Page 58 of Hooked

Anger emanated off Dex in waves. “Fine. Luckily, Joseph, Anne, Sean, and Cap are all on the membership committee. All in favor of dismissal?”

Four “ayes” rang out in the eerily silent room.

“And my vote makes five, which is a quorum and all it takes, you miserable fuck.” Turning away in disgust, Dex looked to Sean and Cap. “If you two don’t mind taking out the trash, it’s beginning to stink.”

Titters of laughter sounded from the audience now that the owners had the ugly scene well in hand, not that Joseph needed any help. He stood silently watching until the two big owners/DMs hauled him up by the arms and escorted him none-too-gently to the exit. Only then did Joseph turn and return to her side.

“Your taste in doms certainly has improved, honey,” Mara said with a wink as she relinquished her hold on Livia’s shoulders. Since her dom had arrived and was providing her protection, she slipped back on the other side of the ropes.

Ignoring the applause andatta boysthat ensued, Joseph scooped her up and carried her to a nearby couch. As he sat with her cuddled in his lap, she could feel his body vibrating, his anger far from appeased. Her hand rose to his cheek.

“He’s gone. It’s over.”

“Not until he’s across the border in some other state.” He glanced down at her. “But you let me worry about that, pet. Are you all right?”

“Shaken a bit, but watching you go all kick-ass alpha on his butt made me feel a lot better.”

He buried his face in her hair, hugging her close. A moment later, his lips nuzzled along her throat and he murmured huskily, “While I had my hands around his throat, I wanted to choke the life out of him.”

“I figured as much, but I’m glad you didn’t.”

“I know. You don’t think he’s worth it.”

“That and because Texas doesn’t allow conjugal visits.”

It started out low, only a small tickle against her skin, but it quickly became a rumble of his laughter in his chest.

She squirmed on his lap until she faced him, her breasts against his chest and could wind her arms around his neck. Against his ear, she whispered, “Now that his nonsense is over, can we resume our session?”

His head came up. “You want to continue after that?”

“We came all this way to play and barely got started. Not to mention, David and Emma are enjoying the room we had reserved for ourselves for weeks in advance. Don’t let him spoil our evening. Please?”

“You’re sure? That was quite a scare, and you were nervous before that.”

“It’s like falling off the wagon, isn’t it? You gotta dust yourself off and get right back on, right?”

That got her a small smile. “You’re mixing your idioms, pet. I believe you mean a horse.”

“A wagon, a horse, or a cross.” She shrugged, grinning up at him. “I’m game for anything as long as it’s with you, master.”

Her smile was infectious, and he returned it fully.

“You are so precious to me. I love you, Livia.”

“I love you, too, Joseph.” Her lips brushing his as she spoke incited him to swoop in for a heated kiss. When he released her, she blinked while sorting out her head enough to make sense. “Please say you’ll do whatever kinky stuff you had planned for me. Seeing you beat he-who-from-now-on-shall-remain-nameless’s ass made me wet.”

A full-throated laugh was his answer as he rose and carried her back to the cross.

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THE BRUSHED LEATHERtails of his lash fell across her breasts, sending a jolt of pleasure shooting straight to her clit. She writhed in her cuffs, her back bowing off the cross. A teasing lick stroked her belly, the next striking in an upswing between her spread legs.

“Master, please,” she gasped, not sure how much more she could take.

“Come, Livia. Show them how beautiful you are when you fly apart for me.”

The flogger didn’t stop, brushing her thighs, her ribs, the underside of each breast then, once more, landing a direct hit on her pussy. Her head strained backward as much as the cross would allow and her mouth fell open on a guttural cry of ecstasy. Her body hummed with her release as she felt Joseph move against her, his lips brushing her throat, her shoulders, each nipple then his hardness surged inside her.

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