“You must not have been in the gutter long enough to get a history.” “You ran me?” “One of the perks of the job. I like knowing who I'm dealing with.” “You're a paranoid bastard, but I'll have breakfast with you anyway,” Antonio said mildly. He hesitated. “You'll be good to Andrea, right?” “The subs taken as trainees at the Shadowlands are experienced in the lifestyle and have spent a lot of time in the club. They know what they're signing on for. Your little innocent doesn't.” Cullen remembered the smack of the paddle against her pretty ass and almost smiled. “But she survived her first night.” Antonio raised his eyebrows. “I can tell you're not pissed off anymore; she got to you, didn't she?” A lot more than he found comfortable. Beautiful. Challenging. Submissive. He remembered

