About the book

When Alex finds his favorite employee stealing from him, he decides to teach the attractive, young man a lesson he'll feel for a long time.

***WARNING*** Contains a healthy helping of spanking, bondage, anal penetration and all that good stuff!

An excerpt from the book

Alex grounded his teeth as he watched the images play across the screen. At first he thought his mind was seeing things that weren't really there, but as the tape played, he felt his anger bubble up.

How dare that bastard steal from me? He had known something was going on when he came up short- ten dollars here, twenty there, over all not a huge amount of cash. But that wasn't the point.

Alex hit the off button and stewed in silence for a few moments before loosening his tie. He glanced at the clock. Most of his employees were already gone and his computer shop was winding down for the evening. He glanced through the two way mirror and narrowed his eyes. Things that should not be pondered ran through his mind as he watched Sean flip the 'Open sign.

He had liked the kid. He was young, twenty-two, but smart and friendly. He had a nice a smile and a way of charming customers into spending their money. Alex had hired him as a favor to a friend and he was regretting that fact now. Shit. The whole situation sucked, not just because the guy was ripping him off, but because Alex had allowed himself to entertain thoughts involving the young man. He had sort of gotten attached to Sean's energy, his cheerfulness and thoroughly enjoyed his company.

Figures. I find someone I really like who I can see myself getting along with and the asshole is stealing from me!

Alex sighed miserably. Although he knew it was unprofessional, he had thought about asking the guy out, but he quickly realized that that was part of what had drawn him to Sean. He was in a position of power, held authority over the man and that stoked the dark fires of his need. He recognized the submissiveness in Sean and wanted to explore it. That and the young man was incredibly attractive. Alex easily saw him the life of the party; he had ice gray eyes as if they had been chipped from glaciers, but they were warm with joy. He always seemed to change the color of his hair- blue one week, red the next and that lip piercing was tempting... Alex wondered where else he might be pierced. He would watch as Sean would kiss his boyfriend goodbye when the man dropped him off to work and Alex wanted to throttle the stranger just to eliminate the competition. At least until they had broken up last week... Now, maybe Sean will be open to my suggestions.

“Sir?”

Alex pulled himself from his day dream and blinked.

“I'm done. I'm going to head off now.” Sean said, smiling becomingly. When he grinned, he did so with his entire face, his eyes twinkling and pulling up in the corners. Not to mention those adorable dimples, Alex grudging added.

Can't let him charm me from the truth.

“One second, Sean.” Alex said, getting up from the chair and moving towards the door coolly. “Sit down, I want to discuss something with you.” He didn't give the young man a chance to respond; he closed the door behind Sean.

Sean muttered an okay and took Alex's chair. “What's up? Was there a customer complaint?”

“Something like that.” Alex whispered. He had no idea what he was going to do. He knew he should fire the man, press charges, but something told him that would be too easy. “I've noticed something lately.”

Alex watched the young man's expression for any hint of guilt, but he just looked at Alex as if nothing was wrong, gently biting his lip. Alex found that more enticing than he wished. He wanted to kiss the boy, suck that lip ring into his mouth and... no, no, no!

“In the last few weeks, I've been coming up short. Couple bucks here and there, total about a hundred dollars. You wouldn't know anything about that would you, Sean?” Alex asked calmly, walking to his desk and leaning against it. He folded his arms over his chest and peered down at the young man.

Sean frowned then shook his head, “No, sir.”

Alex felt his hackles rise. The bastard is going to lie to me now? He didn't say anything, instead flipped on the monitor. He watched Sean as the man observed himself lifting some cash from the drawer. Alex noted Sean's body tense up, his shoulder rising slightly and his happy expression fall.

Sean sighed miserably, “I can explain.”

“You better start talking.” Alex growled.

He sucked his lip ring onto his mouth for a moment before he started explaining to the floor. “Your birthday was coming up soon and I wanted to get you something nice, but I'm broke. It's just you've been so good to me I wanted...” He looked at Alex with those big marbles and Alex almost forgave him. “I was going to pay it back, I swear!”

Alex sputtered a laugh. “You expect me to believe you're stealing from me so you can afford to buy me a present? Do you think I'm that stupid?”

Sean was shaking his head no frantically, “I swear.” Then he got up and rushed to the cabinet where he kept his knap sack while he was on the clock. He sat back down and pulled out a thick object wrapped in plain brown paper. He looked at it for a moment then held it out to Alex.

