Tempest's Paradise (Siren Publishing Allure)

by Amanda Kay

  They both headed to the kitchen to get things ready to eat. They worked as a unit, and Tempest couldn’t help but smile at her friend. They had actually been in basic training together, but Elaine had gotten out due to an injury she sustained during her last deployment. She stayed around the base and the VA hospital. She and Tempest had stayed best friends.

  She was a pretty little thing, too. She was only about five feet tall with jet-black hair that almost had a blue tint to it. She had a pretty dark complexion that spoke of her mixed parentage and the most striking hazel-green eyes. She was a thin little thing, too. It sometimes irked Tempest that Elaine could eat anything and everything in sight and never gain a pound while she fought to stay just under weight and tape. She smiled and shook her head as she grabbed some paper plates from the cabinets.

  They loaded up on food, grabbed a couple of sodas, and sat down at the little round kitchen table to eat.

  “So! What happened?” Elaine said eagerly as she dug into her food with gusto.

  “It was nice. I actually had a good time,” Tempest said vaguely.

  “I don’t care about the unimportant stuff! I want to hear the juicy details about the sex. You look like a woman who was fucked six different ways from Sunday. I want to know about that part!” she said with a wicked glint in her eyes.

  Tempest took a deep breath. “It was fan-fucking-tastic! I’m not even sure some of stuff he did is legal in some states!”

  “Wow! Are you going to see him again?”

  “I go to work with him tomorrow morning so I couldn’t avoid him even if I wanted to.”

  “All right, fair enough. Next question. Do you want to avoid him?” Elaine asked and watched Tempest closely.

  “Not really. I mean, the guy is still a grade-A ass, but he isn’t so bad once you get to know him,” she said with a little blush.

  “You like him!” Elaine said a sly grin and a girlish giggle. “Come on. You can tell me. I’m the best friend here and entitled to the entire scoop. Come on! Tell me, tell me, tell me!” Elaine said excitedly as she practically bounced in her chair.

  “You are such a spaz. Fine, yes, I’m starting to like the annoying man,” Tempest admitted grudgingly.

  “Cool. Third and final question. Did he make you do anything kinky?” Elaine asked excitedly and squealed with delight when Tempest blushed scarlet and looked down at her plate. “How fun! What did he do? Did he tie you up, spank you, or what?” she asked at Mach 3 speeds.

  “No, he didn’t tie me up or spank me. He just teased and tormented me and said I couldn’t come until he told me to,” Tempest answered, and her blush deepened.

  Elaine went very quiet, and Tempest had to look up at her. Her eyes were about the size of saucers, and her mouth was hanging open. Her face was then split with a shit-eating grin.

  “Now that is kinky! Does he have a brother?” Elaine asked as she propped her chin in her hands.

  Tempest laughed. “He’s an only child. So no.”

  “Damn! Some girls have all the luck,” Elaine said sulkily.

  They both stood from the table laughing and took their dishes into the kitchen to throw them away. They walked into the kitchen and visited until it got dark.

  “Well look, girl, I’ve got to go, but let’s go eat some time later this week,” Elaine said as she gathered her coat and headed to the door.

  “Sounds like a plan,” Tempest said and hugged her friend.

  “Hey, your birthday is next month. What do you want to do?”

  “Nothing flamboyant. I’m fine with eating out or eating in,” Tempest said with a shrug of her shoulders.

  “Spoilsport.” Elaine scowled but gave her friend a wave as she headed out to her car.

  Tempest chuckled as she closed and locked the door. She was grateful to have Elaine in her life. She wouldn’t trade her for all the gold in the world. She headed back down the hallway and into the bathroom. She took her shower and headed to bed. It wasn’t very late, but she didn’t have to be at Devin’s offices until about 0800. It was like getting to sleep in. She had just crawled under the covers and closed her eyes when her cell phone rang.

  “Hello,” she said sleepily.

  “Hey, baby.”

  “Hey, Devin. I take it you made it back home.”

