Five years ago, con artist Lisa Smith broke the first rule of hustling when she fell in love with—and married—her mark, billionaire Sawyer Hayes. The erotic nights spent acting out her darkest fantasies with her husband and Master were the happiest of her life. But when her ruthless father demanded she kill him and take his money, she had no choice but to disappear without a trace…or lose him forever.
He’ll risk everything to have her again…
Now Sawyer has found her, and he has an indecent proposal: submit to him for seven nights and he’ll grant her the divorce she desires. Forced to pretend she no longer loves him, each night spent in his arms is exquisite torture as they reignite their intense passion through role play and ménage. But when a deranged killer out for revenge targets Lisa, she must finally trust Sawyer with the secrets of her past…or neither of them will live to see the future.
Warning: Scenes depicting BDSM, fisting, MMFMM, consensual non-consent, and references to abuse
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As long as
Lisa had the ability to inherit Sawyer’s estate, he was in danger. Now that he
was back in her life, there was one more thing she could do to ensure his
safety.
She squared
her shoulders. “If I did you a favor by leaving, then you won’t mind giving me
a divorce.”
He
flinched, the first crack in his armor that she’d witnessed tonight. “That’s
what you want?”
Her breath
stalled in her chest. “Y-yes.”
A divorce
was the last thing she wanted, but it was what they needed. She should have
done it years ago, but she couldn’t be the one to file since she would be
required by law to give her address.
A slow grin
appeared on his face. “What will you give me for the divorce?”
She’d
gotten butterflies every time he’d smiled at her in the past, but this time, a
lead weight filled her belly. “Give you?”
He toyed
with the ends of her short brown hair, his fingers restless. “You took that
money from me. Even though legally you had every right to it, you played me to
get it. You owe me. And I’m here to collect.”
“I told
you, I don’t have the money. You saw it yourself. I own nothing. There’s no way
I can repay you.” She took a deep breath, trying not to let his nearness affect
her.
His hands
framed her face. “I don’t want money. There are other more pleasurable ways to
collect on the debt you owe me.”
“What are
you suggesting?” she asked, afraid of his answer.
“Seven
nights. Same soft and hard limits from five years ago.”
Her heart
sped up, making her breathless. Out of all the things she expected him to say,
that wasn’t one of them. “So if I make love to you for seven nights, you’ll
grant me a divorce and forgive the debt I owe you?”
He laughed.
“What we’ll do could never be classified as ‘making love.’ We’ll fuck. I set
the scenes. And you can do what you do best.” His expression turned cold once
more, while his eyes seared into her. “Pretend.”
It
shouldn’t hurt as much as it did. Like Sawyer had reached inside her chest
cavity and squeezed her heart in his hand.
She could
barely get the words off her tongue. “Role play.”
“If you hate me so much, why do you want to
fuck me again?” she asked. “I would think a divorce is exactly what you’d want.
At Benediction, you have an entire sex club of women at your disposal.”
The idea of
him with another woman twisted her insides, but it would be much harder to take
him inside her body again and not show him how much she loved him.
She wasn’t
that good of an actress.
“I already
have an entire sex club of women at my disposal. Didn’t Rachel and Logan tell
you about their time at Paradise Found?”
Rachel had
mentioned she and Logan had hid at Paradise Found, Logan’s friend’s club in Las
Vegas, and Rachel had described to her at length the sinful things she’d seen
there. “You own a sex club?”
“Why does
that surprise you? You know better than anyone how much I enjoy a good fuck.
Once you left, I considered myself a free agent.” His lips tightened into a
straight line, his eyes flat. “You didn’t actually think I’d wait for you, did
you?”
“No,” she
whispered. “Why would you? You were right. Our marriage vows meant nothing. You
had every right to sleep with as many women as you wanted.” She looked him
straight in the eyes. “And I had the right to sleep with anyone I wanted as
well.”
He didn’t
give her a warning before slamming her up against the bookshelf. If there had
been any change in his eyes, anything other than the coldness still lingering,
she would’ve believed he was jealous.
His scent
and heat wrapped her in an embrace even as she tried to resist the spell he
held over her.
She thought
about what Rachel had told her about Paradise Found. She’d mentioned that
Logan’s friends were into ménage. Did that include Sawyer? While she had
remained faithful, had he been indulging in wild sex parties and threesomes?
Sawyer
braced a hand over her head, looming over her as he boxed her in. “For the next
seven nights, you belong to me. You don’t fuck anyone else. You don’t even
think about fucking someone else. Your nights are mine. Your body is mine. Do
it and I’ll grant you a divorce and forgive your debt. You won’t ever have to
worry about me again.”
Seven
nights. It should be so easy to get him out of her system. But despite what he
thought, she’d worry about him for the rest of her life. For the next week, the
pleasure he’d bestow would be a living hell for her. It was punishment for her
sins. It was no less than what she deserved.
She gave a
sigh of resignation. “It’s a deal.”
Author Info
A sucker for a happy ending, Shelly Bell writes sensual romance often with a bit of kink and action-filled erotic thrillers with high-emotional stakes for her alpha heroes and kick-ass heroines.
She began writing upon the insistence of her husband who dragged her to the store and bought her a laptop. When she’s not working her day job, taking care of her family, or writing, you’ll find her reading the latest smutty romance.
Shelly Bell writes the Benediction series for Avon Red Impulse and the forthcoming Forbidden Lovers series for Grand Central Forever.
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