Page 10 of What Alex Wants…He Gets

Chapter Five

Harper

My insides trembledwith the force of effort it took for me to stay calm under the onslaught of such dire need. Never in my life had I been brought to the brink so quickly and then denied. The result had been almost painful. My body still ached in complaint.

Him leaving me like this frustrated the hell out of me and I’d come close more than once to ripping off the blindfold so I could see him. Not being able to watch his face or read his body language left me more vulnerable than I’d ever imagined. I had no idea what to expect and my fight or flight response had revved into high gear.

Alex stopped me. “Harper, are you all right?”

“I’m scared.” I hated to admit it but damn it, this was so far outside my comfort zone I didn’t know which way was up.

“Good. I’d be more concerned if you weren’t. Just remember what I said before. You have a safeword if you need it.” He rested an assuring hand along the curve of my spine.

I nodded, keeping any other thoughts to myself for now.

“Good. Let’s get started.” The heat of his touch on my back disappeared only to appear elsewhere.

Warm hands caressed my hips and thighs, traveling slowly down my legs to the strappy heels I’d chosen to wear.

“Sexy shoes.”

My body jerked.

What the hell?

That was not the same man’s voice.

“Sir?” My heart raced during the seconds that ticked by as I waited for someone to answer me.

“I’m here, kitten,” he whispered in my ear, his hands landing on my shoulders. While the other set of hands worked the fastenings of my shoes.

“What—what’s going on?” As the fear inside me rose exponentially, I pulled at the bindings holding my hands behind my back to no avail. “Untie my hands,” I demanded.

“What happens tonight is not up to you, Harper. We talked about this. If you can’t go through with it then you know what to do. Otherwise your only job is to obey.

Obey.

The simple word reverberated through my mind. I’d taken a chance and come here tonight based on long-buried desires my gift had awakened. And I did believe him that if I used my safeword, the night would end no harm, no foul. But then I’d never know…

I dug into my lip, worrying it between my teeth. Did I really have the guts to go through with this scenario?

Two men. I wasn’t sure what other two words when strung together could make my entire body light up and tremble with fear at the same time.

Take a chance, Harper.

Don’t be stupid again.

Alex had obviously watched me closely during the collaring ceremony. He’d picked up on my envy for the woman who’d submitted to two masters after they’d collared her. The entire scene had been breathtaking and I’d barely been able to breathe through the whole thing.

It was hard to believe that I now faced the decision on whether to cross over from that fantasy to reality like this.

But this was my life and the fear of screwing it up again was strong. Although maybe not nearly as strong as the need to explore the possibilities of this--for one night.

I’d always wanted to relinquish complete control and had only ever had the guts to do it once before and that had ended practically before it started. And not once since had I met a man with the interest to follow through on these desires. Now was my chance, right? Was I really going to run away from that?

And if I didn’t run, would I be able to keep my emotions in check?

“Harper.” The sharp tone of Alex’s voice brought me back to the present.

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