Rule Master by Sienna Snow (Launch Day Blitz)
RULE MASTER by Sienna Snow (March 7, 2017; Forever Yours eBook; $3.99; Rules of Engagement series; Book 2)
His rules.
Her pleasure. His Way.
Italian heiress and international
financier Milla Castra knows she can’t avoid him forever. Irredeemably
confident and controlled Lex
Duncan once shared her craving for things deliciously forbidden. He
was her lover. Her Master. And the husband she’s kept secret from
everyone.
But Lex will never relinquish what’s
his—and Milla is definitely his. And he knows she can’t resist the
exquisite pleasure that awaits
in his arms. When the violence of her past threatens them both, Lex
will risk everything to keep Milla safe…before she submits to the
cruelest master imaginable, Fear.
Excerpt
“This is non-negotiable. I’m bringing you home. Besides, the only
plane available for you is our plane.”
His words awakened images of the escapades we’d engaged in during
our many flights together. My skin tingled, reminding me of how long
it had been since we’d touched.
I wiped sweat from my brow. “Does making these high-handed
decisions without discussing them with me get you off?”
“You’re the one who knows what gets me off. Why don’t you tell
me?” His eyes bored into mine.
“You are insufferable.” I ground my teeth and held back the urge
to tell him I’d book a commercial flight, just to spite him. Since
my kidnapping, I wasn’t stupid enough to risk my safety simply to
make a point with Lex.
“I’m your husband. I have a right to bring you home.”
“Why now? Why not a few months ago or, for a matter of fact,
yesterday?” I turned my back to him, closing my eyes and clenching
my fists open and shut. “Please, Lex. Tell me why you’re here.”
If he’d come sooner, I might not have signed those stupid papers. I
might have waited to see if we still had a chance. No, I couldn’t
second-guess my decisions anymore. He deserved someone who wasn’t
selfish.
“You want to know why I waited? I wanted you to heal. You wouldn’t
talk to me. You needed something I couldn’t give you. And in my
ever-loving stupidity, I believed you’d get that here. When I
realized you were hiding from me, I decided I’d come get you. I’ve
spent the last month clearing my schedule so I could spend time with
you here until we figured things out. That was until a few days ago.”
“What changed?”
Lex sighed. “I don’t know how to tell you this.” He moved
behind me but didn’t touch me. “I got this in my private e-mail.”
He reached around me and gave me a printout. It had a picture of me
bound against a pole, bleeding from whiplashes, and my head hanging
down. There was a message underneath that read, Although she
suffered, she still owes me a debt that I plan to collect.
My feet buckled, but before I fell to the floor, Lex grabbed me. The
hours of my torture and captivity flashed before my eyes, and nausea
invaded my stomach. I’d worked so hard to push all the memories
back, and now everything seemed fresh once again.
“Easy, baby. I’ve got you.” Lex lifted me into his arms and sat
with me in the nearby chair.
I couldn’t breathe. A heaviness settled on my chest. I had to get
clean. I rubbed my arms, trying to cleanse the feel of dirty hands on
my body.
“I’m not going to let anyone hurt you again,” Lex whispered
into my hair.
His scent enveloped me, soap and light cologne. I leaned into his
comfort, letting the security of his body drive my fears back. I was
protected here, more than I’d felt with the ten bodyguards who’d
watched over me during my entire stay in Italy. I buried my face into
his chest and clutched his shirt.
I was safe if I was with him.
No, Mil, you can’t do this. You’re leading him on.
“Please, Lex. Let me get up. I can’t depend on you like this.
I’ll fall apart.”
He opened his lips to argue, but then conceded, loosening his arms
and allowing me to stand. He remained in the chair, staring at me, in
the way that made me want to kneel and give him anything he asked.
I knew this would be hard, but how was I going to make it if only a
few minutes in his presence gave me the urge to call my assistant and
cancel the plans I’d set in motion?
“I’m taking you home, Mil. I’ll throw you over my shoulder and
carry you onto the plane. Just know you won’t get back to Boston
without me.”
I took a deep breath trying to keep my anger in check. The old Milla
would have given him a piece of her mind, but I couldn’t let him
get me riled up. My safety was the most important thing, and no
matter how much my gut wanted to play the brat, it wasn’t smart.
“Fine,” I conceded. “We’ll go back together.”
He gaped at me in surprise. “What’s the catch?”
“Nothing. Until I can wrap my head around what’s going on, it’s
better for you to take me home than for me to travel on my own.”
Lex frowned at me, looking a little confused. “Milla, I don’t
know what’s going on with you. Why aren’t you fighting with me?”
He stood, stepping forward, as I moved back.
I had to tell him what I’d done. He deserved to know.
“Lex, I’m not the same. Things are going to change, once we’re
back home.”
“Whatever it is, we’ll work through it. That’s what marriage is
about.”
“There’s something you should know before we get on the plane.”
I paused. Here goes. Pain stabbed my heart. What I was about
to say would hurt no matter how I told him.
I had to get it out before I lost my nerve.
“Lex. Today, I started…”
A loud commotion sounded from the terrace doors.
“Why is he in my house? He is not welcome here. He is not good for
you.”
I cringed as my mother stepped onto the balcony, followed by my
exasperated sister-in-law a few paces behind her.
“He does not belong here.”
“Mamma. Not now.” I stared at Lex, pleading with my eyes not to
mention what we were discussing.
He nodded and mouthed, This discussion isn’t over.
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About the Author
Sienna Snow's love of reading started at a very young age with "Beezus and Ramona." By the time she entered
high school, a girlfriend introduced her to Bertrice Small and Jude Deveraux, and an avid romance reader was born.
She writes sexy romance, some with a lot of heat and spice and others with a bit of fantasy. Her characters
represent strong women of different cultures and backgrounds, who seek love through unique circumstances.
When she is not writing, traveling, or reading, she spends her time with her husband and two children.
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