Total pages in book: 68
Estimated words: 63970 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 320(@200wpm)___ 256(@250wpm)___ 213(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 63970 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 320(@200wpm)___ 256(@250wpm)___ 213(@300wpm)
She pulled back. “Don’t think you’ve caught me yet, Master.”
She turned and ran toward the outer edge of the maze, thrilled by the low growl from Jared. That sensual sound went straight to her pussy. Her feet pounded against the floor. She wasn’t going to make it very far, but she would give it everything she had.
He would have to work for it for a change. Because she was worth it.
She turned the corner just in time to see him hoist himself over the wall and land in front of her.
And Ian Taggart said he wasn’t a real ninja because he just played one on TV. The man’s abilities took her breath away.
“There’s nowhere for you to run,” Jared said, stalking toward her.
She pivoted and ran back the way she’d come. She took a left instead of a right this time and prayed she’d been quick enough he hadn’t seen which way she’d gone. Maybe if she got out of the maze, he wouldn’t spank her. Or she could negotiate with him over the non-erotic nature of the whole thing.
Unless he managed to climb up on the ceiling again. She ran down a long section of the maze and turned right into a dead end. Damn it. She’d never been good at mazes, but then she’d also never thought it would be a life skill she would need. She hadn’t planned on finding herself in mazes being stalked by a hottie she was going to marry but who also was going to blister her backside.
She turned and there he was, standing at the end of the path, his eyes fastened on her. He looked feral and hungry, every line of his body tense and ready for a fight. Or a fuck.
Just for a second, she was slightly afraid of him. There was a beast inside her normally sweet and funny man, and she’d brought it out in him. She’d brought that deeply primal part of Jared to the surface.
“Baby…”
He shook his head. “No. No more talking. The only words I want to hear out of you are yes, Jared or please fuck me harder, Master. But we have a few things to deal with before we get to that part.”
He reached out, and before she could step back, he had a hand on her, drawing her to him.
She’d pushed him way too far. It was easy to see he’d held a lot of his anger and fear inside and was likely still doing it. This was a way for him to work through his issues.
God, she hoped he didn’t use the ginger lube. “Yes, Master.”
He leaned and tossed her over his shoulder. The world upended and she was left with a lovely view of his ass as he turned and started back toward the middle of the maze. At least she thought that was probably where he was going. He didn’t have the same trouble she’d had. He seemed to know exactly where he was going.
“Did you help set this thing up?”
A hard hand smacked her ass. Pain jarred through her because he wasn’t playing around with that tap. “I helped the guys set it up. We did it earlier today. Every Dom in the place knew exactly how to get through the maze. The game was always going to be rigged in our favor. We simply wanted you to believe you had a chance. I was never going to let you get away from me.”
He reached the center of the maze and lowered her to the table set up there.
“That doesn’t seem fair.” Not that she cared now. She didn’t want to win this game if it meant not being here with Jared. Some things were worth losing.
Even with her sitting on the table, he loomed over her. His hands came up to brush against her neck. “Nothing about this is fair.”
She was pretty sure he wasn’t merely talking about the games the Doms intended to play. He was talking about life. He was talking about them.
His hands shifted down and then he was doing something totally unfair. He ripped the blouse she was wearing in two.
“Jared,” she said, even as he was pulling the shirt from her and tossing it away.
“I told you if you wanted to save your clothes you should take them off.” He turned his attention to the table where the toys lay.
She had to think those were all for her since they were laid out in a specific order. His fingers touched a pretty set of what most people would think were earrings, but she knew were meant for other parts of her body. “You said that and then only gave me a few minutes to run.”
She quickly pulled her bra off because it wasn’t cheap, and it was surprisingly comfortable.
“You have to make choices in life,” he replied. “Get out of the pants now, and then I want your arms behind your back.”