Devoted to Pleasure by Shayla Black

Author:Shayla Black
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2018-07-02T16:00:00+00:00

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Shealyn stretched lazily. Without opening her eyes, she already knew the time was far later than four A.M. So much for exercise today . . . On the other hand, she and Cutter had never paused for dinner last night. Instead, they’d shared hours of . . . what? More than lust. More than their bodies. More than sex.

She’d had a naive love for Alex, her boyfriend in high school. They’d gone “all the way” a few times, but it had been fumbling, sweet. Foster had pounded her against the dressing room wall, the cold surface biting into her skin. She’d been terrified they would get caught. Supposedly that fear was a turn-on for some. It had all but snuffed Shealyn’s desire. The entire encounter had been hard and fast and empty. She’d left the boutique feeling something between guilty and dirty.

Being with Cutter had been a completely new experience. With him, she felt like the most adored, well-pleasured woman alive. Over and over. All night. As she stretched again, she sighed happily.

Since being drugged with toe-curling sex wasn’t a viable excuse to be late for hair and makeup, Shealyn rolled over and looked at the clock. Six fifteen. Yikes, it was definitely time to adult. Of course she’d far rather lie in bed and finally have the opportunity to show Cutter how much she appreciated every inch of him.

Where was he? She sat up, looked around. The bedroom was empty.

“Cutter?”

She heard clinking from the kitchen, then he entered her room a moment later, already showered and dressed. He set a steaming cup of coffee on her nightstand. “This is for you. What time do you want to leave?”

Shealyn picked his expression apart and tried to understand his mood. Aloof? Distant? Something she didn’t like.

Had he decided to take a giant step back now that he’d gotten what he wanted? She grabbed the sheet just barely covering the swells of her breasts and jerked it up to her neck. “Thirty minutes.”

He nodded. “I’ll take you when you’re ready.”

“Great. In the meantime, do you want to explain why you’re acting as if you barely know me?”

Cutter didn’t say anything for a long moment, and she had the distinct impression he was mulling something over. “Sorry. I got a call from a friend in the middle of the night. Some things to deal with back home that are . . . complicated.”

Shealyn dropped her righteous indignation. Of course he had his own life—family, friends, hopes, and troubles. She didn’t know anything about them. She wouldn’t hear how this got resolved, either. He’d probably be gone by then. Maybe he was smart for allowing the distance between them. She just didn’t want it.

“I didn’t consider that you had something else going on. Sorry to snap. I hope everything turns out all right.”

“Thanks.” Somehow Cutter sounded even sadder.

“Do you want to talk about it?”

He shook his head. “It won’t change anything.”

“I’m willing to listen.”

“What’s done is done.”

That had a ring of finality that snaked worry through her.

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