Dominate Me: A Devoured Club Novel (3 page)

The girl turned to me, plastered with a fake smile
. “Hi.” Turning back to Devlin, she continued, “What can I get you? Want your usual?”

“That will be fine. Ally?” Devlin turned his attention back to me.

“I’ll have a coffee and pancakes, please.” I was still stunned at the girlfriend comment. The girl nodded and walked off. I raised my eyes to Devlin’s level. “Girlfriend?”

“I needed her to back off, but I guess we should talk about where our relationship stands.”

“I guess we should. So, you didn’t mean that? The girlfriend comment?” I waited for his answer, praying that I would be more to him now than just a submissive. I mean, ever since Emma’s incident, and even before that, I had to check in with him when I went out, or was running late. We hadn’t even been seeing each other two weeks before Emma’s run in with her asshole ex at the dance club. But, with his extended silence, I was unsure that I meant anything more than a submissive to him - something I didn’t even know I wanted until a little over a month ago.

“Of course I meant it, Alexia.”

Alexia. He never calls me by my real name; hell, no one calls me by my real name.
Devlin usually called me Ally when we were in public, or pumpkin when in private.

“Then what is there to discuss? If you meant girlfriend, I think I can handle that. It isn’t
as if we have been seeing others since we started seeing each other.” It was true. When he wasn’t at work and I wasn’t at work or school, we were together. It wasn’t much over the last six months, but it was enough for us. Devlin’s job kept him busy, and when he wasn’t working, he was usually at one of the clubs, doing security. I had my internship with the District Attorney’s office, and classes, not to mention filling in at the bakery when I could.

“Yeah, well, I wasn’t sure how you’d feel being mine completely. No going back. You are more than just a sub
- I can get quiet demanding.” His face was solid; his eyes staring into mine, waiting for me to answer, waiting for me to run.

“Yeah. I’m sure. Nothing can cause me to leave.” I smiled as the waitress returned with our food.

“Don’t be so sure about that.”

“Have you received
a report from Mac yet?” I asked Kieran as I filtered into the office.

“No. He hasn’t checked in yet
,” Kieran answered, looking up from his desk. The new client we had taken on as part of our private security branch had Mac completely booked, and losing his mind - at least, that’s what he told me.

“I’ll send him a message. I thought he’d enjoy having a socialite this time around.” We laughed as I typed out a quick message to Mac’s
iPad.

“Hey
, boss?” Kieran said as I took my seat at my desk.

“What’
s up?” I answered back, booting up my computer.

“A woman called here earlier looking for you. She didn’t leave a name, but said you would know what
‘playground’ meant.” Kieran shrugged his shoulders and returned to his work. The computer monitors lined up behind his desk showed multiple feeds from the establishments that we monitored. Kieran turned his attention to them as I shook my own head.

Kelsey had called.
Damn woman
! Even after five years of being gone, she still had ways to fuck with me. It wasn’t like her to call, though. When I’d left, many years ago, I’d severed all ties - well most of them - from my old life. Too many memories that needed to be left behind. Too many things that I’d done that I didn’t want to face. One of them being her.

I thought about calling her back
- the need to know why, after so many years, she would contact me had me worried. The only person besides her father that even had my contact information was Taylor - and as far as I knew, he wasn’t giving it up to her. Hell, it shouldn’t surprise me though that she’d found my number - her father is a very powerful businessman in London. I decided I would call her later. I pulled up my emails, and ran through a list of issues that needed to be handled relating to Devoured and another club that Lucas, Marcus and I owned - not to mention the fact that Kieran and I had three appointments today for security system inspections for other clubs.

Most of my work revolved around private security and state of the art security systems for local clubs and businesses. Mac now ran the private security portion of the business, employing an additional five bodyguards to work with or under him. Clientele primarily revolved around Boston socialites and celebrities when they needed support for events and such. Kieran and I oversaw the majority of the security system installs and
inspections - including the special ops shit we still performed occasionally. Another side venture that kept me busy.

I looked down at my phone
, hearing it buzz.

