Page 205 of By His Play

“What?”

“Get the fuck out of the tub, Effie.”

Without questioning him, I wrap my hands around the edge and haul myself out as Kieran marches from the room.

“Kieran, what are you?—”

I’m about to grab a towel when he marches back in.

He makes the most of my parted lips and stuffs some fabric into my mouth before covering the bottom half of my face with his hand again.

“Be a good girl,” he says before spinning me around and walking me out of the bathroom and then my bedroom.

Water runs down my body, leaving wet footprints behind us.

The cool air of my apartment makes my skin prick with goosebumps, and the moment the floor-to-ceiling windows that showcase the city beyond come into view, a full-body shudder works through me.

Kieran doesn’t stop moving me forward, and before I know what’s happening, I’m standing right in front of the windows.

My nipples harden and the ache between my legs gets more and more intense.

For a few seconds, I stare out at the world beyond my apartment, but then my eyes refocus, and I find our reflection.

My breath catches as another wave of desire rolls through me.

Kieran isn’t looking outside; his eyes are locked on me.

My heart rate picks up, my temperature soaring.

His free hand grips my hip tighter before he suddenly slides it up my body, cupping my heavy breasts.

“How many men are looking at you right now?” I suck in a sharp breath. “How many of them want you?”

I moan, my hips rolling of their own accord.

“Oh no,” he warns before kicking my legs wider. “You don’t get yourself off. That pleasure is all mine. And every single motherfucker out there is going to learn something very important.”

His hot breath rushes down my neck and over my chest, making me shudder.

“You’re mine, Effie. Your pleasure, your body, your everything. Mine.”

I sag back against him and gasp. His clothes are wet and cold.

“Hands on the window,” he demands, pushing me forward. “Ass out.”

I do as I’m told.

“Find them. Scan the windows for anyone that’s watching.”

And I do. My eyes scan the buildings before me, searching for anyone who might be looking out.

My heart pounds so hard it makes my head spin. The thought of being watched is terrifying. But also…I’m not sure I’ve ever been this turned on, this wet.

I’m not at his mercy in the same way I was at Grams’. I’m not bound or tied to anything. But that doesn’t matter.

Right now, I have no control.

Kieran holds all the power.

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