Cuffed: A Novella Read Free

slightly when his hands made contact with the skin at my
wrists. He skimmed his hands slowly down my arms, applying a slight pressure
that caused goosebumps to pop out on my skin. I sucked in my breath and held it
to prevent myself from moaning out loud.

 
    He switched to a patting motion when he got to my armpits
and continued down my sides. He came to a stop when he got to my hips, leaving
his hands rest on my hips.

 
    “Spread your legs.”

 
    “Excuse me?” I said in shock.

 
    “You heard me. Spread your legs or I’ll do it for you.”
Shane’s voice was gruff in my ear and his fingers tightened on my hips as he
spoke, like he would enjoy spreading them for me.

 
    I took a deep breath trying to remember that I was being
pretend arrested in front of a room full of friends and strangers. Not alone in
my bedroom, playing sexy games with Shane before stepping my left leg out
slightly. I sucked in a nervous breath waiting for Shane to continue his
search. I wasn’t disappointed when seconds later I felt him kneel behind me and
place one hand on the outside of my left thigh and one on the inside. Had the
wall not been supporting me I think I would have stumbled, it had been a long
time since hands besides my own had touched me there.

 
    I leaned face first into the wall hoping that I wouldn’t embarrass
myself further by moaning. Shane paused when he reached my ankle and I felt him
shift slightly to the right. Then his hands were on my right ankle moving up.
My thoughts took a dangerous turn, if only he was doing this when I wasn’t
wearing pants, and maybe using his mouth instead of his hands. I could feel my
cheeks getting hot as I imagined what his lips would feel like against my skin.

 
    Shane stood up abruptly and grabbed my left wrist bringing
it down and behind my back in one smooth motion. Damn, he’s good , I
thought as I felt the cold metal encircle my wrist, a heartbeat later the other
was secured next to it. I pulled on my wrists and felt the cuffs bite into my
skin. That was going to leave a mark .

 
    “... understand your rights as I have explained them to
you?”  Shane was asking when I tuned back into his voice.

 
    I managed to get out a quick “yes” and then waited for Shane
to uncuff me so I could get back to my bottle of wine.

 
    Shane grabbed my bicep and spun me around, “And that my
friends is how the professionals do it.” He took a bow with a grin.

 
    I stood there staring longingly at the bottle of wine on the
floor, anywhere but at the group of people laughing and teasing Shane. Why the
hell wasn’t he taking these damn cuffs off?

 
    “Hey Shane,” I said trying to get his attention.

 
    “In a minute Lex, I’m talking here.” Was he serious? He was talking while I stood here with my hands cuffed behind my back.

 
    I waited until there was a pause in the conversation before
trying again, “Shane,” I started.

 
    “Shh, I’m almost done.” Did he seriously just shush me?
Nope, that was not something that was going to happen tonight.

 
    I wanted out of these cuffs and I wanted out now! I bumped
my shoulder roughly into Shane’s bicep, causing him to take a step to the side
to keep his balance.

 
    “Get these damn cuffs off now Shane!” I demanded in response
to the glare he threw my way.

 
    “Okay, let’s go,” he said with a nod to the group of guys he
had been talking to.

 
    “What do you mean, let’s go?” I said to his back as he
started to walk away.

 
    “The key is in my bedroom,” Shane said pausing just inside
the kitchen door.

 
    “Why? Nevermind, I’ll wait here for you.”

 
    “They’ll be off faster if you come down with me,” he said.
“Plus I’m not sure I have a key here.”

 
    I took a deep breath and started to count. Just go with him,
get out of these cuffs, walk home and call it a night I coached myself when I
had finished counting.

 
    I skirted around Shane to the