Page 39 of Take the Sub and Run

“You lied to me.” Andrei’s voice was cold with rage.

“I-I’m sorry,” Sofie said, but then she straightened, meeting his gaze. “I didn’t actually lie.”

Andrei barked out an incredulous laugh. “Every time I asked you how you like to scene, or what you preferred, you lied.”

“I didn’t. I…guessed.”

“You guessed.” Andrei let out a bitter laugh. “You’re a fucking BDSM virgin.”

Colette and Sofie both winced. Then the women exchanged a look, Sofie shaking her head, eyes wide, while Colette grimaced.

Andrei’s stomach sank further. “You’re a BDSM virgin.”

“Yes,” Sofie said, though it hadn’t really been a question.

“But you’re not a virgin in the vanilla sense. You’ve had sex before. Whatever definition you want to use. Penetrative, intimacy. You’ve had sex.”

Andrei knew he sounded desperate—his words a plea rather than a question. Landon snort-laughed at his tone. Colette glared at her lover, slapping a hand over his mouth, which only made Landon’s eyes sparkle in mirth.

It would have been so easy to take his roiling emotions and channel them into beating Landon’s ass, but Andrei kept his attention on his sub.

No. Not his.

And apparently, not a sub.

Not in the way he was used to thinking of subs, as knowledgeable, experienced players.

Sofie held his gaze, her chin high, though her chin and lower lip were quivering. She was scared or upset, and trying to pretend she wasn’t.

“No,” she said firmly. “I’ve never had any kind of sex before.”

Andrei staggered as if those words had been a physical blow. Fuck. Fuck. All the things he’d done to her. Worse, the way he’d done them.

“I haven’t ever had a romantic or sexual partner.” Her words were bold and matter-of-fact, but her expression was raw and pleading.

It made him want to scoop her into his arms, hold her close, and tell her everything would be okay. And that was ridiculous. That wasn’t who he was.

“No romantic partner?” Andrei closed his eyes. “Tell me you’ve at least been kissed.”

The silence that followed was deafening.

“Fuck,” Landon said quietly, all amusement gone as the magnitude of how completely fucked up this whole situation was became apparent.

“Sir, please,” Sofie whispered.

Sir.

He winced. Sofie may not be a sub, but she was sexually submissive, and still in that headspace.

“I’ll take care of her,” Landon said. “I owe you.”

Landon stepped forward, reaching for Sofie, but she shied away from him, almost falling.

Andrei lunged grabbing her by the upper arms. They stared at one another, and the mix of desperation and defiance in her gaze made him want to…

Made him want to put her over his knee.

“That was your first spanking?” he asked roughly.

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