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me a chance to explain, okay?”
    All she could do was give a curt nod.
    “No woman has ever gotten under my skin like you have. The last five days have been torture not knowing where you were, if I’d ever see you again, or whether you were all right after confronting the intruder on you estate, which, by the way, is very impressive,” he said with a small smile. She was struggling not to smile at him, too. “I’ve nearly pulled my cock off several times, trying to get your gorgeous face out of my mind, but obviously it hasn’t worked. So now I’ve got you, and I don’t want you to be able to run off again, hence the cuffs.”
    “You’re in my house. Where am I going to run off to?” Crimson asked with a small smile, still impressed that he’d managed to get in there.
    He cupped her face in one hand, looking at her face and smiling.
    “You seem like a very smart and resourceful woman. I’m not taking any chances. Besides, I think you like being tied up and at my mercy,” he said as he lightly and slowly ran the pad of his finger down her neck, across her collarbone, and followed her chest down between the valley of her ample breasts. His gaze followed the path of his fingers as he circled her belly button before making the return journey.
    When his hand returned to her face, his thumb stroked her cheek as he stared into her eyes once again.
    “I’ve thought of a dozen ways to punish you in the last five days for leaving me without a word, but right now, I’m finding it hard to remember any, let alone where to start.”
    “Then why are you still talking?”
    “You’re going to pay for that smart mouth of yours…next time. Tonight you’ll only be punished for your behavior in the alley.”
    “What a gentleman,” she said laced with sarcasm.
    “I never claimed to be a gentleman, C. Besides, you’re enjoying being tied up. I can see it in your eyes.” How could he know this was exactly want she wanted from a partner? “Now think of a safe word,” he said against her lips.
    She shook the intrusive thought from her mind. “What?” she asked in a lust-filled daze.
    “It’s a word you use—”
    He was cut short by her curt, “I know what it is. Why do I need one?”
    “Like I said, I’ve got a lot of things I want to do to you, but I want you to enjoy them. I can get a little rough.”
    Heat seared to her core at his words, and she swallowed.
    “How about…Ogre?” she said, giving him a meaningful glare.
    “You’re hilarious,” he said, mimicking her sarcasm. “Ogre it is.”
    “So, what’s first, marine?” she asked with a teasing tone.
    He kissed her. “This.” He reached into his boot and pulled out an eight-inch, serrated blade.

Chapter 8
     
    He saw the look of concern in those beautiful eyes, but she hid it well behind an emotionless mask. He held the cold metal to the side of her cheek. He was amazed by her strength and courage. Another woman would have cried “ogre” by now, but Crimson’s only reaction was a stubborn tilt to her chin.
    “C, trust me,” Sloan whispered against her mouth.
     
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    Easy for him to say.
    She felt the face of the blade slide down her throat and down her chest. The warrior in her told her to fight, cause this man pain, but the woman wanted to trust the man who captivated her and who she knew could bring her pleasure.
    She stared at him directly in the eye, looking for any sign of malicious intent.
    He turned the blade around in his hand, so it was pointing down the length of her body, and the knife-edge pointed toward the ceiling.
    He carefully stared to move the blade down her to chest, between her breasts. When she heard her top begin to rip, she closed her eyes with understanding and lust.
    He was undressing her.
     
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    Just when he thought the woman couldn’t get any sexier, she allowed him to take control, with only a light struggle, and trust him to bring her pleasure even with a knife at her throat.
    She was