Master of Her Heart (Sons of Amber Book 2) Read Online Free PDF Page B

years, Leah decided to comm him to find out.
    “Yes, Leah, what is it? Not chickening out on me, are you?”
    “No, sir. I—” She faltered, feeling foolish.
    “It’s Michael when we’re alone, remember?” His deep voice charmed her, even over the comm. “Unless I order you to call me something else.”
    The wicked purr in his words made her insides itch. She knew he was a Dom. He was designed to take charge, especially in sexual situations, but other than that, she was unprepared for just how far he might go in his Dominant games.
    “Something else?” She couldn’t help the words that escaped before she thought better of it.
    He chuckled low, the sound sending shivers down her spine. “Eventually. But we’ll save that for later. Now why did you comm me? Not that I’m complaining.”
    “I wanted to know, uh, what time we were having dinner and where. I mean, should I wear my uniform, or—”
    “Leah, sweetheart,” he stopped her nervous words. “I was hoping you’d ask.”
    She knew that tone. “This was some kind of test?”
    “Just a little one.” He shrugged. “I wanted to know how you’d react. Would you come to me? Would you make assumptions without asking for my guidance? Or worse, would you forge ahead with some preconceived notion without considering my desires at all?” He smiled as her outrage grew. “I thought I knew you well enough after the past two years to judge your reaction, but I wanted to know for certain. It was a test of my own perceptions as much as it was a test of your reactions.”
    “I don’t like being studied like a lab rat, Michael.” She couldn’t help the hurt that crept into her tone. The anger had been surprisingly short-lived.
    On the other end of the comm, Michael straightened abruptly. “That wasn’t my intention, Leah. I’m sorry. I know very well what a lab rat feels like and I didn’t mean to do that to you.” His eyes narrowed and she looked away, wishing she could just end the comm and crawl under her bed to hide for a few centuries. “Look, can we start over? It was foolish of me not to realize—”
    She’d never heard Michael Amber so contrite. This was a man used to giving orders and not taking any guff from anyone. That he was sincerely sorry, she saw immediately.
    “All right,” she said softly. She raised her eyes to meet his across the screen. “What time do you want me and where?” His gaze sparked and she realized the double entendre in her innocent words. She laughed.
    Just like that the tension between them broke and they were back on easier footing.
    “Forget I said that,” she joked.
    “Never.” Michael’s voice growled across the comm. “But for dinner, I’d like you at my quarters in half a standard. Wear civilian clothes. A dress of some kind, if you have one handy, and leave off the underwear.”
    “Michael!” She was scandalized. “I didn’t agree to anything other than talking tonight.”
    “But you’re going to have my baby, Leah.” His voice deepened as his eyes burned into hers through the screen. “We’ll talk about it, sure. But then we’ll act on it. I’m a Dom, sweetheart. You knew that. Now you need to learn what that really means. Leave off the panties and wear your hair down. It’s a small enough request.”
    He cut the comm, leaving her muttering. “Damn you, Michael Amber.” She stalked toward her closet to dig out a dress. She didn’t wear them often, but she still had a few from the old days, when she’d been a newlywed woman embarking on a happy life, not a career soldier living on a space station.
    Things had changed drastically when her husband—and most other men—had died. She’d taken up arms and joined the military, taking the place of the many men in her family and tribe who’d defended humanity in centuries past. She’d never seriously thought of the military as a career, but found she liked the order and discipline.
    The Blackfoot tribe had been cut in half, but her