This latest chapter is a bit shorter but hope you enjoy it.

Last week Jenna received a 'proposal' from the man taking her yoga class and who she is secretly attracted to. Does she accept his 'proposal'? Well you have to read on to find out.

Jason always thought of himself as a patient hunter. He had a knack for it. So much so his squad nicknamed him predator. Whether because he was instinctive to those he preyed or because he reminded them of the advanced ET from the Schwarzenegger film didn't matter. Once he had something in his sights he never lets go.

But Jenna was different. It wasn't about the hunt or the chase. Thy physical responses she brought out of him were there. Yet as much as he wanted to catch her and make her his. He also wanted to protect her. Which was why her obvious discomfort and desperateness confused him. It didn't take him to find out why.

Jenna truly wanted anonymity. She didn't want it known she authored a self-help yoga sex book. Her author photo was a black and white of her in a yoga pose with her face obscured. She had no social media accounts to promote the book under her own name or pen name.

And he couldn't understand why. Her book been a number one bestseller on Amazon for weeks. On word of mouth alone. The woman should be celebrating it. Not hiding it.

Unless it was some conflict of interest situation. Being shy and modest thus making her feel embarrassed about it didn't quite cut it. After reading her book cover to cover it was clear to him that there was a second Jenna she hid from the world. Someone bold and passionate.

Either way if she didn't want it known, he'd gladly keep it secret. A secret between them. Besides he wouldn't want anyone else discovering her other side. And hopefully he could be of further use in re-enacting some new poses for her second book.

First he needed her answer. To know that she likes the idea of getting to know each other better outside of yoga class.

He meant to giver a day or two but images of their bodies entwined in some of the poses in her book kept creeping into his mind at all hours of the day. He couldn't concentrate on work at the base. He couldn't sleep because of hard ons that couldn't stay away. If he didn't have her ass in the air in downward facing dog taking his cock deep inside her soon he'd explode.

His gym shorts strained and tented from his hardened length seeking for the very warmth currently eluding him. He thought of the last time they met- which did him no favors- as he finished blending his protein shake when he recalled their meeting again, and the fear in her glassy eyes.

He removed the lid and put the rim to his lips to guzzle the drink down when realization dawned. The secrecy. Her wariness when she him and Sherry together. Her body posture that screamed she was being threatened.

Fuck!

Jason went over their conversation again and saw how Jenna might've misconstrued what he meant. For whatever reason, which didn't matter now, Jenna wanted to remain anonymous. But then he found out. Demanded to meet her. And was also witnessed with a woman who did not like her. Then he didn't make his intentions clearly enough but said he wanted her.

If he was Jenna, her train of thought would more than likely lead her to believe that he was blackmailing her to keep his silence. She might be thinking he was blackmailing her for sex. As if needed to do something like that.

"Fuck!" Jason shouted again as he bang the blender on the kitchen counter. He grabbed his phone from the the tiled counter, swiped the screen and pulled up Jenna's number from his contacts.

Finding her number, he reached to tap her number when he paused. His thumb still hovering over the call icon, he didn't think Jenna would be in a much receptive mood to hear his voice. Instead he tapped on the message icon and opted to send her text, hoping she was willing to let him explain. And perhaps not ask how he got her number.

We need to talk.

Message sent. Jason knew she wouldn't reply right away but the woman had him acting like a horny teen again. He just wanted something to use to form a bond with her then take it from there. He had no idea he was unearthing a secret she didn't want anyone to know. Or to be propositioned to keep it secret. Not even unintentionally.

He paced up and down his kitchen, the phone in his hand and stared at the screen as if her text will pop up if he stared hard enough. When two agaonizing minutes passed by he realized he was being too foolish. He returned his phone to his pocket, drained and began to wash out the blender in the sink, when his pocket vibrated.

He retrieved his phone and nearly dropped it when the banner across the screen read a message from Jenna. Jason dumped the blender in the sink with a clang then swipe the screen open to read the text.

Yes we do. We need to discuss some things. And I'd rather not want to be overheard. Here's where I'll be at tomorrow...

Jason smiled. "Well I'll be damned," he said in awe.

Maybe it wasn't such a bad thing she came to the wrong conclusions. Not if the end result was this. His cock twitched in shorts in happy agreement as Jason hastily replied back.

