“Tell me what happened at work?” It was a game of dominance, and I couldn’t let him win. He’d promised not to forcibly bond me, and I sensed this alpha was a man of his word, which meant I could push back without the usual fears. “Nothing. Happened.” His left hand slipped down the front of my pants, and as much as I told myself to run, I couldn’t move a muscle. “You’re racking up punishments, baby,” he drawled, and my core tightened around nothing as I fought this devastating need. “You can fight me all you want, but you’ll never win.”