  “Yeah. You in bed?”

  “Yeah, I’m calling it an early night. Oddly enough I didn’t get much sleep this weekend.”

  Devin’s rich chuckle came through the phone. “Sorry about that.”

  “No you’re not,” she said accusingly.

  “You’re right, I’m not. Did you lock up your house?”

  Tempest arched a brow at her phone. “No, Dad, I never lock my doors when I go to bed at night. What would ever make you think a crazy thing like that?” she asked, sarcasm dripping from every word.

  “Have I ever mentioned that sarcasm isn’t sexy?”

  “Not really and if that’s the case, you picked the wrong girl.”

  “Well, just know that talk like that will get you punished,” he said in a deep, wicked voice.

  Tempest snorted.

  “I called to ask you to do something for me tomorrow.”

  “Yeah and what’s that?”

  “I want you to wear something sexy to the offices,” Devin practically purred into the phone.

  “That would be a no-go, chief. I’m sorry. I’ll be in your offices in an official capacity to the army. I have to wear my ACUs.”

  “Not even if I ask you nicely?”

  Tempest gave another snort at his pouty tone. “I’m sorry, Devin, but I can’t. I have to wear the uniform, but I’ll figure something out. I promise,” she finished with an idea already forming in her mind.

  “Oh yeah and what would that be?” he asked, his voice husky.

  “Now why would I tell you? That would ruin the surprise,” she said and then laughed when he groaned. “Fine, answer me one question.”

  “Shoot.”

  “What’s your favorite color?”

  “Red and not just any red but bloodred.”

  “All right. I’ll see you tomorrow,” she said with another yawn.

  “I’ll see you then, baby. Get a good night’s sleep,” he said and hung up the phone.

  Tempest chuckled as she hung up her phone and set it on the nightstand. She fell asleep that night with a smile on her face.

  * * * *

  Tempest walked into Maddox Inc. at 0745. She walked up to the front desk and found the same little girl from the last time she had been there.

  “My name is Sergeant Westfield. I’m here to see Mr. Maddox,” she said firmly.

  “Of course. You’re a little early though.”

  “Rule of the army, ma’am. If you’re not fifteen minutes early, you’re late,” Tempest said, keeping her tone crisp and professional.

  The girl smiled at her. “We were left with specific instructions to send you up the minute you arrived. His offices are on the top floor,” the young woman finished and indicated the elevators in the hallway.

  “Thank you, ma’am.”

  Tempest entered the elevators and hit the button for the top floor. She leaned against the rail and studied her boots. When the elevator dinged, she looked up and walked out with a clipped gate. Her curiosity was immediately piqued when a pissed-off looking man stormed down the hall and to the elevators. He took one look at Tempest and scowled at her. She arched a brow at his temper but otherwise ignored him. It wasn’t her fault he was having a shitty day. She shrugged her shoulders and headed into the CEO’s office suite.

  The same little secretary was sitting at the front desk, and she eyed Tempest with trepidation. Tempest walked up to the desk with an easy smile.

  “I’m Sergeant Westfield. I’m here to see Mr. Maddox.”

  “Yes, Sergeant. You’re to go right in,” the girl said with a slight tremor to her voice.

  She gave the girl a friendly smile and headed to the doors. She pushed them open and let them c
lose behind her. She found Devin sitting behind his desk engrossed in something on his computer. She stood at attention and waited. She might have slept with the boss, but he was about to learn that she was professional.

  He finally looked up at her and smiled. He got up and walked across to her. He pulled her close and gave her a toe-curling kiss.

  “I missed you in my bed last night,” he whispered close to her lips.

  Tempest couldn’t help but smile. Every woman liked to hear things like that.

  “It seems like you fared my absence well,” she teased.

  She let him lead her to one of the chairs in his office, and he took the one next to her. He turned it to face her and took her hand in his.

  “Not near as well as you might think,” he said with a sad grin.

  “I take it you’ve already had a rough morning.”

  “You could say that. I had to let one of our IT guys go.”

