Free The Unfortunates (Unfortunate #1) by Skyla Madi

every order. She exhaled and slumped as she lowered herself onto her hands and knees. She looked at the floor, not wanting to watch him and Kade didn’t mind. He didn’t need her unique violet eyes distracting him.
    “Crawl to me.”
    She snapped her head up and opened her mouth to protest.
    “ One fucking word and I’ll lift up that pretty little dress and slap your ass so fucking hard you won’t be able to sit for a week.”
    He’d like to think that he wouldn’t slap her—he’d never wanted to spank a woman before… then again, he’d never seen a woman so flawless. She crawled toward him, and with every inch she moved, the more excited he got. Her auburn hair cascaded to the floor and circled her arms. Eventually, she sat at his feet and her eyes locked onto his. He watched her, trying to convince himself to commend her for coming that far and to let the girl go… but he couldn’t. Not when she was at his feet with her chest rising and falling as rapidly as it was. His stare was affecting her… he bet she wanted him to touch her.
    “Closer,” he demanded, keeping the arousal he so strongly felt from his voice.
    She inc hed closer until her body was pressed against his leg. She was warm, he could feel it radiating through the leg of his pants. Master Kade, (knowing better, but refusing to listen to the voice in his head) leaned forward and hooked a finger underneath her chin. She gasped at his touch and he almost let her go. Almost. He guided Nine to her feet, bringing her closer and closer until she was sitting on top of him. With his hands on her hips, Kade breathed heavily, ignoring the throb between his legs that told him he was harder than he’d ever been before and it was pressing right between Nine’s legs. He gripped her ass and rocked her against him, once. Deep in her throat, she made a sexy noise and her cheeks flushed red with embarrassment. The sound penetrated Kade’s fabric, seeped through his skin, and ignited his blood. He fought a smile, not wanting to ruin the moment—she was unsure, but she was definitely enjoying every second of it.
    Her face was barely an inch from his and he could feel her excited, yet terrified breath on his face. Desire hot enough to rival the sun flared deep in his veins and he dropped his stare from her eyes to her mouth. She had a sexy, sparse upper lip, but a plump lower one—it was as if someone had sucked too hard on her bottom lip, taking the blood from the top. Her lips were moist, just waiting to be kissed. As he stared, Kade wondered if she’d ever been kissed before. There was no doubt in his mind that she had to have been a popular one in the Unfortunate camp… surely someone had taken advantage of her alluring mouth. If not, he was about to. Kade ran his hands up Nine’s soft body and around her waist.
    She held his arms, her eyes burning as bright as his undoubtedly were. He leaned in, and as their lips grazed, she whispered, “Please, don’t kiss me.”
    Kade stopped in his tracks, pulling his face back. He had no idea why he stopped—she was his, after all, and he could do whatever he wanted to her and no one could stop him… he didn’t. Her once relaxed body tensed and her bottom lip trembled.
    “I’m not… I can’t… I don’t…” She shook her head as an abrupt tear spilled over the rim of her left eye.
    “I’ ve been very lenient, Nine.” He pulled her forward until their foreheads touched. “I haven’t taken from you, I haven’t ordered you around, and I haven’t beaten you. I’m starting to think you believe I can be walked over.”
    “No, not at all—”
    “Do you think your pretty face is going to soften my hand?”
    She shook her head.
    “You want to know why I haven’t hurt you? You want to know why I’ve left you alone for weeks?” He didn’t wait for her response. “I don’t plan on using you for myself.”
    Her face crumpled and it irritated him. Where was the girl that glared at him? The girl that