Pleasure Under His Command

d into the office feeling as

er... the way Dominic looked at her, the weight

ment that lived somewhere

o pretend it n

e first thing she noticed was that Dominic's door was alrea

ave a small nod... nothing more. No hin

al. Contro

her back and focus

barely spoke to her, giving short

fingers almost touched.... almost.... bu

sage wa

nda

h, Maya

. Don't tell me your bos

nightmare. Just

cated as in

: Ma

my God,

that. He's my boss. And..." she hesitated, glanc

et? Or

he seco

ot complicated. That's a

t's a disaster w

th a weak laugh, but

to her desk, Domin

an you step i

ond, then walked in, kee

t a good instinct for tone. I've moved you onto the Harper a

widened.

r. "You earned it. Unless

id quickly.

oo

Neither spoke fo

d...softer for just a heartb

st night,

breath

y. "You're my employee now. And for that w

nd," she sa

ood. Close the doo

le. His voice was even, but she could feel the

herself in work. Still, whenever she looked up, she caught him watchin

Izzy stayed, lost in her laptop screen. She

it again," h

d up. "Do

te on your

aintly. "Hab

"You don't have to prove y

ound of her name. He

ing to keep u

to prove yourself doesn't mean pushing yoursel

etween them, lay

wed hard. "

t smile. "I ra

out to leave, he paused

ce lower now. "Before you give me

d. He left befor

s door long after he was gone, her

between them... it

wasn't sure sh

against Izzy's skin as she

work, of tension, of Domini

d Maya on

l up for t

ays. Tell

not far from the office. Strings of lights glowed a

ith a grin. "There's

nk into the chair. "More lik

. "You sound like someone who's

a sip. "I don't even

a said immediately. "You sa

ght at the club? When you ditched me

d to be fed.. Maya said "Dont tell me the guy

"It's him. Dominic S

nk. "You've fucked your boss

ed. "I didn't know! I didn't even k

wering. "How was it... w

y.. But he pretended.. Or rather we both pretended not

ed her carefully. "Ar

w. He's different. He's intense, controlled, smart. When he talks,

e wh

me to lose myself,

slow smile. "Sounds like s

eyes. "Don't. It

're glowing and miserable at the sam

erself. "He's my boss,

esn't mean it

er head. "Yo

our best friend. I'm supposed

the heaviness Izzy had carried all day. Fo

hat night and lay in bed, the la

ill hear Dom

another reason to

ed at the

re... the thought of breaking those