“Did you let them tie you up?”
Hell no. What if they left her? What if there was an emergency?
“No.”
“Did you let them fuck you?”
Fuck with a stranger? No thanks.
She shook her head. He grabbed hold of her nipple, twisting it to the point of pain. She arched up, the pain spreading through her body, heating her blood.
“No,” she cried out, already guessing he wanted a verbal response. Asshole.
“I’m guessing you like a little pain, but you’re no masochist, am I right?”
“Y-yes.”
“You like being spanked?”
He gave her other nipple the same treatment.
“Yes, sometimes.”
He nodded. “For play, not punishment. But you won’t always get a say in that.”
Reaching down, he sucked on her nipples, soothing them with his tongue. Hunter rolled onto his back, taking her with him so she lay sprawled on top of him.
“You trust me not to hurt you.” It wasn’t a question but she knew he still expected an answer.
“Yes.” She couldn’t deny it.
“Good. I want us to get to know each other better, Cady. I want you to trust me. With everything. I know I’m probably rushing you and I sure as hell hope I don’t send you running. But I want more than a friendship. We don’t have to label what this is, but I just want to know that you’re not going to freeze me out. Because I care about you, Cady.”
She took a deep breath, butterflies fluttering in her stomach. She’d expected panic, a need to run. But those feelings didn’t come.
“I can’t promise anything,” she warned.
“Not expecting you to,” he replied. “Just give things between us a chance. Don’t shut me out.”
Could she do that? Maybe.
“I’ve been a Dom for years, Cady; I can help you explore your needs.”
What should she do? Was she really contemplating making herself vulnerable? Opening herself up to him? Hell, who was she kidding, she already had. She wanted him and this one night wasn’t going to be enough.
Damned if she could find the strength to turn him away, though. She was so tired of having
to do everything, of having to be strong, of having to deny herself everything she wanted.
So maybe she was selfish for a while, what could be the worse that happened? She’d lose her job? She’d get her feelings hurt? Yeah, well, she kind of thought it was too late for that, they were going to get hurt anyway, she might as well have some fun beforehand.
“Cady?”
“Yes,” she replied. “I-I want to see where this goes.”
“Brave girl.” He kissed her gently. “Your safe word is red. We’re not going to do anything heavy or intense, not until we know each other better. But I still expect you to use it if you feel scared, if you’re in pain, if you just need to stop and talk, understand?”
“Yes. But, this is only in the bedroom, got it? You’re not dominating me anywhere else.”