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couldn’t. If she let this opportunity pass her by,

she’d regret it for the rest of her life.

“Fine,” she croaked out. “But don’t expect

it to be easy. I’m not about to fake it or pretend

to enjoy something I don’t just so I don’t hurt

your feelings or to stroke your ego. If we do

this, we do it for real.”

“I don’t expect you to ‘fake’ anything. The

only thing I want from you is your honest

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reactions. You can’t hold back. It will make the

experience more enjoyable for both of us, even

if I don’t make you come as much as I think I

can. More than anything, I want you to enjoy

yourself. If I can’t make good on my end of the

bet, then I lose, in more ways than one. But if

you don’t fully participate, we both lose. Can

you give me that much, Nikki? Can you give

everything you have to me for one night?”

“I suppose that’s fair enough.” She stuck

out her hand to seal the deal. “You’re on. It’s a

bet.”

Li looked at her hand for a long moment.

“Oh, no. I don’t think so.” Before Nikki could

protest, he’d closed the distance between them

and captured her lips with his.

There was nothing overtly provocative

about his kiss; in fact, it was almost chaste. It

was more the promise the thing held. Nikki felt

it down to her toes. Fire raced through her

insides, going straight to her clit. Liquid heat

pooled low in her belly; she was sure she was

going to come just from the simple pressing of

moist, heated skin together. His tongue traced

the seam of her lips, but didn’t enter when she

opened for him. Rather, he pulled back, leaving

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her wanting and slightly dazed. What had

just happened?

“I love the way you respond to me,” he

growled. “I knew you would be like this, and it

can be so much better. Give yourself to me and

I promise you won’t regret it.”

Oh man, she was so in over her head. In

that moment, she knew there was absolutely no

way she was going to win this bet. Even worse,

there was no way she could spend the weekend

with Li Zhu and come out of it with her heart

intact.

Opening her mouth to tell him to fuck off,

she found herself saying, “Okay.”

Chapter Three

Li had to force himself to remain calm.

On the outside it worked, but inside he’d long

passed the point of being aroused and landed

somewhere deep in the land of lust crazy. He

trembled every time his hand brushed hers as

they walked into the hotel room. Somehow, he

doubted that would inspire her confidence in

his ability to give her what she needed. The

tremors weren’t because he was nervous, or

because he was afraid he couldn’t satisfy her.

No, he trembled because he wanted this woman

so bad, needed her, craved her. They would be

explosive together—he knew it with every fiber

of his being.

For years, Li had perfected his craft. Not

just as a physician, but that of his alternate

persona. He was a Dom, and he knew not just

any woman would do for him. He’d always

known it.

The woman of his dreams was one who

was strong and knew what she wanted, but

craved submission to him in the bedroom. He

wanted a woman willing to give not only her

body, but her pleasure over to his keeping

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without reservation. The subs he’d taken over

the years had been wonderful, but none of them

had touched him on the level Nikki had.

Everything about her cried out to him.

“As soon as you walk past the threshold,

you are mine for the entire night,” he reminded

her before she could step into the hotel room.

She’d be his for a hell of a lot longer than that,

something closer to a lifetime, but he felt it only

right to give her at least that warning so he

didn’t freak her out.

She was nervous. Her teeth keep

worrying her bottom lip as she looked up at

him, all soulful, doe eyed. Such an intoxicating

mixture of sweet and sexy.

“That was what we agreed to,” she

replied, still seemingly unsure of herself. This

was a completely new side to the large and in

charge Dr. Taylor. This was just Nikki, and he

adored her.

“It was,” he replied, crowding her and

framing her body with his arms as she backed

against the wall. “I just want you to understand

what you’re getting into. I intend to use every

sexual technique I’ve mastered to wring orgasm

after orgasm out of your body. When I’m

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through, you
will
honor our bet. I won’t let you

back out.”

Nikki looked at him a long moment, her

gaze dropping to his mouth, and then found his

eyes again. “I understand,” she said quietly. Li

stayed there a moment longer, resisting the

urge to crush his body against hers and grind

his thick erection against her so she’d know

how she affected him. Instead, he stepped back,

opened the door, and held it so she could enter.

The suite he’d acquired for them was

spacious and luxurious. He wanted plenty of

privacy for this because her honest reactions

were imperative. If she wanted to scream, he

wanted her to feel comfortable doing so without

fearing security would come crashing down on

them. She would be his before the night was

out, and he could spend the rest of the weekend

convincing her they belonged together.

Li watched as she wandered around the

suite inspecting everything, knowing she was

stalling, needing to get her balance. That was

fine. He wanted her going into this with her

eyes open.

“Does everything meet with your

approval, love?”

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She glanced back at him before moving

to the bedroom door. “I’ve never seen anything

so wonderful. It must have cost you a small

fortune.”