  “Was that the surly man I saw storming out of here?”

  “Yeah, that would be him. He wasn’t following our security protocol for secured documents. It had to be done,” he said with a heavy sigh.

  “I’m sorry to hear that,” she said sincerely and stroked her thumb over the back of his knuckles.

  “It couldn’t be helped, but on to why you’re here. I need you to start going over our electronic security protocol. We’ve had some breaches recently, and I want them stopped. I’ve had my own IT team on if for months, but they’ve come up with nothing. I was hoping you could figure out what was going on. I’ve been told that you’re a natural when it comes to code,” Devin said with a grin.

  “I’m fair, and I’ll do what I can. I just need a secure terminal and access to the mainframe.”

  “Well, you can do all that from here. My computer is the only one that has access to all parts of the mainframe. The other departments are only able to access those areas pertinent to their work and no others. Any IT work done is done from a specific terminal in designated areas within the department.”

  “It seems that you have great protocols in place. Someone might have planted some malicious code in one of those secondary systems.”

  “That’s what I’ve been thinking, but no one has been able to find anything suspicious. I’ve got to get this worked out. The army is already starting to think about pulling our contracts,” he said and thrust his hand through his hair, causing it to stand on end in sexy disarray.

  “Well, get me into the system and I’ll get started, chief,” Tempest said with a snappy salute and was happy to see some of his stress fade away when he laughed.

  He directed her over to his computer and gave her her own personal username and password.

  “Won’t you need your computer for your work?” she asked, concerned that she would put him behind.

  “Nah, I’ve got a laptop that I can work on to get what I need done,” he offered with a smile and pulled a laptop out of one of his desk drawers. He gave her a chaste kiss on the lips and moved over to the small sofa. He sat down, got comfortable, and then scooted the coffee table closer to him. He set up his laptop and started typing away. She gave him one last look and then lost herself in the wonderful world of ones and zeros.

  * * * *

  Devin kept an eye on Tempest throughout the morning. She was completely lost in her work. She didn’t look up. She didn’t talk. Hell, she didn’t even wiggle in his big comfy office chair. He couldn’t help but smile. If his staff were half as dedicated as Tempest, they’d never fall behind.

  It was getting close to lunch and she still hadn’t stopped. Not even for a bathroom break.

  “Hey, baby, it’s almost lunchtime. Do you want something to eat?” he asked.

  “Hmmm,” she answered.

  “I could have something brought up to us.”

  “Hmmm.”

  “Do you want anything specific?”

  “Hmmm.”

  Devin just arched a brow at her caveman type answers and then just decided to have something brought up for them. He walked over to his desk and stood beside her. She didn’t even acknowledge that he was there. He chuckled and called his secretary to have her order some food and have it delivered.

  At 1200 on the dot, his secretary knocked on his door.

  “Enter,” he said from his seat on the couch. He had already put his work away for the morning. Tempest, on the other hand, was still engrossed in her work.

  “Mr. Maddox, your lunch had arrived.”

  “Thanks, Susan. Why don’t you take a long lunch today? We’re not real busy,” he offered with a smile.

  She practically beamed at him. “Thanks, Mr. Maddox,” Susan said and practically bounced out of the office.

  He brought their lunches over to the couch and set them up. He wasn’t sure about what she liked and didn’t like, but hopefully she wouldn’t have a problem with burger and fries.

  “Baby, lunch is here.”

  “Hmmm.”

  “Come on, baby, it’s time to eat.”

  “Hmmm.”

  Devin huffed in frustration, and his stomach protested its empty state. He got up from the couch and went up behind Tempest. He put his hands on her shoulders and began rubbing them. She was tight and knotted. He felt her snap out of her work faze and relax under his firm touch.

  “That’s nice,” she practically moaned.

  “I’m glad you like it, but our lunch is here,” he whispered in her ear.

  She looked around the room as if she was confused. “It’s not lunchtime already, is it?”

