Page 112 of Black Light: Cured

My brain whirls a mile a minute. Is this where my big mouth ruins things for us? I never meant to have

that conversation with him, but I feel like, in order for us to move forward, it had to be said.

After he opens my car door, he takes my hand in his and helps me out, only pausing long enough to

shut the door before slamming me up against it. His lips crash down on mine so hard our teeth almost

collide. There’s an urgency to his movements, as if he has to reestablish that he’s the one in control.

That was never in question. Despite our disagreements, he’ll always be the one in control. I just

don’t want it to hurt every time he opens his mouth and mocks what I do. Right now, that’s the only

point of contention between us. I love how arrogant he is, how self-assured and in command he

portrays himself. But just once I’d love to have an interaction with him where he actually builds me

up instead of tearing me down.

The need for him to see me and acknowledge me is soon swallowed up as his tongue forces itself

past my teeth and into my mouth, warring with me. Moaning, I arch up, grinding against him. Even if

this is our one irreconcilable difference, I do hope there’s a way to work past it. The sex is so

explosive between us that I’m almost willing to give up and let him think what he will about me.

Almost.

Pulling away, Master Aiden looks down at me, his gaze turbulent. “As your Dominant, I never

want you to feel less than. Ever. I will humiliate you, cause that pretty face of yours to turn beet red,

but I never want to do anything other than make you happy. But I don’t know how to do that when it

comes to your job. I don’t know how to support something I feel is the complete opposite of what I

do.”

“I’m not asking you to support me. I just don’t want you to keep putting me down. That’s all. If

we’re together any length of time, I might just rub off on you. I’m not holding my breath, but it’s a

goal.”

“I like you, Lila. A lot. I don’t think I’ve ever actually told a woman that before. But there’s

something about you that I just… need. I need to possess you in all ways. I promise, not only as your

Dominant, but as your lover, the man who wants to see where all this will go, that I will never put you

down again. And if I do, call me out on it. Old habits die hard, and I know I’ll make mistakes.”

“Well then, with your permission, I’ll make sure I do.”

“Watch it, minx,” he growls against my lips. “I’m still the one in charge here.”

Sighing, I melt into his arms, letting him hold me as the rest of the world drifts away again. “And