Hawke (Men of Syn Book 1) by Anise Storm

Author:Anise Storm [Storm , Anise]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-08-28T16:00:00+00:00

23 – CHARLOTTE

Calm down, Charlotte. You’ve done this before.

Even though I knew that, I still felt the need to give myself a mental pep talk. As I’d done at The Box, I removed my clothes, and allowed a stranger, or in this instance, a partial stranger, to tie me up and blindfold me. A year earlier, I had been nervous as hell while waiting on my Dominant to arrive. This time, I was truly terrified.

I had this one final chance to make him see there was something between us. I wasn’t sure what I’d call it, but obsession seemed to fit right. Ryder had told me that I was one to Hawke, but as I stood there in the empty room wearing nothing but a pair of cuffs and a piece of silk across my face, I had to admit I seemed to suffer from the same affliction.

What else can explain my doing this to myself, again?

Trying to get out of my own head for a change, I focused on the things I could control. For now, that was the remainder of my senses. I took a few deep breaths, listening to the slight hum and whistling coming from the air conditioning unit. I had to be fucking crazy. The temperatures were well below freezing outside, and here I was naked in front of the artificial air. I’d certainly catch a cold, if not something worse.

The anticipation was building, especially when I thought back to the night of the grand opening. I had finally gotten what I had wanted, but still managed to lose it all afterward. It was fast… rough… but heartbreaking in the end.

Be careful what you ask for!

I had heard that piece of advice more than once growing up. It had never deterred me then, just as it hadn’t now when it came to this impossible man. And even after knowing now how it always ended between us, I’d still reach for him time and time again.

My putting myself out there once more was proof of it. And I didn’t even know why. He not only challenged and infuriated me, but I was a glutton for punishment because I’d allow a hundred men to bind me in a room like this just for another night with Hawke. He might only want my body, but I would give him so much more. Ryder’s words then repeated themselves in my head.

“Hawke needs you more than you’ll ever know.”

“I just hope you’re right,” I said aloud just as the door opened. If it was Hawke, he didn’t immediately say anything, but I knew he was getting closer. His footsteps seemed even louder tonight than they had the last time, not that I could focus much on them. My heart rate was accelerating at such a rapid pace that I wouldn’t be surprised if it beat right out of my chest.

“Little sub…” he started to say before letting out a string of expletives. “Goddammit! What the fuck are you doing here,

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