Stephen moved quietly at her urging, standing at the foot of the bed and only a slight shiver betrayed him as she bound one wrist to the bedpost above his head, then the other wrist to the opposite bedpost. Next, she did the same with his ankles, guaranteeing that he would stand motionless, watching, as we continued the game.

Mara kept watch over Stephen as Adrian moved closer to me. He slid my suitcoat off and set it aside. Next his hands fell to my blouse, slowly unbuttoning it and spreading the smooth white cotton wider with each button undone. When the last button had given way, he slid this too off my shoulders, bending to brush his lips over my bare skin. His delicate touches and intense gaze never failed to excite me. He stepped even closer, his arms encircling me to unfasten the back of my skirt and I shivered when he dropped to his knees in front of me to draw it slowly down my legs. I looked down, a little moan escaping me as he looked up into my face, his mouth only inches from me, his hands gliding slowly down my thighs, tracing the sides of my stockings from top to ankle.