Midnight Playground (4 page)

Murphy stepped close to push the offending shirt from her shoulders. Heat enveloped her, warmed her through. It took every ounce of willpower not to reach for him, to pull him close and rub all over him. He smelled so fucking good. A little like sex and a lot like wild man. Maybe it was the persona she’d built around him. But as far as she could tell, he lived up to every bad boy, sex-starved fantasy she’d included him in.

Suddenly, the heat was gone and Murphy stood back so Chase could take more pictures. The camera clicked continuously, and she swore he had to have photographed every blessed inch of her body when he finally stopped and brought the camera to his side.

“Why are you here, Eve?”

“To prove to myself that even curves are erotic,” she blurted out.

Chase’s eyes narrowed. “Bullshit.”

Eve blinked. Shocked by the harsh word. “It’s true.” She dug her teeth into her bottom lip for a second, waiting for him to say something else. Instead they both stared her down, and she had a sudden need to crawl out of her own skin. “What? What more do you want from me?”

A rough laugh rumbled from Chase, and Murphy turned away. “I want you to tell me everything. By the time we’re through I will know all of your secrets. Are you ready for that?”

She nodded. Half sick with worry.

“What’s your biggest fantasy?”

Eve sighed. That was easy. “To be tied up and ravished.” She had to look away.

“But it’s not that simple, is it?” Chase obviously wasn’t going to back down. Figuring out what to say while standing half-naked under lights with two men staring intently at her wasn’t easy.

“Let’s try another question.” Chase lifted the camera to his face and took another series of photos. “Why haven’t you been fucked in two years?”

Murphy’s head swung in Chase’s direction. “What?”

“That’s what she told me, and I want to know why. If something happened that caused her to withdraw, I don’t want to find out in the middle of a session. I won’t be responsible for traumatizing her further.”

“It’s not like that at all.” Anger surged through her. “I meant what I said last night. No one ever hurt me.” Fuck, she’d obviously made a mistake. Eve reached down for her clothes.

“Don’t.” The command from Chase boomed around her, and she paused with her hand halfway to the floor. She peeked at his face, and the dark warning in his eyes told her to listen. To take a step back and not be rash. Slowly, she stood, but now doubts nagged at her mind.

Murphy stepped forward and smiled sweetly at her. “Don’t let the big bad Chase freak you out. You have to understand there isn’t anything more irresponsible than scening with someone you aren’t sure about. Just because you’ve agreed to model doesn’t absolve us of your well-being. In fact, it makes the trust between us more important than ever.”

Murphy moved behind her and caressed her arms with a featherlight brush. She found his touch so mesmerizing, she almost didn’t notice Chase had resumed taking pictures. It was nearly impossible to think beyond the warm caresses and whispered reassurances he plied her with.

“Tell me since I wasn’t there when you and Chase discussed this. Why would such a remarkable woman go untouched for so long? It’s almost criminal.”

Eve shivered; long tremors raced down her spine. “It’s not at all what you think.”

“And how do you know what I think?” he whispered at her ear.

“Because the truth is sad and has nothing to do with this.” Her legs trembled, and her stomach pitched to think of everything she’d been through these last two years. She’d basically been reduced to a 24-7 nurse with nothing but responsibilities.

Murphy pulled back, the sexiness wiped from his face and replaced with concern. “It sounds important enough for us to know, but I’ll let it go for now. But, Eve”—he cupped her chin—“no one can ever be what you need until you’re willing to tell them everything.”

Relief sagged through her. Going through this was hard enough without thinking of the grief that ripped her life in two. Still, watching Murphy’s back as he retreated from her created a longing that surprised her. Just once in her life she needed… “I need to experience a man stronger than myself,” she blurted. Anything to keep this from ending here.

Chapter Four

Chase lowered his camera, and Murphy froze next to him.

“What did you say?” Surprised and intrigued by her outburst, he set down his camera on the small worktable stationed next to the floodlight. Suddenly the need to touch her overwhelmed him as he watched her stand up straight and raise her chin with a newfound courage.

