My Best Friend's Stepfather

Opal Carew

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In loving memory of my sister Dale,
who brightened my childhood with
the light of a thousand suns.

Acknowledgments

As always, my heartfelt thanks to Rose Hilliard and Emily Sylvan Kim for your support and inspiration. And to Mark, Matt, and Jason, thank you for your love and support. I’d also like to thank my family, who is always there when I need them.

Part One

“Did you just say you want to be a Domme?” Adam asked in disbelief. His feet hit the ground at a steady pace as they ran along the paved path in the park.

Of course he knew that couldn’t possibly be what Ashley had said. Not Ash.

“I didn’t say I want to be a Domme,” Ash said, her breathing a bit labored.

He slowed down and she kept pace beside him. Usually she could easily do this pace, but she seemed a little off today. Nervous.

“I said that I’m going to meet with a Dom.”

Adam’s chest tightened. Why would Ashley want to see a Dom? Was she going to get into some kinky sexual thing? His heart thumped louder than the running accounted for.

“The man is only in town for a couple of months on business. Apparently he’s active in the BDSM lifestyle. I heard about him through a friend,” she went on to say. “She said he’s a little intense, but I’ll be in good hands.”

Adam held back a scowl. He didn’t want her in anyone’s hands but his own. Fuck, he should pull her into a sweltering kiss right now, then show her exactly what it would be like to be dominated—by him.

He’d been attracted to Ash for a long time, but he’d met her when she was sixteen and he was in his twenties, and she was his friend’s younger sister, so he’d never pursued a relationship with her. When she’d returned from college looking for a job, he’d hired her at the magazine and they’d become friends. But the fact that he was her boss had kept him from asking her out.

But that didn’t stop him from getting jealous when she was with someone else.

And protective. Her seeing someone who would dominate her didn’t sit well with him.