Descent (Black Heart Romance presents Heaven & Hell)

Oh my god, could he hear us?
As if nothing is amiss, he takes a step back so we can get out of the car.
Calvin leans forward and grabs my heels off the ground, but leaves my panties and hosiery. He
kneels on one knee and lifts my foot, then eases it into the shoe just like he did that night in the
dungeon.
The memory makes my stomach sink, but it’s at odds with the pleasure and arousal I just
experienced at his hands moments ago. My body is a mess and doesn’t understand what I’m doing to
it.
Once I have both heels on, I should theoretically be able to get out of the car on my own, but my
leg muscles haven’t fully recovered. I falter and have to grab Hollis’ hand to keep from falling down.
“Thank you,” I say once I’ve righted myself, humiliation deepening and warming my face even
more.
Hollis nods indifferently and retracts his hand as I move past him. Calvin gets out behind me,
and I glance back just as Hollis tells him, “She tripped.”
Amused, Calvin says, “I saw. It was very gallant of you to catch her.”
Hollis scowls and flicks me a glance that feels almost accusing. “Didn’t want her to twist an
ankle.”
“Of course,” Calvin responds, his tone level.
“For you, I mean. Obviously, it doesn’t matter to me if she twists an ankle.”
I shoot him a mild glare. “Gee, thanks, Hollis. Does the queen know about you? I think you might
need to be knighted.”
Calvin smirks and releases Hollis from this mildly unpleasant conversation.
I’m still mean-mugging the man when Calvin’s hand finds my waist and he leads me toward the
entrance to my apartment building.
“Come on,” he says. “Let’s stop tormenting poor Hollis.”
“I don’t understand why he’s being so weird about me all of a sudden,” I state, shaking my head.
“He was like that all day. I said one mildly nice thing to him and he acted like I ripped off my clothes
and begged him to fuck me. Am I not allowed to be nice?”
“He’s probably extra sensitive about it right now. I did just have a man shot for having dinner
with you.”
“I guess that’s true,” I mutter, but it’s more generous than I want to be about it. “I’m gonna start
calling him Sir Hollis just to be a dick.”
Calvin opens the door and lets me go so I can step inside. “I don’t think so. If you’re going to be