Assumed Master (31 page)

Bracing himself for a long night, Allen rose
from his seat and made his way up the stairs. He looked right as he made the
landing to see Blake taking Julie into their room and Keegan going into the
room directly next door. Allen turned left and walked the long hall
of
 
the
west wing
toward his suites. When he’d told Dante he’d put them at the opposite end of
the house from his suite for their stay because he might decide to entertain an
overnight guest, he had no idea that guest might come in the form of a woman at
least half his age, maybe younger. He had no intention of touching and every
intention of sending on her away as soon as he was absolutely certain she was
okay to go.

Easing the door open, he found only one lamp
burned in the far corner of the room and Nicki in the middle of his mahogany
four-poster King. She looked like a scared little girl who'd just witnessed the
boogey man coming out of her closet as she sat against the heavy headboard with
the manacles imbedded on either end, her knees drawn to her chest, her chin
atop them. Rivulets of blackened tears ran down her cheeks as she looked at him
through the bluest eyes Allen had ever seen. Dark hair hung in long wavy curls
around her shoulders and her pouty, coral lips were parted as almost
indiscernible whimpers escaped from between them. God help him, but she had to
go at the earliest possible moment because truth
be
told, something was snapping inside him.
Something that
hadn't snapped in a long time.
At that moment all he really wanted to do
was gather her up and comfort her then turn her over his knees and give her
what he gave best, a good old-fashioned spanking.

About the Author

Lila Munro currently resides on
the coast of North Carolina with her husband and their two four-legged kids.
She’s a military wife with an empty nest and takes much of her inspiration for
her heroes from the marines she’s lived around for the past fifteen years.
Coining the term realmantica, she strives to produce quality romance in a
realistic setting. Her genre of choice is contemporary romance that spans
everything from the sensual to BDSM and ménage. When she’s not writing, she
enjoys reading everything she can get her hands on, trips to the museum and
aquarium, taking field research trips, and soaking up the sun on the nearby
beaches. Her works include
The Executive Officer’s Wife, Bound
By
Trust, Destiny’s Fire, Salvation, Three for Keeps, the Force Recon series, the
Slower Lower series, and the Identity series.
She’s a member in good standing of RWA and
Passionate Ink. Currently she’s working on sequels to several series to be
released throughout 2012. And has a brand new line scheduled for winter
2012-13.

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