staff."
Bri watched his face light up before he turned to Dylan and Hannah who were sitting on the nearby couch, snuggling.
"So, Hannah. You're an accountant. You looking for a job?" Lukus asked.
Brianna didn't miss her conflicted grimace as she glanced at Dylan with uncertainty. "Well, I'm not really sure. I mean..."
It was Dylan who answered for her. "Thanks for the offer, Lukus, but she can't take the job. She's going back to California. That's where she belongs. It's her home, and her best friend Mia is going to still need her help."
Brianna wanted to deck Dylan. It was clear to every person in the room that Hannah was fighting back tears. It seemed like Dylan was trying to dump her, forcing her to move halfway across the country from him.
Hannah tried to push up and out of Dylan's lap, but he held her tight. When her tears spilled over and down her cheeks, he brushed them away gently, his smile not matching the seriousness of the moment.
Dylan didn't take his eyes off Hannah as he spoke. "And thanks for the job, Lukus, but I'm resigning. My place is in California, too. With Hannah and Connor."
Hannah's tears turned to sobs as she hugged Dylan hard, peppering his face with sweet kisses.
Brianna's mom yelled out from the kitchen. "Lunch is ready. Everyone come and get it!"
The room was animated with good-natured conversations as the couples started to move towards the kitchen. Brianna smiled as she looked at the people she cared so much about. Her heart was almost bursting with love as she returned her attention to her husband.
Markus reached for her hand, pulling her closer. She'd come so close to losing the love of her life. She'd carried such guilt for putting their marriage and lives in danger by her association with Jake Davenport, but in that moment, Brianna was finally at peace.
You lost, Jake, and we won. I hope you're rolling over in your grave, realizing how spectacularly you failed at ruining our lives.
The End
A Note from the Author:
I hope you’ve enjoyed the Punishment Pit series. This sixth book brings to an end the Jake story line, but there is still so much ahead for our kinky friends. All future Punishment Pit books will be standalone stories in the same world. We’ll start with taking a peek into Rachel and Derek’s journey into parenthood.
Have you ever wondered what age-play couples do when they have real-life children of their own? Well, you’ll get your chance to find out in Expecting it All, releasing on December 1st, 2020. In addition to Rachel and Derek’s parenthood story, EIA includes a scene I love to call “Three Doms and a Baby,” as well as getting to spend the holidays with the gang as Lukus and Tiffany officially tie the knot.
I hope you’ll grab your copy of Expecting it All, available in preorder! Keep reading for Chapter One from Expecting it All!
Cheers,
Livia
XOXO
Chapter One from Expecting it All – Due out December 1st, 2020
Rachel
"You sure this is where you want to go? It seems like a dangerous place for a pregnant lady."
Rachel Parker held out a twenty-dollar bill to the Chicago taxi driver. "I'm sure. Just wait until I get inside the door, please."
The older Asian driver flashed her a look that told her he thought she was crazy. Considering it took her a full minute to pull her ballooned body out of the back seat and stand upright, she couldn't really argue.
Doubt invaded her mind, and she almost climbed back into the cab. With a deep breath, she forced herself to buck up. Her marriage was suffering, and she was on a mission to do something about it.
Rachel slammed the car door closed, silently cursing the driver as he took off down the dark alley without waiting even one flat second for her to get safely inside the building. A brisk October breeze whipped around and urged her to pull up the collar of her winter coat to guard against catching a chill. Her Daddy would be upset if she caught a cold.
She reached in her purse for the magnetic keycard she needed to gain access to The Punishment Pit. It had been six weeks since she'd been to the private club. It felt like a lifetime. Before she got pregnant, she would spend hours every day in this building with her husband, Derek. Days were spent at Titan Securities on the fourth floor. Nights were spent here at The Punishment Pit, watching her husband