Possessed by Passion (Doms of Destiny, Colorado 9)

Leaving Destiny forever would be one of the hardest things she would ever do, but she didn’t feel like she had any other choice. Here, she was a nurse, plain and simple. That was what she was comfortable being. But it wasn’t going to be much longer.

She closed her eyes, recalling so many secretive days. Reading her acceptance letter to medical school. Attending her first class—Gross Anatomy. Getting her medical degree in the mail, since she’d refused to attend graduation. Her exact words when reading it had been a lackluster “Woohoo. Now what? I really don’t care.”

Her heart had remained broken since Phoenix. Still was broken to this day.

She’d passed Nevada State’s boards. Finished her three years of surgical residency. She’d even taken the Colorado boards, passing them with ease, believing one day she would return to Destiny and practice medicine. Never happening. All of those days were hers alone. She’d gone through all that work, expecting something to trip her up and stop the forward momentum. More than expecting, hoping for a detour. But nothing had stopped her. Except my own doubt.

Guilt continued to weigh on her. She should’ve opened up to Dustin and Mick long ago and told them the truth. She’d come close so many times, but fear kept her silent.

If Dustin found out about her secret, she was afraid of what he would think of her. Their professional relationship was strained at times as it was these days. Their friendship almost nonexistent, despite Mick’s best efforts. How different things were before, when love was still new and they were so very young. She grinned, remembering the first time they’d taken her to Phase Four, the BDSM club in Destiny. They were home from college on winter break and she’d been so nervous. Actually, all three of them had been. Though Dustin and Mick had completed their Dom training, they were still very new at it.

Arm in arm, she walked into one of the private rooms of Phase Four with her two guys, her two Doms. They wore their new leathers, which made them look so powerful and sexy. Pride filled her, knowing how hard they’d worked just for her. “I can’t believe we’re actually inside.”

“We are and we’re going to have so much fun.” Dustin kissed her and she felt tingles shoot throughout her body.

“I’m excited but I feel so jittery,” she admitted to them. “I thought I was going to die when Mr. Gold asked for my ID.”

“Sweetheart, it’s just club policy,” Mick touched her on the cheek. “He knows you’re eighteen, but being your first time here he had to make a copy for the files.”

“Go take your clothes off and have a seat on the bench over there while Mick and I get things ready for you, baby.”

“Yes, Sir,” she answered and saw both of them smile broadly. She trusted them so much. They’d been her first and had been so very caring and gentle. That had only been a few months ago, but the passion that Dustin and Mick had released that night burned hotter and hotter each time they were together.

Looking at all the strange and interesting objects inside the room, she removed her top with trembling hands. She wondered what all of those things were for, but was hoping she would find out about some of them tonight.

She folded her top and placed it on a nearby chair. Dustin and Mick seemed frozen in place, with their eyes completely on her and nothing else.

“Damn it, Mick. We forgot about the safe words.”

“Shit, that’s right.”

“I know about safe words, guys.” She smiled. “That was part of the training I went through.”

“But we were supposed to settle on that before we started,” Mick said, shaking his head.

“It’s okay, brother. We’ll get that done now.” Dustin stepped forward and kissed her. “We could use the color method, baby. You know ‘green,’ ‘yellow,’ and ‘red.’”

“I actually have an idea, Sir, about some other words. Since Mick just passed the bar, why don’t we use legal terms?”

Mick laughed. “Seriously?”

“Of course. When Dustin finishes his residency in Phoenix we can use medical words then. I am so proud of you both for all you’ve accomplished.”

Dustin kissed her. “And we are so proud of you, too, sweetheart. An RN at eighteen. Who does that? Only someone as brilliant as you.”

“Hey, aren’t we getting sidetracked,” Mick said with a grin. “We came here to try some BDSM play, right?”

“Right, Sir,” she answered. “How about my safe word to stop is ‘overruled’?

“I like that.” Dustin turned to Mick. “It’s clear and to the point. What do you think?”

“It’ll work fine. She could say ‘sustained’ when she’s enjoying what we’re doing and ‘objection’ when she is getting too close to a…a…what did they call it in our class, Dustin?”

“A hard edge.”

“That’s it. Will that work for you, baby?”

“Yes. I love all the words, Sirs.”