Free The Stranger I Know (Dark Romance) by Amy Isan Page B

spreads through me nicely. My cheeks thaw and flush.
    I choke the rest of the drink down, before slamming the mug on the counter so hard I can't believe it doesn't shatter in my hand.
    I'm on edge and for the first time, I really don't know why. It feels later in the week than it is, and that must be from visiting the Stranger last night.
    Leaving the kitchen, I go into my room and get ready for work. I pause at the threshold of my room before retreating and grabbing the vibrator the Stranger left me with. My assignment.
    ***
    B ack at work, I forget for a brief second that I fired Stacie. After Michael chewed me out for it, I half-expected to see her back in her place this morning, but she isn't. Gwen nods at me and I give her a polite smile, but I feel anything but. Before poking into my office, I lean over her desk and peek at her monitor. My schedule looks untouched.
    "No unannounced schedules today?" I ask. She jumps a little, before looking over her shoulder at me.
    "Uh, yeah. If you mean James. He didn't come in and make me enter anything. You just have your noon appointment with Michael to go over your assignment."
    My heart skips a beat as her lips go over the last word. I realize what she means, but I probably already look too weirded out to explain anything.
    I pat her on the shoulder and let my hand slip off her as I open my office door and step inside. She did good, but I don't feel good.
    At least I'll be able to meet with James on my own terms today.
    I set my purse down on my desk and the mouth of it opens and a blue glint shines from inside. I forgot what I promised. I can't disappoint... even though I'm still unsure if I should be letting this blurring of lives happen in the first place. Won't people hear it?
    After double checking my blinds are closed and my door screen drawn down, I reach into my purse and pull the vibrator out. It's the size of a tampon, maybe larger. I click the button on the bottom and it whirs to life. It has a dial, but turning it doesn't do anything. I frown. It's way too intense for me to handle all day.
    I don't have a choice. Not obeying his command could make me lose him as my Dom, and I don't have time to go through and find a new one. With all the bullshit I have to put up with, I can't afford that.
    I pull my pants down, bringing them inside out and exposing my pockets. I slip my panties down far enough to slip the vibrator inside my pussy. It's smooth texture is a bit chilled, but... apparently I'm wet enough from just thinking about it that it goes in without a hitch. It feels like it's rocking my bones, a slight buzz echoing through my body. I fall onto my desk and clench the edges to try and steady myself. My knees are already buckling from being reminded of last night. My mind is on fire. My heart is sweating. I manage to let go of the desk with a hand and hike my clothes back on. I need to sit down, but the movement over to my chair seems impossible. Even worse, what if sitting makes the vibration even more obvious? I push the doubt away, exposing it for the foggy dream it really is, and slowly side step around the desk. It's like I'm on ice skates for the first time, following the wall with weak arms and doing everything I can to keep my feet from sliding out and slamming my ass on the ice.
    I was right, at least, about the feeling. Sitting down only intensifies the sensation, and if I think about it hard enough, I can feel it travel into the chair. I have to test it. I have to.
    I pick up my receiver and call my secretary inside.
    "Yes?" Gwen says, opening my door and only stepping halfway in.
    I hold up a finger to her and wave for her to come closer. She shuts the door and wordlessly cross the room to the front of my desk. I turn my head, listening for the vibration. I can't separate it from myself.
    "Do you hear that?" I ask her. I make myself look concerned.
    She squints her eyes and tilts her head, moving around the room like a radar. "I think... just the air