Mastering a Sinner

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Authors: Kate Pearce
instantly complied, and stood up to circle him, noting the faint whip marks Lady M had left on his buttocks the previous night. When she reached the front again, she gently dropped his pocket watch onto his discarded coat.
    “Good night, Mr. Maclean.”
    She moved toward the door, but he was up and on her in a second, one hand grasping her wrist. She tried to pull free, but he held on, his wet cock tangling in the silk of her skirts.
    “Let me go,” she ordered, but he didn’t comply.
    “What do you want from me?” he snarled. “I did exactly as you asked, and you walk away? ”
    “I did what I wanted, Mr. Maclean. That’s the whole point, isn’t it? It’s supposed to be about what I want, and not what you think you deserve. I tell you what you deserve. I tell you what I am willing to give you.”
    She shook free of his suddenly slackened grasp. “If you decide you want that kind of relationship, please let me know. Otherwise I’ll let you go back to playing silly games with women like Lady M who don’t know how to treat you.” She patted his cheek. “Good night, Mr. Maclean.” And whisked herself out of the door.
    Picking up her skirts, she ran along the corridor and through to the staff quarters. She didn’t think Alistair Maclean was quite angry enough to pursue her naked, but one never knew, and she had certainly unsettled and enraged him.
    Knocking on the door, she waited until she was admitted and went in, smiling at the figure on the bed.
    “I escaped unscathed!” She sank down on the side of the bed and pressed a hand to her bosom. “Now I’ll just have to wait and see if he takes the bait.”
    Charlotte poked her arm. “Tell me more.”
    “There’s nothing much to tell. I took him by completely by surprise. He didn’t have time to think about what I knew, or how I was able to gain access to the pleasure house, he just reacted.”
    “He didn’t hurt you, did he?”
    “Of course not. He was furious, but when I challenged him he stripped and knelt at my feet.” Diana shivered as she allowed herself to remember that extraordinary moment of capitulation.
    “And what did you do then?”
    “Gave him back his watch and walked away. If he wants to take things further, he knows where I am.”
    “At the Sinners.”
    “Exactly.”
    “But won’t this make it more difficult for you there? What if he demands your resignation?”
    “He won’t.”
    “How can you be so sure?”
    “Because he would have to explain why he wanted me dismissed. I don’t think he is going to do that.”
    “But Lord Keyes and Mr. Fisher are members here themselves. They are hardly going to be shocked at what Mr. Maclean chooses to participate in when he isn’t working.”
    “Mr. Maclean goes to great lengths to conceal his presence here. I suspect he doesn’t want anyone to know what he does.”
    “Which works in your favor.”
    “And also makes the task far more interesting.” Diana sighed. “ If he chooses to let me train him. Even if he doesn’t, I’ll still be able to find out what I need to know at the Sinners. I’m not comfortable being so underhanded, but I cannot think of another way to accomplish what I need.”
    “You could just ask.”
    “The Sinners doesn’t work like that. If Nico can’t find out the truth, there must be a reason. They must be hiding something.”
    “I think you are overcomplicating matters.”
    “Says the woman who’s already allowed herself to be drawn into the tangled lives of the Maclean brothers.”
    Charlotte shrugged. “I simply passed on a message to your Mr. Maclean about his horrible brother, Harry, who, in my opinion, deserves to be held accountable for his actions.”
    “But now if he finds out we are connected, the older brother will assume I’m in league with Harry’s blackmailer,” Diana said.
    “Well, we are in league.”
    “I suppose we are, even though our goals are somewhat dissimilar.”
    “We both want to find out the truth, don’t

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