Healing the Heart: Decadence LA, Book 4 by Maddie Taylor

Author:Maddie Taylor [Taylor, Maddie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Breathless Romance
Published: 2024-06-11T00:00:00+00:00

POSITIONED WITH HER back to the cross, she peered into the darkness beyond the ropes. The spotlight overhead shrouded everything outside its circle in blackness. She could hear the hushed conversations of the members on the circuit, stopping at one station and another, commenting on the scenes playing out before them. She and Noah had been among them, taking it all in just moments ago. Now their roles were reversed, that’s all, she told herself as her anxiety grew.

A shrill cry made her jump. Nebulous, faceless dark shapes gathered at the perimeter of the light. But she recalled how Noah commanded the crowd the first night she saw him, every eye in the room fixed on him and his sub. What if he attracted the same following tonight? Or even a small fraction of that. What if she freaked out again with half the club watching?

She desperately wanted to move past this, but maybe it was too much too soon. Why couldn’t there have been a private room open just this once?

“Those gears in your head are working overtime, kitten. Relax,” Noah urged, his hands caressing her arms up and down. “I want you to enjoy this. We call it a playroom for a reason.”

“I’m more nervous than I thought I’d be. I’m such a wimp.”

“You are no such thing. This can’t be easy after the last time went so wrong. We’ll take it slow. I have a suede flogger in my bag, which will be perfect.”

She blinked. Bag? What bag?

Squinting into the shadows, she could barely make out the black leather duffel on the floor beside the cross. How had that gotten there, unless he’d planned this?

So. Not a spontaneous let’s grab a station moment but a prearranged scene to help tackle his lengthy to-do list. She wasn’t sure how she felt about the setup, but she loved a suede lash. In a skilled hand, it had the same soothing effect as a massage. She had unwavering faith in Noah’s ability, so why the hesitancy?

“Other than to follow my commands, you won’t have to think. Just close your eyes and feel. Can you handle that?”

Put that way, it sounded wonderful, and not scary at all.

“Fiona?”

“I’ll try, sir.”

“Hmm. Not exactly the vote of confidence I was hoping for, but it’s a start.”

He brushed her hair behind her shoulders and, with the tip of one finger, traced the deep V made by the open collar of her borrowed shirt.

“Hands at your sides, pet,” he ordered softly.

She unlaced her fingers, releasing the white-knuckled grip she’d maintained since entering the station, and let her arms fall to her sides. As Noah undid her buttons, what few he’d done up, he urged, “Keep breathing and focus only on me.”

The satiny fabric glided over her skin when the shirt gaped open. It contrasted with the slight roughness of his fingertips when his hands slipped inside, encircling her waist without revealing everything to the avid onlookers. He pulled her close, his mouth coming down hungrily over hers.

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