Page 89 of Office Intrigue (Office Intrigue Duet 1)
Finally, I managed to go to sleep, hoping tomorrow Master would enlighten me on this bizarre turn of events.
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The next morning, I arrived in the office at seven thirty. Not for the first time in the past eight weeks, I felt a little hesitant as I got off the elevator. It was similar to when my bosses had agreed to pursue this unconventional arrangement. Only this time, it was moving in a direction that had me thinking nonstop and not only about sex.
I’d been hoping to see Jordan’s smiling face when I arrived, but he wasn’t there, so I shuffled back to my desk and started the coffee.
Once that was brewing, I looked at the calendar on my computer for a quick reminder of what my bosses had going on for the day. Then I saw the new toy demonstration, which was scheduled for one thirty, and my heart did a hop, skip, and jump right in my chest.
I managed to move on to my email.
Ben arrived at eight o’clock, Justin strolled in at eight thirty, with Landon only a few minutes behind him. All three men cast curious glances my way, but no one spoke to me. It was weird, but I tried not to think too hard about it as I offered and delivered each man his morning coffee.
I thought for sure they were all ignoring me, but before I could get out of Landon’s office, he asked me to return.
“Shut the door and have a seat.” His eyes met mine. “Please.”
Swallowing hard, I followed his instruction, feeling incredibly shy and more than a little nervous.
“How are you feeling today?”
The question confused me. “I’m…uh…good.”
“In comparison to yesterday,” he added.
I sighed, managing to relax a little. “I’m fine. Mast…uh…Langston didn’t hurt me, if that’s what you’re wondering.”
“I’m glad to hear that, although I hadn’t thought he had.”
“He spanked me,” I declared, narrowing my eyes as I stared at him.
“Did you deserve it?” he countered.
Had I not read so much information last night, I probably would’ve said no. However, in the realm of BDSM, I had learned that discipline was a necessity.
I nodded. “Yes. I disobeyed him.”
“Did he leave any marks?”
“No. Of course not.”
“If you have any questions at all, I want you to know that you can ask me or Langston. We’ll tell you anything you want to know.”
“I know that.” And that was the truth. I felt as though I could ask them anything and they’d be honest with me. It was one of the reasons I wasn’t freaking out more than I already had.
Landon nodded toward the door. “I won’t keep you. You can go back to work.”
“Thank you.” I got to my feet and hurried back to my desk, wanting something to distract me from all the thinking that they had me doing.
Master showed up a few minutes shy of nine. He nodded to me, then headed right for his office.
My heart sank in my chest.
I wasn’t sure why, but I’d been hoping for some sort of greeting from him. At least an acknowledgement. After what had transpired yesterday, I was looking for reassurance that things were okay between us. It was a needy feeling, one that I wasn’t familiar with. One I didn’t particularly care for either.
Master did accept my offer of coffee, but when I brought it to him, he didn’t look up from his computer. As I was walking away, the deep timbre of his voice echoed from behind me.
“Please ask the others to join me in my office.”
“Yes…Master,” I said hesitantly before slipping out of the room.
I went to Ben’s office first.
“Master…uh…Langston would like to see you.”
Ben’s eyes held something that looked like sympathy as he nodded. I then told Justin and Landon before returning to my desk. A few minutes later, the three men went into Master’s office and closed the door.
Once again, my heart sank.
Thirty-Five
BOSS MEETING
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Justin
I KNEW WHEN I LEFT the office yesterday that something significant had changed in the dynamic between the five of us. More importantly, between Luci and Langston. Something I wasn’t all that happy about, quite frankly. It had become evident when Langston took it upon himself to punish Luci for not obeying his rules.
He had played his hand.
Not that I disagreed with how he had handled it. I would’ve done the exact same thing had I been in his shoes. Luci actually got off easy with Langston. I would’ve been much harsher with her, but I was far stricter than Landon and Langston.
Unfortunately, the rest of us could do nothing but sit back and wait to see how things would play out, because the man had practically staked his claim. And when a Dom staked his claim on a submissive, a certain protocol was followed.
The only good thing was the fact that the man had the decency to call a meeting so we could at least discuss it. Granted, it was a little too late, but there was still time for us to talk.
