Deviant by Jaimie Roberts Page B

hair up. When I caught a glimpse of myself, I nearly screamed. No wonder my neck was sore. I had a big huge bite mark. It was so huge, I didn’t think any amount of make-up would help mask it.
    In a panic, I raced into the shower and quickly washed up. Once finished, I ran towards my bag and dialled Louisa’s number. Hopefully, she would be up by now. It is after ten.
    “Tyler, is that you?” Louisa asked groggily.
    “I need your help, Louisa. Stat!”
    “What’s the matter? Are you okay?” Suddenly, her voice didn’t seem so groggy.
    “I’m fine, Louisa, but my neck… You have to help me. I think a vampire snuck in my room last night and had a field day!”
    I heard her chuckling into the phone. “So we had a good night then? Is Brad with you now?”
    Feeling my annoyance rise, I huffed. “No, he’s fucked off. The prick. He’s done this to me and disappeared. I’m going to give him a piece of my mind when I see him.” Or a piece of something else , I thought
    I didn’t know what had come over me all of a sudden. I like to think of myself as a strong-minded woman. I left my parents’ home and their dreams of me becoming a high-profile lawyer, like they wanted, to pursue my dream in journalism. I’d never once bowed down to a man before. Ever.
    “I’ll come over as quick as I can with the emergency kit.”
    I breathed a sigh of relief. “Thanks.”
    Hanging up, I quickly rummaged through my bag and pulled out a pair of jeans and a V-necked jumper. A fat lot of good the jumper will do, but I never dreamed I would have a life-sucking arsehole bite the hell out of me. If he wanted to leave his mark and send a message to every other man out there, I believe he had done it.
    Waiting for Louisa to show up, I scanned the room. I looked everywhere for my ripped negligee, but I couldn’t find it. So, not only had he bitten me, he took my clothes? Arsehole.
    If he hadn’t given me such good orgasms last night, I think I would be fuming by now.
    In my musings, I almost missed the knock on the door. “Tyler, are you in there? It’s me.”
    The sound of Louisa’s voice made me smile as I jumped off the bed to answer. When she saw me, she smiled, but then she looked at my neck.
    “Holy fucking bat balls!”
    Waving at her to calm down, I pulled her inside and shut the door. “Shh, someone will hear you.”
    “I knew you said it was bad, but man. Tyler, is he some crazed super-caveman or something? Because he’s certainly staked his claim on you, my friend.”
    I shook my head. “I know. It’s so fucking juvenile, isn’t it? I feel like I’m at school again and Tim Baker has come at me.” I shuddered at the thought, remembering all those years ago.
    “I hear what you’re saying, but I have to ask. Was it worth it?”
    My eyes widened, revealing to her that it was more than worth it. “Louisa, it was the best sex I’ve ever had.”
    Louisa gasped. “Shit! Really?”
    “Oh hell, yes…unfortunately. He was so good that if he asked me again, I doubt I would be able to say no.”
    She looked confused. “Why in the hell would you say no?”
    Frowning at her, I pointed to my neck. “Look at what he’s done to me?”
    “Why did you let him do it?”
    I blushed a little. “He was… How can I put it? Overbearingly domineering. He told me that if I came without him telling me to, he would punish me. I guess this is my punishment.”
    If I thought her eyes couldn’t widen anymore, I was wrong. “Fucking hell, Tyler! I don’t know whether I find that extremely disturbing, or extremely hot!”
    Just thinking about him made me ache for him again. “I know.”
    “What are you going to say to him when you see him?”
    I pursed my lips, thinking about it. “I’m not sure. I’ll have to think of something. But first, could you help me clean myself up? I really don’t want people seeing me like this.”
    Louisa gave me a gentle look and smiled. “Of course. Let’s get right to it, shall we?”
    While