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Then, the woman lets go and she’s hanging, suspended in the air by only his hand. I watch the sideways smile quirk his lips through his heavy breathing. Those familiar lips, and that familiar crooked grin that could make my heart skip a beat all on its own, even without the rest of him.

I would recognize that smile anywhere.

Colton.

CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT

SEBASTIAN

Luke and I have been watching Leena since Colton’s act started, knowing her reaction would be priceless.

And she doesn’t disappoint.

I nearly missed it. I was too busy being impressed that not only did a woman let the kid lift her up by her throat, but that he had the muscle mass to do it.

Leena’s impressed too, which could be why it took longer than expected for her to recognize him. The moment she does, her eyes go wider than I’ve ever seen them and she slaps a pretty hand over her mouth to silence her gasp.

Her eyes snap to us, and the two of us completely fucking lose it.

It’s so goddamn funny that Luke ducks his head down nearly between his legs to hide his laugh in this room full of people while I’m busy laughing into my suit jacket, pretending to cough.

Leena glares at us.

“Still think you don’t have a crush on him, sweetheart?” I whisper over Luke’s hunched body.

“Shut up!” she says, but it’s not convincing. She’s blushing and squeezing her legs together in a way that is absolutely undeniable. She’s so fucking turned on right now.

I’m sure it doesn’t help that we just gave her permission to fuck the man a few hours ago. A fact which, I’m sure, is swirling around in that pretty head of hers. She glares at both of us one last time, then turns back to watch the show.

I rub a hand over Luke’s back, calming him until he’s able to sit up straight. When he does, I glance over at him and he smiles back at me, finding my hand again.

His fingers slowly lace with mine as we stare at each other in the dark.

Okay, why do I like this so much?I wonder, but I brush the thought aside, breaking our eye contact and turning back to the stage.

By now, Colton has put the girl, Mia, down and she’s sitting on the stage, scrambling backward away from him. He stalks toward her. And I can understand now why Leena didn’t recognize him, he walks differently when he’s being dominant. A lot of Doms can’t, or don’t, turn that part of them on and off like Colton. Which is why you would never know by his normal carefree demeanor that he is one. And he’s one of the best.

I would know.

I fucking trained him.

I watch as Colton bends down, grabbing Mia by the chest harness and easily pulling her up, placing her on her feet.Man, I love those harnesses.I glance over at Leena, wondering if she’d wear one if we bought it for her.

I linger on that for a long moment.

Then I watch as Colton spins the girl around, placing a hand on her back and forcing her to bend over until her palms are flat on the chair the stagehands must have brought out earlier. He kicks her legs out wider, and then steps back, taking in the view before striding to the edge of the stage.

I roll my eyes.

The man just loves walking around with his dick out.

Someone offstage hands Colton an object, and I glance at Luke. He quickly stares back, his eyes wide. So far, the show has been pretty tame for BDSM. This part of the evening is meant to warm the guests up for what they will be doing with their partners in the rooms upstairs later, not for the staff to actually live out their lifestyle in front of people.

But knowing Colton…

The man likes to put on a show, which is why we get a little concerned about how Leena will take this next part. We both look over at her as Colton heads back toward Mia carrying a flogger.

Leena was fine with the switch earlier, but I know Colton won’t be as gentle as that guy was. Leena’s eyes are wide, but she’s squirming in her chair again, so we take that as a good sign.

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