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temptation I couldn’t succumb to. Like the dutiful slave he’d turned me into, I didn’t fight him as he ushered me down to the basement.
And my world came to a grinding halt. Oh, my God . . . I blinked several times, but Ian was still standing in front of me. He wouldn’t look me in the eyes.
I fell to my knees and grabbed onto Gage’s slacks. “Please, Master, please , I’m begging you. Don’t involve him in this.”
“I didn’t involve him, Kayla. You did.”
I gasped for air, as if he’d punched me in the stomach. From the corner of my eye, I noticed Ian take a step toward me. He faltered when Gage raised a hand.
“Tell him who you belong to,” Gage demanded, and when I didn’t answer, he yanked me back by the hair.
“I belong to you, Master.”
Ian sprung into motion. “You’re not a fucking possession!” He closed the distance in three long strides. “Get up, Kayla. I’m taking you home.”
Gage glared at him. “You said you’d cooperate, or do I need to carry out my threat?”
Ian bunched his hands. “I’ll beat the shit out of you if you hurt her.”
“I haven’t done anything she hasn’t agreed to.” Gage let go of my hair.
“Is this true?” Ian asked, his eyes wandering to mine.
My face flamed under his perusal. “Permission to speak to him, Master?”
“Go ahead.”
“I did it for Eve. He was going to send me to jail if I didn’t.”
“Jesus . . . that’s not consent, that’s blackmail.”
“Technicalities,” Gage said with a wave of his hand. “She’ll agree to whatever I want, and what I want is to fuck her hard while you watch. If you care about her, you’ll cooperate.”
“Give us a minute alone,” Ian demanded.
“Absolutely not.”
“This is bullshit! I’m going to the police.”
“No!” I cried. “You can’t.”
“You’ve got five minutes,” Gage snapped, “but keep your damn hands off her, got it?” He drew my attention back to him. “Don’t you dare move from your knees.”
Ian waited until we were alone before he spoke. “Why didn’t you tell me you were being blackmailed?”
“I couldn’t.” I shifted, uncomfortable with being on my knees in front of him. “I don’t know how much he told you—”
“He said you embezzled money for Eve’s medical bills, and in return for his . . . discretion . . . you agreed to . . .” He shook his head, and I said the words for him, since there was no point watering down anything in this situation.
“I agreed to be his sex slave.”
“Jesus, Kayla, this is insane. We can go to the police—I’m sure they’ll be able to do something—”
“No. If I do that, he won’t pay for Eve’s treatment. She’s getting better—” I broke off, overcome with emotion “—if they stop now, she’ll die.”
Ian took a deep breath and closed his eyes. “I can’t watch him rape you. Don’t ask me to do this.”
“It’s not rape.” My voice shook as I said the words. I’d become an expert at convincing myself of half-truths, of justifying the thin line on which I’d found myself. Now I had to do the same with Ian. “I wouldn’t ask otherwise, but it’s Eve . . . please, Ian, I know she’s not yours, but—”
“Don’t.” He fisted his hands. “You know how I feel about you. I’d do anything for you, but this?” He shook his head, and my heart dropped. Would he ever look at me the same way again after tonight? “I can’t watch him hurt you.”
“You won’t have to,” Gage announced as he came down the stairs. “She enjoys my cock.” He stood, feet shoulder-width apart, and crossed his arms. “However, I doubt she’ll enjoy watching you fuck another woman.” He smiled toward the top of the stairs, and the axis of my world all but shattered when Katherine sauntered into the basement. She halted at Gage’s side and looked down her nose, giving me a haughty once-over.
This wasn’t
And my world came to a grinding halt. Oh, my God . . . I blinked several times, but Ian was still standing in front of me. He wouldn’t look me in the eyes.
I fell to my knees and grabbed onto Gage’s slacks. “Please, Master, please , I’m begging you. Don’t involve him in this.”
“I didn’t involve him, Kayla. You did.”
I gasped for air, as if he’d punched me in the stomach. From the corner of my eye, I noticed Ian take a step toward me. He faltered when Gage raised a hand.
“Tell him who you belong to,” Gage demanded, and when I didn’t answer, he yanked me back by the hair.
“I belong to you, Master.”
Ian sprung into motion. “You’re not a fucking possession!” He closed the distance in three long strides. “Get up, Kayla. I’m taking you home.”
Gage glared at him. “You said you’d cooperate, or do I need to carry out my threat?”
Ian bunched his hands. “I’ll beat the shit out of you if you hurt her.”
“I haven’t done anything she hasn’t agreed to.” Gage let go of my hair.
“Is this true?” Ian asked, his eyes wandering to mine.
My face flamed under his perusal. “Permission to speak to him, Master?”
“Go ahead.”
“I did it for Eve. He was going to send me to jail if I didn’t.”
“Jesus . . . that’s not consent, that’s blackmail.”
“Technicalities,” Gage said with a wave of his hand. “She’ll agree to whatever I want, and what I want is to fuck her hard while you watch. If you care about her, you’ll cooperate.”
“Give us a minute alone,” Ian demanded.
“Absolutely not.”
“This is bullshit! I’m going to the police.”
“No!” I cried. “You can’t.”
“You’ve got five minutes,” Gage snapped, “but keep your damn hands off her, got it?” He drew my attention back to him. “Don’t you dare move from your knees.”
Ian waited until we were alone before he spoke. “Why didn’t you tell me you were being blackmailed?”
“I couldn’t.” I shifted, uncomfortable with being on my knees in front of him. “I don’t know how much he told you—”
“He said you embezzled money for Eve’s medical bills, and in return for his . . . discretion . . . you agreed to . . .” He shook his head, and I said the words for him, since there was no point watering down anything in this situation.
“I agreed to be his sex slave.”
“Jesus, Kayla, this is insane. We can go to the police—I’m sure they’ll be able to do something—”
“No. If I do that, he won’t pay for Eve’s treatment. She’s getting better—” I broke off, overcome with emotion “—if they stop now, she’ll die.”
Ian took a deep breath and closed his eyes. “I can’t watch him rape you. Don’t ask me to do this.”
“It’s not rape.” My voice shook as I said the words. I’d become an expert at convincing myself of half-truths, of justifying the thin line on which I’d found myself. Now I had to do the same with Ian. “I wouldn’t ask otherwise, but it’s Eve . . . please, Ian, I know she’s not yours, but—”
“Don’t.” He fisted his hands. “You know how I feel about you. I’d do anything for you, but this?” He shook his head, and my heart dropped. Would he ever look at me the same way again after tonight? “I can’t watch him hurt you.”
“You won’t have to,” Gage announced as he came down the stairs. “She enjoys my cock.” He stood, feet shoulder-width apart, and crossed his arms. “However, I doubt she’ll enjoy watching you fuck another woman.” He smiled toward the top of the stairs, and the axis of my world all but shattered when Katherine sauntered into the basement. She halted at Gage’s side and looked down her nose, giving me a haughty once-over.
This wasn’t
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