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Authors: Lisa Renee Jones
Darla woke from a deep sleep, curled against Jacob’s chest, his arms snugly around her, and she knew instantly they were alone. She bit her lips, thinking of everything that she’d done, smiling as she thought of the pleasure, of all the things Jacob had murmured to her.
Her fingers brushed Jacob’s lips, his jaw, a strand of his blond hair. He was handsome, a gorgeous man. The man she loved.
But he shared you,
a voice in her head said. He’d been willing to give up the Society, said he never wanted to share you,
but he did
. Something had changed.
You offered yourself to Marcus. And then he offered Marcus to you, wanting you to decline, and you not only accepted him, you enjoyed him.
Darla sat up, her hand to her stomach, her back to Jacob, suddenly sick, her head spinning with the impact of understanding. Knowing she’d lost Jacob. Knowing she should have turned Marcus away. What had she been thinking?
“Darla?” Jacob said behind her, his voice tight, not tender, not loving.
“I need to go home.” She looked around for her clothes, suddenly shy about her nudity.
Suddenly, his hand closed around her, and he pulled her to the bed on top of him. “Not this time,” he said. “You aren’t pushing me away. What we did wasn’t wrong. It was pleasure.” He brushed hair from her eyes. “Don’t make it wrong.”
She squeezed her eyes shut. “Marcus—”
He kissed her to silence her. “You told me I should have brought you into this world a long time ago, so you could make your own decisions. I tried to protect you, and all I did was drive you away. I let you wonder what I was hiding, made you wonder what else I indulged in. I saw that last night. I understood. I understand. I love you, Darla. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I’ll show you as little or as much of this world as you want. But know this—if anyone is teaching you anything,
it’s me
. And no one touches you without me present.”
Her heart swelled, and her hand settled on her cheek, realization rushing through her, warming her. Marcus had been a gift, a look into the Society, into his past. One that gave her the opportunity to give herself to Jacob without fear, armed with understanding. “What if I don’t want to share our lessons?”
Tenderness filled his eyes, and he curled his fingers around hers and kissed her knuckles. She could feel him between her legs, thick with arousal. “Then I will promise to be both thorough and creative in my lessons. Shall we start now?”
“No,” she said. “I still want to go home.” His brow furrowed before she added. “And I want you to come with me.”
His sensual mouth lifted, his eyes twinkling with hunger. “After your first lesson.” And he slipped inside her, filling her, and yes, taking her home—finally home, sweet blissful home.
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Bound and Pleasured
Copyright © 2011 by Lisa Renee Jones
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