"My name is Nia Washington. I'm a submissive. And I am f***ing tired. I'm tired of men that claim to be a Dominant, but have no clue what it really means. I'm tired of men playing a part they saw on TV or read in a book, and using it to get what they want out of a woman before leaving her high and dry. I'm tired of men who don't know a single thing about boundaries, and I'm tired of them using BDSM as an excuse to abuse women. I'm tired of men that can't even take care of themselves, but claim to be able to take care of a submissive. I am so f***ing tired.
I'm also tired of the way my new boss looks at me when we're at the office—the way he fixes his intimidating gaze on me and pins me in place with just a look. I'm tired of the way he is the perfect example of everything I have been looking for in a Dom for far too long, and I'm so very tired of him not being mine. I know he has secrets—a painful past that has hardened his heart—and I know he needs to heal from wounds no one can see. But if there was a checklist on how to be the perfect Dom, he would check every box. We've both been through far too much, but the way we fit together is too perfect to ignore. Now all I need to know is if he's as tired as I am of being alone.
Contains mature themes."
"Most people wouldn't accuse me of being a good person, but most people don't understand me. Hell, I'm not sure I understand myself sometimes. All I know is that my life has been a challenge, and the day-to-day grind of all wears me down.
I graduated college with a degree in marketing, and have just been brought on to be an intern at an ad agency. Contrary to the chaos in my home life, things are looking up . . . until I learn that Kendrick Kennedy will also intern for the same agency.
I met Kendrick just before graduating college, and out of everyone at Temple U, I hated him the most. I hated the way he always spoke his mind with no filter, and I really hated having to admit that sex with him brought out things in me that I never knew were there.
Now that we're forced to work together, my hatred for him has returned, and so has the fire in my belly that burns for him. I can't stand having him around, but as our lives grow more complicated, the man I loathe becomes my haven and the source of my greatest pleasures.
We are chaos and beauty combined, and Kendrick just might be the exact thing I've been craving this entire time. Now, if only we can get over our BS.
Contains mature themes."
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