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“But games can be fun, Zach.And having fun was the reason I came on this trip, remember?”
She wasn’t sure whether she was reminding herself or him.Somewhere along the way, she’d begun to lose sight of why she’d boarded The Indigo Lounge plane in the first place.
Heck, she’d never even had the chance to experience one single lounge event.And with each day she spent in Zach Savage’s sphere of existence, she slipped deeper into unknown territory.Territory where the ground shook beneath her feet at the thought of this trip ending and walking away from it when it did.
Regardless of what he’d said in Paris, this thing between them—this fantasy—had no real shelf life.The worlds they came from were too different for any sort of lasting relationship to work.
Her life was in New York.His was not.And if Chris had taught her anything, it was how easy it was to be fooled by someone you loved even while living in the same city.
Zachary Savage was a sexy, dominant, infinitely charismatic man who had women throwing themselves at him.He also had international business interests that took him all over the globe.The moment he walked away from her until he returned, she would tie herself into knots.Her ability to trust had been whittled down to nothing thanks to Chris.
Was that a life she wanted for herself, even in the short term?Her breath shuddered out, and he turned sharply to face her.
“What’s wrong?”he asked, eyes narrowed.
She quickly shook her head.“Nothing.What’s that?”She pointed to the last, large item in the room.
It was draped with a black silk cloth and set against the far wall.
Sliding another sizzling smile at her, he pulled her after him until they stood in front of the piece.With a firm tug, he pulled the cloth away.
A St.Andrew’s Cross made of steel and leather and easily seven feet tall rested at an angle.Stirrups for hands and feet lay undone, ready for a willing victim to step up and splay themselves for pleasure.Double rivets lined the edges of the cross.Closing her eyes for a second, a shocking image of herself on that cross, her body rubbing against those rivets, flashed through her mind.
A furtive glance at Zach caught his intent gaze on her.The small smile that crossed his lips said he’d read her mind.
“Now, this we can certainly have fun with.”
“You mean you can.Don’t bother denying it, Savage.I can see you salivating at the thought of holding me captive and having your way with me.”
He laughed, and she was helpless to halt the deep, rich sound from reaching under her skin and seducing her.When he curled his hand over her nape and pulled her close, she didn’t resist.He rubbed his thumb back and forth over her lips before lowering his head to seal his mouth over hers.When they came up for air several minutes later, they were both breathing hard.“Can you blame me?Discovering varied ways of making you come is becoming my obsession.I simply can’t get enough of you, Bethany.”
The weakness invading her body wasn’t new, unlike the sudden knowledge that she was at serious risk of falling in love with this man.
“So, you wanna pick something out and try it?The cross, maybe?”he murmured against her lips.
She wanted to answer yes so badly, her body shook with the desire.It took every ounce of her control to say, “Maybe later.”
His stunned surprise bought her the time she needed.Whirling, she rushed out of the room.She was halfway down the corridor before he caught up with her.
“Bethany?”
“I just need to?—”
He caught her wrist and forced her to stop.“What the hell’s going on?”The worry in his voice was unmistakable.
She shook her head.“All this, what we’re doing… it’s way out of my comfort zone.”
He frowned.“Isn’t that the whole point of what you were doing when we met?”
“Yes.But that doesn’t mean I don’t get to freak out a little every now and then.”
His gaze flicked to the door behind them and back to hers.“And the toy room freaked you out?”
“No.Okay, maybe a little.But right now, I just want to take a little breather.”
He inhaled sharply.“A little breather?What exactly does that mean?”
She bit her lip.“No sex.For one day.”