“Please, for once let me feel what it’s like to not have to be in control. To not have to stress over every detail. To be someone else, even if it’s just one day. Please, Chase, I need this.”

He ignored the barely there moan that sounded from Murphy to study the woman in front of him. Her eyes shone with unshed tears that clearly took everything she had to contain. Apparently their receptionist had more layers than even he’d thought. However, without full knowledge there were a variety of things that could go wrong. Her inability to share the trauma that disrupted her life should have had him escorting her out of his studio. Yet, he knew he wouldn’t.

Without turning from Eve, Chase spoke to Murphy. “Get the chair.”

“As for you.” He lowered his voice and moved close. “I hope you understand what you’re asking for. This goes beyond a few pictures.” He curved around her side and stood behind her. He was close enough to feel her body heat without touching her. The contrast of the black lace of her undergarments against her creamy flesh pleased the eye of the photographer, but the man wanted to rip the offending coverings away.

He opted for a compromise since they had plenty of time to explore. “The camera doesn’t lie, and I have no problem taking you as far as I need to in order to expose the woman underneath. But first, tell me you want this.” Chase unclasped the hooks that held her bra in place and allowed it to drop to the floor. The sexy hitch in her breathing pleased him immensely, even more so when she didn’t object. Pale, freckled skin beckoned him. Her ample breasts would more than fill his hands, but it was the taut, jutting nipples that informed him how much more she needed.

“I want this.”

Without the camera acting as a barrier between them, he couldn’t resist touching her. His hands spanned a good portion of her waist—soft, delicate skin he longed to see abraded by rope. Rich amber hair floated down her back with a scent of lavender and some spice he couldn’t name. But the color drew him like a flame. Every sexual thought he’d had since she’d arrived had something to do with the hue of her hair.

Sinful, decadent thoughts that always led to her begging for more while he captured every expression on film. Reluctantly, he withdrew when Murphy arrived with the black oak chair and rope he’d already laid out. A gentle push on her shoulder was all it took for her to bend her knees and take a cautious seat.

“Sit back and try to relax. You’re going to be in this position for a while.” Chase let Murphy get to work while he retrieved some new lenses. As much as he wanted to photograph her, he also wanted to fuck her. Or better yet, photograph her while she sucked him off. His cock twitched in his pants on that one. Yeah, he hoped the little minx had it in her, because he planned to stress some of her limits before the day was over.

“Ready,” Murphy called from behind him.

Chase turned and nearly swallowed his tongue at the sight in front of him. Murphy and his Cheshire-smug grin stared back at him.

“Pretty, isn’t she?”

“‘Pretty’ doesn’t do her justice.” Murphy had banded her to the back of the chair from shoulder to hip with the rope crossing horizontally across her body, both above and below her breasts. Her legs splayed open with only a scrap of lace covering what Chase instinctively knew would be heaven on earth. It took every ounce of restraint not to rip the fabric from her and reveal the pussy he ached for.

Her arms were bound behind the chair as well, and Murphy had gotten creative and added a black silk blindfold. An excellent implement that gave Chase some ideas for how the day would end. He brought the digital camera to his face, being sure to perfect the focus. Although he planned every kind of shot possible today.

“Are you comfortable, Eve?” Chase asked the question while zooming in for a close-up on her mouth. The red gloss she’d covered her lips with struck him as if she were a matador with a red flag and he’d become the charging bull.

She nodded, and Murphy must have read his mind. His finger tapped her lips and instructed her to remain silent. She wouldn’t be permitted to see what was going on around her or speak unless there was an emergency. Deep down, Chase knew Murphy had the heart of a sadist and would one day require a submissive to become his slave.

Minutes stretched into hours while Chase examined every inch of Eve through his lens. By the time they finished this commission, he’d know the canvas of her body better than she did. Now that he’d gotten the basic photographs he wanted from her today, it was time to step things up.

“Grab her hair,” Chase demanded.

