Page 90 of The Donovan Dynasty

“So, so wanted that,” she whispered.

It took all of his mental effort to keep from collapsing on top of her.Instead, he lifted himself off and rolled to his side, then pulled her immediately into his arms.“Are you too uncomfortable for me to hold you for a second?”

“I’d like it.”

As if she’d done it a dozen times, she rested her head on his chest.

He trailed the back of his hand up and down the side of her face.“You continue to amaze me, Lara.”The way she interacted with him made him want to give her more.

“That was pretty sexy, Sir.”

“You were pretty sexy, sub.”And she had been.Beyond anything he’d experienced before.It was Lara, he knew, but something more.It hadn’t been this good for him before because he’d never had these kinds of feelings for anyone else.The realization shocked him as much as it made him uncomfortable.Shoving it aside, he said, “Let’s get you out of those cuffs.”

“They make me pretty helpless.”

He pulled a pillow close to them then moved her head onto it.After sitting next to her, he reached for her shoulders.

She dug her heels into the mattress to help him.

He didn’t have the heart to tell her that was unnecessary.He settled for, “I’ve got you.”

Supporting her weight with his upper body, he reached around her to release the restraints.When she was free, he rubbed her wrists.“How was that?”

“The cuffs or the sex?”

“Either.Both.”

“If you were angling for a compliment… You can stay naked around me all the time, Mr.Donovan.”

He grinned.

“And you’re really, really good in bed.”She brought her arms around in front of her, moving slowly as she stretched her shoulders.

“My question was really about the handcuffs,” he clarified.

“I may be starting to understand what you were talking about the other day…the freedom that comes from being bound.”

“Go on.”

“You’re the one who told me it would happen,” she protested.

“But I want to hear about it from your perspective.”

“Since I couldn’t touch you, it was as if…I don’t know.I had no choice other than to let go.It allows me to get out of my mind more.I wasn’t thinking much, just enjoying all the sensations.”She paused for a second as if to sort through her thoughts.“I’m not sure that makes sense.Touching you, holding you would be a whole different experience.I guess being bound gives me permission to enjoy it more.I liked it.But it doesn’t mean I don’t want my hands all over you.”

“I promise you’ll have plenty of opportunity for that.”And he had a few ideas along those lines.“Let me draw you a bath.May help with those kinks.”

As he entered the bathroom, she said, “Damn.Nice ass.”

He turned back to face her and said, “I feel the same about yours.Especially when it’s red.”

After he’d disposed of the condom, he turned the faucet on full blast.

A few minutes later, she joined him in the bathroom.Her hair was mussed, and she yawned.He couldn’t wait to pull her against him as they slept.

She grabbed a clip and secured her hair.Then, instead of waiting for the tub to finish filling, she climbed in.She sank down and sighed.“If you can’t find me, try looking here,” she said.“I may never get out.”

Lara closed her eyes, and he gazed at her.She still wore the necklace, and he liked the way it nestled against her skin.