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Her eyes popped open and her lips parted, as if she would protest. He waited, trying to hide his smile. She bared her teeth at him and he laughed.

“I’m hungry. We didn’t eat dinner. Go get food.”

“Yes, Master. What do you like to eat?”

“Meat.”

“Turkey bacon?”

“What? No! Real bacon. Sausage.”

Her eyebrows climbed as she looked at him, as if trying to figure out how he got away with eating that. The damned woman was making him feel defensive. “I run.”

“Ah. That explains the tan.”

“What?”

“Your arms are darker than your chest.”

Was it that noticeable? “Er, yes.”

Beth turned to leave, closing the robe and belting it in place.

“Beth.”

She stopped and turned back.

“You can wear the robe closed on the way to the dining room, but when you get there, untie it. Make sure everyone can see your clamps.”

Her eyes lowered and he could almost see her submission falling over her. There were some women who needed a constant level of domination and couldn’t handle shifting dynamics. Clearly Beth could, which James was glad of. He didn’t want to spend unnecessary energy making sure he was always in “Dom mode.”

Beth returned ten minutes later, the robe open, exposing her naked body. Part of him wished he’d gone with her, wished he could have seen the admiring gazes she’d no doubt gotten. The tassels on her pussy clattered together cheerfully as she brought over a tray, placing it on the bed.

“Join me.”

She sat cross-legged, the tray between them. Her plate held an egg white veggie omelet and fruit. His had a California omelet, three strips of bacon, sausage, and one strawberry.

make sure I get some fruit?” He held up

vegetables in

“Ugh. Vegetables.”

hope you’re joking.” She frowned

off, then reached over and rubbed it against her nipples, smearing them and the clamps

dropped back. “If this is what it takes, I’m willing to

they teased each other about their eating habits, sexual play as he licked her nipples clean, then pretended to get

were finally empty, James realized they’d been sitting there enjoying one another’s company for nearly two hours. With a start he realized this felt more like a lazy Sunday morning with a girlfriend than

The command came out harsher than he’d meant it to and she recoiled slightly, eyes wide. James softened his tone, but turned away from her, getting off the bed. “If I’m not here when you get back, take off the clamps and clean them, then put them

“Yes, Master.”

that said he should just stay in bed with her, talking and fucking. They had a list, and it was time for the next

* * *

had a fairly good idea what was going to happen next. She’d returned to the playroom to find Master James gone. Assuming a kneeling position near the cold fireplace, she looked up when

James, and she was not surprised to see the

her, he detoured to the seating area by the fireplace, easing into one of the wide wingback

you ready for

“Of course, Master.”

“Stand up.”

up beside his chair. When he sat forward and

muted shine. There were hook closures down the front and white satin ribbon lacing up the back. Smooth, cool fabric slid against her skin as Master James placed the corset around her

laces at the back, pulling the surprisingly stiff corset tight to her skin, then tighter still, constricting her waist and

on to

he tugged. She could no longer

very satisfying about putting a woman into a corset.” Master James’s voice was a low grumble, deeper and with a note of menace that hadn’t

worn one

kind have you

“A waist cincher.”

ones that don’t cover the

“Yes, Master.”

a full corset.” A final tug, and he stepped away.

she could see herself. Her breasts were two plump mounds above the sweetheart top, her waist almost impossibly tiny. Her sex seemed very naked compared to the

in the mirror, he dipped his head to nip her shoulder, then cupped one hand over her sex and

panting—the only kind of breathing she could really do—when he