Infatuation - A Club Destiny Novel (12 page)

“
True,” she replied, still
standing completely nude in front of Tag and fighting the urge to
fidget. She would not give him the benefit of seeing her squirm
though.

“
Come here,” Tag ordered,
and McKenna’s entire body shivered.

Taking the few short steps
to close the distance between them was pure torture, but somehow
she managed. She would have run if Tag committed to putting his
hands on her, but since he still hadn’t moved, aside from the
outline of his erection tenting his slacks, she wouldn’t have known
she was affecting him in any way.

“
On your
knees.”

Her immediate thought was
to question him, to ask what he was going to do, but then McKenna
thought of her own sessions with the few submissives she’d been
with in her past. Their frequent disobedience resulted in hours of
riveting punishment, but McKenna wasn’t exactly ready for that
yet.

Or maybe she was.

Slowly kneeling before him, McKenna kept her
eyes trained on him, waiting to see what he would do.

“
You’re going to make this
easy on me,” Tag stated, leaning forward in his seat, watching her
before him.

“
That’s what you think.”
She couldn’t resist pushing him just a little.

~*~*~

McKenna Thorne kneeling at
his feet was one of the hottest things Tag had ever seen. Naked was
even better. It was also one of the hardest things he’d ever done.
He didn’t have the slightest clue what it was about this woman, but
she intrigued him. Maybe it was because she pushed back when he was
normally used to remarkably little resistance. Whatever it was, he
liked it.

Tag wasn’t a Dom in the
formal sense of the word, nor did he dabble in the true world of
BDSM. He didn’t get off on having a woman at his feet, kneeling
before him, naked and ready to please him. Although he didn’t
begrudge anyone, or their lifestyles, it just wasn’t his thing.
However, as he took in the sensual beauty before him, he wondered
whether that would all change with her.

With McKenna, he wanted to
push the envelope, to play with her until there was the slightest
crack in that cool confident exterior. He had no interest in trying
to break her by any means. He just wanted to push until she pushed
back. He wanted nothing more than to feel those sweet, succulent
lips on his throbbing cock, or immerse himself in the soft, warmth
of her body for hours on end, but that’s not what today was about.
Today was the introduction. And McKenna was naked.

“
Hungry?” Tag didn’t take
his eyes off of her, nor did he pretend not to notice the soft,
smooth curves she was putting on full display for him.

“
Do I have to eat while
I’m naked?” There was the slightest glimpse of uncertainty in the
swirling colors of her eyes.

“
Honey, you have to do
everything naked today.”

Her eyes never left his and Tag was suddenly
the one feeling a little uncertain. Not of what he had planned, but
of how much credit he gave himself when it came to his control.

“
Then, yes. I’m starving.”
McKenna never moved from her kneeling position before him, and Tag
was hard pressed to get up from his seat. Thankfully he thought
ahead as far as food was concerned, and he was expecting the call
any minute.

Since Club Destiny was
limited to members only, well, with the exception of McKenna, he
wouldn’t be able to have the food delivered to the private room
unless he asked one of the security guards to bring it up. Until
McKenna, there had never been a non-member through the security
coded doors. That was to ensure the identity of their members was
kept completely secure, which at times turned out to be
inconvenient for various reasons, such as restricting members from
inviting anyone who was not already a member.

It was also something they
were working on for the Walker’s new resort – Alluring Indulgence.
Although they would be an invitation only resort, they would also
allow exclusive membership should one of the invited guests choose
to join. However, since the overall concept was significantly
different from Club Destiny, they were working to determine how to
allow the
plus one’s
– or
plus many
in certain cases – without risking the confidentiality they
were determined to maintain.

That wasn’t an option at
Club Destiny, and the members were informed of that, prior to
committing. And, due to the fact that they had invited McKenna, an
email blast had been sent out to all members advising of her
presence. Had Tag not insisted on the very rigid confidentiality
clause in the contract she signed, he would’ve been a little
worried. Even if he did trust her. Although, he wasn’t quite sure
yet why that was.

“
The food should be here
any minute.” Tag stood, holding out his hand for McKenna, helping
her up from the floor.

Having a beautiful, naked
woman in front of him was not a foreign concept to Tag, but not
touching her was. And in this case, this particular woman was
making it damn difficult to remember the stipulations he had
insisted upon.

The subtle sound of his phone ringing broke
the intimacy lingering between them, and Tag reached into his
pocket and retrieved it.

“
Murphy,” he answered,
recognizing the number of the club. “Thanks. I’ll be right
down.”

The food was there.

“
Give me a few minutes to
go down and get the food, then we’ll eat and talk.” He forced a
smile when what he actually wanted to do was feast on
McKenna.

A simple nod was all he
received, but she still didn’t break eye contact. She was certainly
good at this game.

Several hours later, Tag
excused himself and headed downstairs to the main floor to take an
urgent phone call. He didn’t want to leave McKenna, but he was
finding it more and more difficult to keep his hands off of her as
she sat naked before him. He needed a breather before he broke his
own contract.

When he was finished
talking to Xavier Thomas, he took a minute to catch his breath. No,
the conversation with the President and CEO of XTX wasn’t what had
him feeling a little out of sorts. That could only be attributed to
the red haired vixen still naked in his private room.

Naked.

Fuck.

Admittedly, Tag had been
trying to throw McKenna off balance by insisting she be naked for
the first day, but the woman was as confident and composed as
though she were fully dressed. He, on the other hand, wasn’t
handling the sight of her exquisite nudity nearly as
well.

