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read it?”

“The journal?” he asks and I immediately nod my head. “You can read it any time you wish.”

We sit together in silence, and I swear I can hear Joseph’s heart beating in tandem with the mine. After a moment I turn into his lap, looking him in the eyes. I see the pain in his dark gaze and I hate that I’ve partly caused it by bringing up the subject. I just want to help make it go away.

“I’m sorry,” I tell him, rubbing his arm.

He doesn’t respond. Instead, he leans down and kisses me on the lips very gently. Emotions swell up from my stomach and I find myself wrapping my arms around his neck and pulling him into me, smashing my lips into his with fiery passion.

I feel him hesitate for a moment, but it only lasts for an instant. He wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me back into the bed.

I’ve never felt more connected to anyone in my life. The more I learn about Joseph, the more I want him.

The more I fall for him.

And that could be a very dangerous thing.

Joseph

Although her hips are steadied by the bench in front of her, the rope tying her wrists behind her back and hanging from the ceiling is what’s keeping her up right. Her ankles are bound to the bench and spreading for me. Her hips are tied down as well. She’s dangling naked, completely at my mercy. With the blindfold on, she doesn’t know where I am. Each time my feet smack on the floor, her fingers twitched slightly. Her shoulders are going to be hurting her soon. This has to come to an end soon enough. I pull back on the blow as I smack the riding crop against her ass one last time. She yelps as her upper body is swaying, although her lower body is tied so tightly she doesn’t move from the waist down.

Her ass is a beautiful shade of red. Some spots a bit darker than the others. I trail the leather up the middle of her back; her body shivers and her rose petal colored nipples harden that much more. As I get to her arms and move forward, gently flicking the riding crop against her hard nipples, she moans.

It’s only 30 minutes but she’s so wet that her arousal is dripping down her thighs. I move the head of the riding crop up her neck and to her chin as I pull the blindfold off of her. The bright light startles her, she sways away from me for just a moment as she closes her eyes. I allow it. Once she looks back at me as I bring my face closer to hers and plant a gentle kiss against her lips.

This is all because she got up from the table without asking for permission. Realistically, this isn’t a punishment. I know she loved every minute of it. But that’s what we’re calling it.

“You do realize I own you.” I tell her, my lips just an inch from hers. “You belong to me. Your freedom belongs to me.” She holds my gaze as I speak to her. Her lips parting that beautiful way I’ve become addicted to.

She says her answer so sweetly, “yes, Sir.”

I walk around her, dropping the riding crop as I go and stroking my hard cock. I grip her hip in one hand although I don’t need to, she’s not going anywhere.

I don’t hold back when I fuck her.

And she takes it.

Chapter 20

Joseph

You can’t keep telling me no.

I stare at the text message, nearly breaking the phone in my hand as I squeeze it, my anger rising and rising. I need to calm down. Every time this fuckface pisses me off, I fight with my flower. I’m not letting him come between us and I don’t give a damn what he wants.

I kept up my part of the bargain. I’m out.

They want the money back? They can come fucking get it.

I’m not dealing with their shit anymore. I pace the study wanting to go back to the home I grew up in and beat the fucking piss out of him. But he never played fair. He’d pull a gun in a sword fight if he could. And he’d be damn proud of it. Going back there wouldn’t be good.

The sound of Lilly turning off the water to the shower upstairs reminds me why I’m even letting him get to me. I finally have something