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Xander exhaled sharply, but he didn’t look away, the smooth skin on his freshly shaven jaw taut, that telltale vein at his te away his true frustration “It wasknow it”

“I don’t know anything of the sort,” she lied

Yes, Mercedes could classify what happened between the-believable But it was a fluke A stroke of luck Inconvenient tinment of the planets Call it what you will

She knew it had never happened to her before, but what Xander didn’t seeain

Nev Er A Gain

“You’re lying,” Xander said, his eyes locked on her “You kno I know? Because you can’t lookher eyes locked with his, just to prove hiot one little detail about last night It was your idea You’re the one who neededmore”

Xander didn’t say a word in response, so Mercedes continued “Oh, and get this,” she added sarcastically, recalling the eo The one that had an McCoy eo He wanted to let me know that Sam definitely has an interest in D/s lifestyles” Mercedes frowned “Thanks to you and your brilliant plan, he thinks I’ll be a good person for her to chat with The e, Xander’s expression didn’t change He just stared down at her, his hands in his pockets, looking as relaxed and co of the ave him away entirely She had to admit, he wasn’t usually so easy to read

“And that’s a bad thing how?”

Mercedes fought the irritation that was eating away at her “You know good and damn well that I’m not a subht, they seeht? I’ll do that That doesn’t ive her information on the subject”

Mercedes didn’t respond as she continued to glare at hih they hadn’t talked in depth about what had happened, Mercedes knew there was no way Xander would believe she’d willingly go froave her an orgasm

Hell, it didn’t work that way She didn’t want to be a sub Not his or anyone else’s Therepassive seeed her, and she’d soon learned that taking the reins and being in control was the easiest way to get to the top She’dthe way she’d built a reputation as an extremely successful entrepreneur, not to mention, as one of the most formidable Mistresses in her circle of friends