Masquerade By The Master by Lili Valente

Author:Lili Valente [Valente, Lili]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: alpha male, bdsm, Dominant and submissive, masquerade, sexy romance, master
Publisher: Self Taught Ninja
Published: 2017-01-15T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Edward

Heart in my throat, I lunge for Ivy, but I’m not fast enough. My fingers snatch at the air inches from her arm, and then she’s gone.

My chest goes so tight I can barely breathe as I tuck myself back into my pants and prepare to go after her. It’s only ten feet to the ground, but that’s far enough to break a bone, maybe even give her a concussion if she lands the wrong way.

And if she’s hurt I will never forgive myself.

I should have exercised more control. I should have made sure we were on solid ground before sliding inside her. I should have remembered that this was Ivy, the woman who drives me fucking out of my mind, and taken the necessary precautions.

I’m still cursing my poor decision making when I look over to see two men in red masks detangling Ivy from a bush that must have broken her fall. She looks a little dazed, but blissfully unhurt.

“Are you all right?” I ask, just to be sure.

“Um…yes?” she says as she’s set on her feet. The taller man reaches out, pulling a twig from her hair. “Yes. I’m fine.” She bites her lip, casting a guilty look up at her rescuer. “I’m sorry. I… We….” She motions weakly toward me with a clearly forced smile. “We’re both sorry. And thank you.”

“Our pleasure, miss,” the other man says before glancing my way. “Do you need assistance, sir?”

“No, thank you.” I snap my mask back into place and then roll onto my stomach, dropping my legs over the side of the wall and finding the first foothold. A few seconds later, I’m jumping lightly to the ground and extending a hand to shake with one bouncer and then the other. “Thank you again for your help, and sorry for any trouble. We didn’t realize the walls were off limits.”

“No trouble at all, sir,” the taller man says.

“Just try to keep your feet on the ground,” his friend says in a crankier voice. “Or a little closer to it, anyway. I’ve never had a guest injured on my watch, and I’d rather not start tonight.”

Ivy crosses her arms and tucks her chin, the picture of mortification. “We understand. And again, we’re sorry.”

“Very sorry,” I agree with a smile, looping an arm around Ivy’s waist, too thankful that she’s in one piece to take issue with the guard’s tone.

“Enjoy the rest of your night.” The guard who pulled Ivy from the bushes nods my way, and the pair of them move along the path in search of other guests who might be bending the rules.

When I’m sure they’re out of earshot, I lean closer to Ivy and ask, “Do you think the boys in the sculpture garden saw us up there spying and ratted us out?”

“Oh God, I hope not.” Ivy’s hands come to cover the eyeholes in her mask. “I’m already embarrassed enough.”

I hug her closer. “Don’t be embarrassed. There’s no reason to be embarrassed.”

“No reason?” She drops her hands to her sides with a huff.

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