Page 12 of Always Salty

I backed farther into the alley, absentmindedly pulling out my hunting knife as I went.

My phone still continued to show no signal, so I decided maybe the best thing to do was…

That thought never finished forming because I was pressed up against the building by a strong, muscular body.

My eyes widened comically as I saw the masked man in front of me.

“Craig?” I squeaked.

The man’s teeth flashed in the darkness, and I loosened my grip on my hunting knife.

“I almost stabbed you,” I exclaimed. “Are you crazy?”

Craig didn’t say anything, and before I could say another word, he turned me around and whispered, “Say yes, darling.”

I swallowed hard as excitement poured through me.

This.

This was what I’d craved.

Dominance.

Excitement.

“Yes,” I breathed.

His growl of pleasure at my agreement had me shivering in anticipation.

“Don’t turn around,” he ordered, the sound of his voice making my heartbeat flutter. “You turn around and see my face, and this fuckin’ stops.”

I had no idea Craig could sound so…dangerous.

But that’s exactly what he sounded like. Deadly. Possessive. Exactly like I’d always fantasized.

God, I had to be crazy for being so into this…

I licked my lips. “Keep the mask on.”

“Then I won’t be able to taste you,” he said as I felt his hot mouth travel over my trapezius muscle. “And that would be a travesty.”

His hands went in opposite directions. One traveling up to cup my chin, hand partially covering my neck. And the other traveling down to reach bare skin.

The one at my chin tightened, and my face was turned away, but I’d gotten a glimpse of the mask being pulled down.

He was wearing a baklava, but he’d pulled the mouthpiece down far enough that his mouth was exposed.

I’d seen a flash of facial hair, but not enough to really tell what he looked like.

With the darkness, the shadows being casted from a distant street lamp, and the darkness of the man’s hair, there really wasn’t much to make out.

But I’d seen a flash of white teeth.

Then pain as those teeth sank into my trap, causing me to gasp and push myself backward out of reflex.

“Hey…” That was all I got out before two thick fingers were shoved into my mouth.

I moaned at the way he’d so efficiently gagged me.

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