For His Pleasure: The Boxed Set, Books 1-6 (For His Pleasure, For His Taking, For His Keeping, For His Honor, For His Trust, For His Forever) by Favor, Kelly

but Nicole told him she wasn’t ready for that yet. This was going to be a huge transition for her; going from penniless and living with her nosey roommate Danielle, to moving into a multi-million dollar home with the CEO of the company where she interned. Red’s apartment felt right. Sure, it was the same place he’d brought countless other women, women who filled his need for control and sexual domination. But it was also the same place where they’d spent their first night together, and she felt relatively comfortable there. Falling asleep together, Red had not needed space. He’d moved away from her on the bed, turning so that his back faced her. For a moment, Nicole felt so alone and disappointed, knowing she couldn’t put a hand on him and ask him if something was wrong. There were certain things that she was going to have to try and get used to about Red. Later on, though, she startled awake to find him close to her again. He didn’t know she was awake, but he was caressing her hair gently and whispering to her. “I love you so much,” he said. “I’ll always protect you, always take care of you, and I’ll never leave you.” He caressed her like that for a long time, and she eventually fell back asleep, knowing he was close and watching over her. The next day, Nicole blearily opened her eyes to find Red getting out of bed. “What time is it?” she croaked. Everything was still dim, it didn’t seem like morning could possibly have arrived. “It’s four o’clock,” he said. “I’m getting in