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at him. There was curiosity
gleaming in her celadon green eyes, along with what he sensed was something
akin to nervousness as she glanced down to the toy in his hand and then back up
to meet his gaze.
    Mission
accomplished.
    Sure,
Xander had purposely untucked and unbuttoned his shirt and carried the mini
flogger with him to answer the door, but that was for effect. Mostly. He wanted
to see her reaction, and he got exactly what he was expecting. Samantha was
walking into a situation that she was not all that familiar with, but he’d
already known that thanks to his conversation with Logan.
    Sue him
for wanting to have a little fun with her.
    As Sam
and Logan moved slowly into the room, Xander continued to study her, his eyes
perusing her lean, slight build. There was no denying the fact that the woman
was gorgeous with her long blonde hair, glowing green eyes and tons of curves.
However, the way she carried herself, – strong and confident – despite her
reluctance to the situation, was far more enticing than just her mere physical
beauty.
    Xander
was immensely drawn to a woman’s inner strength. More so than any physical
characteristic. In fact, it was a prerequisite of his.
    And he’d
met a number of submissives who didn’t quite understand the concept. He’d played
with many who were under the incorrect notion that a Dom was looking for a
woman who would just roll over and submit.
    They were
wrong. Dead wrong.
    At least
as far as Xander was concerned.
    The
stronger a woman was, the more he admired her. Regardless if she would easily
submit or not.
    Looking
at Samantha now, Xander noticed the way she was clinging to Logan, holding on
as though he were her lifeline. In his opinion, her response to his presence
was somewhat deceiving in the sense that it gave the distinct impression she
was unaware of what might happen tonight. But from what Xander knew of her, he
wasn’t fooled. Samantha McCoy was anything but oblivious.
    Xander’d
had the pleasure of talking to Logan on more than one occasion about this
scenario specifically, and the little adventure they were about to embark upon
had been in the works for a couple of weeks, ever since they had a definite
date determined for the opening of Devotion.
    His first
impression of Sam? Quite the opposite of what he’d seen of her tonight, he’d
have to say. During his first and only encounter with her outside of the club,
he’d pegged her for all business, all the time. But then he’d seen her with
Logan a few minutes ago in the hallway, and she’d definitely been getting down
to business, but not the way Xander figured her to.
    Seeing
her standing there, her hands gripping the iron rails that surrounded the
second floor with Logan’s hand hidden beneath her skirt had been gratifying. If
he’d had any concerns about what she wanted, he was eased somewhat by seeing
her pleasured by her husband right there for anyone and everyone to see.
    She had
certainly passed his initial test.
    Nodding
his head toward the opposite side of the dimly lit room, Xander urged Logan and
Samantha farther inside. Since Logan was already up to speed on how this
session would go, Xander didn’t feel the need to give him guidance. Watching as
Logan took Sam’s hand and led her over to the lone chair that sat in a corner
on the opposite side, he waited.
    Knowing
that he didn’t have time to waste, as soon as Sam had her back to him, Xander
tossed the small flogger away and  moved to the other side of the room to
retrieve the one he intended to use.
    His hand
had barely wrapped around the braided handle before his slacks were getting a
tad uncomfortable. Just the thought of what was about to happen had his cock
rigid and anxious.
    Knowing
that he wouldn’t be able to pay attention to Samantha and do what he needed to
do, Xander turned his full attention back to the woman who’d been his main
focus for the last few hours. Mercedes Bryant. The mouthwatering woman standing
on the opposite