playful. “I find it hard to believe that what we just did is the most erotic thing you’ve ever done with a woman.”
He finally pulled out of her, and, still straddling her thighs from behind, he turned her over so she was on her back again—her arms and legs still completely bound. Leaning over her, he braced his hands on either side of her head, his dark coffee-colored gaze locked directly on hers. “It’s not about the sex or the kink itself. It’s all about the person you’re with and how much they trust you with their body, and what you do with it. You, Kendall Shaw, gave yourself and your pleasure completely over to me, and that is what made what we just did so fucking satisfying.”
She was coming to realize that she trusted him too much , and opening herself to another man that way again made her feel emotionally, intimately exposed. With each moment that passed with him staring down at her, her anxiety increased, because she knew that her attraction to Jase was more than just a physical thing, and that was the very last thing she wanted with him.
Overwhelmed by her unexpected feelings, for him , she needed space to breathe and think without him surrounding her. “I need you to release me,” she said, more calmly than she felt inside.
He paused for a moment as if he was going to say something else but instead reached up and removed the restraints from her hands, then unbuckled the belt from her thighs before moving completely off of her to stand by the bed. She sat up and rubbed her wrists, her body already sore and tender from the deliciously aggressive way he’d used it.
“I’ll be right back,” he said reluctantly and headed toward the adjoining bathroom, picking up his briefs and pants on the way.
He closed the door behind him, giving Kendall the time alone she desperately needed without his intense gaze scrutinizing her face, which undoubtedly revealed way too much of the turmoil going on inside of her. She quickly pulled her panties back up, and, finding her dress on the floor, she slipped it on and zipped it as she debated leaving before he came back out of the bathroom.
She was so tempted to bolt. She had no experience with this kind of situation—a one-time hookup—and she dreaded the awkward post-sex conversation sure to come, which was so unnecessary. She’d gotten what she’d come to The Players Club for, and Jase had gotten exactly what he’d paid for. Their transaction was done.
Her stomach clenched at the painful rationale when she knew what had just happened between her and Jase was so much more. The problem was, there couldn’t be anything more between them, not when she was finally getting her life back on track after her divorce and needed to think about the future she wanted. A future that didn’t include a man eight years younger than her. A hot, virile, gorgeous man who would eventually move on, once the heat and passion ebbed between them, to someone younger, sexier, and much closer to his own age.
She didn’t think she could survive that kind of heartache all over again, and it was that excruciating thought that had her heading for the bedroom door to leave.
Chapter Five
J ase walked out of the bathroom just as Kendall reached the door. She stiffened when she heard him behind her and froze, one hand on the doorknob—caught in the act of fleeing.
He wasn’t at all shocked to find her trying to sneak out of the room before he could stop her. Another few seconds and she would have accomplished her goal, but that wouldn’t have prevented him from going after her.
“Leaving so soon?” he asked, trying to be casual, even though he recognized her attempted escape for what it was. She was literally running from what had just happened between them. Not the sex but the connection. The way her body had come alive for him. The way she’d given herself over to him. And how much she’d liked it.
She turned around, her chin lifting obstinately. “Yes, I’m
He finally pulled out of her, and, still straddling her thighs from behind, he turned her over so she was on her back again—her arms and legs still completely bound. Leaning over her, he braced his hands on either side of her head, his dark coffee-colored gaze locked directly on hers. “It’s not about the sex or the kink itself. It’s all about the person you’re with and how much they trust you with their body, and what you do with it. You, Kendall Shaw, gave yourself and your pleasure completely over to me, and that is what made what we just did so fucking satisfying.”
She was coming to realize that she trusted him too much , and opening herself to another man that way again made her feel emotionally, intimately exposed. With each moment that passed with him staring down at her, her anxiety increased, because she knew that her attraction to Jase was more than just a physical thing, and that was the very last thing she wanted with him.
Overwhelmed by her unexpected feelings, for him , she needed space to breathe and think without him surrounding her. “I need you to release me,” she said, more calmly than she felt inside.
He paused for a moment as if he was going to say something else but instead reached up and removed the restraints from her hands, then unbuckled the belt from her thighs before moving completely off of her to stand by the bed. She sat up and rubbed her wrists, her body already sore and tender from the deliciously aggressive way he’d used it.
“I’ll be right back,” he said reluctantly and headed toward the adjoining bathroom, picking up his briefs and pants on the way.
He closed the door behind him, giving Kendall the time alone she desperately needed without his intense gaze scrutinizing her face, which undoubtedly revealed way too much of the turmoil going on inside of her. She quickly pulled her panties back up, and, finding her dress on the floor, she slipped it on and zipped it as she debated leaving before he came back out of the bathroom.
She was so tempted to bolt. She had no experience with this kind of situation—a one-time hookup—and she dreaded the awkward post-sex conversation sure to come, which was so unnecessary. She’d gotten what she’d come to The Players Club for, and Jase had gotten exactly what he’d paid for. Their transaction was done.
Her stomach clenched at the painful rationale when she knew what had just happened between her and Jase was so much more. The problem was, there couldn’t be anything more between them, not when she was finally getting her life back on track after her divorce and needed to think about the future she wanted. A future that didn’t include a man eight years younger than her. A hot, virile, gorgeous man who would eventually move on, once the heat and passion ebbed between them, to someone younger, sexier, and much closer to his own age.
She didn’t think she could survive that kind of heartache all over again, and it was that excruciating thought that had her heading for the bedroom door to leave.
Chapter Five
J ase walked out of the bathroom just as Kendall reached the door. She stiffened when she heard him behind her and froze, one hand on the doorknob—caught in the act of fleeing.
He wasn’t at all shocked to find her trying to sneak out of the room before he could stop her. Another few seconds and she would have accomplished her goal, but that wouldn’t have prevented him from going after her.
“Leaving so soon?” he asked, trying to be casual, even though he recognized her attempted escape for what it was. She was literally running from what had just happened between them. Not the sex but the connection. The way her body had come alive for him. The way she’d given herself over to him. And how much she’d liked it.
She turned around, her chin lifting obstinately. “Yes, I’m
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