Games with the Orc (Monster Smash Agency, #1)

by Kathryn Moon

Why did people always want to be loved for who they could be? Didn't it make more sense to be loved for who you already were?

I'd spent almost three years trimming little pieces of myself away to fit into a life with Harry. Not because he'd asked me to, but because I was scared of what I secretly wanted.

"You said, not really. Women spend too much time pretending to be comfortable."

"You surrendered to my control, now surrender to my care too," he said, but it was gentler than the commands he'd made in the basement.

If Sunny's kink was the games we played in bed, mine was completing her half finished projects throughout the day.

Being “petal” was playful and naughty and sweet. Being “mate” was being cared for and reminded of belonging. I loved both roles.