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I had learned the hard way through lots of experience that I had to keep pushing myself no matter what life threw at me. Having a man at my side who wanted to push me out of my comfort zones for all the right reasons did not sound bad at all.

I reached for his belt with the intention of sucking his dick. My mouth watered from simply imagining his taste in my mouth again. He caught my hand, bringing it to his thigh and holding it there until the car came to a stop.

“Where are we?” We hadn’t gone very far.

“My building. Enough questions for now.” He brushed the hair from my eyes before he cupped my chin and forced my gaze to his.

He picked up the flower box holding the crop and pushed it in my hands. “I’m not even going to ask why you brought this with you tonight. I have a feeling the answer would piss me off.”

I bit my lip. What a fool I’d been.

“But I am glad to have it for tonight. We’ve yet to properly break it in.” I caught a hint of a smile before he turned serious again. “First, this.” He held up a black silk blindfold that looked eerily similar to the one I’d worn on Valentine’s Day.

I shook my head. I wanted to see him this time. Know for certain it was him.

“Don’t trust me not to push you too far again?”

“Again? But you didn’t—”

He closed his hand over my mouth. “I did say we are done talking. The only word you aren’t forbidden from is your safeword. Do you understand?”

Chapter Sixteen

Harper

Inodded, swallowing thickly. I kept forgetting that if he asked me to do something I couldn’t handle we had a safeguard in place. It was seriously going to take me a while to adjust.

I remained still as he tied the fabric at the back of my head, effectively cutting off my ability to see anything around me. I then allowed him to help me from the car. God, wouldn’t there be someone on the street or in the lobby who would wonder why he led a blindfolded woman into his building or had he done it so many times no one thought twice about it?

He steered me to a sharp right. “We’ve got to go up the elevator.”

Of course we did. Probably straight to some opulent over the top penthouse. The doors slid shut and my stomach lurched when the elevator car shot skyward.

“When the doors open you will take twelve steps forward and stop. You will then proceed to remove all of your clothing. Do not remove the blindfold.”

Crap. Was I supposed to say something or did that whole forbidden to talk still apply? Then it dawned on me the only two words I could likely get away with in this situation.

“Yes, Sir,” I said, my voice both breathless and shaky.

He kissed my cheek. “I love the way the word Sir rolls off your tongue. I’ll look forward to trying out Master when you’re ready.”

I shivered. Master sounded scary. And a little over the top.

Before I could get too wrapped up in my thoughts, the elevator dinged and the doors opened on a hushed glide. It was go time. Now or never, right? I took two cautious steps forward, making sure I didn’t trip on my way out. Keeping his directions centered in my thoughts, I counted out ten more steps and halted. I strained to hear a sign that Alex still stood next to me and heard nothing.

He could be gone or he could have delivered me to someone else for all I knew.

I gave my head a slight shake. No. He wanted me and he’d understood my concerns. I had no reason to believe he would be anything other than gracious with my safety and well being.

I also knew full well he watched from somewhere close by waiting to see if I would follow his explicit directions.

I would.

Because I wanted nothing more.

I set the box down on the floor next to my feet and removed all of clothing in record time. Only taking enough care to stack them neatly next to where I stood. A subtle sweep of my arms found no furniture nearby. I sure hoped his apartment was how I’d visualized and that the elevator opened directly into his apartment and not an open lobby. I’d had enough with exhibitionism for quite a while.

I needed just one man now.

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