They ate, they talked
casually, and Tag helped her to unpack her things. Never did
McKenna act as though being stark naked was an issue for her.
Granted, maybe that
wasn’t
a problem for her. After all, she
had...

His thoughts were
immediately interrupted as Luke McCoy approached with a sly grin on
his face. “How’s it going?”

“
Depends on who you ask,”
Tag retorted.

“
I’m not going to say I
told you so.” Luke laughed. “At least not yet.”

When Luke turned, his eyes
roaming the room, Tag allowed his gaze to follow, wondering whom he
was meeting. Not that it was any of his business, but he welcomed
the distraction.

“
Meeting someone?” Tag
finally asked when he didn’t see anyone he recognized.

“
Travis
Walker.”

“
Did he ever sign on the
dotted line?” Tag never did hear the final outcome of that last
meeting.

“
He did. He’s coming by
today to get the keys to his private room.”

That wasn’t surprising. Considering Travis
lived in the Austin area, driving up to Dallas wouldn’t normally be
a one day trip.

“
Is he planning to come
here often?” Tag wasn’t sure why he was so curious, but after last
night, he found himself taking an interest in the man.

Luke turned to face Tag
more fully, and he felt the impact of the club owner’s scrutiny. It
wasn’t like him to ask a million questions, so he fully understood
Luke’s sudden concern.

“
Something I should know?”
Luke asked.

Tag shook his head and turned away as
casually as he could muster. He didn’t have a problem with Travis
Walker, but he couldn’t deny being curious as to his interest in
McKenna. If he thought the man was only interested in her from a
professional capacity, he wouldn’t be having this conversation
now.

“
Are you interested
in...?” Luke let his words die off, but Tag knew how to finish the
sentence.

“
No.” He was surprised by
his own adamant response, but Tag knew without a doubt, at least at
this point, he had no interest in sharing McKenna. With
anyone.

That was a complete turnaround from Tag’s
normal M.O. he knew, but he wasn’t questioning himself just yet.
There were plenty of things he intended to experience with the sexy
red head, but sharing her was not in the plans.

“
He was asking about you
and McKenna the other night,” Luke added, and Tag could sense he
was still staring at him.

“
He seems to have an
interest in her,” Tag said, the words escaping before he had a
chance to stop them.

“
He did ask whether you
two were exclusive.”

“
He just out and out
asked?” Tag jerked his gaze back to Luke’s face. He didn’t believe
for a minute that the quiet cowboy would’ve broached a subject like
that with Luke. Or with anyone for that matter.

“
Not specifically,
no.”

Tag noticed the mischievous look in Luke’s
eyes. The man was a lot of things, but a match maker he could never
be. That didn’t mean he wasn’t interfering.

It wasn’t a secret that Tag generally
preferred threesomes. Both Cole and Luke were well aware of that,
but what did surprise him was Travis’ interest. He didn’t know much
about the man and as far as he could tell, Travis preferred it that
way.

There was a rumor that
Travis was actually bisexual. Now, he had no idea who started that
rumor, nor did he actually care about Travis’ personal preferences,
but it was another reason Tag questioned his interest. Tag wasn’t
bisexual, nor had he ever been.

“
Then how exactly did it
come up?” Tag asked when Luke didn’t offer more.

“
Let’s just say he’s open
to playing.”

Tag cocked an
eyebrow.
What did that mean?

“
But he swings both
ways.”

Tag kept any expression
off of his face. He still didn’t believe that this conversation
just happened. Something prompted it, and Luke was now confirming
the rumor that Travis Walker was bisexual, as well.

“
He’s interested if you
guys are.” Luke finally bit out, sounding oddly frustrated as he
stormed off.

Tag had to admit, there was a bit of
satisfaction in getting Luke riled up.

Tag followed Luke with his eyes, but the
instant that damn cowboy came into his peripheral vision, Tag no
longer cared about Club Destiny’s owner.

His gaze locked with
Travis', and he suddenly felt like puffing out his chest and
proving which of them was the bigger man. Tag felt a strange sense
of insecurity where McKenna and Travis were concerned. Even more so
than his sudden and strange infatuation with McKenna, Tag did not
like this jealous reaction one damn bit.

Without another thought, Tag turned and
headed for the stairs.

*** ~~ *** ~~ *** ~~ ***

McKenna scrolled through
her email on her iPhone, checking to see if there was anything
urgent she needed to handle. From the look of it, Whisper had
everything under control and the only thing left for McKenna was to
sit back and enjoy this one of a kind experience.

She just wished she could enjoy it while
wearing clothes.

Unfortunately, Tag had
left a short while ago to take a phone call – or so he said.
Despite being left to her own devices, she managed to ignore the
curiosity that sparked the second she was alone. Instead, she was
sitting motionless on the sofa, still clad in nothing whatsoever as
she tried to keep herself preoccupied.

What the hell was taking Tag so long?

She should’ve been
relieved not to have his intensely hot glare glued to her nude
body. Acting was obviously not her strong suit, but she had put on
the performance of a lifetime for the last few hours. Pretending
not to be intimidated or more than a little uncomfortable at being
naked in front of a man she barely knew and profoundly lusted after
was harder than it looked.

Now, she felt like a
guitar string that had been turned just one revelation too many;
another subtle notch and she would break in two. So she honestly
should be grateful that Tag was taking his time, but for some
reason she wasn’t.

Maybe because she was enjoying seeing the
discomfort on his face.

He was undeniably affected
by her nudity, although he was pretending otherwise. He didn’t
appear to be as good of an actor as she was though. She even heard
him groan on one occasion, and she fought off the urge to smile,
but she had certainly been grinning on the inside.