Free For His Desire (Full Trilogy) by Alora Matisse Page A

her eyes to adjust and slowly she opened her eyes and looked at Michael.
     
    “You can let go,” Michael said, a smile on his face.
     
    Elena was confused for a quick moment and then realized that she was still holding on to the carpet.  When she let go, she had carpet impressions on her palm and fingers.  Michael took his hands and held them to his lips, placing soft kisses in her palms.  Her fingers were sore from clutching the carpet so hard, but she had not noticed until she finally let go.
     
    She looked over at Michael and as always, she was overcome by his good looks and easy charm.  She felt content just being with him, enjoying him.  She smiled, feeling warm and satisfied as Michael lay with his arms around her.  The carpet beneath them was soft, cradling them as they lay together, lesson learned and needs met.
     
    Each day with Michael was an adventure and she was looking forward to the next one.

Punished
    (For His Desire Book 3)

Chapter 1
    Elena crossed and uncrossed her legs, feeling restless and trying to chase away the thoughts that haunted her brain.  As she grew closer to Michael, it became harder for her to deal with the fact that he had a past.  Elena knew that there were others before her.  Even though she and Michael had not had that discussion, Elena knew that there had to be.  Michael was just too good at eliciting responses from her, at making her feel things she had never felt before.
     
    Though she tried not to focus on that aspect of Michael’s life, sometimes the thoughts crept into her mind.  She couldn’t help but feel inexperienced and in her mind any girl that Michael had been with before was somehow superior to her.  She hated this insecurity and she twirled strands of her red hair around her fingers trying to distract herself.
     
    Elena tried to remind herself that the past was the past, but that didn’t stop her curiosity.  She couldn’t help but wonder what other girls had passed through his house, had shared his bed.  She couldn’t bring herself to actually ask Michael, though.  Instead, she tried to push the thoughts out of her mind completely – though she was not at all successful.   
     
    Elena looked around Michael’s office.  It was enormous and immaculate, just as the other rooms in his house.  Michel had left her alone in his office while he was dealing with an urgent matter with his staff.  She fidgeted in her chair, just not able to sit still.  She had too much on her mind and she stood up, deciding to look through Michael’s files. 
     
    Elena just wanted to know him better.  He was intensely private and she thought perhaps if she could just learn one thing from his office it would be worth all of her searching.  She left the door ajar so she could hear Michael’s footsteps when he returned.
     
    All she knew of Michael’s work was that it involved the military; he never gave specifics about the job and he did not encourage questions in that area.  She didn’t want to invade his privacy but she still began looking through Michael’s desk.  She was frustrated to discover that most of his desk drawers were tightly locked. 
     
    Elena listened carefully for Michael’s footsteps as she approached his large credenza.  Michael had obviously been inside of it recently as it was unlocked.  Elena dug through the files, not even sure what she sought, but knowing she wanted to find something about Michael.
     
    She flipped through the files, not taking the time to read anything in particular.  There were so many and Elena was not certain how they were organized, though they were neatly arranged. 
     
    In the back of the credenza in a plain, unlabeled file, Elena found pictures.  The file was crammed full of photos and seeing the file’s contents made Elena’s heart stop.
     
    Inside were photos and photos of submissive women.  Some of the women were wrapped in rope and blindfolded and gagged.  Others were restrained with cuffs and