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Mae closed her eyes, competing feelings of relief and anger warring within her. Relief from having him in control and anger for this heartless charade he’d put her through.

“Look at me.”

Mae met his gaze, and there was something in his eyes that seemed to echo what she was feeling. He tipped her head back a fraction, gaze hardening until his eyes were as unreadable as his masked face.

“You will submit. You will behave.”

“Yes, Master Xavier,” she murmured.

“Good.” Xavier released her.

James was rubbing his jaw and looking at her in a decidedly unfriendly way. “Mae was always a bit bratty, but this is new.” He looked from Xavier to her. “You two need to talk. I have this room reserved for the weekend. You’re welcome to it until this evening.”

The other Dom clapped Xavier on the shoulder before leaving and closing the door behind him.

Now that she was alone with Master Xavier, Mae didn’t know what to say, what to feel.

Their gazes met once more, and she had this strange feeling that Xavier was just as much at a loss as she was. She’d never even spoken to him until twelve hours ago, and yet the idea that he’d dismissed her by passing her off to another Master had shredded her heart. That he had the power to impact her so heavily was beyond worrying. It was terrifying.

“I didn’t mean to upset you.”

gave me to another Dom.” Mae tried to keep the emotion out of her voice, to match his level tone.

shook his head. “I don’t own you. I couldn’t give you away, even if I wanted

thought…” Mae blinked to

kind of Dom you like. I thought you’d be comfortable with

told me to, so now you’re trying to get rid of me this way? Then you could have a sub who won’t ever talk back

his. For the first time she felt the hard length of his erection. The evidence of his desire took her

comfortable telling him the truth.” Xavier’s face was only inches

about what?” she

wanted to include

to be brought up short. “How could you

thumb was poised at the bottom swell of her breast. “They’ll do

lighter than they had last night. “What James said was true—you’ll be completely at my mercy. I told you that I’d push you. I did, and I will, because there’s something inside you

spent only a few hours together and yet he’d had more impact on her than any other Dom in years. If they kept going there was no

It was the simple truth, and Mae hoped it was enough. “I want

arched into him, wanting every bit of contact he would give her. She moved her hips side

growled and jerked her head back.

She was half distracted by the nickname, but the intensity of his stare warned her to

be an accident.” He smiled darkly. “Good of you to remind me that we have checklist items yet

to one knee, his mouth level with

“Spread your legs, Mae.”