A Little Tied Up Read Free Page A

known she’d married a good man, but she hadn’t realized how far he would go for her.
    “Get over here.”
    She walked across the room to the chair. Joseph grabbed the bottom of her shirt and shoved it up. “Be careful, you’ll rip it,” she protested.
    “You think I give a shit?” But he pulled it more gently up to her chest. “Take it off. The bra too.”
    She obeyed. Her nipples stiffened in the cool air of the room.
    “Looks like you’re excited,” Joseph sneered. “You some kind of freak to get turned on by this?”
    “I’m not turned on. It’s cold in here.” Of course she was turned on, and of course Joseph would recognize the signs. But that wasn’t part of the game.
    “Too damn bad. Get the rest of your clothes off and plant your ass in this chair. You have five seconds. One.”
    She couldn’t undress that fast, but she did her best. She would have made it if her feet hadn’t gotten tangled in the bottom of her slacks. She went sprawling onto the floor. Damn cheap carpet! Rug burn had never felt so painful. Joseph yanked her clothing off her feet and threw it across the room. “What kind of idiot are you? You don’t even know how to take your clothes off?”
    Tears stung her eyes. He was just playing, she reminded herself. Maybe he was getting a little carried away, but he didn’t really think she was an idiot. It was just part of the role. Most kidnappers wouldn’t be too sympathetic if their captives fell. “I’m sorry.”
    “Get up.” He looked into her eyes, and she saw concern in his before he turned away. “You broken yet?”
    A kidnapper-ish way of asking if she was all right, Nolie guessed. “No, I’m fine.”
    She scrambled to her feet and sat in the chair. Tears trickled down her cheeks. “I didn’t mean to interrupt your plans. I . . . .” She trailed off, not wanting to admit that he’d hurt her.
    “Damn right you didn’t. And you’d better not do it again.” He whipped off the ski mask. “So help me, bitch, you’d better forget what I look like. I can’t have my playtime if my face is all covered up. Guess maybe if you see me, you won’t act like such a scared little baby, huh?”
    As though she could ever forget her husband’s face. He was more handsome now than the day they’d married, as far as she was concerned. But in this game, he wasn’t her loving husband, he was her evil kidnapper. “I’ll forget. Thank you.”
    “Good answer. Now stay still.”
    He picked up the handcuffs and fastened one side around one of Nolie’s wrists. The other cuff, he closed around one leg of the chair. “Your other hand can stay free. I might want you to use it. Spread your legs.”
    She did. With the silk scarf she’d worn as a blindfold, he tied one of her legs to the chair leg. He used her slacks to tie the other leg. When he tightened that knot, she heard the slacks rip. Her favorite work slacks. Just before she snapped at him, she bit her tongue. Now wasn’t the time to say anything. After this little game was over, she’d make him buy her a new pair. Right after he fixed the sliding door at home. Secured to the chair, she was completely vulnerable. He would be able to touch any part of her he wanted.
    She hoped he would start soon.
    But he made her wait. “So sexy, sitting there with your tits and pussy right where I can see them. I bet you like this, don't you? I bet you're a dirty girl and you just love having a nasty stranger looking at your whole body.”
    She did. Even though he wasn't really a stranger, just pretending he was made her moist. This was her wildest fantasy. God, why didn't he touch her? Why didn't he do something? If she had to wait too much longer, she might scream. As turned on as she was though, if he did touch her she still might scream. Stepping back, he folded his arms over his chest and glared at her. “Are you getting wet, you little slut? Are you scared of me like you should be, or are you excited?
    Be honest, now, because if