She didn’t want to leave him.
“Still not ready to take the mask off, eh?”Nate was staringdown at her.
“The party’s not over.”She hoped she sounded way sexierthan she felt.“Why don’t you settle in and I’ll go clean up?”
A big hand came out to smooth back her hair.“All right,love.You can hide for a little while longer.You sure you want to stay herewith me?We could go out to the dungeon for a bit if you like.I’m…I don’t wantto hurt you.If you’re sore…”
She could so fall in love with this man.She tilted her headup.“I’m fine.Someone made sure I was ready for him.But, Sir, I don’t think Ican handle more hours of torture.Maybe we can cuddle and see where the nighttakes us.I have no desire to leave this room.”
Ever.They could lock themselves away, and she wouldn’t haveto worry about anything but taking care of him.The world wouldn’t matter.OnlyNathan Carter.
It wasn’t going to happen, but they could hide away for now.
“I’m glad.”He helped her to her wobbly feet.“I don’t wantto go anywhere either, love.”
He lowered his head and kissed her.Every muscle felt wellused and satisfied.Her head felt like she’d had too much champagne.
“Be quick.”He laid his gorgeous body out on the bed,turning to his side to watch her as she walked across the room to the bathroom.He yawned like a lazy lion.
Daisy shut the door between them and turned on the shower.
“I’m only going to get you dirty again,” he said from thebedroom.
“Then I’ll make you clean me up.”She found a towel andslipped out of the mask.
What the hell was she doing?
She heard him chuckle as she refixed her hair, ensuring itwouldn’t get wet.Her brain was buzzing as she took her shower and dried off,looking for any way out of this trap.She wasn’t sure she had the strength towalk out the door and tell Nate she needed to go.
But she needed to go.Aidan would be looking for her, andthe last thing she needed was a big reveal “hey, you slept with my baby sister”scene.
Of course, if she stayed in the bathroom much longer, Natehimself would come looking for her.
She settled the mask on her face and wrapped the towelaround her.
When she walked back into the room, she realized she didn’thave to fight at all.
He was asleep on the bed, his whole body relaxed.He lookedyounger, carefree.
The idea she would never see him like this again made herheart ache, but she knew what she had to do.
She quickly dressed and forced herself to slip outside.Theminute she left the room, the world came back into focus.
She didn’t really belong here, and he did.He was starting anew life, and all she would do was complicate it.He was looking for somethingand it certainly wasn’t her.All she would bring the man was trouble, and he’dgiven her so much.
“Dais?”Hunter had moved from his desk.“You okay?Are youhere with the new guy?Dad told me they hired on the dude who used to hang outwith you and Aidan.Nate?Nick?”
There was only one way to handle Hunter McKay.Shock andawe.He was a great guy, but he would talk if she didn’t scare him out of it.“Aidan doesn’t know and neither does Nate.It’s masquerade night.You rememberwhat that means?”
“It means Seth might have a shot at getting in Chloe’sthong.It means all the subs who wouldn’t touch Lucas because he’s a manwhorecan pretend they don’t know what they’re doing.I call it delusion night.It’sprecisely why I’m working the desk,” Hunter shot back.“I know the rules,Dais.”
She stared him down.He was a year older than she was, butshe knew how to handle him.He was a rules guy.“Are you going to follow them?”
His eyes closed and he sighed.“Do you know what you’redoing?”
“It doesn’t matter.For now, I’m a member of this club, andyou owe me discretion,” she insisted.
“I know, but Aidan…”