Murphy perked up from his seat on the couch and grinned. “All right, party time.” He swiped the black T-shirt he wore over his head and tossed it on the seat. Bare chest, leather pants, and combat-style boots were the perfect look for what Chase had in mind.

The subtle shift in Eve’s mouth and limbs indicated she’d heard their words and was fully alert.

Good.

Murphy clutched a handful of red silk and tugged her head back, baring her throat. For now Murphy knew exactly what to do, and Chase settled back in for the shots. Time for her to be ravished, as she’d so delicately put it earlier. Although what Murphy was about to do to her in no way resembled delicate.

Murphy’s head dipped to the delicious column of her neck, and Chase took up a side angle position to capture her reactions. Murphy nipped at her throat, and a whimper sounded from Eve. Tongue, teeth, and lips devoured her flesh until her breath came in gasping pants. Even Murphy seemed to have forgotten the camera as he followed the trail down to the tight rosy nipples that practically begged to be touched. Or better yet, clamped.

The zipper of Chase’s jeans dug into the skin of his dick as he grew fucking hard as steel. The job was often a turn-on, but this was ridiculous. His balls swelled and hung heavy between his legs until the photographs were no longer the priority. Every time Murphy bit particularly hard on one of her nipples, she jerked the chair, and his cock moved right along with it.

The marks Murphy left on her skin would photograph beautifully, and Chase knew his client would be immensely pleased. For a second, a vicious moment of protectiveness reared its ugly head inside him. If he claimed her, like he continued to consider, handing over pictures of her would fucking piss him off.

“Are you wet yet, baby?” Murphy’s question pulled Chase from his ugly thoughts, and his gaze flew to her cunt. The panties wouldn’t last much longer.

“Yes,” she whispered.

“Ah ah ah. No talking, remember? I ask simple questions that require no more than a movement of your head. For that you’ve earned your first punishment.” Murphy gave her no time to protest or ponder before he grabbed a nipple and twisted hard.

On the inevitable gasp that tore from Eve, Murphy released the precious bud. A smile quirked at his lips. They definitely had her attention now. The pain at her nipple had instinctively caused her to cant her hips in Murphy’s direction, a movement he might have missed without his camera.

Not being able to see what was coming not only kept her on the edge, it allowed her the freedom to explore something her mind might object to if she knew about it in advance. It was definitely a psychological game, and one his little Eve desperately needed in order to work through some of her barriers.

Murphy went back to his exploration as he caressed every spot of bare flesh available. When his hands were on her thighs and his thumbs perilously close to the edge of her panties, the camera caught the trembling of her bottom lip. God, her pictures would be exquisite.

“Do you know how much I’ve fantasized about this, Eve?” Murphy spoke quietly.

Her teeth dug into her bottom lip, and she shook her head.

“You’ve got an incredible body. Perfect for my ropes.” His finger disappeared underneath the black lace, and Chase nearly choked with the need to find out for himself what she felt like. He reached for his dick and pushed down on it, hoping against hope for some relief.

“Oh hell. Hot, slick, and oh so wet.” Murphy crooned while he fucked his finger in and out of her sweet, sweet pussy. “Do you want me to stop, sugar?”

Her head moved from side to side in fast, jerky movements. She opened her mouth to speak and slammed it shut at the last minute. Probably remembering she’d been forbidden to speak.

Enjoy that control for now, sweet Eve. Before long you’ll forget all about it and be begging for release.

Chapter Five

Eve’s eyes rolled to the back of her head at the pleasure storming through her. Murphy’s wicked manipulation of her pussy drove her fast and hard to the edge of what promised to be an explosion.

She tried to buck her hips to increase the friction, but the ropes she’d momentarily forgotten about restricted her movement. Her pleasure was at the complete mercy of Murphy’s whim. Frustration at his maddeningly slow pace erupted in the form of a series of whimpers.

