Dante knew
Daniel was right for him the minute the gorgeous little man said his first curse
word. He was everything Dante could ever want in a sub, sexy, spunky, and
totally into the lifestyle Dante wanted with him. But some things are harder to
get than others. When Dante gets called away on business he expects to be gone
for a couple of weeks. He figures to claim Daniel when he comes home but two
weeks quickly turn into six months.
When Dante
finally returns, everything he’d been looking for in a mate is gone. Daniel’s
been assaulted and beaten by a Dom out of control. His trust for anyone,
including Dante, is gone. Dante could lose the man of his dreams
forever
Determined to
find the man he knows Daniel can be, Dante moves Daniel into his home and his
life. But along with Daniel’s insecurities and lack of trust, Dante has to fight
the Dom that assaulted Daniel in the first place and a host of other
misunderstandings before he can prove to Daniel that what they have is worth
fighting for.
Note: This
book was previously published with another publisher and has been extensively
revised and expanded.
The bouncer was new. He didn’t
even blink when Dante walked past him and through the doors of Club Refectory.
Inside the bar, however, nothing had changed. Everything looked the same as it
had the last time Dante dropped by, over six months ago.
Mack still mixed drinks behind
the bar. Couples crowded the dance floor, and the loud music made it hard to
think. People still seemed to be having a grand old time.
Dante let a small smile slip
over his lips as he made his way to the bar and sat one of the red vinyl stools.
He waited until Mack stood close enough then called out an order for ginger ale
on the rocks.
Mack started to make the drink
when he suddenly froze, a glass of ice in one hand and a bottle of ginger ale in
the other. He lifted his head and glanced over to look at Dante. His face paled
slightly.
Dante frowned. He knew he
hadn’t been into the club in awhile, but it hadn’t been so long that Mack had to
look at him like he was a ghost.
“Mack?” Dante asked. “Is
something wrong?”
“Geez, Dante, you can’t be in
here.”
“I beg your pardon?”
“You have to leave, man, before
Joey sees you.”
Dante watched as Mack dumped
his drink in the sink and walked away. Once he reached the other end of the bar,
Mack looked back. The stiff set of his shoulders matched the anger on his
face.
What the hell? Why wouldn’t
Joey want to see him? Dante had been out of the country for nearly six months.
While he and Joey weren’t the best of friends, they were still friends. At
least, Dante thought they were.
Confused and just a bit miffed,
Dante turned away from the bar and walked to the side of the room where the
stairs led up to Logan’s office. He was determined to get to the bottom of this,
one way or another. Hopefully, Logan would have some answers.
At the top of the stairs, Dante
paused, knocking on the door instead of barging in as he wanted to. The last
time he’d visited Logan’s office, Joey and Logan put on quite the show for him.
He didn’t want to walk in on another one unannounced.
“Come in,” Logan called out.
Dante smiled and opened the door, eager to greet his friend after his six month
absence. He’d missed Logan, and even Joey. It felt good to be home
again.
“Hello, Logan.”
Logan’s head swung up. His face
turned pasty white then a deep, burning red. Dante frowned. Why was everyone
reacting like he’d kicked their dog or something? If the clenched fists were
anything to go by, Logan looked ready to punch him out.
“What the hell are you doing
here?” Logan snapped. He jumped to his feet and strode around his
desk.
“I thought I came to see an old
friend,” Dante replied. “Was I mistaken?”
“I think our friendship ended
about the time you used Danny for an easy fuck then left him high and
dry.”
“Daniel?” Logan asked. “What
are you talking about? I never used Daniel.”
“Is that a fact? Then why in
the hell haven’t you contacted him in six months, Dante?” Logan smirked,
crossing his arms over his chest. “Too busy out sewing your wild
oats?”
“What are you talking
about?”
“Where have you been for the
last six months?”
Dante stepped back. He looked
away, unable to hold Logan’s intense stare. That was a question Dante couldn’t
answer, not truthfully. He clenched and unclenched his hands, trying to relieve
their sudden tension. “I had business overseas to deal with.”
“Business?” Logan snapped. “You
had business to deal with? And you couldn’t pick up a fucking phone and call
Danny just once? What? You didn’t have time in your busy schedule to send a
postcard, an e-mail? Something to let Danny know you hadn’t fucked him and
forgot him?”
Dante quickly turned to look at
Logan. What was the big deal? Sure, he and Daniel slept together, but Dante
hadn’t done anything to hurt the other man. In fact, he’d promised to keep him.
Dante couldn’t help he’d been called away right after, and he was back now, to
claim what was his. So why all the anger?
“What concern is it of yours?”
Dante asked. “What happens between Daniel and me is none of your
concern.”
Logan snorted. “That’s what you
think. As you’ve shown me what an upstanding guy you are, I’m asking you to stay
away from Danny.”
“Stay away from Daniel?” Dante
asked. “I came back for Daniel. Why in the bloody hell would I want to stay away
from him?”
“Because I’m asking you to stay
away from him.” Logan’s face tightened. He suddenly turned and walked back over
to his chair and sat down. He looked sullen. “Danny’s been through enough
because of you. If you care anything for him, then do as I ask.”
ADULT
EXCERPT
“I like ‘sir.’” He stepped
around to stand in front of Daniel and rubbed his thumb along the line of
Daniel’s plush lips. “I like the way it sounds on your lips, but I imagine
master would sound even better.”
“Master.”
The softly whispered word went
straight to Dante’s cock like a gentle caress. Dante barely suppressed a groan.
It wouldn’t do for Daniel to know the power he held at this point. He’d know
soon enough.