Are we okay?
A text from Ally. Oh, Ally. It had been a few days since we’d had the conversation at the diner, and I had pulled away. Fuck if I know why, but I did. I was a douchebag for telling her that I wanted her as mine – completely, and then pretty much pulling away. I closed the text and threw my phone on the desk. I didn’t need to handle this shit right now. Hell, I didn’t even know what the fuck I wanted, or why I had even mentioned the
‘girlfriend’
comment. It wasn’t as if I didn’t want her - -the girl elicited feelings inside of me that I had buried for a long time - a very long time. Every time I looked at her, my body tightened at the thought of losing her. There was this overwhelming need to possess her, own her completely - protect her. And yet, I sit here now, ignoring her.
What the fuck
?

“Earth to Devlin.” Kieran’s voice pulled me from my thoughts.

“What’s up?” I responded, shaking the thoughts of Ally and me out of my head.

“Mac’s on line two for you.”

“Great. I’ll take it in the conference room.” I got up from my desk and headed into the room, sat down, and hit the speaker button on the polycom in the middle of the table.

“Talk to me.”

“Hey, boss. Well, we have a piece of work over here - nothing I can’t handle, but she is not happy that her father thinks she needs a babysitter.”

I laughed. Great, another one of
those. “I’m sure you are more than capable of handling her.”

“I am. Don’t worry. Just wanted to check in with you and let you know I’ll be away for the week.”

Mac and I talked for a few more minutes about the job, and what was going on for the week. I hung up the phone and returned to my desk. My cell phone had three more texts from Ally. I shot a quick reply back -
Busy. We’ll talk later.

I had no intention of talking until I could figure out what the hell was going on in my head. The woman had me completely fucked up. As much as I wanted to ignore everything going on, my feelings, the other part of me wanted to pick her up from class, pull her body close to mine
, and kiss her until I needed air. Then take her home and fuck her until the sun came up again. I shook my head and let out a sigh.
Fuck, I hated feeling out of control
.

I turned to Kieran. “Ready to go?” I shut down my computer, grabbed my phone and
iPad, and waited for him to do the same. Three appointments and then, being it was Friday, we were required at Devoured. Not only was I partial owner of the club, I ran all of the security for the club, too - making sure my guys were there with me.

“Yup, let’s go.”

∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞

The day passed quickly. The three inspections were scheduled for installs during
the next week - should be enough to keep Kieran and Seth busy. Mac was with Jake and Tad in California, with our current client. Leaving me to sit with my thoughts.

I was at sitting at my desk at the club when Marcus walked into the office
, followed by Lucas. They were discussing the recent delivery, and sat at their desks. They were both dressed in their black leather pants and tight black tee shirts, both of them sporting the gold band around their right arms, signifying their Master Dom status. Since I was working security tonight, and not the floor, I was in my black cargo pants and black tee shirt.

“Hey
, Dev. What’s going on?” Marcus turned and acknowledged my presence.

“Nothing man. Just running through the guest list for the night. You?” Devoured had a strict member only policy when it came to nights we were open. However, members were allowed to bring guests although, all guests needed to provide picture identification and needed to have a basic background check ran prior to them being allowed into the building. When they arrived, we scanned their id into the computer system
, and had them sign a release form at the entrance. Again, all this information was captured within the computer system that I had installed a few years ago - updating technology as needed.

“Nothing
? Lucas and I were discussing earlier about next month’s open night, and, of course, Emma’s collaring.”

I nodded at him. We had all been invited
- a big ceremony for him and Emma, to show their commitment to one another. I, on the other hand, was not looking to collar a submissive - never had and, up until Ally, was pretty sure I didn’t want to. But she was changing all of that.

“Where is your gorgeous sub?”

“With yours. Apparently, they are coming tonight.” Marcus turned to his computer and ran through some paperwork.

“Fuck.”
It was the only word to slip out of my mouth. Usually, Ally didn’t attend the nights Emma did. I was really hoping not to see her tonight, especially since I had been brushing her off for the past few days.

“Everything alright?” Lucas chimed in. Normally the quiet one
- when he spoke his voice demanded attention.