“I think she likes it.” Murphy’s voice mocked her predicament, and the deep hum of agreement from Chase inflamed everything swirling inside her. Damn them for this. If he’d just angle his finger a little higher and rub her clit…

“Enough.” The harsh command from Chase startled her. But the withdrawal of Murphy’s touch left her breathless and hot. She couldn’t take this teasing any longer. Not after sitting tied for so long with nothing to do but think about everything she couldn’t see. The sound of Chase taking hundreds of pictures, Murphy stirring on the couch, and occasionally someone breathing heavily. Her arms ached, but she’d passed pain and fear a while ago and was left with a constant ache she found oddly comforting. Which of course made no sense at all.

Until Murphy had touched her. In an instant she’d gone up in flames, and the need for their touch became more painful than anything she’d experienced thus far.

“Please,” she whispered, breaking the rules. It didn’t matter. In fact nothing at all mattered other than the two men she knew stood just in front of her. Waiting for what, she had no idea.

“Please what?” Chase’s voice sounded next to her ear. So close his breath caressed her face. Tears sprang to her eyes. He was right here. So close she could smell him. Warm skin with the faintest tang of sweat. Her mouth watered at the thought of tasting him, of licking the side of his neck from shoulder to ear.

“Need—touch.” Even the harsh crack of her voice didn’t faze her. “Please.”

“I could fuck you now, Eve, couldn’t I?”

“Yes,” she answered with a heavy breath. He could do anything he wanted as long as he didn’t stop touching her.

“Would you give me anything I wanted? No matter what it was?”

Chase’s question caught her off guard. Her mind warred between answering yes and thinking logically. What if he made her do something truly awful? A fresh stab of fear pierced through the lust swamping her.

“That’s what I thought. You aren’t yet ready to fully submit.” Displaced air brushed her face as she imagined Chase moving away from her. Oh God, no, he couldn’t walk away now.

“I’m sorry—I don’t know—” The stark sound of metal scraping against metal when a zipper was released distracted her from her thoughts. Maybe he’d decided to do it anyway.

“Open your mouth, baby, and suck me.”

For a split second, Eve’s mind reeled. She squeezed her eyes tight behind the blindfold and instinctively obeyed. Smooth, searing-hot flesh slid between her lips, the fat crown of Chase’s cock brushing against her tongue. She moaned at the overwhelming sensation and taste of this man. He felt like steel encased in velvet-soft skin stretched taut. The thought that he ached as much as she did for this did her in.

Eve stretched her mouth wider, wanting more of him, wanting every inch she possibly could. He fed her several more inches before pulling back out, leaving only the tip to rest on her tongue. Liquid heat spread from her tingling scalp to the tips of her toes, tightening her nipples to near pain and flooding her sex with so much moisture she ached with need. Never in her life had her cravings become so intense.

She screamed in her head for him to please keep going, but the helplessness of her situation gave her absolutely no control. She moaned around his thick cock, her tongue vibrating against him. His resulting groan encouraged her to work harder. Eve tightened her lips around his shaft and sucked as hard as she could.

“Ahhhhh.”

His moans encouraged her to keep going. To do everything possible to please him until he too lost a little bit of his legendary control.

“Harder.” She didn’t recognize the hard, guttural voice demanding more from her. Eve’s pussy responded to his need with a rush of blood to her groin. Her clit swelled, and she seriously began to think she’d go insane if someone didn’t touch her.

More of his hard length slipped between her lips, and Eve swallowed him until his cock hit the back of her throat. She struggled against the bindings on her arms at the thought of digging her fingers into his thighs and gaining leverage for her movements. Tears of frustration sprang to her eyes over what little she could do. If her hands were free, she’d be able to cup his balls and squeeze the sensitive sac, giving him even more pleasure.

Moving her head, she slid up and down his shaft, her tongue flicking continuously along the underside. In between each new thrust she took a few seconds to suck hard on the pulsing crown, pulling moans from him each time. Pleasure continued to rise in her body as he grew harder, his movements getting choppy.

