Three words said in that low, gravelly voice of his and she went off like a shot. The orgasm rolled over her and Alex shifted, hugging her tight, his tongue licking the shell of her ear as she rode out the pleasure.
She sagged against him, every muscle soft and relaxed. Maybe this was his new version of working out.
“That was excellent, pet. You can get up now.” His arms came out from around her, and she felt the loss of his warmth.
With wooden legs, she moved from his lap. She’d kind of expected him to turn her around and order her to ride his cock. She smoothed out her robe and hoped she wasn’t too disheveled. “All right. I’ll go and get ready for the day.”
She sniffled a little as she moved toward the door. She’d tried to be kind, but she was confused as to where he was. He’d been professional, but then he’d gotten so intimate. Intellectually she understood the point of the exercise, but her heart was racing and her hands shaking and she just wanted to be held again.
“Eve?”
She turned back, every nerve wary. “Yes, Sir?”
“Master,” he corrected, his voice firm.
He obviously wouldn’t give her an inch. “Yes, Master?”
“I know we haven’t worked together in this capacity before and that might be a problem.”
He seemed intent on beating a dead horse. She huffed a little. “I’ll fulfill my duties.”
“That’s not the problem.”
God, what was he going to throw at her now? She just wanted to run inside and take a shower and put her armor in place again. Control. She needed to get back into control. “What is the problem, Master?”
He moved behind her, his front to her back and she could feel the erection he pressed to her ass. “I find you very attractive. I’m struggling to keep the relationship on a professional level. It’s going to be hard for me. We’re going to have to live together, to sleep together, to have a D/s relationship. I can tell you it’s going to be very difficult for me to remember where the operation stops and reality begins.”
She turned, anger rising. “Alex, what the hell kind of game are you playing?”
His hands came up, cupping her face the way he had the night before. She could smell her own arousal on those fingers. Yes, they were getting very intimate. More intimate than they’d been in years. “You told me to let go. I let go. We have a problem, angel. The new me is just so fucking attracted to the new you. You’re so fucking gorgeous. I want you. I thought you should know. I’m going to do exactly what you asked of me. I’m going to find the new me. I already know one thing about the new Alex McKay. He wants Eve St. James.”
He hadn’t really listened to her the night before. He’d placated her. “This isn’t going to work.”
He backed her up, giving her no space. He very deliberately sucked his fingers into his mouth, tasting her, his tongue working to gather every bit of cream she’d left on his hand. “And you taste like heaven.”
Just like that her pussy started tightening again. Control. She had to find some. “You can’t just pretend like we don’t know each other.”
“It’s what you wanted. New you. New me. New start.” His mouth hovered above hers. “And if last night was a kiss good-bye, then I want my hello kiss. And I’m going to have it.”
This was no sweet brushing of his lips against hers. Alex pressed his mouth to her with deadly intent. He forced her jaw to open and his tongue surged inside, sliding alongside hers. He cradled her close, rubbing that big erection against her belly as he took her mouth again and again. One of his hands came up and tugged on her hair, fisting it.
“Yeah, I like the longer hair, pet. I’m going to love to hold onto it while I fuck your ass,” he whispered along her cheek. “Oh, did you think I would forget the fact that you haven’t let me inside your ass in forever? I’m the Master again, and I’m going to have you every way a man can possibly have a woman. You want me to get to know you all over again? I’ll be thrilled to. Now go and get ready. Meet me in the weight room in ten minutes. If you’re not there, it’s twenty smacks. Every minute you keep me waiting is another ten. So be late, if you like. I would love to see how the new Eve handles my discipline.”
He stepped back and opened the door wide, holding a hand out for her to enter first. She forced herself to move.
What the hell had just happened?
“Ten minutes,” Alex announced again as he walked past her. She could only stare as he strode back into the kitchen, his shoulders straight and proud.
“Wow,” Kristen said. “The boss looks like a whole new man. Whatever you did to him last night really worked.”
“Yeah,” Eve muttered. A whole new man. A dangerous man. She wasn’t sure she could handle the new Alex.
She rushed to the bathroom to get cleaned up because she was pretty sure she was running out of time—in more ways than one.
Chapter Nine