Guarded Desires (Mistress Book 4) by Anna Stone

Author:Anna Stone [Stone, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Violet Ocean Press
Published: 2021-11-28T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

That night, Carmen waited in her bedroom for 10 p.m. to arrive. That was when the house went to sleep, when everyone turned in for the night and all the staff knew not to disturb their mistress.

And that was when Carmen would meet Amber in that room at the end of the hall.

That room, behind that door, was what had set everything between them in motion. It had haunted Carmen’s thoughts since the day she’d set foot in the house, consumed her mind almost as much as Amber herself had. And all this time, it had loomed there, tempting Carmen with everything it contained.

So why did the thought of walking into it, into Amber’s den, scare her almost as much as it excited her?

You’re this strong woman, strict and disciplined, who doesn’t let anyone get past that stony exterior.

Amber had her all figured out. Carmen never allowed herself to let down her guard. But Amber required her to do that. She demanded it.

But Carmen couldn’t pretend that she had no choice in the matter. She wanted to give Amber control as much as Amber wanted to take it. She wanted to let go, to lose herself.

And if there was anyone to do that with, it was Amber. Amber understood her, understood what Carmen wanted. Earlier in the evening, they’d talked about everything—limits, safe words, boundaries—in preparation for tonight. It had been the reminder Carmen needed that regardless of what transpired in that room, she still had her power.

Vulnerability isn’t powerlessness.

Her watch beeped. It was 10 p.m.

Here goes nothing.

She left her room, making her way to the door at the end of the hall. It was ajar. She pushed it open.

Too late, she wondered if she should have knocked first. After all, ‘Mistress Amber’ required deference. This wasn’t a great start to Carmen’s attempt at letting go of control.

But the thought, along with all others, evaporated from her mind when she saw Amber by the bed. Dressed in royal purple lingerie underneath a short, sheer robe, Amber stood tall, displaying the same confidence as when she wore formal gowns and dresses. No, somehow she was even more commanding in nothing but silk and lace. With her skin bared and her feet adorned in gold stilettos, her long hair flowing down her shoulders, she looked even more like a queen than the day Carmen had met her.

“Ten p.m.,” Amber said. “And not a moment later.”

Only then did Carmen notice what Amber was holding—a coil of rope in her left hand and a short black flogger with threads of gold woven into the handle in her right. Amber placed the rope on the bed where a second coil already lay, unwound, then set the flogger on the nightstand beside a trio of thick red candles, waiting to be lit.

“Come in,” she said. “Come to your Mistress.”

Carmen stepped into the room, shutting the door behind her, and took her place in front of Amber.

She reached up to stroke a lock of Carmen’s hair. “You wore your hair down.

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