GABRIELLE’S POV My throat ran dry and my legs didn’t cooperate with my mind. I wanted to move, to get on the bed but all I could do was stand there and stare at him. “Isn’t this what you wanted?” He asked. I nodded, my throat too tight to speak. He lifted me easily, walked across the room, and dropped me on the bed. A surprised gasp tore from my lips. He walked into his closet and returned with a pink vibrator and a black rod-like object. I had never seen it in real life before, but I had seen enough movies and read enough dark romance to know what it was. It was a black metal restraint bar with padded plush cuffs. My pulse spiked, my heart pounding wildly against my ribcage. A delicious shiver of anticipation went up my spine. “What was your safe word again?” My eyes snap

