Be My Everything by Ella Jade Page B

pleasure, and mine alone,” he murmured
against her mouth. “This body belongs to me and so do your climaxes.”
    Her muscles tensed, so he picked up the pace and with a few
quick thrusts he was releasing inside her. He pulled out before she could reach
her orgasm and saw the stunned look in her eyes. She pushed against his waist,
trying to get him to help her finish, but he let go of her hands and then
gently pried her legs from his hips.
    She looked at him wide-eyed while he took his time pulling
up his jeans and buckling his belt. He hated being this cruel, but this was the
way it had to be. This is what she was here for, to learn to submit. He
extended his hand for her and helped her up and off the desk, adjusting her
skirt and buttoning her blouse. He was cold and deliberate.
    He sat back down at the desk and ran his fingers through his
hair, regaining his composure before he spoke. “You may be excused.”
    She didn’t move. She just stood there, seemingly stunned.
    “Go,” he said, slightly louder than before. Punishing a sub
had never been this difficult for him. He hated having to do it.
    She turned and headed toward the door, but he saw the tears
in her eyes before she escaped his gaze.
    “Katherine,” he called, but she didn’t turn around, only
stopped and waited for his next words. “I hoped you learned that all of our
actions have consequences.”
    “Yes, Master,” she whispered before running out of the study
and up the stairs.

Chapter 8
    Unexpected…
     
    It had been a long day at work for the whole design firm. A
new line was being delivered and the phones wouldn’t stop ringing. Katherine
was only a receptionist, but being in that environment, surrounding herself
with designers and models everyday thrilled her. She hoped someday she’d be
able to go back and finish her education. She saw big things for herself in the
fashion industry and hated to see any of her dreams lost.
    She decided to go out for a few drinks with some of the
girls from the office. It wasn’t something she usually did, because she didn’t
like being in the city too late since she had to take the subway home. But
because of her arrangement with Luke, she wasn’t able to meet with her friends
on weekends anymore and she missed the girl time. Not that she regretted her
time with Luke, but being out with friends was something she missed.
    She sat at the bar and listened to Lori talk about her
latest boyfriend. She was all giddy and in love. Katherine envied her a bit,
because she seemed to have found a man who wanted more than a casual fling. She
had no right to be jealous since she had entered into her current relationship
knowing exactly what it meant. It wasn’t a romance. It was a consensual
arrangement between two people who needed something from one another. It
sounded so cold when she thought about it.
    “Oh my God!” Lori screeched, pulling Katherine from her
thoughts. “That fuck hot man has been staring at you for a few minutes and now
he’s headed our way.”
    “What guy?” she asked, but suddenly froze when she saw him
approaching them.
    What was he doing there?
    “Hello, Katherine,” Luke said as he moved toward them. “I
didn’t expect to see you here.”
    “Hi,” she said, still stunned that he was standing in front
of her on a Tuesday night. “I’m out with some co-workers.”
    “I see.” He smiled at Lori.
    “Kat,” Lori said as she smacked her arm, “introduce me to
your friend.”
    Her friend? Oh, crap! How should she introduce him?
Katherine wasn’t prepared for this at all.
    “Umm, yeah, this is my friend Lori,” she said.
    Luke smiled at Katherine and then helped her out of her
dilemma of not being able to use his name.
    “Hi, Lori.” He flashed her that sexy smirk of his and now
Katherine was sure Lori would want to drop her panties and kneel at his feet
too. “I’m Lucas Cain.” He took her hand and kissed it. “It’s a pleasure to meet
you.”
    “God,” she whispered.