Total pages in book: 142
Estimated words: 133849 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 669(@200wpm)___ 535(@250wpm)___ 446(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 133849 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 669(@200wpm)___ 535(@250wpm)___ 446(@300wpm)
She might never have felt as safe as she had last night. Certainly not in the last few years.
“Just like that,” she said with a sigh because he was so pretty. Such a pretty man.
“She knows we won’t hurt her.” Josh’s deep voice came from behind, and she felt his fingers skim over the curves of her hips as he moved in. Then his breath was on her neck, and she could sense the change in him. “Nicole trusts us, and that’s why we can push her a little. Baby, I want you to get to your knees, sitting back on your heels. You have palms up or down on your thighs. You choose. Then I want your head bowed in a submissive position. This is how you greet us before we play.”
There were rules? She shouldn’t be surprised. She’d read books about BDSM, but hearing the words from Josh’s mouth sent a shiver down her spine.
She could follow rules. If they didn’t change all the time. If they weren’t merely there as an excuse to torment and torture her. If the rules were out there and they would follow them, too, she would always know where she stood.
“How do you two greet me?”
She gasped as Grim twisted her nipple, pain shooting through her, but it was oddly exciting.
“Brat,” he said, but he was grinning like this was exactly what he wanted from her. “And we greet you like this.”
His mouth covered hers, tongue sweeping in as his hands moved and he held her flat against his body. Skin to skin, she felt electric, pure anticipation flowing through her now. All the rest of it could wait. It was easy to shove aside her trepidation at how wealthy they were. Nothing mattered in the moment except how they could make her feel.
“And this,” Josh said as Grim turned her to him. His hands came up to cup the back of her neck, and he practically inhaled her. He took her mouth in a ravenous kiss, like he needed her to breathe. Nicole softened, letting him control her movements, following him in this dance he seemed to need. When he released her, his gaze was hard. “Now do as I told you. Greet us so we can start your training.”
Nicole stepped back and sank down to her knees, her skin against the soft rug. She took a deep breath and spread her knees, placing her palms up on her thighs, and let her head fall forward.
She was ready.
Chapter Seven
Grim felt like his cock was going to freaking explode and he hadn’t even gotten undressed yet. The night before had felt hot and intimate, but seeing her with her head bowed in the light of day did something to his heart.
She was here with them. She wasn’t trying to hide it, and she’d apparently announced to the entire town—the Baptist portion at least—she was their girl. Theirs. Not simply Josh’s.
Josh moved around her naked body, his inner top already in firm control. He studied her carefully. “I need your spine straight.”
“Unless she’s uncomfortable,” Grim said.
Josh’s eyes narrowed as though saying what the fuck.
Nicole sat up, leveling her torso straight over her gorgeous hips. “I’m perfectly comfortable, Grim. Should I call you Sir?”
“Sir will work for now.” He was normally as in top space as his best friend at this point, but all he was thinking about was her comfort. He needed to get his head in the game.
Except that was the problem. This didn’t feel like a game.
He didn’t want to be her Sir. He wanted to be her Master when they were playing.
He wanted to be hers all the time.
“Grim is right. Sir works for now. If we get more time together, we would like to take you to a club in Austin we enjoy,” Josh explained. “Perhaps we can earn a different title from you, but for now we’re your Sirs and you’re our sweet little pet. Nicole, you are the single sexiest woman I’ve ever seen, and watching you like this is a revelation. This is everything I need.”
“Am I allowed to ask questions, Sir?” Nicole’s head remained bowed.
“Of course,” Grim said quickly.
Josh sighed and gave him a “we’re going to have to work on this” look. “Today you can. When we’re in a more formal setting, I’ll ask for you to stay in the scene if possible. What do you want to know?”
“Why?” she asked.
Grim’s heart twisted because he wasn’t sure he was ready for how deep he was in with this woman, but he wasn’t about to back away.
“It’s a formal way to greet your Doms.” Josh had switched to what Grim liked to think of as his academic mode. He might joke about not being as good at school as Grim, but Josh excelled at any subject he enjoyed, and D/s was something he’d studied like it was his damn job. “It helps us all get into the right frame of mind to enjoy this time together.”