Rules of Her Sins (Their Sins #1) by A. Gorman

a bit. I like certain aspects of it, like the complete satisfaction and control. Sex is the one thing I know I can control when it’s on my terms. There is no way I could live the BDSM life style full time.
    I liked the club life the first few months I moved back, but it wasn’t what I needed. Drunk, sloppy sex sucks. I sure didn’t want to bring a guy back to my grandmother’s house, so I started signing up for dating sites.
    With my father’s contract, I couldn’t date anyone employed by him. I mean, now I get it, but it’s too bad Aedan works for my father. If he didn’t, I’d be hitting that.
    I can’t believe I keep thinking about him like this. I’m chalking it up to the wine and the stress being too much today.
    At eight, I’m ready for bed. Laney has been on the phone since we’ve been home. I find her and let her know I’m going to bed. By the looks of her bags and room, she’s ready for her trip back to Indiana. She’s going tomorrow night and will be back Sunday.
    I hope tomorrow is a lot better than this dreaded day. I can’t make it back to my bed quick enough.
     
    ***
     
    Aedan
     
    This email is a pain in my ass. I worked on finding the origin of it for hours before I turned it over to Adam Craig. He’s one of the best hackers out there. Hell, he is the reason I’m going out with Jesse next week. If he can’t figure it out, then I don’t know what I’ll do.
    I’m at Jesse’s house now, making sure everything is secure and all the GPS devices are turned on in the house. I’m so glad we had all of the McCoy family’s security systems upgraded a few years ago so now I can login from my phone or computer and control the security system, thermostat, or the garage door in all of their homes. I could be big brother if I wanted to, but I’m not that desperate…yet.
    I am so ready for a date with her. I wish it were tomorrow instead of next Tuesday because it’s been fun emailing her back and forth. I’m getting harder thinking about her amazing body since my workout session at the gym didn’t go as planned. If I didn’t have to do personal security detail on Jess, I could go home and take care of my problem, but I’ll probably end up doing it when I take a shower tonight.
    With the lights out, it looks like the girls are in for the night, so I will take myself home. I don’t live far from here, but I won’t let Jesse know that. At least I am nearby in case something does happen. I don’t even want to think about something happening, though.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter
    Sixteen
     
     
    Jesse
     
    “Stop! That hurts. No! Please, stop! No, no, nooo!”
    I feel a sharp pain through my stomach, like I’ve been kicked. The assault continues. I can tell I’m on my stomach, and I feel a hand roughly grabbing and entering me. “No!”
    I wake up to Laney shaking me. She is looking at me like she used to when I moved in with her after Chet left me.
    “You were having a nightmare about him, weren’t you?” Laney asked with concern.
    “Yeah. And before you ask, it was the first one in a long time. I haven’t had one since I moved back here,” I say, trying to clear my head.
    “Something must have triggered it. Any idea what it might have been?”
    I haven’t told Laney about the email I received at work last week. I’m not going to tell her. She has plenty to worry about, what with living in two different states and working two different jobs. When she came back Sunday, the Indiana State Museum asked Laney to record training sessions for the person they hired to replace her. Luckily, it was an internal hire, so it should go smoothly. She has to go back to get her house situated over the weekend, so this Tuesday isn’t starting out like I wanted it to.
    “Stress from Aedan maybe? Or everything all at once, you know.” I look at my clock, and it reads five in the morning. “I don’t think I’m going back to bed. I’m going to go for a run. Want to go with