The Principle of Desire (The Science of Temptation)
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Crack! A slap of liquid flame on my hamstring pulled a yell out of me, focusing me on the pain and what would come next. Crack!
He worked his way up, marking my legs and ass and back until I was on fire everywhere and weeping, sides heaving, brain malfunctioning. This would be so bad—this would leave marks that might never fade. It was already bad. I would have to safe out soon and I didn’t want to, I wanted to take whatever Ivan wanted to give. But he paused again and I automatically started searching for the pleasure within the pain, the state of bliss that would let me do this forever.
The Professor threw the whip again, letting the tip curl up between my legs and graze my sex gently in passing. So tender, almost delicate, a caress that might as well have been from his own hand. There, there it is. Again, again, and the next time he did it everything changed in a slow, dreamy moment, the pain morphing into heat into sharp ecstasy that spread from my pussy to my toes. With his next stroke I came hard, nearly screaming, rubbing my thighs together instinctively although some distant part of my mind knew I’d be in trouble for that later. I couldn’t help myself—the pleasure was too demanding.
When my body quieted and my mind cleared, Ivan was behind me again, reaching up to unbuckle the cuffs.
I slumped against him, my knees too trembly to rely on, and murmured, “Thank you, Professor.”
The last buckle unfastened, he scooped me into his arms and carried me to a nearby bench, settling me in his lap. “Thank you, little one. I like the new whip, very much.”
He produced a bottle of cold water from somewhere and pressed it into my hand, encouraging me to take a sip before I replied.
“Does it go in the keeper bag?”
“It does. Have I told you today that you’re brave and amazing?”
I smiled, relaxing against his shoulder. “Not yet.”
“You’re brave and amazing. I wish I knew a better word for exactly why you’re so amazing. It’s frustrating not to know why. But you are.”
“As long as you think I am, you don’t have to quantify it,” I reminded him. The water felt like a magical elixir as it coursed downward. Reviving, refreshing against my near-raw throat. Had I screamed that much? I must have. Now all I recalled was the sweet rush of endorphins and dopamine, the caress of the lash as Ivan brought me to climax. It might be weeks before all the bruises disappeared, but at the moment I felt it was all worth it.
“That’s the nature of love,” Ivan said, repeating what I’d told him many times.
“Yes. The nature of love. The eternal x.”
“But I want to solve you,” he insisted, a crease starting to form between his eyebrows.
I reached up a shaky hand and smoothed the skin there with a fingertip.
“Didn’t you know? You solved me a long time ago.”
* * * * *
Their attraction is real, but is a relationship in the equation?
Find out in the first two books of the Science of Temptation series, available now!
The Theory of Attraction
Camilla can set her watch by her hunky rocket-scientist neighbor who jogs past her window each day. She relishes each glimpse of his shirtless abs, and is dying to see more. But it’s hard to connect with a man who doesn’t seem to know she exists...
Ivan feels at home in the lab, not in social situations. When he finally approaches his attractive neighbor, it’s not for a date—he wants tutoring in how to behave at an important fundraiser. Ivan doesn’t expect the chemistry between them to be quite so explosive, and is surprised when Cami actually accepts his proposal to embark on a series of “lessons.”
Cami soon discovers Ivan’s schedule isn’t the only thing he likes to be strict about—he needs to be in charge in the bedroom as well. She’s shocked at how much she comes to enjoy her submissive side, but wonders if a real relationship is in the equation...
The Seduction Hypothesis
Wildlife biologist Lindsey thought attending a fan convention with her new boyfriend Ben was a great idea—until their relationship imploded. Lindsey still lusts after her ex—but if he wants her, he’s going to have to prove he can give her what she needs.
Ben will do anything to win Lindsey back, and when he sees her in her skimpy black vinyl convention getup, he realizes what she’s been craving all along. And he’s inspired to finally give in to his own dark desire to take complete sexual control...
Lindsey is surprised by her reaction to Ben’s kinky new seduction techniques, and suddenly sees the brilliant but boring code guru in a different light. After several erotic encounters in hotel rooms and stairwells, she’s falling for him all over again. And wondering if the intimate connection will last once they head home...
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About the Author
Delphine tried unsuccessfully to get past being an English major by becoming a lawyer, a special-education teacher and an educational diagnostician. She finally gave up the fight several years ago and began writing full-time. Her first Carina Press release, The Theory of Attraction, won the 2013 Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for best erotic ebook novella.
When not writing or doing “mommy stuff,” Delphine reads voraciously and noodles around with web design. She counts herself fortunate to have two absurdly precocious children, and two delightful, if occasionally disobedient, mutts. Delphine and her family are all Texas natives, and reside in unapologetic suburban bliss near Houston.
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ISBN-13: 9781426897627
THE PRINCIPLE OF DESIRE
Copyright © 2013 by Delphine Dryden
Edited by Deborah Nemeth
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