“Yeah. Just some shit
, that’s all,” I answered as I hit the print button on the computer. “Listen, I’ll catch you both later. I have to go do the pre-opening meeting with the team.”

Both men nodded their heads as I walked out of the office. According to the schedule, Lucas, Marcus, Sarah, Seth, Cole and Bryan were on the floor tonight
, as dungeon monitors. Kieran, Brendan, Brayden, and myself were on security detail. Nothing that we couldn’t handle - just check-in with the front door, and making sure guests abided by the rules. We primarily stayed out of the way unless the boys needed us.

I caught up with the boys in the lounge
, and we ran through our pre-opening meeting and security checks. I was getting ready at the front door when Marcus came up.

“Hey. Emma told me that you’ve been ignoring Ally for a few days. What’s going on?”

“Just trying to wrap my head around a few things, that’s all.” I really didn’t want to talk to him about it, because part of me knew that I was being a complete dickhead.

“I see the way you look at her. I’ve seen the way you are when you are around he
r. The feelings are starting to scare you, aren’t they? Come on, Dev, I know you. Just tell me.”

Marcus was right. If anyone k
new me as well as I knew myself it was him. Marcus, Lucas and I had met over ten years ago, when they were in London attending college. They knew about Taylor, and Kelsey. Hell, I introduced them to her.

“A little. I might have slipped the girlfriend word the other night. But fuck, there is a part of me that wants to claim her
- own her - and the other part is afraid that I’ll destroy her.”

“I think we have all gone through that
, Dev. Seriously, with Emma, I couldn’t stay away. I was so afraid that I would hurt her, like I did April. But instead, she’s helped me. Just think about it. You started this with her for a reason.”

“I know.” I turned away and went back to reading the guest list I didn’t need to read. There w
as so much that I was afraid of -, feelings that I hadn’t dealt with since the other one. And honestly - the only reason that Kelsey would be calling is the other one. My mind raced at the thought of him. Aiden was the one person in this world besides Ally that was my kryptonite.

“Devlin?”
I hear a sweet voice ask. I turn to see Ally standing behind me. My heart lurches in my chest. The sight of her in a purple leather corset, black mini skirt, and knee-high boots sends my dick to attention and my mind racing. Her brunette hair was down and splayed across her shoulders. Without thinking, I pulled her to me, fusing my lips with hers, pouring every emotion coursing through my body into that kiss. Yeah…I was an idiot to doubt my feelings for her.

“Pumpkin
,” I whispered, breaking the kiss. There was no confusing the emotions that she stirred in me. None.

“Wow
! Not the welcome I expected. But hot damn.” She tried to infuse humor into the tension that seemed to build after I released her mouth.

“I’m sorry. You know how hard that is for me to say. I want to prove how sorry I am, but I can’t right now. As soon as it dies down a little, I am taking you to my room to properly beg for forgiveness.”

I could see her body flush at the thought. My cock was straining against my pants, and it took every bit of control and restraint I had to not take her up to my room and sink myself so deep into her that she’d be screaming my name.

“I’ll be with Emma when you’re ready.” Her answer back was short. I pulled her to me again, forcing my tongue deep into her mouth, craving her taste.

“Won’t be long.”

Ally nodded and walked into the lounge that was to the left of the entrance area. I turned my attention back to the tasks at hand
- as soon as the guest arrivals slowed down, I’d have Kieran take my place.

Roughly an hour or so later, the flow of people had ceased. I took a look around the floor, and saw members playing, talking with one another, hanging out. The atmosphere at the club was one of relaxation. Members came to talk with others, to use the equipment, partake in scenes. The main group of regulars had been with the club since we’d opened it four years ago. Membership was at an all-time high, and the club was profitable. I radioed to Kieran to take over the front, and went in search of Ally.

I found her sitting on one of the oversized chaises in the middle of the dungeon floor
, seated next to Emma, and Lucas’s sub and fiancée, Chloe. The girls were chatting about nothing in particular; Emma’s ceremony next month, Chloe and Lucas’s wedding the month after that. Lucas and Marcus were monitoring the floor, and Sarah had the private rooms with Cole. I walked behind Ally, putting my lips to her ears.