn near shaking by the time he was through.

Kai crawled onto the bed and lifted her chin with his finger. His bare cock was in one hand, stroking it while he stared down at her. Alisha glanced at the thick shaft and plump head. God, she’d had him, but she wanted more. Licking her lips, she opened her mouth and waited for him to give her what she wanted.

“Ah,” Kai groaned as his cock sunk between her lips.

Dash struck the backs of her thighs and the underside of her ass with the paddle. The sting from the paddle had her skin buzzing with sensitivity. She never thought a spanking could make her so aroused.

“I love making your ass rosy. You are a fucking wet dream right now.”

Alisha closed her eyes and took Kai to the back of her throat. He smoothed his hands along her hair and lightly touched her face while she sucked him. They both wanted to fuck her. She wanted them too. More than she could ever express. Dash sat the paddle aside and came up behind her, tugging on the rope. Every pull sensitized her skin, making her wish their hands were all over her. “I need you too damn much right now.”

She swallowed around Kai’s cock, and he groaned. Dash touched her, sliding his fingers through her wetness before slipping them inside her pussy. She did miss him. He’d been gone one night, and she missed the way he touched her. The way he held her and kissed her. He was so gentle, but he could also be rough. She opened her eyes and met Kai’s gaze. He pulled his cock from her and leaned in to kiss her just as Dash pushed inside. Her gasp filled Kai’s mouth as he played with her nipples, both of them working her body into a frenzy.

This was what she didn’t understand while watching Hunter on stage. She was that girl that nearly cried in pleasure at the touch of her Masters. Dash gripped her hips as he fucked her. Over and over his cock hit every nerve ending she didn’t even know existed inside her. Kai’s tongue tangled with her own while she panted, moaned. She cried out when Dash touched her clit. Her body was in overload, where each little touch sent her into orgasm.

Kai pulled back and directed his cock back to her mouth. Yes. That was what she wanted. The sensation of being filled. He knelt before her and held her face while he took over thrusting into her mouth. Alisha closed her eyes, loving that two men were fucking her.

Kai tugged on the rope between her breasts, and it tightened against her clit. Alisha cried out, clenching around Dash as she came. What the fuck were they doing to her? Kai squeezed her breast and pushed his cock deeper into her mouth.

“You’re gorgeous, baby.” Something about the way he said it made her think he meant it. She kept her attention on him while Dash continued to work her body, squeezing her sensitive ass cheeks and lightly slapping them while he fucked her. His finger slipped the rope aside and rubbed lightly along her anus.

She came again, this time taking him with her.

Kai withdrew his cock and leaned down to kiss the top of her sweaty head. “Now it’s my turn.”