12 ZEKE It was so not like Bunnie to have her obey my every command, her request for punishment caught me off guard. How far down this rabbit hole did she actually want to go? There was only one way to find out, and if she wanted me to stop, she had a way out. "Remember your safe word, Bunnie?" My voice was soft as a chamois cloth, which surprised me, given the way I wanted to have her surrender to me, open herself to me, let me plunge into her. "Lima beans. I remember." She wriggled, and her body heat branded me where we touched. "Does it excite you to give up control like this?" I lowered my voice even more and scented her fresh orange aroma and natural smell. I heard her swift intake of breath. "Very much." "Then I'm a very lucky wolf indeed." I carefully picked her up, removed h