“Stand here at attention,
Daniel,” Dante ordered then made his way over to investigate the contents of the
dresser. The first drawer held lube and condoms. Dante grabbed both. The next
drawer held many other more interesting items.
Dante chose a black silk mask
and a small butt plug. He dismissed the paddle for now. He wanted their first
time together to be more intimate, flesh against flesh. His hand ached to feel
the rosy red curve of Daniel’s ass without anything between them.
Dante walked back over and sat
on the edge of the bed. He laid his prizes down next to him and gestured for
Daniel to lie across his lap. “We need to address your disrespectful behavior
before we can continue.”
Daniel fairly vibrated as he
quickly moved to lie across Dante’s lap. Eager boy! Dante held his smile
until Daniel faced away from him. He’d have to make spankings a regular part of
Daniel’s routine. Obviously, Dante couldn’t use them for punishment. Daniel
liked it too much.
“Count out loud for me,” Dante
said as he brought his hand down across Daniel’s rounded ass. “And don’t you
dare come until I give you permission.”
“One!”
“One what, Daniel?” Dante
asked, pausing with his hand in the air.
“One, master.”
“Very good, Daniel.”
Smack.
“Two, master!”
Daniel wiggled just a bit when
Dante’s hand came down again. By the fourth swat, his ass started looking a tad
bit rosy. Dante massaged the red globes for a moment, enjoying the heat beneath
his hand, before delivering another stinging swat.
“Five, master!”
Smack.
“Six, master!”
Smack.
“Seven, master!” Daniel’s voice
trembled.
Dante hardened his heart and
raised his hand to deliver another blow. He wasn’t using that much force—he
didn’t want to hurt Daniel or bruise him—but he did want Daniel to remember his
first spanking.
Smack.
“Eight, master!”
Smack.
“Nine, master!”
“Last one, Daniel.” Dante
stroked his hand over Daniel’s ass again before delivering the last, well-placed
swat to the rosy red cheeks.
“Ten, master!”
Dante massaged Daniel’s glowing
ass, his fingers digging deep into the reddened skin until Daniel squirmed. He
could feel Daniel’s cock press against his legs. “Do you want to
come?”
“Yes, please,
master.”
“If I let you come now, can you
get it up again? I want your cock hard while I’m in your ass.”
Daniel shuddered. “Yes,
master.”
Dante squeezed some lube out
onto his fingers then slid them between Daniel’s ass cheeks, stopping at the
small circle of puckered flesh. He pressed his finger against the tight
entrance, pushing in slowly.
“Then you may come,
Daniel.”
Daniel trembled, rhythmically
humping his hips.
Dante added a second finger,
and Daniel groaned.
“Come for me,
Daniel.”
Daniel’s entire body stiffened.
He cried out. Dante felt warm cum soak into his slacks, reminding him he was
still dressed while the man over his lap was not. He’d have to fix
that.
“I do believe you’ve messed my
pants, Daniel. I may have to punish you for that.” While Dante knew he’d ordered
Daniel to come, he wanted to know what the man’s reaction would be to more
punishment. Would he accept it or balk?
“Okay.”
Dante grinned as he rubbed his
hand over Daniel’s rosy red ass. Daniel sounded relaxed, melty. He was in a
peaceful space. As much as Dante wanted him to enjoy that, he needed relief
himself. He ached.
“Stand up,” he said as he
patted Daniel’s ass. “I want you to undress me.”
Daniel jumped to his feet,
waiting for Dante to stand. Dante smirked and stood. He watched Daniel unbutton
his shirt and drape it carefully over the chair. His hands shook as he
unbuttoned Dante’s slacks.
Daniel knelt on the floor and
pulled Dante’s shoes and socks off, set them aside, then slowly—painfully
slowly—he lowered Dante’s zipper.
“Finish it, Daniel.” Dante
clenched his fists to keep from reaching out.
Daniel gripped the edges of
Dante’s pants and silk boxers and pulled them down. Dante smirked when Daniel’s
gaze zeroed in on the hard shaft jutting out from Dante’s groin. Daniel’s eyes
grew wide, and he uttered a soft gasp.
“Can I—can I—” Daniel reached
out, pausing a mere inch from Dante’s cock.
“You may.” Dante grinned. He
knew what Daniel wanted, but he wasn’t expecting it to feel so good when the
man’s warm, wet lips wrapped around his cock. Dante groaned, clutching Daniel’s
hair as he experienced the best blow job he ever remembered receiving. This
would have to become a regular part of his routine.
Between the suction power of
Daniel’s mouth and the way his tongue stroked across Dante’s flesh, Dante was
quickly close to losing it. Daniel was a marvel.
“On the bed, Daniel,” he
ordered through clenched teeth. He needed to get his cock in Daniel’s ass before
he lost what little bit of control he had left. When was the last time he’d felt
this hot, this needy?
Daniel got on the bed and knelt
on all fours, lifting his rosy ass. Dante’s handprints covered the soft globes,
and the sight fueled the desire racing through his body at a breakneck
speed.
Thankful Daniel had his head
buried in his arms so he couldn’t see his shaking hands, Dante poured more lube
on his fingers. It just wouldn’t do for a sub to find out his Dom was losing
control.
Daniel groaned. Dante bit his
lip. He thrust his fingers into the ass pushing back at him, stretching Daniel’s
hole. Dante used his teeth to tear open the condom. He pulled his fingers from
Daniel and rolled the condom down his aching cock, adding just a little more
lube and spreading it over his shaft.
“Are you ready for me,
poppet?”
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