A Bid For Love by Michelle Houston

Author:Michelle Houston
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: erotic, erotica, erotic romance, domination, submission, ds, mf, second chance

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Almost a week later, as soon as the shower came on, Erika climbed out of her bed and opened the closet door. When they had arrived at her place the night before so she could grab a few things to move to his place, the lure of the bed had been too strong to resist. They had ended up making love until they both fell asleep.

Pushing her clothing aside she grabbed the box that held all of his gifts she had saved. Grabbing it, she climbed back onto the bed and opened it, her pulse racing. Carefully, she lifted out the box that contained the jewelry, the rose petals she had painstakingly dried and wrapped in bubble wrap, the lingerie, and other beloved items. Holding her jeweled collar in her hands, she rubbed her thumbs over it, stroking the smooth silver, inhaling the slightly acrid scent of the metal. Her fingertips brushed over the smaller inset jewels, which she and Ryan had painstakingly selected together, picking out ones that matched each of their eyes colors.

Lifting it to her neck, she clasped it and centered it, so that her name was in front, resting under her chin. The cold metal heated with the warmth of her skin, settling comfortably, like it was only yesterday she had worn it for him.

Fingers trembling, she reached back into the box for the letter and lifted it out. The lettering on the envelope had faded slightly, but she could still make out her name and address, written in Ryan's precise handwriting. Tracing the letters with her fingertip, she put off the inevitable until she couldn't stand it any longer.

Opening the seal, she pulled the stationary out and set the envelope back into the box. As she started reading tears shimmered in her eyes and blazed a heated trail along her cheeks, but she ignored them. All that mattered were the words on the page, words that poured from the heart of her beloved.

As she came to the last line, a sob escaped her and the letter fluttered to the mattress. Holding her palm against her heart, she tried to bring her racing emotions under control, and hadn't noticed the silence of the shower.

The sound of Ryan's voice had her turning guiltily, a blush staining her cheeks as she faced him.

"I still mean it."

Erika held out her hand for Ryan's, pulling him down for a kiss, then she laid her face against his chest, his heartbeat a soothing rhythm as she struggled to control her need for him.

Gently, he cupped her chin and tipped her face up, forcing her to look into his eyes. The love shining back at her as he traced his fingertip over the engravings in the collar around her throat caused her chest to tightened, her heart to race. Throat dry, she swallowed heavily, waiting for him to say something more, uncertain what to say herself.

"I still want to marry you. I came home that day with a ring in my pocket, hoping to claim you for my own, and then I was going to explain what Cindy had done.

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