Page 150 of Skin In the Game (The BlackWater)

“I’m surprise Cole hasn’t told you about it.” Charlotte said.

Maddie shrugged. “I told you it was just sex.” She stated.

“We both know that’s not true.” Charlotte said grinning and Maddie rolled her eyes. “Any way I should probably go. I need to sort this damn party out and I only meant to pop in for a little bit, I don’t want to tire you out.”

“You haven’t. Stay if you want. Cole will be back soon.” Maddie said.

“And if that’s not my cue to leave I don’t know what is.” Charlotte replied and Maddie laughed as she walked with her to the front door.

“Thanks for dropping by.” Maddie said.

“Anytime. And we must sort a day’s riding or we could just do a spa day.” Charlotte gave her a hug that almost squeezed half the oxygen out of her.

“Now you’re talking.” Maddie stated and Charlotte grinned.

Maddie shut the door after her and something, she didn’t know what, but something made her go upstairs.

To his room.

To that room.

She hadn’t been in there without him. She wasn’t even sure what he’d say, what he’d do if he caught her there. Would he be annoyed or amused she wondered.

She frowned looking at the frame that stood against the back wall, running her hand along the different ropes and handcuffs that hung off it. She could see above it other restraints, ones that would have held her entire body off the floor, and ones at the bottom that would have held her ankles too so that she was fully suspended, fully caught.

How many women had he done this with, she thought and it amused her that she wasn’t concerned by it, that she wasn’t uncomfortable by it.

She walked over to the table, her eyes glancing over the whips, the various different toys, the restraints, and she wondered how some of them were even used. How some of them even felt when used.

Cole leant against the door silently watching her as she picked up a whip and ran her hands over the handle before almost brushing the leather tails across her hand.

And then she turned, suddenly facing him, her hand frozen around the whip.

He smirked running his eyes across her slowly and making her feel like she was naked, exposed, before him.

“I didn’t mean…” She started but he shook his head and she fell silent.

“Why are you in here?” He asked and she felt relieved to hear intrigue in his voice and not irritation or worse anger.

She shrugged. “I was curious I guess.” She replied.

“About what?”

“About all of it. Some of these things I don’t even know how you’d use them.” She said.

He gave her a wry smile. “Would you like me to show you Maddie?” He said in a voice that sent a shiver through her that she tried to ignore.

“I was thinking more something else.” She replied stepping up to him.

He narrowed his eyes. “Like what?”

“Like you being the one tied up for a change.” She said and he laughed.

“No Maddie. That’s not how this works.”

“Seriously?”

He gave her a hard look. “I’m the one in charge, I own you remember not the other way around.”

“But wouldn’t it be good to know what it feels like, to give control to me for a change?”

“No.”

“Aren’t you curious at all?” She asked him.

“No Maddie.” He said firmer.

“Would you try it for me?” She half pleaded.

He smirked. “Maddie as delectable as you are not even you can make me submissive.”

She sighed and he pulled her closer to him.

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