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“Yes, I’m not a child, you know.” She looked every bit like the innocent girl she was.

“Very well. You asked, though. Her day starts with lap time. She has tostrip down and straddle—”

“Sitting on your lap? Every day? Never mind, I don’t want to know.” She glared and stomped off.

Marcus, who was standing nearby, chuckled. “You could have told her it wasn’t your laps she sits on. And that not a damn one of you has touched another woman since she moved in.”

“I could have if she hadn’t interrupted and stormed off so beautifully. But I love seeing the fire in her eyes.”

When Alek got back from his hiking trip with Kinsley, he brought up the subject of Allison. She was nearing the end of her training at that point, and Marcus was very familiar with our standards. It only made sense he take over Alek’s sessions. Once I knew it was an option, I followed suit. Surprisingly, Nik did as well.

A few hours later, I went to check on her, and she was using the hand-balancing equipment in the gymnastics area while chatting with Jake. He was spotting her. She saw me and put her hands on her hips, then turned her chin up.

“Going to take a break anytime soon?”

Her little face was flushed from exercise. “Go away. Doesn’t Allison need your attention?”

“Not at the moment. It’s not my day for training.”

“That lovely word once more. Is her anus not properly stretched enough yet? Oh, wait, that’s Nik’s job, right? I still can’t figure out what on earth Alek’s teaching her, but whatever,” she snapped, while Jake doubled over in laughter.

“Oh, Boss, this girl,” Jake said, wiping his eyes.

“Last I heard, she was still trying to determine her limits regarding whippings, bondage, and a whole host of fetish play.”

“Goody for Allison. Bet I could handle a spreader bar better than she could,” she murmured under her breath, but loud enough for us to hear.

I narrowed my eyes. “What do you know about those kinds of things?”

“Been doing some light reading, is all. Now, if you don’t mind, Jake and I are busy.”

“Light reading about spreader bars?” Jake chuckled.

“Um, yes, and now I guess I will have to add hard edging and orgasm denial to the list. Although it’s beyond me why someone would want that kind of torture. Anyway, Ivan, don’t you have a class to teach, some poor unfortunate soul to beat up on?”

Jake had to turn around. He was laughing so hard. “Boss, I swear, where did you all find this girl? She’s hilarious.”

“I know, right? So entertaining. Tell us, little love, where are you getting your reading material from?”

“Clearly, I was joking. Now, honestly, I need to concentrate, and you make that impossible.” She stood with her hands on her hips, then turned to Jake. He tried to take her seriously but couldn’t.

“Jake, it’s straightforward. All you have to do is provide balance. Watch again. I promise I’m steady.” She turned toward the hand balancer.

Chapter 45

Ivan

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She stood behind it, placed her right hand down, bent at the knees, and pushed into a handstand, her legs spread almost into a full split. “Notice the split, Blade? How long do you think I could hold this position?”

I watched in awe as she balanced on one hand, then put her legs together and flipped down.

“Jake, once we’re in position, I’ll actually stand on your shoulders and use your hand for initial balance while I place my other one on your head. You can give me a gentle push as well once I move into position. You have got a nice-shaped head, so—”

“No fucking way. You’re not doing that off the top of Jake’s head. Get your ass in the office. Now.”

“Again with the telling me what I can and can’t do. Blade, you need to let me be. This is an art form. One I happen to be amasterat, albeit a little rusty, but with enough practice, I’ll own it once more.”

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