Alex was at a loss for wards. Was the young man telling the truth? They'd been on friendly terms, more than an employer/employee relationship tended to be, but surely the guy wouldn't think to get him a birthday present? Alex took it and weighed it in his hands. It wasn't very heavy and it was about an inch thick. He narrowed his eyes at Sean for a moment who had resumed studying the floor, his entire expression crestfallen. Still, he was beautiful. Taking the plunge, Alex ripped the paper away and tossed it in the trash can.
He was shocked at what his hands held. A first edition of the Hobbit! His father had been an English professor and had had a passion for collecting old and rare works of literary art. He'd often sat down with Alex when he was a boy and read passages from his favorite stories. Alex had acquired a similar taste and his father had always wanted what Alex now held in his hands. Alex's throat went dry.

“I think it's real, I mean that's what the antiques guy told me. Anyway, I thought it was a good deal. It's supposed to worth a lot?” Sean explained, his gaze running to Alex's shoes.

Alex slowly recovered from shock. He added thoughtful to the list of words to describe the young man in front of him. Still, that didn't excuse the fact that Sean had been stealing from him and had the balls to lie right to his face. Speaking with a tone of amusement, Alex said, “You used my money to pay for my birthday present?”

Sean winced, “I know that sounds bad, but I didn't have any money. Sir, I swear I'll pay it back. You can dock my pay if you want to.”

Alex sighed, hating that those big gray orbs and succulent lips had an effect on him. He set the book on his desk then folded his arms over his chest, glaring at Sean. The man swallowed hard and looked at him pleadingly, as if he were asking for guidance from Alex.

Alex felt his lips twitch up in a devilish smirk and he said huskily, “Oh, you're definitely going to pay.”

That caught Sean's attention and he blinked up at Alex with wide eyes. Alex hadn't missed the way the guy sometimes watched him; they'd play eye tennis occasionally and take jabs at one another that bordered on flirtation. Now he was pondering the possibilities. Screw the cops, he wanted to enact his own punishment.

“You'll do anything?” Alex asked. “You sure about that?”

Sean swallowed audibly. Alex didn't miss the way the man's gaze shot to his crotch for an instant. Oh, but it won't be that easy.

“Anything, I swear. I just wanted to...”

When the boy didn't finish, Alex asked, “Wanted to what?”

The young man sighed disgustedly then said, “Isn't it obvious? I like you... but you're my boss and I figured you weren't into young guys. I mean, not that you're old, but...”

Alex felt his brows pop... ultimately, this was good news. He was only thirty-six- not ancient, but he figured thirteen years was a pretty big bridge to cross. He was surprised by the guy's admission and he felt something inside of him stretch in preparation. He pursed his lips then said, “Okay. I'm going to take you up on your offer. I wont fire you or call the cops, but I demand my pound of flesh. Then afterward, if I'm satisfied, well talk.”

The young man probably didn't get it, but he nodded softly. “Just tell me what you want me to do.”

Alex grinned like a devil and swore he could feel the horns growing out of his head. “Get up and stand next to the cabinet.”

Sean hesitated for a moment then did as he was told, taking his place next to the steel mesh cabinet that held a bunch of computers in the process of being restored. He looked at Alex with bright and interested eyes.

“Turn around, face the cabinet.” Alex commanded.

Sean's brows went down for a moment and he slowly turned his back to Alex. The young man was good at taking directions which thrilled Alex. He got up and went to the back room where he retrieved some rope. This would do nicely. He returned to find the man still facing the cabinet, his expression confused. Alex came up behind him, close enough so that he could feel Sean's body heat. Alex leaned in and inhaled, getting a good dose of AXE.

He purred in Sean's ear, loving the way the man's breath hitched. “Grab a hold of the bar.”

Sean nervously did as he was told, his hands shaking. Alex adjusted the rope and began securing the man's hands to the bar.

“W-what are you doing?” Sean sputtered.

“Taking you up on your offer. You want to make it up to me, right?” When the kid nodded, Alex said, “Then you'll not say anything unless asked a question, understood?”

Sean took a deep breath then nodded, “Yes, sir.”

Alex knew he wanted to inquire more bout what was going on, but Alex let him stew on what was happening. He was sure the young man had anticipated Alex demanding a blow job for his transgression and Alex liked that Sean didn't know what to expect. He tied the rope snugly, but not too tight so that it cut off circulation. He tested it and grinned to himself. Sean wasn't going anywhere. He ran a firm palm up and down the man's back, trying to relax him. He wanted to teach him a lesson, but he didn't want to scare the shit out of him.

He took a step back and started talking, “Here what's going to happen, Sean. I'm going to punish you for stealing from me then lying about it until I'm satisfied you'll never do it again. You probably won't like it, but you need discipline. Do you understand what I'm saying?”