***

The next day Jason went to Yoga Sensations as planned. He was surprised he made it their in one piece. Ever since he got her text last night to meet and discuss their new 'relationship' he'd been bombarded with images of all the things he wanted to do with her he had two near collisions on the way to the studio.

If he thought the previous fantasies before were hot, the ones he was having now were scorching. They were so real he swore he smelled her arousal in the air. Taste her sweet and tangy nectar on his tongue. Feel her warmth wrapped tight around his cock. It was as if he had her before.

It was maddening. As if his control switch was flipped off and broken but he didn't want to fix it. Which meant he had to suffer the consequences of two cold showers in the middle of the night. And constantly trying to remain vigilant of his surroundings because he was so jumpy he was bumping into things. He lost count to the number of times he knocked something over and breaking it.

But it was the waiting that killed him. He felt as if he was walking on a thread so thin it'd break if he even slid one foot a centimeter forward. He'd only find solid footing again as soon as he had Jenna where he needed her to be.

Now the moment he's been waiting for, a casual fling, was so close his body tingled with adrenaline. Who knew finding out her secret will make his greatest wish from the past few months come true. If he'd known Jason would've blackmailed her for sex to keep quiet months ago. Though once he had her he doubt they'll be quiet at all.

Class didn't end quickly enough. Afterwards he went to Panera to get his caffeine fix and whiled away the hours filling out reports on the laptop he brought with him as he waited for Jenna to finish with her next class and then another and last yoga instruction gig at a fitness gym.

He exhaled a sigh of relief when his phone buzzed and lit up. A calendar notification alerting him it was time to pick up Jenna. He packed up his things, threw away his cup and put his tray away as he pushed out the door. Placing his gear in the back of his suv, he got into his car, drove right out of the parking lot, left and passed Best Buy's then right again and waited for the light to turn green.

He started tapping his foot and cursed under his breath how long the lights take to change. As soon as it did, Jason peeled onto Worth Avenue, made a quick right passed DICK's Sporting Goods, parked the car in the parking lot in front of LA Fitness and turned off the engine. And waited.

Jenna said her class ended at 4. He checked the time on the dash. It was 3:50pm. He leaned back in the driver's seat and tried not to let his eyes stray over to the digital clock. He waited months to be near her, touch her. He can certainly wait a few more minutes.

Her lithe form exited the building and he breathed a sigh of relief. Jason's tall body got out of the car and walked towards Jenna meeting her halfway.

"Hi," he said. Before he could stop himself his arm reached out to hold her hand. "How you doing?"

Jenna smiled guardedly up at him then looked passed him to his car. He felt her pulse racing at her soft wrist. He felt a bit of douche but he couldn't possibly let this opportunity go. Who was he kidding. He was pretending to blackmail a woman for sex. He was an asshole douche.

"Good." His thumb started caressing the spot in slow circles and her pulse skyrocketed. He affected her. She wanted him. Same as him. Somehow it made him feel less than a dick. "Thanks for picking me up."

"No problem. Just glad you contacted me."

Jenna cheeks blushed a pretty rose color and Jason wondered where else on her body blushed. Jenna gently tugged her hand out of his and stepped back from him. It took him a visible effort not to reach out and pull her back. This time closer.

He stepped forward careful not to take up too much of her space and became fascinated at the racing pulse in her neck. It called him like a beacon to place his lips and tongue between the juncture of her head and shoulder. He suddenly realized she was more interested than affronted as she led on, he still made her nervous. Something he'll remedy and rid her of before the night was over.

Jason fisted his hands at his side and promised himself he wouldn't try to touch her until he got Jenna to a bed. Or a floor. He didn't care as long as it was flat and they were both on it.

Bowing at his waist, he thrusted his arm out to where he parked beckoning Jenna to follow, felicitating a giggle that went straight to his groin. And oddly his chest. It wasn't until he pulled into her driveway ten minutes later that he realized it was the first time she giggled in his presence before.

He liked it.

A lot.

He wanted to make her laugh as many times as possible. Later. Tonight he wanted to make her cry in pleasure.

Through duplicitous means Jason finally has the woman he's wanted for months. Yet he doesn't feel guilty at all. They don't say 'all's fair in love and war' for nothing. Stay tuned for next week's chapter. Does Jenna actually go through with it? What'll happen next after Jenna barters her body to keep her secret? Keep reading to find out.

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