  “Yep and I had something brought up for us.” He chuckled.

  Tempest stood and moaned as she did. Her back hurt, and her muscles protested. She had gotten into one of her modes again. She only zoned out like that when she was working with code. She could sit for hours on end and do nothing but read code.

  She caught a whiff of the food, and her stomach growled loudly. If Devin hadn’t been there, she would’ve gone without lunch again. She sat down next to him and picked up her food. She took a bite, and flavor exploded on her tongue. It tasted amazing. They sat and ate their lunch in companionable silence. Once they finished, they cleaned up their mess and Tempest stood to go back to work.

  “What are you doing?” Devin asked.

  “I’m about to get back to work,” she said.

  “No you’re not.”

  “Why wouldn’t I? I’m not finished yet,” she said.

  “I think you need to have your punishment,” he said with a wicked grin.

  Confusion was etched into her features. “What punishment?”

  “From this weekend after you broke the rules of my little game,” he said, his voice husky. He chuckled at her when her features scrunched up in a scowl.

  “We can’t do that here. I’ve got work to do,” she said heatedly.

  “Oh yes we can. Susan is gone on a long lunch, and my offices are locked up,” he said.

  “Susan? Who’s Susan?”

  “She is my secretary. She won’t be back for a while, and I think it’s time you take your punishment.”

  “Fine,” she huffed.

  Devin’s smile turned predatory. “I want you to take off your uniform and go stand behind my desk.”

  She arched a brow at him but stood to comply with his orders. When she got her clothes off, Devin nearly swallowed his tongue. She had on a bloodred corset and matching panties. The only thing that was missing was thigh highs and a garter belt. She walked over to the desk and rolled the chair out of the way.

  Devin stood up from the couch and stalked her. She looked fucking amazing. He walked up behind her and ran his hands all over her torso.

  “Is this for me?” he asked, finally finding his voice, and it sounded like he had gargled with gravel.

  “I thought you might like it,” she answered, her voice thick with lust.

  Devin’s only response was a groan. It took him a minute to compose himself before he could talk again.

  “I want y
ou to bend over and lay your palms flat on my desk,” he croaked.

  Her full lips thinned in irritation, but she followed his direction. When she was finally bent over, Devin spread her thighs a little wider and admired the way her round ass looked. He pulled off her red lacy panties and leaned over to place a kiss on each of her cheeks. He smiled when she gasped.

  “I was going to give you ten swats for breaking the rules, but since you dressed so nice just for me, I’m only going to give you five.”

  Tempest looked down at the top of the shiny desk and fought the urge to roll her eyes. He was being so generous. She wanted so say something snarky, but she didn’t figure it would help her cause at all.

  She felt him palm her cheeks and braced herself for the first blow. When his hand made contact with the naked skin of her ass, she gasped. It didn’t hurt, but man did it sting like hell fire. The second one was about the same but on her other cheek. He gave her two more on each cheek, and they all stung but didn’t hurt. He palmed away the sting each time.

  When the fifth one didn’t come, she held in her sigh of relief. There was no way she was going to remind him. It was then that she realized she was wet and not just a little wet but dripping wet. She couldn’t hold in her moan of pleasure when his finger slowly dipped into her sopping pussy. He teased her and then turned her over. He lifted her slightly and set her ass on the edge of his desk. She hissed as the sensitive skin of her ass made contact with the cool, smooth surface of the desk.

  He shifted her knees to allow for his wide shoulders and knelt before her. He buried his tongue in her tight sheath, taking her essence on his tongue. He moaned in appreciation while she gasped above him. He used his thumb to rub her clit back and forth while he fucked her with his tongue. Her body got tighter and tighter as her orgasm approached. She began to squirm under his touch.

  “I’m so close,” she gasped and grabbed the back of his head as her pussy humped his face. She growled when he pulled back right as she was about to come.

  “You need to learn to be patient, baby,” he cooed from between her legs.

  “Fuck patience. I need to come,” she moaned as his thumb kept torturing her clit.