~SCARLETT.

The blindfold pressed tightly over my eyes, cutting off everything but the sound of my breathing. My chest rose and fell fast, each breath shaky. The cuffs on my wrists held me firmly against the bedposts. I felt so exposed, so vulnerable, utterly at his mercy, and it both terrified and excited me.

"Look at you," Liam teased. "Trembling already. You like this, don't you?"

Biting my bottom lip, the instinct to deny it was fierce, but I couldn't fool myself. I was trembling, every ...