His fingers dug into her hair, giving him the leverage for his insistent strokes. She had him now. Her helplessness transformed into power, the kind that freed her to take more of what Chase had to give. Somehow she relaxed her throat and he slipped farther inside. Free to accept his possession, her sex pounded mercilessly while the rest of her trembled in desperate rhythm with his hips. Blood roared in her ears until the groans and words from Chase became indiscernible.

One hand moved down to grab on to her shoulder, his fingers tightening on her skin. His dick swelled, stretching her jaw to its limit.

A loud cry broke through the fog in her head at the same time heated jets of cum spurted to the back of her throat. With the salty essence exploding on her tongue, the blindfold was yanked from her eyes. Even in the dim light, she squinted against the shock of sudden brightness.

“Fuck yeah, baby, swallow it all.”

Her lids lifted, and she nearly choked in surprise. It wasn’t Chase fucking her mouth. No, the cum she so greedily took came from Murphy.

Moments later he released her head and shoulder and brushed her cheek. His cock slipped from her lips, and she inhaled sharply. God, she didn’t know what to think anymore. He’d tricked her. She’d thought of Chase the entire time the cock was in her mouth, but she didn’t regret that it had been Murphy. Her body buzzed with need and here, like this, she couldn’t deny she’d wanted both men. Still did. Heat flooded her cheeks at the self-confession.

Eve tried to steady her breathing, but it was impossible with the wall of pleasure pressing down on her. She glanced around the room and searched for Chase with no success.

“He isn’t here anymore,” Murphy stated. He pushed his cock back into his leathers and refastened them. The lingering sensation of him urgently taking her mouth filled her mind. The hum of arousal inside her had moved to a full roar, and Murphy made no move to touch her. In fact, the look on his face seemed that of regret.

Eve wanted to say something, to beg him to help her, but she couldn’t do it. The moment she’d been hoping for had passed with Chase’s exit. Whenever the hell that happened. Now her body buzzed with an energy that had nowhere to go. Bitter resentment filled her despite the pleasure she’d experienced moments ago. Even knowing it was partially Murphy’s command she’d been under couldn’t take that away from her. She’d loved having his cock in her mouth and relished the thought of doing it again and again.

Still. Her inability to hold Chase’s focus pained her. Why didn’t he want her too? Her brain worked frantically to figure it out while panic rose at her inability to move. Eve thrashed in the chair, pulling at her restraints.

“Eve, stop.” Murphy cupped her cheeks and forced her gaze to his. “Everything is fine, baby. You did such a good job today. I know Chase is extremely pleased with what he saw.”

“I don’t care about the pictures. It wasn’t the point,” she spat. A heavy pit had settled in her stomach, and she needed to get out of here. She couldn’t take it anymore. “Untie me.”

Murphy didn’t hesitate. He moved behind her and went to work on her restraints. The more he tugged on the rope, the harder she fought back, trying to free herself. Her arms tingled, and she wasn’t sure she could feel her hands.

“Stop. Calm down. You’re making it harder for me to get you undone. Stop struggling and give me a few minutes to get you free.”

Eve stilled at the firm tone of his voice. Her heart beat frantically, but she worked to settle herself down.
Don’t panic. Don’t panic. Don’t panic.

“You’re loose now, but I need you to remain calm. Let me take care of you.” Murphy lifted her from the chair and carried her to the couch. He sank into the leather and settled her on top of him with her back facing his front. He gently began massaging her right arm, working the muscles loose from the long period of immobility.

For nearly all the time Chase took pictures, she’d barely noticed anything more than mild discomfort. Nothing she couldn’t handle. But now with her mind racing, and Murphy’s hands working her flesh, her skin felt prickly and painful. On top of that, the shame of sitting on his soft leather pants with no barrier from her pussy drove her a little crazy. When he finally moved her off him, he would see her shame in all its wetness ruining his expensive pants.

“You’re worrying too much.”

“No—No I’m fine,” she lied.

“Uh-huh. Don’t think for a second just because I’m not looking at your face that I can’t feel every emotional response in your body language. Not to mention the increasing tension in these muscles.”

