His hand lingers on my leg."Alaric.""Hmm?"I turn and look at him. "We need to talk; why am I still here?" I should have left, and he shouldn't have wanted me here."Do you not want to be here?" His body pushes against mine."People are going to think that..."His hand covers my mouth. "Turn, read clause 7a. Out loud." Turning, I flip through and find it."7A, the submissive understands that the view and opinion of those outside their dynamic make no difference and hold no power. Therefore, it shouldn't even be considered by the submissive or impact their actions."Oh, I must have missed that one. I laugh slightly."Still, you're Jake's dad. He cheated, this going to be seen as revenge." Turning back to face him, I smile."And if what we did isn't revenge, what is it?" He looks at me.It's not revenge, but. God, I don't know. "Something that I want, somehow, I feel things and feel ways I never have before when I'm with you. It makes me forget about the fact it's forbidden. It makes
Alaric has been gone a lot. Jake has been attached to the controller, which I'm grateful for. It keeps him off my back and prevents him from acting like a doting boyfriend.His phone rings, and he glances at it briefly before ignoring it; I continue to read my book and hear it again. Groaning, he pushes the phone towards me."Answer."Glancing, I see the name."It's your dad, Jake.""Right, so answer." Sighing, I hit the button and held it to my ear."Hi Alaric, Jake is busy.""Well, tell him to get off it. I have guests coming, and I'm not having him lying around like a damn slob." The phone cuts off."You need to get off that. Apparently, he has guests coming." I'm not sure which guests. He sighs and turns it off."It's fine, I had plans anyway." He walks off upstairs. What plans? I sit waiting, and half an hour later, he walks back down, looking ready to go out."What's happening?"He shrugs and grabs his jacket. "Like I know, but I have plans.""Jake, you're really going to out an
I shouldn't be here. I go to leave and Alaric walks through, he smiles at me."She's not a maid." A guy looks from Alaric to me. "You also don't hire servers and such, so who is she?" They all look towards me with interest.Alaric chuckles. "She's going to give me insight into the business from an outsider's perspective. She can tell me how she felt before and after she walked into the place."I don't even know what his business is. What the hell?"So you found her at the business and kidnapped her for feedback?" The guy laughs."Ignore him." A woman hits the guy slightly. "I'm Jasmine. It's nice to meet you." She smiles at me."This is Ruby." Alaric pulls me in and hands me a drink. I sit but don't speak."So, what are your first impressions?" Jasmine smiles at me. I don't even know what his business is.Alaric leans into my ear. Oh, now he's going to tell me. I almost laugh until I hear his words: "Boudoir Bunny." My body stills. That's why he said, kind of, when I asked if he worke
Reaching into the bag, I take out the list. "You said to cross it off. It wasn't safe, especially with a stranger." I point at the number. "Do you count as a stranger?" I bite my lip."What we have done so far is nothing. I won't do that with anyone until I get to know them and learn their limitations."He's refusing? "I'm not asking for the extreme Alaric, maybe just to be tied down and spanked." Leaning closer, I smile, "and fucked."Standing, he smiles. "Follow me." I nod and follow him to the guest room. I watch as he does something, and a bookcase moves. Stepping in, he waits for me.As I walk through, I watch as he closes it behind us. I see a door open inside an office. Turning, I look at him confused."Anything to do with those adult businesses is in this office. Jake has no idea about these rooms. Even now, I wouldn't want him to find any of the paperwork about those businesses." All I do is nod and follow him, watching as he scans his hand. A door unlocks, and he pushes it o
I follow him silently. "I have a question, Ruby." I nod at him, waiting for him to ask it. "From what I've heard, you never let Jake touch you when there was even the smallest amount of risk of someone seeing and knowing.""I'm not sure what the question is." That wasn't a question, more of a statement. We stop when we hear noise from the kitchen. His hand pushes me behind him. I watch as he unlocks a unit and takes out a gun."Why do you have a gun?"He points around us. "I've got money. It makes me a target. There's one in most rooms. Stay behind me." We step forward and hear something smash.Then Jake's voice, Alaric, seems to relax slightly until we hear a woman laughing."Quiet before you wake them." Jake laughs, and I hear her moan. Alaric moves forward, and my hand grips his arm."Don't.""That is damn disrespectful! He brought you here."I nod and smile. "I don't care, Alaric. We're not together. He can do who he wishes when he wants to." His eyes glance towards the kitchen. "
Nodding, I agree, and I know what it is: "We were at a party at the start. We had only been dating for about two weeks. We were in one of the rooms alone. I just remember the door opening and a guy walking in. I was facing the door. I tried to move, to cover myself, but Jake kept hold of me and kept going, telling the guy to get out." Maybe that was what caused the issue.The fact I couldn't just grab a sheet or something to cover myself, and Jake didn't seem to care that the guy was standing looking at me while he fucked me.Alaric sits staring at me. Now I realise that is the issue. I had no issue with going into that room with Jake and no issue with him fucking me while people were drinking around the house. After that, I did."I'm sorry. I'm still trying to understand that. Why wouldn't you just get dressed and walk out?"Shrugging, I laugh. "I wasn't thinking straight; I was highly drunk, and once the guy had left, I felt fine.""You didn't; the alcohol masked it." He's right, bu
The room is once again is silent, and I'm not sure what to say now. Alaric looks at me, and he sighs. His look says that this ends now. I don't blame him; I'm his son's ex-fiance; it's messed up."Ensure that you have everything, Ruby." He points around the room. That way, there is no reason for you to return once you leave," he says, and somehow, the words hurt. I wanted a reason to come back, even just once.He's right. I should ensure I get everything and take it with me. Yet, leaving something will give me a reason to come back, which I shouldn't do.Moving, I straddle him."Ruby, what are you doing?" He's staring at me."When I leave tomorrow, this ends, right?" I know it does, I don't want for his confirmation. "So let me have tonight, now." Leaning forward, I kiss him.His hand moves up and tangles in my hair. My hands move down and unfasten his shirt, and he releases my hair and helps me undress us both.With our clothes thrown to the floor, his body moves, rolling us over unt
A knocking wakes me, my mind trying to ignore it."Ruby! I need my fucking clothes." My body moves, and I see Alaric sitting up."Shit, I fell asleep." He moves and grabs his clothes."Alaric, he's right outside the room!" My words are whisper-shouted."Ruby! Open the fucking door." The bang makes me jump. As I rush to get dressed, Alaric looks around the room."Get behind the door." Alaric pushes me over, and I stand confused."Alaric." What is he doing?"I can't hide, you're smaller.""And where am I then?" He can't open the door and be in here."You're in my room. You were reluctant to go to bed because Jake would join you, so I gave you my room, and I slept in here."Oh, that could actually work.I watch him move the door and unlock the door. Opening it, he stands, blocking me."Dad?" Jake's voice shakes."Ruby is in my room. She wasn't willing to sleep in here in case you climbed into bed with her again," Alaric says, and I hear Jake laugh."She's overdramatic." I hear his bathro