Page 195 of Diamond Kisses

A soft giggle fell from her lips. “I was sure the moment I saw you in the club. I knew the moment we whispered in the library, and I thought you were a cop. And I knew it thesecondyou made me touch the stars when you pleasured me and—”

“Hurt you.”

She nodded gently.

I sighed heavily as the black knot in my heart slowly unfurled. Soul-shaking hope bled through me. “Say that I agree to your terms.”

Her eyes instantly lit up. “Go on…”

“Say I punish you and use you—”

“Oh God.” She shivered dramatically. “Yes please.”

I chuckled under my breath. “Now who’s interrupting?”

“Sorry. Please…” She smirked. “Continue.”

“Say I rule you right here, where no one can see you writhe for me, and I trust that you’ll stop me if I ever go too far.”

She blinked as I looked down at her.

“Say I do all that.” I dragged out the moment. “Will you…squirt for me?” I snickered. “Like you did in Sapphire Scars?”

Her eyebrows shot up. “Why you—” A blush tinged her cheeks. “I take it back. Get off me.”

I laughed again and pinned her wrists above her head. “Too late, little nightmare.”

She squirmed beneath me as I rolled my hips between her legs. A tattered moan escaped her. “God, you’resoannoying.”

“I’m also horny.”

She groaned indecently. “Then do something about it.”

“Oh, I plan to. But first, I need to iron out the fine print.”

“What fine print?”

“The soul-binding contract that says you know exactly what I am and what I need and that you need it too.” I tore my heart wide open, letting her see every flawed piece of me. “I can’t erase what I did on that island, and I can’t deny how it made me feel. I’m…” I swallowed hard. “We both worried we’d grown addicted to those games and…I’m a little afraid we have. But the difference is.” I kissed her softly. “Those games were full of despair while ours…they’ll drip with desire. I want us to be free.Together. I want us to play. For the rest of our lives. That’s the fine print. That’s the truth. I want you so fucking badly, Ily, in every humanly and inhumanly way possible.”

Her blush deepened. “You already know I’d like to be free together. And…you also know what happens when you play with me in that way. I’ve never felt the levels of pleasure I do when we give in to the burn between us.”

“Alright then.”

She smiled. “I’m glad we’re on the same page—”

“We are but I still need you to say it.” I laughed, having way too much fun teasing her.

“Say what?”

“I need you to say that if I agree to be the Master you want. If I agree to mark you, fuck you, and adore you for the rest of our days, then you’ll…”

She ducked her chin again. “Henri.”

I chuckled. “Go on, don’t be shy.”

“Ugh, you’re the worst.” She pursed her lips. “I can’t. It’s too embarrassing.”

“But I bet it feelsreallygood.” I nipped her bottom lip. “And it makes me feel so damn powerful knowing I can get you off in that way.”

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