Page 63 of Sacrifice Bunt

“He's being a giant baby about it, and I don’t know why. He usually likes this sort of stuff.”

“I sort of got the impression that he's sick of being single. Although I’ve never pegged him as a guy who wanted to settle down.”

“He has layers,” Zara said. “Something I’m only now realizing after knowing him for over ten years.”

“I have full faith that you’ll peel those layers back and figure out what his deal is.” She was tenacious if she was anything. That was one of her best qualities.

The line went quiet for a few seconds. “I can't wait to see you tonight.” Her voice was soft, breathy, and full of honesty.

“It’s going to be hard as hell playing that game knowing that you'll be at my house waiting for me.”

“Just keep remembering what you’ll find when you get home. I'll be naked in your bed. Maybe I'll even use those handcuffs you were talking about.”

He swore, his cock growing in his shorts. “Do not put that mental image in my head. I’ll never make it through the game.”

She laughed, deep and sexy. “You don’t want me to wait for you naked, handcuffed to your bed?”

“Fuck yeah, I do. I just don’t want to have a boner when I’m wearing a cup. That is not comfortable.”

They switched back to talking about the auction, Zara giving him several more details about how the night would go. He would have loved to stay on the phone with her, but she had to get back to work, and he needed to make himself lunch. After lunch, he double-checked that he had a tuxedo in his closet and that it was clean. He’d purchased one a couple of years ago because buying was more accessible than renting, and he never knew when he would unexpectedly need one.

This was a prime example.

In the back of his closet, he also found the box that housed his handcuffs and a few other toys he’d purchased over the last year. He’d never used any of them, but had purchased them on a whim, with Zara in mind. Deciding to see just how far she'd go, he set the box on his bed with the lid open.

He couldn't fucking wait to get home tonight.

Chapter 15

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Zara

It felt odd walking into Noah's home without him being there. But the second she stepped through his front door, a sort of peaceful tranquility settled through her.

It was the same feeling she'd had the other day when she'd been here. The same feeling she got when she was around Noah.

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