What happens after she says “yes”? Together in print for the first time, these four novellas— Take Me, Have Me, Play My Game, and Seduce Me —continue the story of billionaire Damien Stark and his fiancée, Nikki Fairchild, from J. Kenner’s Stark Trilogy,  Release Me, Claim Me, and Complete Me,  following the happy couple from their steamy engagement into wedded bliss.   I’ve long dreamed of my fairy-tale wedding, but it wasn’t until I met Damien Stark—who captured me with his kisses and undid me with his touch—that I began to believe it was my destiny. Though we both carry secrets and scars, our shared passion heals us, binding us together. We have surrendered to each other completely, and our mutual ecstasy is the brightest light in my life.   But darkness still snakes through the cracks in our armor. Ghosts from our past have moved in, bringing fresh pain that cuts deep and threatens to destroy everything we hold dear.   Damien is my anchor to this world, and I am his. But if we are going to keep each other, we have to fight the shadows of our pasts to move forward into our future.   Stark After Dark is intended for mature audiences.   Praise for J. Kenner and The Stark Trilogy   “Kenner may very well have cornered the market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swoon for them.” — RT Book Reviews   “J. Kenner has written a sensually seductive storyline that catches your imagination. . . . [ Release Me ] will suck you in from the very start.” —The Reading Cafe   “[A] sexy and exciting ride.” — Fresh Fiction , on Claim Me   “[An] immensely satisfying series . . . The roller coaster events of Complete Me give this novel a page-turning quality.” — Heroes and Heartbreakers Praise for J. Kenner and The Stark Trilogy   “Kenner may very well have cornered the market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swoon for them.” — RT Book Reviews   “J. Kenner has written a sensually seductive storyline that catches your imagination. . . . [ Release Me ] will suck you in from the very start.” —The Reading Cafe   “[A] sexy and exciting ride.” — Fresh Fiction , on Claim Me   “[An] immensely satisfying series . . . The roller coaster events of Complete Me give this novel a page-turning quality.” — Heroes and Heartbreakers J. Kenner is the New York Times bestselling author of Release Me, Claim Me, Complete Me, Wanted, Heated, Ignited , Say My Name, On My Knees, Under My Skin, and the novellas Take Me, Have Me, Play My Game, and Seduce Me . She spent more than ten years as a litigator in Southern California and Central Texas, using her rare free time to indulge in her passion of writing. She lives in Texas with her husband and daughters. Chapter 1 White. It is all around me. Soft and billowing. Gentle and soothing. I am standing in a room, though I can see neither walls nor windows. There is only the endless flow of material. The sensual caress of silk against my body as I move through the drapes that fill the space before me. Hundreds, maybe thousands. They are beautiful. They are perfect. And I am not afraid. On the contrary, I am perfectly calm. And as I move forward, my bare feet padding softly on the cool floor, I realize that I am heading toward a light. It shines through the diaphanous panels that flutter as I pass, as if struck by an ocean breeze. I know that I am traveling toward something—­someone—­and I can feel the wellspring of joy rising up inside me. He is there. Somewhere beyond this forest of sensuality. Somewhere in the light. Damien. I quicken my step, my pulse increasing as I move faster and faster. I am desperate to see him. To feel his fingertips upon my skin, as gentle as the brush of these curtains against my body. But though I hurry forward, I don’t seem to be getting anywhere, and now the soft flutter of the drapes has taken on a menacing quality. As if they are reaching out, clutching me, holding me back. Panic bubbles inside me; I have to get to him. I have to see him, touch him, and yet no matter how hard I try, I do not seem to be moving forward at all. I’m stuck, and what had only a moment ago seemed like the welcoming beauty of a curtain into heaven now seems like a trap, a trick, a horrible nightmare. A nightmare. My pulse quickens as the truth settles over me. I am not in a room; I am in a bed. I’m not running; I’m sleeping. This is a dream, a dream, and only a dream. But it is one from which I cannot seem to wake, even though I am moving faster now, clawing my way through these damnable drapes because I am certain—­with the kind of certainty that comes only in the world of dreams—­that if I can just get through them then I will be free. I will be awake. And I will once again be safe in Damien’s arms. But I cannot get through. Though I push and shove and beat my way through the gauzy silk—­though I run and run until I am certain that my lungs will b