Protected: an enemies to lovers dark romance (Club Exposure Book 2) by Ivy Nelson

Protected: an enemies to lovers dark romance (Club Exposure Book 2) by Ivy Nelson

Author:Ivy Nelson [Nelson, Ivy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-03-02T16:00:00+00:00


23

WHEN Bradley’s apartment had been cleared by security, Darci’s stomach filled with butterflies as she thought about going inside. Not because of the crazy killer out to get her, but because of the tall man holding her hand. He must have sensed her nerves as they approached his front door because he stopped and put his hands on her shoulders.

“Hey, I’m not going to chain you up in my basement or anything.”

The tension left her, and she giggled. “Considering you don’t have a basement I wasn’t exactly worried about that.”

“What is it then? Be honest. No hiding anything from me, baby girl.” His eyes searched her face as he waited for her to answer.

“I’m enjoying what we have right now. And as excited as I am to explore our mutual kinks more, I’m worried it will change the good thing we have going.”

“You’ve not gone very far down this path with me, so I’m aware that telling you it won't change things negatively isn’t exactly the reassurance you're looking for.” He lifted a hand to her cheek in a gentle caress. “But I’m going to ask you to trust me, and I’m going to trust you, too. Our dynamic isn’t going to morph into some total power exchange relationship overnight. We’re going to ease into this and figure out what works for us.”

When she glanced at the bodyguard, she was relieved to see that he was too far away to overhear them. He pulled her into a quick hug and kissed her forehead. She inhaled his masculine scent before he released her. With a shy smile she said, “I trust you, Sir.”

“Good. I should also warn you that while I’m going to go slow, I’m not going to treat you like someone who’s never done this before. Only as someone who’s never done it with me. We’ll make mistakes, but as long as we can talk about them, we’ll be OK.”

Darci didn’t say anything. Couldn’t say anything. Instead she nodded while he opened the door and pulled her inside. As he closed the door again, electricity crackled between them, as it had the first night he had brought her here. He raised an eyebrow at her as he helped her out of her coat, and she knew the electricity was there for him as well.

Excitement stirred in her and she couldn’t wait to see where the night took them. To her surprise he kissed her cheek and said, “I’ve got to do a couple of things in my office, so I’m going to excuse myself for a bit. I won’t be long, I promise.” Unable to muster anything but a nod, she headed into the living room.

Half an hour later, engrossed in reading for work, she didn’t hear Bradley emerge from his office. Darci looked up from her spot on the couch and smiled when she saw him across the room. He had rolled up the sleeves of his casual blue button up, and bare feet were sticking out from his dark jeans.



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