Red & Her Big Bad Dom
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Glorie looked him up and down then fingered the buttery-soft leather of his costume. “Not too bad yourself, my Prince. You really do look like a prince, Bry. It’s a shame you’re a Dom. I wouldn’t mind whipping that ass of yours.” She patted him affectionately.
He rolled his eyes. “Behave. You have your huntsmen to play with.”
She licked her lips and swished the whip in her hand. “I do, don’t I.” She laughed low in her throat then turned serious as she slid one gloved hand up to cup the side of his face. “Are you sure you’re ready?”
Bryce covered her hand with his. Glorie had been his wife’s best friend since collage. She was the one who’d introduced him to Annie, and together, the three of them had formed the club. He wasn’t sure he’d have survived losing Annie to cancer without this strong woman. “I need to know the truth.”
Was Jaimie Newberry a clever manipulator who got away with embezzling, or was she innocent of any wrongdoing? So far, she refused to come to his office to speak to him, saying she wanted nothing more to do with his firm. In his mind, that spoke of guilt. An innocent man or woman would not hesitate to do whatever it took to clear their name.
Glorie sauntered to the window. “Ah, there’s our newest playmate. Lucy believes she’s innocent.”
Bryce spotted his Cinderella entering the parlor below. The ruffles of her skirt swirled playfully around slender thighs, and the low cut of her simple top revealed a nice swell of breasts. Deep inside, anticipation hummed, and not just for learning the truth. Annie had been gone five years now, and while he hadn’t been celibate during those long years, he hadn’t participated in the games he hosted either. This would be his first.
And only because he needed to know the truth.
Jaimie had uncovered an embezzling ring in one of his accounting firms. Her boss implicated her, her files backed the man up, but as he’d found out, the man himself had proved to be a liar, and the leader in the group of employees caught.
Lucy, his personal assistant, swore Jaimie was innocent, that she was the one who’d discovered the theft, then been fired because of it. The fact Jaimie had blown the whistle lent her story credence, as did the files she gave Lucy to give to him, all dated before she’d been fired. He’d hired auditors, and they thought she was innocent. But he wouldn’t know until he spoke to her. A study of her employment files indicated the woman was smart. She could easily have done what she did to make herself look innocent and then gotten out before being caught.
“Does it matter if she is as guilty as the others?”
Bryce nodded. “Yes. If she was part of it, I’ll press charges. No one steals from me.” He’d already gotten confessions out of the rest of his employees and fired those who were supposed to oversee that department. Fools were more concerned with their ladder climbing and brown-nosing instead of doing their job.
Determining Jaimie’s level of involvement was unfinished business. Was his Cinderella truly innocent, or had she been framed? He couldn’t find any money trails leading to her bank accounts, but that didn’t mean she didn’t have money squirreled away elsewhere, under another name. No, he needed to know for sure.
Glorie laughed low in her throat. “My, your little playmate looks ready to bolt, and it’s not even midnight.”
Bryce narrowed his eyes. Glorie was right. Jaimie was staring at some of the costumes with mouth agape. He couldn’t see her eyes but imagined they were wide with shock. Even from where he stood, he could see her face was flushed with embarrassment. She took a big gulp of her champagne, then grabbed Lucy by the arm. Though he couldn’t hear the conversation, it was clear his sub was having serious doubts.
Rocking back on his heels, he grinned. From the questionnaire, he knew Jaimie was new to this world, and he was looking looked forward to introducing her to some light BDSM.
“You ready?” Glorie, as usual, was hostess.
“Let’s get this show on the road.” He donned his mask and headed for the door, anticipation humming through him.
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