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His brows drew down.“Why?”
So he doesn’t kill me…or worse.So he doesn’t murder my brother, or torture him to make an example out of him.So I don’t lose the baby forever.
She couldn’t say any of that even if she wanted to.Blasted tears clogged her throat and stung her eyes.
King cursed and strode toward her, reaching down and lifting her up by her shoulders like she weighed nothing.He set her on her feet and used one hand to lift her chin.“Why do you need the money, Kitty?”
She didn’t answer, and after a moment any kindness she thought she might have seen was gone, replaced by darkness.“What do I get for my money, hmm?”he mused.“Those men were bidding a fortune to get their hands on you.So tell me…” His gaze dipped and she felt a fire rip through her as his gaze raked over her body.
Her breasts felt swollen and the bodice too tight as it chafed against her sensitive nipples with every shaky breath.Her knees trembled, threatening to give out altogether.
“Are you worth it?”he murmured.
He seemed to honestly expect an answer.“I-I don’t know.”
A small smile cut the harsh line of his mouth, but there was no humor in his eyes.“Thanks for the offer, pet, but I prefer my women to know what they’re doing.”
She felt the rejection like a slap.
Which was ridiculous.She ought to be pleased that he didn’t want her.Except…except she needed the money.And she would do whatever it took to get it.
“Please,” she whispered.“Please, sir—”
“Call me King,” he grunted.“Call me King or, hell…if you really want to be in my bed you can call me Master.”He slid a hand up and while the feel of his hand on her neck was light—gentle, even—it made a heat pool in her low belly.
She imagined calling him that…Master.In bed, when he held her like this.Like her life was in his hands.
That ache was so strong it made her moan.
Surprise flared in his eyes and his gaze sharpened on her.“Is your response to me real, love, or perhaps ...are you not as innocent as you’d have us all believe?”
She blinked because…well, because she had no idea what he meant.How was she reacting?Was it bad?Was it good?
One of his hands still gripped her upper arm, but the other moved up, capturing her cheek and jaw in his large calloused palm, tilting her head up toward his.
Her lips parted on a gasp, and his gaze dropped down, fixing on her open mouth.“Christ, I bet those lips would taste like heaven.”
She blinked in surprise at the yearning in his tone, his voice so low and quiet she wasn’t sure it was meant for her.She held her breath as she waited for him to do it.To lean down and taste her lips.
His gaze lifted to meet hers.“I’d bet they’d feel even sweeter sucking on my cock.”
The place between her thighs throbbed as her heart kicked.She’d heard of such things.She’d even seen it on occasion when she’d passed through the hallways of Loula’s or in the alleys near the docks where the whores serviced the sailors right out in the open.
She’d always thought it dirty, but right now…
Well, right now her mouth watered and her veins seemed to hum with life, and…
Was this lust?Was this desire?
He smiled a bit as he watched her reaction, the look in his eyes hot but calculating.“But that begs the question, doesn’t it?What did I buy tonight?”He leaned down close, his voice a low rumble against her ear.“Is it your maidenhead I own?”He breathed against her skin.“Or you?”
“Me,” she said before she could stop herself.
Shame hit her in the chest right alongside a neediness she couldn’t explain.She shouldn’t want to be owned, shouldn’t be begging to be taken.This wasn’t her.It wasn’t what she’d planned.So she added, “But just for a night.”
“A night,” he echoed, cruel humor lacing his voice.“That’s sweet.Let’s call it what it is though, hmm?A fuck.”His arm slid around her back and down and with a smack he brought his hand down on her bottom.
She gasped, and hot liquid seeped out between her thighs.
