COMMAND ME: Club Genesis - Chicago, Novella by Jenna Jacob

Author:Jenna Jacob [Jacob, Jenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Club Genesis - Chicago, Novella
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Kellan

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After kissing Hannah good-bye, he climbed the stairs to check on Mercy. Relieved to find her asleep, he knew he should have turned and left the room, but his feet…hell, his whole body refused to cooperate. Instead, he eased into the chair beside the bed and drank in her peaceful, delicate features. A smile tugged his lips as he remembered how adorable she’d looked in his study…jealous as hell and twice as sassy.

Her reaction had been quite a boost to his male ego. Of course, if he’d been half a gentleman, Kellan would have introduced Hannah as his daughter from the start. But the sadistic bastard lurking within him wanted to see how far she would go with her inaccurate assumption.

His smile faltered.

Hannah’s visit would undoubtedly prompt Mercy to ask a million questions, none of which he was ready to answer. At least, not yet. He knew he’d eventually have to come clean, but there was so much he wanted to learn about Mercy before she discovered the secret he’d been hiding. Kellan wasn’t naïve. He couldn’t afford to hope she’d be sympathetic to his moral dilemma. Still, he prayed she wouldn’t be sickened at the thought of…

Of what? Staying friends when you know she wants more?

He exhaled a heavy sigh. He couldn’t, even after Hannah reminded him that life wasn’t always black and white. Even if he found the strength to keep his cock in his pants, and strictly teach Mercy about the power exchange, she’d eventually grow tired of walking the path without commitment. The day would come when she’d beg for his collar, and when he refused, it would completely crush her. But, Kellan couldn’t claim her as his slave. Couldn’t speak the pledge he craved to give her…the one she, too, craved and deserved. Because in his heart, he could never be Mercy’s Master.

Kellan scrubbed his hands over his face.

Contemplating anything so foolish was a waste of time.

The only thing he and Mercy could share was friendship.

She’d already burrowed too deeply inside him.

Fuck! He couldn’t even walk past the damn guest room without waltzing inside to stare at her enticing beauty.

She weakened him…his resolve…his emotions.

The power she wielded over him was frustrating. He’d never allowed himself to be so susceptible to any woman other than Leena. Kellan didn’t know how to cope with his own weakness…the weakness Mercy made him feel.

The conversation he’d had with Hannah in his study earlier wormed its way into his brain.

He’d explained to his daughter that he wasn’t sexually involved with Mercy. Of course, he hadn’t confessed that he damn well wanted to be. But his daughter wasn’t buying it, at least not in the beginning.

“Just friends?” Hannah had scoffed. “Daddy, please. I’m not three years old anymore. I know Santa Claus and the Easter bunny don’t exist. Stop, please! I see the way you look at her…the way Mercy looks at you.”

“That’s not the point,” Kellan argued. “I’m married.”

“To a zombie.” Pain pinched her features. “I’m sorry, but it’s true.

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