Murphy had moved on to her left arm, and while his strong fingers felt incredibly good on her skin, it wasn’t her arms that needed his attention.

“Lean back,” he whispered at her ear, the warm air caressing her skin.

Eve hesitated. She wanted to go home. She needed to curl up in her own bed, with her own thoughts, and figure out what had gone wrong. Why Chase had turned away from her.

The hands wrapped around her biceps tightened and pulled her back. Eve didn’t want to fight. Still, when she leaned against his chest she didn’t relax. She held part of her weight away from him with the use of her stomach muscles.

Thwap
! Murphy slapped her thigh, catching her completely off guard. She gasped at the stinging heat spreading through her leg.

“Stop trying to hold yourself back from me, Eve.” That stern in-command voice had returned and Eve swore some of her resistance melted inside. She sighed into Murphy, giving in to the need to be close to him. In a few minutes she would compose herself and go home, but for now she would take advantage of what he offered and asked for. Besides, he’d begun working his magical fingers on her hips, thighs, and belly. Maybe there was hope for that orgasm after all. Certainly the need for release was what twisted her guts in a knot.

Before long, he’d created a state of euphoria in her that led her to a point halfway between the need pulsing in her pussy and the desire to sleep. Then his hands touched her breasts and the simmering flame leaped to a small fire.

“I know, Eve, I know. There isn’t a doubt in my mind about what you need. But you have walls. Thick ones that you need to let down. So, until you’re ready to tell us what you want, really tell us, you can’t have it.”

His thumb and forefinger pressed on her sensitive nipples at the end of his statement, and Eve cried out. Not from pain. No, she loved the way he gently tormented her. Her cries had to do with her inability to voice the need they’d created in her. She jumped from Murphy’s lap, her embarrassment briefly lost in the face of her desire to escape.

“I have to go.” She grabbed her clothes from the floor and rushed to the dressing room without a glance back at Murphy. Once there, she closed and locked the door and hurriedly dressed. The quicker she got out, the quicker she could make sense of what had happened today.

Five minutes later Eve unlocked and opened the door a fraction, looking to see if Murphy had followed her. When she saw no one, she breathed a sigh of relief. He’d obviously decided to let her go. She opened the door, rushed to her desk, and grabbed her purse.

Now all she had to do was make it out the door without either one of them catching her and she’d be home free.

“Where are you going?”

Shit.

She didn’t want to turn around and face Chase. Not yet. Until she had her emotions under control, she was entirely too vulnerable. After an hour with her battery-operated boyfriend and about eight hours of sleep, then she might be up to it. But now? No way.

“I’m going home for the night.” She did her best to hide the quaver in her voice and prayed he’d leave it at that.

Chase grabbed her arm and led her down the corridor toward the exit without another word. At the door, he backed her into the wall and bracketed her face with his hands. He seared her clear down to her soul with the hunger in his gaze before lowering his lips to hers. With the tense lines in his face and the angry demeanor she thought she’d picked up on, she expected a rough taking of her mouth.

Instead his lips slid across hers softly, sending shivers of sensation straight to her stomach and other warm places in her body. He took the time to taste and learn before his tongue dipped inside, coaxing her mouth open. The deeper he went, the weaker Eve felt, until her knees wobbled and she thought her legs would give out.

The warm, soothing kiss acted like a balm to her frazzled nerves. She’d begun to tumble into a well of helplessness after leaving Murphy as she recalled everything she’d endured. Although
endured
hardly suited how she’d felt. Everything they’d done made her want more until no matter what they did it wasn’t enough.

Now this kiss…

Chase delved deeper, increasingly forceful, until he’d begun to devour her where she stood. Tongue and teeth worked in tandem to rob her senses while he staked a claim. What else could you call something so intense, so fraught with need, her pussy flooded with moisture?

The inferno blazing inside her raged out of control. Thoughts of begging pushed at her brain. She grabbed at his waist. The need to be close—to have more of him—melted through her fear. When she thought she couldn’t take another second more before she combusted, he jerked back and out of her reach.