In an instant, I knew I wanted to release her from the blindfold. After all, if the curtains were closed, she wouldn't discern my features anyway. I gently grasped her, pulling her close as I reached for the remote resting on the table beside the sofa. With a press of a button, the heavy curtains glided shut, enveloping us in a cocoon. The world was lost to me. All that mattered was the woman now in my arms. Taking a deep breath, I began to ease the blindfold from the back of her head. As the fabric loosened and slid away, I sensed her heart quickening against my touch. She seemed startled, afraid even, her instinct to shield her eyes immediately with her hands. But I gently guided her hand aside, softly tracing the contours of her eyelids with my fingertips-a silent reassurance urging her to open them. ISABELLA Friday night was supposed to be about fun-drinks with Charlotte, letting go. But when she confessed that her online Dom, Mr. L, had cut her off for disobedience, I made a risky bet: I'd win Mr. L's submission, gain his trust, and get him to meet me in person. It felt like an easy challenge... until I realized the game would draw me closer to my cold, distant CEO, Levi. My online master's punishments awaken forbidden desires I didn't know I had. Now, the lines between pleasure and pain are blurring, and I crave more than I ever imagined. LEVI When Isabella's message hit my inbox-"I'm looking for a new online master"-I expected a typical submissive. But then I realized it was her, my intern-the woman I've secretly wanted since the moment she stepped into my office. Now, the stakes are higher than ever. My need to dominate her consumes me, but my father's warning against mixing business and pleasure rings in my ears. Can I resist the temptation... or will I finally give in to everything I've wanted?

His mouth hovered over me, his lips brushing the tender inside of my thigh, making me shiver. “You don’t have to beg, baby girl,” he rasped, his voice vibrating against my skin, so close I thought I might combust. “I’ll give you everything. All you’ll ever need.” Then his gaze found mine—burning, unrelenting, pinning me where I sat. I felt it, scorching through the shadows of the car, making my lungs forget how to draw air. “Tell me you understand,” he demanded, low and dangerous, as though the answer determined everything. My heart hammered, every pulse threatening to split me wide open. I forced myself to meet his stare, swallowed hard, and whispered, “I… I understand.” His lips curved, wicked and triumphant. “Good girl.” Then, softer, darker—almost a command wrapped in silk—he whispered, “Now ask me what I want to do to you.” **** Allison has it all in Lakeview—supportive family, a great friend, and Jacob, the campus heartthrob everyone wants but she gets to call hers. Then Jacob vanishes for a week, returning with a chilling story about being attacked by a werewolf. Allison refuses to believe him—because werewolves don’t exist. To move on, she joins a dating app and matches with Lucien: magnetic, powerful, and dangerously irresistible. But there’s a rule on the app—never fall for the Alpha. A rule that grows harder to follow when Allison doesn’t yet understand what it truly means… or the dark world it will pull her into.