From Sanctum with Love (Masters and Mercenaries #10) - Lexi Blake Page 0,19

they kept from each other? She’d thought she was the only one who was hiding something, holding back. It looked like Kai had held out as well.

“If this guy was a good brother, I would have met him by now. I’ve been around Jared for three years now and this Kai person has never called or come to visit him.”

Which made her wonder what the hell had happened between them. Kai had worked hard to build a new family. Kai was a man who was desperate to have people depend on him. It was why he’d started in the D/s lifestyle in the first place. He’d needed the responsibility.

And he needed to go seriously hard core on a woman who could handle it. Like she could handle it. Like she craved it.

It was precisely why she’d stayed away from him. She’d stayed away from all of them. She’d played the lightweight sub who needed the occasional spanking and service role to feel complete. God, she hadn’t had an orgasm in years. Not a real one. Not a screaming, eyes rolling to the back of her head, wail his name orgasm.

“Look, I don’t know what’s going on, but it seems like it’s none of my business.” If Kai hadn’t talked to her about his brother, he didn’t want her to know. Despite the fact that she was dying to know, it seemed too personal. If she got involved in this, she would be stepping over a line she’d decided a long time ago she wouldn’t step over. She’d decided it about three minutes after meeting Kai because she’d immediately known that this was a man who could dominate her, who could give her what she needed and she would hand over all of herself.

“It’s everyone’s business.” The skinny chick wouldn’t let up. Her foot tapped against the concrete. “Jared is important. He’s going to be here for at least eight weeks. Two weeks prep. Six weeks principal filming in this hellhole. Then we get to go back to LA and civilization, so I need to know everything I can about making our time here survivable. Jared is a saint so he’s staying here while the rest of us get to be in what passes for a luxury hotel in this part of the world. So you’ll give me a list of the restaurants that are worth eating at, the stores I won’t barf at shopping in, and clubs that he won’t mind being seen in.”

“Or you could fuck yourself hard.” Skinny Bitch was getting on her last nerve. Lately she’d begun to miss a few things about LA. She missed West Hollywood and the dog park across from her house. She missed going out to Santa Monica and walking along the beach, going to the pier and people watching. She did not miss star personal assistants with over-inflated egos. Yeah, she’d dealt with more than one of those.

“Kori?” a deep voice said.

Fuck. She should have run.

Skinny Bitch turned on those designer heels of hers, her whole demeanor changing in a minute. The nasty look on her face turned to a sunny smile and her voice went up about two octaves. “Jared, I was talking to this secretary, trying to make sure you’re comfortable here.”

Jared didn’t look at his PA. His eyes were steady on Kori. “Lena, I told you not to worry about that. I can handle myself. Go back to the limo and wait with Squirrel and the rest of the crew. We’ll go and get a late lunch before we go to the club tonight.”

Lena nodded and fiddled with her phone. “All right. Just to remind you, tomorrow is Jessica’s birthday.” She glanced Kori’s way. “Jessica is his girlfriend. She’s going to win an Oscar this year.”

Good for freaking Jessica. Jessica Hamilton. Kori had never met her, but she’d read articles about the dramatic actress’s relationship with Jared. “I’m going to leave now. Bye.”

Jared moved in, turning his back and leaning on her car, obviously blocking her way. “Stop hiding, pretty girl. I found you.”

She could feel herself flush. “It wasn’t like I was hiding. I was going home.”

“You know this woman?” Lena asked as though shocked to her core.

Jared’s head turned and though she couldn’t see his eyes through the mirrored aviators he wore, Kori could have sworn that was a Dom look. It was definitely an alpha male stare as Lena started to back off.

“I’ll be in the limo.” She practically ran back to the waiting car.

Jared