Owned (Office Intrigue Book 8) Nicole Edwards (classic english novels TXT) 📖

to take,” Talon said with a grin, “so I’ll leave you to it. Feel free to go in. They’ve all been made aware you’re here and you’re observing for the time being.”

I said nothing more to Talon before walking over to room three. Inside, the female was already laid out on the table. Gideon, the main trainer, was in the process of securing a fucking machine at the end of the bed while Jasper was taking measurements.

Curious as to what Jasper’s response would be, I stepped into the room. Both men looked my way but then went back to what they were doing without a word to me. I watched with detached interest as Gideon programmed something into the machine. A second later, he aligned the dildo with her pussy, and the robotic arm inched forward, pushing the silicone end into her slowly. Based on her soft moans, she was enjoying it, which I was surprised by. It seemed so clinical, I wasn’t sure how it would be all that stimulating.

“Room two’s waiting when you’re ready,” Gideon told Jasper. “You can send Jayda in to assist me with the rest.”

Jasper nodded, his eyes shifting to me as he headed for the door. I followed, stepping out into the hall with him.

“Are you enjoying yourself?” Yes, that was accusation in my tone.

Jasper turned to face me. “It’s my job.”

“So is that a yes?”

His light green eyes remained locked with mine, and I searched them for the truth. I sensed no arousal, which pleased me.

Stepping closer, I wasn’t surprised when Jasper took a step back. I didn’t stop until Jasper was pressed up against the wall.

“What is it, exactly, that you’re responsible for?”

Jasper held my gaze. “I’m a doctor.”

“So … doctor stuff? Nothing else?”

“Nothing else,” he stated firmly. “Ever.”

Hmm. For some reason, that loosened something in my chest. I liked knowing that Jasper didn’t partake of what was offered. At least not while he was on duty, anyway.

“I need to work,” he said softly.

“I can think of a few things that need to be tended to,” I countered, watching his face intently.

There it was. The arousal I’d been searching for. His eyes glazed over; his mouth opened as he inhaled deeply.

“When your shift’s over, I want you to come to my place.”

For a second, I thought he would argue, so I was pleased when he nodded once.

Because I didn’t want to interrupt their process, I forced myself to step back, allowing him room to move. He went right for the door to the other room.

“Jasper.”

He did not look back at me, but he said, “Yes, Titan?”

My cock jerked. “When you arrive, I expect you to be naked.”

His head snapped around, eyes wide.

“If you decide not to show, I’ll know exactly where we stand.”

I saw his Adam’s apple move slowly down his throat. “Yes, Titan.”

With that, I turned and headed back down the hall.

*

Jasper

It drove me crazy that I could not get my mind off Ransom.

Ever since he’d disrupted my workday and instructed me to be at his place after shift, I’d thought of little else besides what he had in store for me.

Now, as I closed and locked up the clinic, my heart rate was picking up speed, my breathing more labored than I was used to. Which was saying something considering my daily five-mile run along the beach with Cody.

Not that I would admit it to Ransom, but I had rarely scened with a Dominant since him. Only for a short time years ago. And never here in the land of sin and debauchery, where I could’ve played whenever I wanted. The trainers weren’t discreet in offering, but I’d never taken any of them up on it. It had never felt right to me. Truth was, a lot of things hadn’t felt right to me since Ransom and I parted ways.

That didn’t mean I’d gone without sex. Hell, I was a hot-blooded male in my prime. I wasn’t a glutton for punishment.

I still hadn’t made up my mind as to whether or not I would go to Ransom’s as he’d instructed. Part of me wanted to; the other part was scared shitless to give in. Our breakup hadn’t been on good terms, and I had no idea what to expect from him now. He’d said he missed me, and it had sounded sincere, but even that couldn’t erase the memories of so long ago, of the pain we’d caused each other back then. Our breakup had been brutal on so many levels, something neither of us had wanted but both of us knew we’d needed at the time.

Did I regret what happened? Only every second of every day. After all, I was the one who’d called things off. I had my reasons, though.

“You headed out?”

I jumped at the sound of Cody’s voice, glancing over my shoulder to see him standing in the doorway.

“Yeah.” I turned back to the cabinet, inserting my key to lock it. “You?”

“Thought you might want to grab dinner, hang out.”

By hang out, Cody was referring to sex, because yes, he was the man I tended to spend my free time with. Sex was just one of the ways we passed the time. There were no expectations on either part, because we were looking for pretty much the same thing, something we weren’t capable of giving one another. And the sex … let’s just say Cody was supreme in the bedroom. Very creative. Very responsive.

It wasn’t serious, never had been, but I liked Cody. Cared about him, even. As for a relationship, he wasn’t the sort of man I could ever envision myself with, and I knew the same could be said about me for Cody. But we meshed and sometimes that was all that mattered.

“I’ve got a thing,” I said, surprising myself.

“With Ransom?”

I glanced sideways. “Why would you think that?”

Cody laughed. “Why would you think I wouldn’t think that?”

Keys in hand, I headed for the door. Cody stepped back while I locked up. He followed me as