She’d expected him to turn and start walking so she would follow, but he didn’t. She saw his hand at the edge of her vision and she looked up at it, careful not to raise her eyes too high. He wanted her to stand? He was helping her up? Her mouth opened to ask the question, but she stopped herself, “May I ask a question, Master?”
“Is it about the crawling?” He asked it smoothly and she nodded. A sigh escaped his lips, “You don’t have to crawl in my presence, pet. While the view is delightful, and I may ask for it sometimes for that reason, it’s not necessary.”
“Umm... th- thank you, Master.” At least that was one more mark in the good column, one less resemblance to Marcus or Anthony. Her hand was shaking when she took his, but his grip was firm and strong as he tugged her to her feet and led her to the bedroom where the covers were pulled back so there was a large white expanse of clean flat sheet.
“Lay down. On your stomach.” She did and she waited to feel his hand between her legs, her eyes clenched tight, even as her pussy grew wet with the memory of his touch at the party and in the car. Instead after she heard movement to her left she felt his warm hands on her shoulders, slippery with some kind of oil. She jumped at first before his strong hands started moving confidently. His thumbs dug into the tight knots of her shoulders and she realized how tense she was, how every inch of her body had been coiled tight in anxiety and fear for a week.
A massage. He was giving her a massage. This was... confusing, and at the same time incredible. He was good at this.
A soft moan escaped her lips as he started to move his hands masterfully over her shoulders, sliding up the sides of her neck under the collar. For long minutes he silently worked the muscles in her shoulders before his hands slipped down her left arm. Her pulse slowed down, and she felt like she could finally breathe after the insane tension of the day.
At her bicep James paused, leaned down, and kissed her skin, his lips barely brushing her. It was a comforting, soothing kiss that surprised her in how gentle it was. He did it again at her wrist. On her right arm he kissed both sides of her wrist. When his hands returned to her back, his thumbs gliding along her spine he muttered a curse under his breath.
She tensed, and he brushed his fingers softly down her back, shushing her. “May I ask what’s wrong, Master?”
He didn’t answer her immediately, his lips brushing across her back over and over and over in soft kisses that followed where his hands worked her sore muscles. “Nothing is wrong, pet. You are such a brave girl, Thalia, so strong.” That’s when she realized the twinges of pain she was feeling weren’t just sore muscles, but bruises and healing welts. His mouth was tracing each of them.
“Master?” Breathing the single word was all she managed.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jennifer Bene is a best-selling author of erotic fiction. Her writing has been described by readers as "dark in a way that turns you on", and she definitely takes that as a compliment! She has a terrible mouth that often gets her in trouble but comes in handy when she's writing. She loves to write strong female characters and dominant male characters in stories that take readers for a walk on the dark side.
When she's not attached to a keyboard, she likes to read, drink wine, do yoga, binge on Netflix, and enjoy life with friends/family. She lives in Texas, and no, she doesn't own a horse or wear a cowboy hat, you'd have better luck finding her on the dance floor downtown. Seriously.
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Books by Jennifer Bene
Dark / BDSM Erotica:
Security Binds Her (Thalia Book 1) (Amazon #1 Best Seller in BDSM, and Romance Erotica!)
Striking a Balance (Thalia Book 2)
Salvaged by Love (Thalia Book 3)
Of Fog and Fire (Part I & II)
Taken by the Enemy (Coming March 2016 from Blushing Books)
Dark / Paranormal Romance:
Fae (Daughters of Eltera Book 1)
Tara (Daughters of Eltera Book 2) (Coming Spring 2016)
BDSM Novellas:
The Invitation
The Rite
Christmas at Purgatory (Thalia Extra #1)
Reunited
Anthology Appearances:
The More The Merrier (Menage / BDSM Erotica)
The Darker Side of Love (Dark / BDSM Erotica)
Twist (BDSM Erotica)
The More the Merrier 2 (Menage / BDSM Erotica)
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