Owned by Him(6)

He nibbled on her neck, trying to get her to relax against him. She remained tense in his arms. Letting out a sigh, he spun her to face him, getting covered with soap as he did.

“What happened with the blonde?” she asked, before he got a chance to say anything.

“What?”

“The blonde? The one you were intent on fucking and claiming as your sub. Tell me, Elijah, Sir, were you going to tell me before or after you made it official?”

She was trying to make him angry. He saw her deflection and hated the fact he’d been the one to cause it. She didn’t deserve that.

“I was never going to claim that woman.”

“Don’t try and fool me, Elijah.”

He cupped her face, staring into her eyes. The pain reflecting out at him drove him insane. There was a time, not too long ago, when Amber did nothing but smile and laugh. Those times were long gone.

“I’m not trying to fool you, Amber. Nothing happened between me and Erika. She was talking. I wasn’t doing anything other than flirting.” He’d not even been tempted by the other woman.

All he’d tried to do was get Amber close to him. Instead he’d pushed her away. When Tyler had come to him a couple of hours after he’d talked to Erika to tell him Amber’s request, he’d been shocked. Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath to give himself time.

“I can’t do this,” she said, tugging out of his arms.

“Why are you always running from me?” he asked, following her through her apartment. She stopped in the center of the sitting room.

Her apartment was quite spacious.

“I’m not always running, Elijah. You’re always following me around, and I can’t deal with this. I don’t want a relationship with you. I never did.”

Her words cut him deeply. Years of keeping his emotions locked away helped him not to show any reaction.

“Don’t try and kid yourself. I know what you want.” He took hold of her hand, bringing her in close. “You want me.”

“How big can your ego possibly get?” she asked, storming to the door. “I want you to leave.”

“No.”

“Heather and the girls are coming. We’re going out, and I don’t want you here when they come and get me.”

“You’ve never told them about us?” he asked. He’d wondered for the longest time if Heather’s hatred of him was because of what he did to Amber all those years ago. The biggest mistake he’d ever made was putting Amber over his knee. Since that moment she’d been over his knee a fair few times.

“Never. We’re a secret, remember? No one is to know about us.”

She opened the door, averting her gaze.

“This isn’t over,” he said, seeing no other choice but to leave.

“It has been over a long time, Elijah. You’re the only one who doesn’t see it.”

Amber slammed the door behind him. Resting his palm against the door, he waited for her to do something else. He didn’t know what he expected, but he got silence as an answer.





Chapter Two



Dealing with Elijah outside of any social setting always unnerved her. He had the power to destroy her, and he didn’t even realize it. Amber brushed the gloss over her lips giving them a nice clear sheen before adding more mascara and some blusher. After he’d left she’d done nothing but cry. Elijah wasn’t wrong when he said she wanted him. She really did want him. There was no chance for them at all.

The extra makeup would cover up the splotches caused by her tears. Standing under a cold shower helped to numb her body. She needed to be numb, as otherwise she’d go insane. For the last seven years Elijah and his brand of domination had been part of her world. From the moment he put her over his knee, he’d cemented their future together. No other man would ever be good enough. She’d enjoyed his hard spanks more than she liked to admit. Amber liked his spanks so much she’d gone out of her way to get them. They’d been alone a few times before she went in search of Club Kink.

Elijah had helped her when she didn’t know what to do. Taking a deep breath she stared at her reflection seeing the six months’ worth of denial written all over her. She’d not been submissive to anyone or gone on a date with another man. Her time was divided among work, friends, and reading. She loved to read because it distracted her far more than anything else she could think of.

A couple guys at work had asked her out for drinks, but she’d turned them down. She’d felt uncomfortable at work and handed in her notice. Ashley had quit not long after. Amber now worked in a law firm as a secretary whereas Ashley worked in a bar.