CHAPTER 45

“Oh.” Her voice fluttered.

Hell, he could hear the arousal in her voice. That quivering note, ripe with curiosity, yet a breath away from a needy whimper, just about turned him inside out.

Jack swallowed against a harsh blast of lust. “Are you ready for whatever I give you?”

She met his gaze squarely. “Yes, sir.”

Not testing her wasn’t an option. He dug into his bag again and produced a pair of padlocks. With them, he attached her wrists to the cuffs around her thighs. The locks clicked into place, loud in the room so silent, except the harsh clip of her breathing and the pounding of his heart in his ears.

He stood, intentionally crowding her and forcing her gaze to his. “You’re ready for everything I’m going to give you?”

“Yes, sir.”

So far so good…but did she mean it? He found a set of ankle cuffs in his bag. The super soft black leather whispered over his fingers, thrilling him with the idea they’d soon be wrapped around her even softer skin, keeping her in place for

anything…every