Yasmine jumped when Zeus appeared in front of her. She’d been so enthralled in the latest Sadie Minx book about the dark Daddy lumberjacks, she hadn’t noticed he’d returned to the main room. While he’d been installing her security system, she’d figured she’d catch up on her reading. Daddy Doms weren’t her thing in real life, but she enjoyed reading about them, and there was something about a bunch of lumberjacks hiding out in the middle of the woods and slowly collecting reluctant brides that she’d quickly become addicted to.
It was funny how what was an absolute ‘no’ in real life could be hot in fiction.
Looking up at Zeus, e-reader cradled in her hands, Yasmine could easily picture him as one of those hot lumberjacks. He definitely had the beard for it. And he could chase her through the woods and?—
One of Zeus’ eyebrows lifted, and Yasmine realized she was just sitting on her couch, staring up at him while she fantasized. She cleared her throat.
“Thank you. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it.”
“Oh, I’ll give you the opportunity to show me,” he said smoothly, the beginning of a smile curving his lips. “But for now, let me show you how everything works.”
“Great.” She closed her e-reader case with a snap, grateful he couldn’t see what she was reading about. Not that it mattered if he judged her since it wasn’t like they were dating… but she still wanted that bit of privacy.
Following him to the little box now installed on the wall by the door, Yasmine nodded along, doing her best to focus on what he was saying and not on his nearness as he walked her through the directions. Arming it. Disarming it. What to do if she wanted to access it from her phone.
Patiently, he waited as she practiced multiple times.
Then he showed her the distress code she could put in that would send a silent alarm to the cops and him. Yasmine’s stomach tightened at the idea of needing it. Hopefully, she’d never use it, but she had to admit it was smart to have it. She’d read enough thrillers to know that no security system was infallible.
“Good job,” Zeus murmured, putting his hands on her shoulders as she ran through the sequence for the final time on her phone. “Now. About payment. Did you want to pay me back today or another time?”
With his hands on her, tingles already traveling down her spine, there was only one answer. Normally, she wouldn’t let any man move this fast with her. No hooking up immediately. Definitely no immediate follow-up the day after. But with her and Zeus, it was all about sex, and all the rules were not only out the window, she was reversing them.
Which meant it was totally fine to say today.
Turning around to face him, lips slightly parted, she smiled.
“Today. If you have the time. Sir.” The honorific was said cheekily, pushing at him now that she knew for sure he was a Dom. Everything would be easier if he took control, and she didn’t have to think too much about what she was doing or why.
His hands had moved with her body, sliding across her shoulders, and now they moved again. One went down, curving around her body to yank her forward against him, while the other went to her back, gripping the base of her ponytail and pulling her head back. Yasmine could feel her heart beating frantically against her ribcage as he trapped her in his grip. Every nerve ending in her body lit up with hot interest at the way he was manhandling her.
“Oh, I definitely have the time, princess.”
Leaning down, he claimed her mouth in a hot, hard kiss that made her go all melty against him. Her hands were still in front of her, clutching her phone, trapped between them as he devoured her until she was breathless. When he lifted his head again, it felt like her knees were going to drop out from under her.
“But now that I know you’re kinky, we should probably go over your limits.”
Yasmine licked her lips nervously as he stared down at her.
“I like impact play to a point. I’m a fairly straightforward submissive. I’m not a full-on masochist, but I like a good spanking, flogging, or belting. No needles or pointy, sharp things. No blood, scat, or water sports.”
His hand shifted, going from her ponytail to her throat, and she could feel her pulse flutter against his palm.
“Breath control?” he asked, his thumb pressing lightly on the front of her throat. She gulped and could feel the pressure increase against the movement.
“I… um, haven’t really tried it.” But she was rapidly starting to think that she might not be entirely against it. Not with someone she trusted. And for some reason, she trusted Zeus. Excitement curled through her as he kept his hand in place, the other one still pressing against her lower back. She could feel the hard ridge of his erection against her stomach and knew he was just as turned on as she was. “It’s not a hard limit.”
The way his thumb swept up and down over the center of her throat made her want to whimper. Definitely not a hard limit at all. Not with him, at least.
“We already know sex is on the table.” The intensity in his gaze made her feel like she was already naked in front of him, his words immediately summoning the memory of last night. He’d looked at her just like this. “You’ve agreed to oral. Anal?”
“Only when I’m naughty.” The words popped out before she could think, and she immediately flushed, which made him chuckle.
“Do you like being a naughty girl, Yas?”
Fuck. The way he said it, it was almost as sexy as hearing him call her a good girl.
“Sometimes.”
