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“One more thing. Ingrid tells me this is the way your people used to profess their love back on Earth.” Reaching into a pouch at his waist, Haldor brought out a tiny parcel wrapped in a soft cloth. Another crystal, brilliant blue, set in a gold ring. “This one is safe to wear all the time.”

He dropped to one knee. “Selena Reston, will you be my wife? Will you share this home, bear our children, let me love and protect and cherish you for the rest of your life?”

She looked down at the proud Viking warrior kneeling at her feet. He’d given her so much already. Security. Warmth. Joy. A life filled with passion such as she’d never known. Excitement and adventure she’d only dreamed of in her sterile existence back on Earth. And now, tenderness she’d never imagined he was capable of.

“Haldor, from the moment I met you, you’ve filled my soul with light. And now you’ve filled our home with it.” She slipped on the ring. “I would be honored to be your wife. Bear our children. And let you love and protect and cherish me – as I will love and cherish you, all the days of our lives.”

He stood and swept her into his arms. His kiss started out soft. Gentle. She felt his hunger build, sending that wild thrill surging through her as he captured her mouth in a fierce possession that demanded her total surrender.

He stopped long enough to lead her to a pile of furs she hadn’t noticed when they walked into the room.

“We’ll wed on the spring solstice,” he announced in a tone that brooked no disagreement. “But I plan to start on the children right now.”

“Yes, my lord.” She lowered her eyes demurely. “May I have permission to speak first, sir?”

He fell into character, as she hoped he would. “You have my leave. Speak,” he replied, the stern note that made her pussy clench back in his voice.

She dropped to her knees. “I’ve been very good today, doing everything you’ve told me to do. I would ask…no, Ibegthat you begin our life together in this new home by giving me the spanking I deserve, my lord.”

Without waiting for an answer, she bent over with her head resting on the soft furs and pulled her skirt up to her waist, revealing her naked bottom.

“Since you’ve begged me, I will do my duty as head of this household.”

Haldor knelt beside her, ran his hand over her bare cheeks. He delivered a spicy smack then dipped his finger into her dripping wet pussy. She moaned.

He smacked her again, just hard enough to send a stab of lust pouring through her. Then he sat back and pulled her over his lap. His cock was already hard, straining against the rough fabric of his trousers.

“Oh, it’s a needy wench I have here! Prepare yourself, woman. And don’t you dare move. Or this spanking is going to last averylong time.”

Selena turned her head and met his eyes. With a saucy grin, she wiggled against his iron-hard rod.

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Taken: Undercover Doms Book 1

I made my living delving into the minds of the baddest of bad boys.

But none of them got past the walls I built and into my mind -

Until the day I met Zander Cole

Cass Newcomb spent her days with the dregs of humanity. Con men, pedophiles, mass murderers. Her riveting accounts of what made them tick, why they did what they did, had earned her the reputation of being one of the best in the field of true-crime authors.

Scoring an interview with the hit man for an organized crime syndicate before he was sent away to prison was just another assignment for her. She’d heard he was charming. So were lots of other famous sociopaths. She’d faced the best of them and walked away with great stories and her psyche intact.

But from the moment she laid eyes on wickedly handsome Zander Cole, she knew she was in trouble. There was something about the way his eyes bored into her soul. Although she was interviewing him, he managed to ferret out her most shameful secrets. Secrets he used to gain control when he took her hostage and escaped.

Zander never planned to kidnap the reporter. She walked in at the wrong time and left him no choice. But taking a beautiful sexy woman with naughty secret desires as his captive wasn’t a bad way to spend his time while he was on the run.

He’d made her his prisoner. Taken her with him into hiding.

But he couldn’t hide the way his body responded to hers.

Takenis Book 1 in USA Bestselling author Kallista Dane’s series Undercover Doms. Each book is a full-length standalone romance full of passion and adventure, featuring a dominant male hero who awakens the wicked desires of a headstrong female.

If steamy romance and sexy spankings offend you, please don’t buy this book.

Please note: Scenes of power exchange may be triggers for some readers.

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