Page 116 of Tamed (The Courtside King Duology 1)

“Research.” Kai tested the tension, his blunt nails skimming Breck’s flesh. “One day I stumbled across it being used in sex play. Since I was pretty well versed in the basics, I decided to try it out on my boyfriend.”

Breck frowned, his gut suddenly feeling uneasy. Evidently, he didn’t like the thought of Kai doing this with a partner. Which was ridiculous. He didn’t care who Kai played with. At all.

Kai brushed his boner as he continued to work. Breck’s dick reacted with an eager twitch.

Ugh. So fucking embarrassing.

He scowled at his hard-on, then tried to refocus. “The guy… you moved to New York with… You tried this out on him?”

“No.” Kai sobered. “He wasn’t into it.”

Breck studied his expression. Kai held negative feelings about his ex. “So, how’d you end up teaching classes and doing expositions?”

Kai moved to web Breck’s other side. More gentle pulls and tugs. More wicked teasing from all those titillating knots. Breck clenched around the one against his hole, his erection singing, his body shivering from the stimulation.

Kai kept working. “That didn’t happen until I moved here, actually. Until I met Scott.” A tiny smirk tugged on his lips.

Breck stilled. “Tad’s Scott? He got you teaching Shibari?”

“Not directly.” Kai pulled his rope through another loop. “He did, however, introduce me to The District.”

Breck’s ear perked. The District. “What’s that?”

Kai stilled, as if realizing he’d just fucked up. “Um… An establishment... of sorts.”

“The dive you were talking about before?” Breck pressed. “The District… As in, like, the capital? The District of Columbia?”

“No. Different district.” Kai didn’t elaborate.

Breck scowled. It was like pulling fucking teeth with this man. “Okay, but it’s the same place you teach at now.”

“Yes.” Kai inclined his head, pulling at a length of his rope, the sensual drag along Breck’s groin making him suck in a breath.

He forced himself to focus. “How’d Scott know about that place?” He didn’t seem like a Shibari-dive type of guy to Breck.

“Through his roommate,” Kai offered, tightening a cord.

Aka Max. Meaning… The District involved BDSM. Which made sense since this Shibari stuff was all about bondage. Breck’s curiosity churned. But before he could ask another round of questions, Kai changed the subject.

“But enough about me. Congratulations on your graduation.” Kai fed his rope through another loop and gave the thing a tug. Breck gasped as those knots sent him reeling.

He quickly cleared his throat again and forced a nod. “Oh... Yeah…Thanks.”

Kai moved around back and secured the ropes to the binds of Breck’s wrists. “What’s your major?” he asked, abruptly pulling things nice and taut.

Breck’s whole body tightened. Holy mother of fuck. Those knots. He struggled to concentrate. “Um… Computer science.”

“Really.” Kai returned around front. “Never would’ve pegged you as the programmer type.”

Breck just nodded, too fucking horny to think. “Yeah… I mean, no… I mean, I’d be more of a software developer.”

“Nice.”

Breck’s eyes dipped to Kai’s mouth. “Figured it a good idea to have a solid plan B.”

“In case your aspirations as a basketball star don’t pan out?”

Breck frowned. Then lifted his chin. “Oh, they will.”

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