Dominique Adair - Seducing Jane Porter

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Seducing Jane Porter

Copyright 2008 by Dominique Adair

ISBN: 978-1-60504-268-8

Edited by Bethany Morgan

Cover by Anne Cain

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Seducing Jane Porter

Dominique Adair

Dedication

For Carolgirl, its time to turn up the heat!

Chapter One

Being a sexual submissive was similar to Double Dutch jump roping, once you learned to navigate ropes, you never forgot the rush.

Both nervous and excited, Jane shook her head at her bad pun. Damn, she hadnt been this energized in a long time. She was as giddy as a child on Christmas morning.

Her palms were damp as she pulled on the narrow black strips of cloth that masqueraded as her panties. When the soft lace grazed her inner thighs, her sex tightened. It had been exactly one year since shed participated in a scene and her body yearned to break her self-imposed drought. Twelve months without sex was more than any woman should have to endure.

She reached for the matching garter belt.

This time last year shed been doing almost the exact same thing, getting ready to meet her master for dinner and hopefully more, much more.

When theyd met, Peter Ellington had literally swept her off her feet. Shed been dazzled by his charisma and panty-dampening smile. Hed showered her with gifts, expensive dinners and mastered her with a firm hand. In short, he was everything a submissive would desire in a Dom.

Her lips twisted. As far as she was concerned, there was nothing more dangerous than being in love. In her case shed been so blinded by the sheer romanticism of his actions that she neglected to realize he was a complete and utter bastard. Hed used her love to his advantage only to leave her with a broken heart and a perpetually bad taste in her mouth.

Men!

Before entering into a master/submissive relationship, the sub needed to know the potential partner was trustworthy. The last thing any sub wanted was to be bound and helpless only to learn that their master was a psycho. Being vulnerable was both a turn-on and a potentially dangerous situation, so complete trust was important.

After Peters betrayal, would she ever be able to garner that same level of trust for anyone again?

Picking up a silk stocking, she slid her thumbs inside the band to gather the delicate fabric between her fingers.

Anticipation had been high that night as shed prepared herself for Peter. For months hed been hinting at making their union more permanent so when hed setup the date, her imagination took flight. They spent three to four nights a week together and hed practically moved into her apartment. The only situation that could be more permanent was marriage.

Easing the stocking onto her foot, Jane shook her head at her own folly. How wrong shed been. Blind, foolish and in love, shed missed all the signs.

Hed planned a wildly romantic evening. Theyd gone to an exclusive restaurant where the chef had created a menu of fresh seafood and decadent chocolate desserts. Champagne flowed like water and shed been delightfully tipsy by the time they were finished.

After dinner the limo picked them up at the restaurant, and theyd necked like teenagers in the back seat. Upon arriving at his apartment, hed cracked open more champagne and theyd spent long hours of bondage play before tumbling into bed, utterly exhausted and thoroughly sated.

During those quiet moments curled around one another, shed thought hed pop the question. Shed laid in his arms wildly content and dreaming of their future togetheruntil he announced he was already married.

Her lips quirked. It was amazing how two little wordsIm marriedcould rock someones world to the very core. Rather than asking her to be his wife, a position already filled by the current Mrs. Ellington, he expressed his desire to set her up as his mistress. Shed have her own apartment in an exclusive area of Denver and all of her bills would be paid without question. The only requirement of this arrangement was for her to be available to him whenever he called.

Jane snorted as she secured her stocking with the garter belt. Like that would ever happen. She reached for the other stocking.

For a long time shed repeatedly kicked herself for not realizing he was married. Then again there hadnt been a pattern to their dates. When they had seen each other it was usually for all-nighters, not just a few hours in the afternoon. Hed been very generous with his time and lavish gifts that thered simply never been any inkling of a wife.

Peter was a powerful attorney to the rich and shameless; that automatically made him an accomplished liar. Most recently hed managed to keep a young starlet out of prison after shed been caught with both narcotics and liquor in her car. In reality it wasnt a stretch of the imagination that hed managed to conceal his marriage and three children for the two years theyd been together.

Shaking her head, Jane tightened the clasps on her stockings.

The frustrating part was she wasnt a stupid woman by any means. She had a masters degree from Harvard for crying out loud. She was thirty-six years old and a world traveler. Shed lived in Europe for several years in her late twenties and shed experienced more than her share of lying, cheating men and still Peter had slipped past her defenses. Her friend, Lily, had once said Peter had pussy power, the ability to draw women to him from across a crowded room.

Prior to hooking up with him, Jane had had another dry spell in which the sprint up the corporate ladder had consumed her every waking moment. An overabundance of hormones after a nearly two-year deficit was enough to dull any womans bullshit detector.

Picking up her corset, she wrapped it around her back then began the tedious process of closing the myriad of tiny hooks.

The only good thing that had come from her relationship with Peter was hed convinced her to leave the corporate world behind and go into business with her best friend. Wasnt it funny that she had that bastard to thank for helping her make the best move shed ever made?

She bit her lip. Even a year later, their final moments together were still fresh in her mind as if it had happened only yesterday.

One year ago

What do you mean, youre married?

You know, marriage, rings, kids

You have children? Janes body tensed and her hands fisted against his broad chest.

Yes. A gleam of amusement entered his gaze. Three.

Stunned, Jane looked away from his handsome face. A sharp pain lanced her chest and she was sure her heart was breaking. He wasnt going to ask her to marry him as he was already married. And with kids!

When her gaze met his, he didnt look nearly as handsome as before.

Let go of me. Her voice was low, urgent.

Whatever you say, babe. He released her.

I cannot believe youd enter into a relationship with me when you have a w-w-wife and children waiting for you at home. Flinging off the sheets, Jane rose from the bed.