Dimitri's Forbidden Submissive (Submissive's Wish) by Ann Mayburn Read Free Book Online Page A

involve indulging his fascination with Rya.
     
    Five hours later, he stood in the large foyer of the rented lodge, waiting for Alex’s submissive, Ilyena, to arrive so they could take the helicopter to Boston for a party. Alex stood across the foyer speaking with the dark-skinned Nico and rough-looking Ivan, both men good friends of Dimitri’s, but he waited on the other side of the room out of respect for Ivan. This morning, before he’d heard about Rya, he’d attempted to buy Ivan’s submissive, which caused a problem between them. Normally, Ivan would have laughed it off, but to Dimitri’s surprise, Ivan seemed serious about this girl, Gia, he had won during the Submissive’s Wish Charity Auction.
    The three men stopped talking and Dimitri followed their gazes to see Gia, Ilyena, and Catrin coming down the stairs. Gia was a pretty, slender woman with deeply tanned skin and long honey brown hair. Tonight, she wore something that looked like a navy blue and silver couture sari and sapphire jewelry. When her gaze met Ivan’s she went from merely pretty to gorgeous as she beamed at him, her face lit from within, and Dimitri’s heart constricted with jealousy. Gia looked at Ivan like the sun rose and set on his command, her love for Ivan evident in her every move. He looked similarly besotted as he ignored Alex and Nico, staring at Gia like she was the only woman in the room.
    Dimitri had to look away, and tried to focus on something other than his childhood friend falling in love. Irrational anger burned through him with the knowledge that Ivan could have Gia, that he could marry the woman of his choice and have beautiful children with her while he and Alex would be alone. Dimitri made it a point to leave a woman before she could get that warm look in her eyes for him and never had a moment of regret, but right now his heart ached from emptiness. He closed his eyes and took a calming breath, locking his emotions away before he could reveal anything that would provide ammunition to be used against him.
    He needed to leave, to go and stay in Boston and try to fuck Rya out of his memory.
    Alex’s low voice interrupted his thoughts. “Dimitri, are you all right?”
    Opening his eyes, he found Alex standing in front of him with a concerned look. Though they were only half brothers, they each favored their father enough that there could be no doubt about their paternity. They both had the same dark grey eyes that ran in the Novikov family, but while Dimitri’s dark hair had a hint of red in the sunlight, Alex’s was deep brown with just the first threads of silver at his temples. A scar partially hidden by a goatee twisted the side of his brother’s mouth, a constant visible reminder of the terrible price Alex paid for loving a woman.
    Focusing on that scar, Dimitri nodded. “Yes, I am fine.”
    “Ilyena told me that she tried to get you to come play with us earlier, but that you were already busy with Katya and a little American woman.”
    Not wanting to worry his brother, he shrugged. “I had some business to take care of.”
    “Betta and Dominique will be there tonight, along with Polly and Svetlana. They have all expressed their hope to spend time with you.”
    Normally, the thought of those beauties serving him would have at least aroused Dimitri, instead, his cock didn’t so much as twitch. Shit. He tried to imagine the pleasure that would come from fucking those well-trained submissives, but all he could see in his mind was Rya—his gorgeous, curvy, Rya who kissed him like he was something special.
    As if his thoughts had summoned her, he watched Rya stroll into the foyer wearing a flowing purple dress that fell to just above her knees and left her arms bare. Her dark hair had been pulled back into the high ponytail she seemed to favor and silver bracelets glittered on her right wrist. His body tightened at the sight of her and his cock went from soft to hard in the space of three heartbeats. Even though