From
Sanctum with Love
Masters
and Mercenaries, Book 10
by
Lexi Blake
Release Date: February 23, 2015
Psychologist Kai Ferguson has had his eye on Kori Williamson for a
long time. His assistant is everything he’s ever wanted in a partner—smart,
caring, witty, and a bit of a masochist. More than a little, actually, but
that’s the problem. Kori won’t admit her own desires. She’s afraid of him and
what he has to offer. Luckily for her, helping patients face their fears is one
of his specialties.
Kori knows she wants Kai. Her boss is the most amazing man she’s
ever met. She’s also smart enough to stay away from him. Having been down this
road before, she knows it only leads to heartache. She’s just found a place
where she can belong. Another failed relationship is the last thing she needs.
It’s better to guard her heart and let Kai think she’s frightened of his dark,
dominant nature.
When Kai is recruited for an operation with McKay-Taggart,
everything is turned upside down. Kai’s brother, international superstar Jared
Johns, is in town and Kai must juggle his family issues along with a desperate
hunt for a serial killer. The investigation throws Kori and Kai together, and
they quickly discover the chemistry between them is undeniable. But even if
their newfound love can survive his secrets and her lies, it may not be enough
to save them both from a killer’s twisted obsession.
“Please gag me, Kai. Please.”
“With pleasure, baby.”
She could hear him moving around behind
her, and when he came back he had a fresh pair of her undies in his hands.
“Unlike a lot of Doms, I personally enjoy
pretty panties. They make such good gags when we need to keep our games
private. Open. Since you won’t be able to talk through this spanking, all you
have to do to get me to stop is hold up your left hand.”
He was giving her a way to safe word
without speaking. She had to admit that the idea that her friends were right
down the hallway and Kai was about to do dirty things to her aroused her
unbearably. “I can do that.”
“Stand up and ask me to gag you again.
Does my sub need a gag in her mouth so she won’t cry out?”
Her nipples were rigid against her tank
top. “Yes, Sir. I need it.”
“Open your mouth.” His right hand caught
her, forcing her head up. “And I damn straight meant what I said about stopping
me if it’s too much. I know you like it, but I won’t damage you for anything.
Take it.”
He was rough as he shoved the panties
into her mouth. She would never be able to look at those the same way again. He
pressed them, filling her mouth and making her jaw ache. It was the right side
of pain, exactly enough to start up the chemical reaction in her brain. Some
people got runner’s high. She found such peace in this place.
And it was better this time because she
could trust Kai.
Because Kai was the one.
“Back down,” Kai ordered.
She turned again, placing her hands down
on the bed. She could scream as much as she liked now. For the first time in
forever, she could actually let loose.
“Have I ever told you how beautiful you
are? I like having you gagged because you can’t talk back and argue with me.
Did you think I didn’t notice that every single time I give you a compliment,
you negate it somehow? When I told you that dress was lovely on you last
Monday, you told me you had borrowed it from Sarah and I should see how she
filled it out.” His hand smacked on her ass, fire skimming her skin. “I don’t
care how Sarah fills it out. I care about you. I watch you. I fantasize about
you.”
They were not words she’d ever expected
to hear from him. Not once. She’d dreamed about him, but she’d convinced
herself that nothing could ever happen between them. Tears pricked her eyes,
sweet and pure emotion running through her.
He rained down on her skin, the soreness
from the previous night making every strike more visceral. She groaned around
the gag.
“So that’s a new rule. When I tell you
how pretty you are, you’ll thank me. Maybe if you hear it from me enough,
you’ll start to believe it, though I think you should know that while you’re
gorgeous, it’s not the thing that attracts me to you the most.” Another long
volley where all she could hear was the sound of his hand hitting her flesh and
then the flash of heat that sank into her bones.
Fuck but she felt alive.
“No, what attracted me to you was the
fact that you are the single kindest person I’ve ever met.” He smacked her on
the underside of her ass, making her jump slightly, the sensation so close to
her rapidly moistening pussy. “You try to hide it, but I see you. I see how you
treat people, how you protect them and take care of them. I also see how you
never ask for anything yourself.”
He made her sound like a martyr, but it
wasn’t like she could defend herself. There was nothing to do but take Kai’s
discipline and listen to his words. Over and over her skin lit up and she took
in the pain before shaking it off and letting the sensation change deep inside
her body. Metamorphosis. It was how she always felt when playing. Like she
began as one person and changed somewhere in the middle into someone
else—someone stronger, more at peace.
“I’m going to take care of that because
I’m going to take care of you and you’re going to let me. You’re going to trust
me to take care of you emotionally the way I’m taking care of you physically. I
know that’s hard, but I promise I won’t let you down. After last night, after
the connection we had, I can’t let us go back to what we were.”
She could see that now. How had she
thought for a second that she could breeze back into the office and pretend
nothing had happened between them? What happened the night before was more
meaningful than simple play. They’d needed each other, filled something that
had been missing deep inside.
The pain focused her, helped her to push
aside those voices that always seemed so close to the surface. All her nasty
doubts and self-loathing melted away when tested against Master Kai’s
discipline. She knew so many people who would judge her a freak for needing
this, but she’d learned long ago that smart people accepted who they were, what
they needed.
She needed Kai and in more ways than one.
Her backside was on fire as he continued,
his rough voice keeping a count. Ten and then fifteen. Twenty and more. Somehow
he knew exactly what to give her to make her ache for more.
“Thirty.”
His hand moved over her skin, holding the heat in as he stroked her
flesh. “I don’t want to be finished with this, Kori.”
Neither did she. There was no reason to
hold him off. They’d had years of friendship to build a trust like nothing
she’d known. She wiggled her ass against his hand because she couldn’t talk and
hadn’t been told she could move yet. Rubbing against him was the only way she
had to communicate that she wanted him.
He hauled her up, turning her to face
him. “You know what I want. I believe I told you the first rule I wanted to
change.”
Kisses. He’d claimed he wanted kisses. He
gently pulled the panties out of her mouth, tossing them to the side. He
lowered his mouth to hers, lips pressing down. He didn’t allow her to control
this kiss. His hands sank into her hair and tugged her head back, giving him
full access to her mouth. His tongue plunged deep, rubbing along her own in a
silky glide. He kissed her over and over again, sinking deeper. She didn’t give
a crap that her pants were still around her ankles. All that mattered was the
feel of his lips on hers, the way his hands gripped and dominated her. There
was power in how he held her, how he moved her, and it made her submissive and
willing.
“Please, Kai,” she whispered. She’d spent
years without and it had been all right. She’d survived and not even thought
about sex. Now she couldn’t stand the thought of him not being inside her. Not
one second more. She needed him.
“Tell me you want me.”
“I
want you.”
NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn't until she started writing romance and urban fantasy that she found the stories of her heart. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome, or foursome may seem.
