Club X-Dare (Siren Publishing Allure) by Kat Barrett Page B

pinched her thigh instead, a painful combination of fingers and nails digging into her flesh as he pushed up inside her with his dick. Sam jerked away from him, straining her wrists and ankles against the metal shackles. She screamed in sudden, real fear as he began to move inside her. “When push comes to shove, I guess being raped doesn’t really turn you on.”
    “Brian?” she asked, hearing that the voice had suddenly changed.
    He removed her blindfold, and she saw the sound decoder box hanging around his neck. He had used it to disguise his voice so she wouldn’t know it. “You look like shit, Sam.”
    “Let me up, you son of a bitch!” she snarled.
    “Nope. I have you right where I want you, tied up and unable to walk out on me again. I listened to you in the airport that day and knew you were right. The problem is that my mind and heart know that we were also right. Maybe we can’t live as normal couples do, but what I feel for you is too intense to walk away from. From what I have heard, you feel the same way. You are too skinny, and you look like hell. I have a proposition for you, and I will not take no for an answer this time.”
    “Okay. Now please release me. I promise I won’t break your jaw or knee you in the balls.”
    He flipped the release lever on the side of the table. All the restraints clicked off, and he grabbed her, drawing her into his body. Sam leaned her head back in relief, her eyes closing with the swelling pleasure in her flesh. “So, what is your proposition?”
    Condor pushed her calves around his hips and grasped the cheeks of her ass as he stepped backward. He walked her over to the wide, padded table and set her on the edge. “You feel incredible. Somehow, other women don’t feel as good anymore. I miss you so much, Aino.”
    “I missed you, too, I just can’t imagine us being together all the time.”
    “We don’t have to be. Stay with me for a while, and then go down and run the southern club for me. We can buy a place to meet in between, maybe on the weekends or something. We won’t be too close, but it won’t take a jet for me to see you. You’ll have your club and your freedom, and I’ll have mine without the distraction of you being there. You can play all you want, just reserve the final climax for me. If you can’t give me any kind of concrete commitment, then don’t. Just be a part of my life. If our love crashes and burns someday, it’s still better than living without you forever.” He removed a chain from around his neck, dangling it before her eyes. The pendant was a gold X with a dark, shimmering emerald in the center. The ultimate charm that said the wearer only had sex with one person no matter who they played with. “Wear it, Aino?”
    She considered him for a moment, his high-boned face with the slightly thick nose. His stunning eyes glimmered as if he were holding back tears. A smile lit her face although she tried to restrain it. He was right. She was miserable without him. “Oh, fuck. Life sucks without you. Go ahead, condemn me to monogamy.”
    “Sweet way to look at it,” he said with a chuckle, slipping the chain around her neck and closing the clasp. He drew her hips closer, moving slowly, his lips against hers. Condor had said that sex with anyone else no longer stacked up. They were the perfect match. Training had taught them both what the other liked and desired, and they blended together impeccably.
    Sam heard a forgotten memory of her mother’s voice in her mind. “I loved you, Samantha, and I am sorry. Always remember that perfection is only found once in a lifetime. Never let it pass by you.”

Chapter 8
     
    Aino heard the doorbell ring and cringed. She really didn’t want to be disturbed by another neighbor bearing welcoming gifts. She pushed herself to her feet and opened the door, a pleasant smile painted on her lips. Her entire expression brightened, and she squealed, leaping into Condor’s arms. He dropped the bag in