He smiled slightly. “Nikki, you deserve

nothing but the best, and this is the best. I want

you comfortable in everything we do. We’re all

alone up here. You don’t have to worry about

anyone hearing anything we do.”

Turning away from him, Nikki opened

the door to the bedroom. A big California King

bed dominated the room where it sat on a

raised dais, the sheets turned back and inviting.

“I suppose we should get to it then. I’d like to

enjoy the rest of my getaway,” she said airily. Li

smiled at the implication she’d be leaving him

in the morning.

“You doubt my abilities?”

“Oh, I’m sure you’re good, Li. But I’ve

never been able to have multiple orgasms. I’m a

one-shot kind of girl. I’m afraid, no matter how

much I enjoy your attention you’re going to lose

this bet.”

The time for chitchat was over, so Li

didn’t bother replying. He could show her far

better than he could tell her. Taking her purse

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from her hand, he sat it aside and then slowly

began to circle her, close but not touching.

“I’ve waited for you a very long time,

Nikki.” As he spoke, he bent close, letting his

breath brush her ear. He wanted her to feel

everything he did, wanted her to anticipate his

touch. “I will not rush this, nor will I concede

defeat before I get started.” When he trailed a

finger over her shoulder and down one arm, he

didn’t miss the slight tremor that raced through

her body at his touch.

Crossing in front of her, he undid the

small pearl buttons of her shirt one by one,

sliding the silky material from her shoulders.

He folded it neatly and draped it across the

back of a chair in the corner of the room.

Sliding her jeans down her hips, he let his

palms brush over her thighs until they pooled

around her ankles. Picking up the pants, he

folded them and placed them in the same chair.

Nikki now stood in nothing but white lacy

underwear, looking decidedly uncomfortable.

When she would have crossed her arms

over her chest, he caught her wrists in his

hands, stopping the movement. They locked

gazes for a moment before hers fell away. Li

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caught her chin in his fingers and pulled her

face back to his.

“Don’t look away from me, little love. I

want to see every emotion in your eyes. I want

to know that what I’m doing pleases you.” A

small whimper escaped her lips, but she

nodded.

Once again, Li circled her, this time

letting his fingertips graze her skin as he

walked until he stood in front of her once more.

Slowly, he lowered his head to the swell of one

breast, kissing and licking the sweet, chocolate-

colored flesh. He could easily make a meal out

of her, but not yet. Not until he had her

writhing in pleasure beneath him.

His lips wandered lower and lower still

until Li was on his knees before her. When he’d

removed her jeans, he’d noticed the little gold

ring at her navel. It intrigued him, and he

wondered how he could use this to his

advantage. What other surprises did she have

underneath those lacy garments?

When he reached the little hoop, he

caught it with his teeth and tugged gently,

immediately licking all around it. Nikki gasped,

and her belly quivered against him. She put her

hand on his head and urged him away from

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her. Li retained possession of the ring with his

tongue, sliding the tip through the middle and

pulling carefully once more. He looked up at

her until she simply tunneled her fingers

through his hair and let her head fall back on

her shoulders, resigning herself to whatever he

chose to do to her.

Li grunted his approval and continued his

assault on her body. He absolutely loved the

silky texture of her skin. The lightly sweet

fragrance of her body lotion filled his lungs

with each inhalation. The fine muscles of her

abdomen rippled at his touch, and the

whimpers increased in volume and frequency

the farther down he went.

Looking at her as he did so, Li slid her

panties down her hips and thighs, urging her to

step out of them when they fell to the floor.

When her legs parted as she did as he wanted,

Li wedged his shoulders between her thighs

and lunged for her cunt. Nikki’s scream echoed

in the empty room. The sound was music to Li’s

ears as he began her torment. Had he been in

full Dom mode, he would have warned her not

to come. However, this time he needed her to

be free with each and every release. He would

try any and everything in his bag of tricks to

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give her more pleasure than she’d ever

known. It would begin here, with him

worshiping her sex with his mouth.

***

The first spear of Li’s tongue into her cunt

was mind-blowing. He seemed to know exactly

what turned her on, what felt good, what she

craved. Nikki was no novice at sex. She’d had

lovers, but none of them had ever been able to

give her this much pleasure. And Li was only

getting started! Instinctively, Nikki knew she

was in real trouble. She tried to pull away from

him, but he grasped her buttocks in both hands

and held her to him.

She felt it then. Her orgasm hovered just

beyond her grasp, but she refused to reach for

it. Instead, she fought it. Some sense of self-

preservation warred with her promise to give Li

her uninhibited responses, and she held herself

in check.

Nikki looked down at Li, and he captured

her gaze with his fierce, demanding one.

Without saying a word, he opened his mouth

and covered her sex, his tongue dancing from

her slick opening to her clit and the little

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surprise she had there. Over and over he teased