Ashley's Bend by Cassy Roop Page A

had his hand extended out to me. He certainly was a very nice looking man. Stunning in fact.
    Are all the men at The Celtic Knot this sexy ?
    I took his arm and he led me down our hall and out of our apartment building. It was Friday night, and the streets of Chicago were already alive with people in search of a good time. Waiting at the curb was a black limousine. Holy crap . At least I would be arriving at the club in luxury.
    Drake led me to the back of the limo and opened the door to help me into the car. I was careful to keep the trench coat wrapped securely around me so that I did not flash all of Chicago. It was eerily quiet in the back of the limo as I watched Drake round the car to get in. The scariest thing was that I was now left alone with my thoughts.
    Ok, Ashley, are you ready for this?
     

 
    I nervously paced my office waiting for the trainees to arrive. I was full of anticipation for Ashley to get here. Ever since she stepped foot in my club two weeks ago, the only thing I had on my mind was how hard and fast I could fuck her. The only thing more beautiful than that would be her tied up and on her knees for me. The thought sent a sharp electric jolt straight to my dick and had it straining against my zipper. I needed to get my thoughts under control so that I was ready for when everyone arrived.
    Normally, I just supervised the trainings and allowed Knox, Drake, and Madame V to run the trainings, but now that Ashley was involved, I wanted to train her. I wanted to break her into my world so that I could enjoy it with her. I had never wanted a woman to be my submissive so bad in my life. It was a strange feeling for me. I loved beautiful women and I loved to fuck them even more, but with Ashley I had a need to claim her. It was a desire so primal and a craving so powerful, I felt consumed by it.
    There was a rap at my door and I turned to see Knox stroll into my office.
    “The trainees are here. They should be arriving into the Rapture Room within the next few minutes.”
    I could see the glimmer of desire in my friend’s eyes. He loved this just as much as I did. That was what made us such good friends. That, and the fact that he was the only person who knew about my past. A past that had me keeping the walls around my heart in place. I would never want to feel that desperation that I saw my very own mother go through; a desperation that eventually claimed her life.
    “Hey man, you ok?” Knox said breaking me out of my trance.
    “Yeah, I’m fine, just thinking about things is all.”
    “Look, I know the anniversary is tomorrow. Are you sure you are up for this man? You know how you get every year around this time. Drake and I can handle the training,” Knox offered.       
    “No, I’m good. In fact, I am going to train.” Knox looked at me with suspicion.        “Reallllly,” he drawled out, “and this wouldn’t be due to a certain gorgeous blonde-haired green-eyed goddess would it?”
    Abso-fucking-lutely.
    “Shut up, asshat. Make sure the trainees are in the Rapture Room and blindfolded for lesson number one,” I commanded as I stormed to the in-suite bathroom in my office.
    “You got it boss,” I heard him say just before leaving. Turning on the tap, I cupped cold water and splashed it on my face. I stared at myself in the mirror and the pathetic asshole looking back at me had me pissed off. She was just a fucking girl, a fucking submissive. I would treat her no differently than how I did any of the other subs I had had.
    I reached for the towel on the bar and dried my face off. Time to get to work .
     

I was a hot mess of nerves as we arrived at the club. Drake helped me from the car and instantly I was blindfolded. He instructed me not to remove it under any circumstances. After being led to God knows where, I was left standing in a room, blindfolded and the only sounds I could hear was the pounding of my heartbeat in my ears and my rapid breathing. A door opened to my