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“It’s not a trick question, pet. I’m asking because I know you and Freya enjoy each other. I know you’re not concerned with Pierce. If I thought that for a second, we wouldn’t be talking about this right now. I want you to be fulfilled, and as your Dom, I need to know.”

“Can I think about it? Right now, I just want it to be me and you in here.”

“And if I ask you to come with me to the voyeur floor so I can fuck you into submission, so everyone knows who owns you?”

“Then I will gladly go with you. Iwanteveryone to know I’m yours.”

“We’re on the same page. Now, I need to get you clean and cared for before we head home.”

“I like the sound of that.”

“I’ll fill the tub.”

“Not that. ‘Before we head home.’ That’s what I like the sound of.”

“Are you saying what I’m hoping you are?” He sits up, holding my gaze as he pulls me into his lap.

“You’re my home, Flex. You, me, and Gracie. I want to take that leap of faith with you.”

“Fuck yeah!” He squeezes me so hard I can’t breathe.

“You’re crushing me.”

“Sorry, pet. I’m just so fucking happy right now.”

“Can we just go home? There’s a lush tub, and you can give me all the necessary aftercare.”

“Tonight is full of firsts for us. First anal for you. Can I say you were fucking amazing?”

“Yes.” I giggle.

“First girl I asked to move in with me and first to get the Dom treatment at my place.”

“You’ve never taken your subs home?”

“No. Did you take a Dom to your house?”

“Obviously not. I have Gracie to think of.”

“I never wanted to share my space with someone else before. You’ve ruined me for any other woman.”

I shift off Flex’s lap, uncomfortable with that statement. I go in search of my clothes, but he’s quick to catch hold of me. “What’s wrong? Your whole demeanor just shifted on a dime.”

“It’s nothing.”

“Whatever you’re feeling right now is valid, so please don’t shirk it off. I need to know if we’re going to make this work.”

“I don’t want to ‘ruin’ you for anyone else. I want this to work out, but if it doesn’t, I would want you to be happy. It’s the same thing you said that night I called things off. You wanted to ‘ruin me’ for any other man.”

“It was supposed to be a compliment.”

“You’re not the first man to say something like that to me. I believed him for a very long time. That everything he’d done to me, and all the things he’d let others do to me, had ruined me. I felt dirty no matter how long I showered afterward. And the worst part is…”

Flex reaches for me. “What?”

“Sometimes I orgasmed.”

“Your body reacts to certain stimuli, Celest. That’s not your fault. I’m so sorry. Is that why you said we were done? Why I found you here with other Doms?”

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