urning so her back was to h

evenly. "Wash the mud out of your ha

using the vanilla-scented shampoo, she let the water sluice through her hai

ar arms. She had the unhappy feeling he was going to keep helping her, and any protest would be ignored

round her upper arm, holding her up with disconcerting ease.

face up to the light. She gazed up at his darkly tanned fa

s, rubbing briskly until he appeared satisfied with the pink color. Then he did her ba

, his attentions gentle but thorough, even

ere was any part of her that should be covered, it was

nd ordered, "Sp

flushed, d

d waited. Her resolve faltered bene

through her. The full enormity of her position swept through her: she was naked in front of a complete st

s attention to her legs. He chafed the skin until s

ps -- then pulled a gold-colored, stretchy tank top over her head. His muscular fingers brushed her breasts as he adjusted the fit. He stu

to check for herself and frowned at the way the low-cut elastic top outlined her full breasts.

nd rich. "Come, the ma

of the house. A circular bar of darkly polished wood ruled the center of the room. Wrought iron sconces cast flickering light over tables and chairs, couches and coffee tables. Plants created small seclude

ative clothing, from skintight leathers and latex to corsets to -- oh my -- one wo

a glanced up at her host. "Um, exc

"You may c

b is this?" Over the music and murmur of voices, a woman's voice su

ivate club, and tonight is bondage night, pet; I tho

d by a barefoot woman with her head down and wrists c

patiently. She could feel his hand pres

dage?" she managed to say. "Li

ere a man dressed in only a loincloth knelt beside a woman. The woman wore

to just a fun bout of sex. Many women fantasize about having a man take charge in t

-- what exactly did that mean? Then the memory swept through her of how he'd touched he

read her reactions as easily as she would read a clien

and moving her forward. "Let's

he'd been here five minutes, and her thoughts were in the gutter. A smart person

want to hide in the entryway o

he realized how easily he'd pl

ips q

r. He looked like a Great Dane with shaggy hair, all bone and muscle, even taller than.

tle intruder, he had to smile. She had a lovely body with lush hips wide enough to cradle a man in soft

es and not understood the nature of the club, he couldn't comprehend. He really shouldn't have let her

be wonderful," she

she was still shivering a

to late twenties, she was obviously not accustomed to being touched so intimately. Her blushes had left hi

a sub... The votes weren't in on that yet either. However, once she moved past the initial shock of

, he would enjoy laying her soft, vanilla-scented body out a

tors stopped beside him, his bony face wo

essica. "Do you need an escort to

cock -- pursed as she glanced around the room. He sensed her misgivi

ve g

le fire inside her. Heavenly. When the bartender came back, Jess

r more?"

ould be there until a tow truck pulled her

bar and frowned. "You obviously w

uys? "Are you and your b

the music. "Master Z's the mi