Page 1 of The Cat's Dom

Chapter One

Catalina rolled her shoulders, trying to loosen up the tight muscles in her neck. She’d been painting since seven that morning, now it was six at night. She’d stopped once for a sandwich but then returned to work. She’d been lucky to get the job since she was new to town, and no one knew her.

The first day she walked through the place with Caden and Link, two of the owners, it had been nerve-racking.

Even though she knew the business they were building, a kink club, was coming along quicker than they expected, it still looked like sheetrock and plywood, so she was able to be there without her nerves getting the best of her.

The last time she’d been in a kink club was four months ago in Texas. She’d been tied to a St. Andrews cross being whipped by her ex-Dom, Maximus. She’d been screaming the word “red” for what seemed like hours, but in reality, it was less than a minute before the Dom monitors came to stop the scene and take her down. They’d wrapped a blanket around her and taken her into the office of the owner, Kane Sutton. The fury on the man’s face made her cringe even though she knew he’d never hurt her.

“What the fuck happened?” Kane asked as the monitor sat her carefully on the sofa on her stomach and made sure the blanket covered her because all she had on were her panties.

“I want to go home,” she cried.

“Where’s that bastard?” Kane sighed, turned, and asked his men.

“He was packing his kink bag,” the Dom said.

“Find him and put him in the first conference room.”

“You got it, Boss.”

She heard Kane make a quick call, and then he came and crouched by her and smoothed the hair from her sweaty and teary face. “Fuck, Baby. I’m so sorry.”

She sniffed and glanced at him. “This isn’t your fault, Kane. It’s mine for thinking Maximus had changed and would leave me alone, but he won’t. He thinks of me as his possession, and no one dares take that away from him.”

“No one that evil, Baby, will ever change.”

“I know. I have to leave. He won’t leave me alone if I stay.”

“I will never understand why your parents left you with him.”

“He’s good at hiding the monster he really is, so maybe they didn’t know. At least, I hope they didn’t.”

Kane nodded. “You’re right about that.”

“Can I have my clothes? I want to get home.”

“No, you’re not going anywhere until I ensure you’re okay. I have Damari coming.”

“Kane, this is nothing compared to some of the things he’s done.”

She watched Kane flinch and look away. He thought he was responsible when there was nothing he could have done unless her parents had given her to him instead of Maximus. She had cried so many times as she lay in pain after one of his beatings, asking why they’d given her to Maximus in their will before they died.

Catalina tried to stay as still as possible because streaks of pain raced down her body every time she moved, making her nerves feel fiery hot. Kane lifted the blanket from her back. “How bad is it?” she asked.

“It’s red and going to hurt for a few days, but he didn’t break the skin.”

She exhaled. “That’s good. I’ll heal faster.” She opened her eyes and looked at him. “You know I have to leave, right? He’s never going to stop. Kane, I know you want me here, but I’m in danger if I stay.”

Kane sighed and nodded. “Yes. I know.After tonight, I think if he can get to you with the restraining order, nothing will stop him. You’re not safe. I can’t think of anything else we can do until he makes a mistake and gets caught. Getting another restraining order won’t do much to him.”

Catalina shook her head. She’d known the restraining order wouldn’t work. The only way the man would leave her alone was if he killed her. If she didn’t leave, her death would be sooner rather than later.

“How in the hell did he get you up there on the cross?”

“I didn’t know he was here, and one of the new Doms wanted to get a feel for the whip. He’s the really sweet one. He said one of the experienced Doms would be there instructing him. I’m not sure what happened, but I knew who it was from the very first hit, and started screaming.”

“We’ll find the new person and question him. And I need to know how the fucker even got into the club. He’s been blocked from us, and all the surrounding clubs and the front desk girls know that.”

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