Page 42 of Prey for You

“So you were free to doanythingwith her?”

“No.”

“But you said she set no boundaries for you.”

“She didn’t. ButIdid. God did. I had very clear boundaries for myself. But those weren’t discussed between Bridget and me.”

“Give me an example.”

I huffed. “Well, to start, I wouldn’t have had sex with her.”

“Why not?”

“Because, God doesn’t want me to sleep with anyone who isn’t my wife. And I’mtryingto do this right.”

“You just said you did do that with other women.”

“Objection—asked and answered. You’re badgering, Counsel.”

But my lawyer didn’t tell me not to answer, which meant I had to. I sighed.

“I’m going to keep saying this: I was still having sex with womenyears ago.In recent years, I haven’t. I refined things, grew some self-restraint, changed my approaches… The clients I had over the past few years I didnothave sex with.”

“Did you have any sexual contact with those women—touching, that sort of thing?”

I clenched my teeth. “Yes.”

“And did the women fight that contact?”

“Sometimes, initially—it’s part of the takedown. But by the end… no.”

“The end?”

I sighed because his eyes were glinting again. He was going to make me say it.

“By the end,when they orgasmed,they had submitted. They weren’t fighting anymore. That was the entire point.”

“The orgasm?”

“Thesubmission,”I growled.

In the corner of my eye I saw Bridget squirm and her head drop so her hair hid her face. My stomach plummeted. She had to know she was different. She had to understand—

“I want to be certain that I am clear on what you’re telling me: You hunted women, were often violent. They fought you. And somehow, that culminated in sexual contact which often resulted inthemhaving an orgasm?”

“Yes.”

“Please explain.”

I gave the lawyer a flat look. “Are you looking for tips?”

My lawyer cleared his throat and I clawed a hand through my hair. But the man across the table was unrelenting. “Mister Priestley, you’re describing violent encounters that end in sexual climax.”

“Yes.”

“Even though the women were often wounded?”

“I always provided aftercare—we always discussed it later—”

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