Feel the Heat: A Contemporary Romance Anthology

“A little.”


“If I’m ever too rough, you know you have a safe word, right?”

She shook her head. “I love how you took what you needed.”

He held her tight, his heart pounding with the understanding that he’d never felt so close to anyone before. “But I’ll never take without giving. Not with you, Rebecca.”

“I love that, too.” She went quiet for a moment, then asked, “How did you know, when I didn’t even know?”

“It was the way you shied away from me during proceeding. The sub in you sensed the Dom in me. I knew what you needed long before you did, and I wanted to be the man to give it to you, which is why I brought you here, and not to Freedom.”

“Oh,” she said. “You remember me from way back then.”

“I’ve never forgotten you, Rebecca.”

“I’ve never forgotten you either,” she admitted, then her eyes widened like she was remembering something else. “Wait, we didn’t use protection.”

“You’re on the pill.”

“How did you know?”

He smiled. “Because I took great pain in learning everything about you before I brought you here.” He touched her chin, and angled her face upward. “And don’t worry. I’m clean. I’m tested monthly.”

Her stomach took that moment to grumble and Quinn laughed. “Come on. Let’s get dried off and have some dinner and wine on the bedroom patio.”

Quinn wrapped her in a big fluffy towel, knowing the night breeze would be cool up here on the hill. He led her outside, and she took a seat, contentment written all over her. She glanced at the ocean, her eyes wide and full of new life.

“So beautiful.”

His heart missed a beat and he said truthfully, “There is no one else I’d rather be sharing this with.”

She looked at the towel and her eyes widened. She made a move to shed it. “Oh…”

He stopped her. “No. Tonight you will stay wrapped. It’s chilly, and I wouldn’t want you to be uncomfortable. In the heat of the day, you will be remain uncovered, but for now, keep this on.”

Something moved over her face, and his heart pinched.

“I love the way you take care of me,” she said quietly.

“Good, because I don’t ever plan to stop.”

She exhaled slowly, and he dropped a kiss onto her mouth. “I’ll go round us up some food and drink. Then once those needs are taken care of, I do plan to take you again.”

He turned and made a quick trip to the kitchen to reheat the food Ester had prepared for them earlier, then grabbed a bottle of wine.

When he went back to his bedroom and saw Rebecca sitting on his patio, like it was where she always belonged, he knew in an instant that he could never be with another. She was his sub, he was her Dom and he would spend his life taking care of her, and pleasing her.



Rebecca woke to the sound of waves splashing in the distance. She stretched out her sore limbs and smiled because it was a good sore. One that reminded her of all the deliciously naughty things she did with Quinn since arriving on this majestic island.

God, how could she have gotten so lucky, to be kidnapped and awakened sexually by this magnificent man who took such care in introducing her to the darker side of pleasure. She might not have made it to Freedom, but never had she felt so free.

“Good morning.”

She looked at Quinn, and was about to speak when he pulled her to him. He kissed her long and hard, then climbed over her, pinning her beneath him. Their tongues tangled as she widened her legs for him, granting him access to her body and heart.

When his cock found home, he pumped into her, their lovemaking hot and passionate and every bit as moving as it was the last time. Rebecca basked in the sensation, never wanting the feeling, or this wild weekend, to end. After lovemaking, they showered and Quinn took her to the beach where they nibbled on fresh fruit and delicious omelets made by Ester, who was now arranging towels and what looked like a picnic basket on the sand, close to the surf. As Rebecca sat across from him, stark naked, a warm breeze on her flesh, they talked quietly, but she didn’t miss the hunger in his eyes.

Before she realized it, she was in Quinn’s arms again. “I can’t seem to get enough of you.”

“You should probably do something about that.”

His eyes darkened as he led her to the towels that Ester had arranged for him. Once there he spun Rebecca around, his hands going to her breasts as he pushed up against her. She could feel his hard cock press against the small of her back, and feeling naughty, wanting a spanking, she wiggled up against him.

He slid his hand along her hips, then cupped her ass cheek. “If you’re going to tease me with your sweet ass, then I’ll have no choice but to take it.”

She gasped, remembering how he inserted a finger during their shower. Was he really planning on fucking her anally?

“Quinn…” she murmured nervously.

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