Chapter Hop for
Dare to Submit
by
Carly Phillips
Decklan Dare knows about the unexpected loss of loved ones and for this reason, he values control in all areas of his life. Amanda Collins enjoys the freedom she finds in casual encounters without the emotional connection a relationship brings. They meet and their physical attraction is mutual but both experience feelings that could run deeper – if they drop their guard and let each other in. Decklan is first to trust, but when he discovers the secret Amanda’s been hiding, will he forgive? Or will he rebuild every wall before she has a chance to explain?
~ Chapter Excerpt ~
“I can vouch for him,”
Max Savage said. He was a nice guy she’d done a scene with awhile back. He’d
relaxed her and taken her close to subspace. Not over. No one took her there.
And at the time she’d been with Max, she’d had no interest in sleeping with him.
This guy was another
story.
She glanced at Max and
tried not to grin. One friend trying to help another get laid. “Nice try, but I
don’t know you all that well either.”
She rubbed her hands
up and down the goose bumps on her bare arms.
“What if I told you he
was a cop?” Max asked.
“Really?”
He extended his
arm, and someone handed him a blanket, which he proceeded to wrap around her
shoulders.
“Thank you,” she said,
immediately feeling better.
“You know me.” John,
the club monitor who’d hauled Mike away, reappeared by her side. “You can trust
Decklan to take care of you. Mike’s been warned before. His membership has been
revoked.”
She blinked in
surprise. “I’m glad.” The asshole didn’t deserve to be in a position of trust.
“Decklan’s a decent
guy. Don’t leave with him if you don’t want to, but at least let him get you
something cold to drink. You’ll feel better, and then you can get changed and
leave. I’ll walk you out myself,” John promised.
Decklan. She tested
the name in her head, liking the sound. “A soda sounds good.”
The crowd around them
had already dispersed, and even Max had walked away, giving his friend a shot
on his own.
Good luck, she
silently told him. To her way of thinking, they might have passed I’m
interested
looks with their eyes
over the last six months, but he hadn’t stepped up, which Amanda took
personally. Decklan whatever-his-last-name-was would have to bring his A game
if he expected her to do any more than drink a soda with him before heading
home.
Catch the next portion tomorrow at
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