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She’s not wrong.
I wink, blow her a kiss, and leave.
Every step down the hall and away from her is a stake to my chest.
But I take each step, each stake, one after another after another.And I would take a thousand more if it means I don’t end up killing the girl.
5
Autumn
Idon’t have a shift at Bartleby’s the next day, so I laze around in Will’s giant bed until he stands over me and drops a credit card-sized piece of plastic in my lap.
“What’s this?”I ask.
“Membership to the library,” he says.“For as long as you want it.”
My eyes swim with tears of gratitude, but I blink them back.“I really love your library.Thank you.”
He looks gruff and uncomfortable.
“What is it?”I ask.
“It was Xander’s idea.Seeing how happy it makes you, I wish I’d thought of it first.”
“Jealous, grumpy vampire,” I say, throwing my arms around his waist, awkward as he’s standing in front of the bed and I’m sitting on it.
Stupid Xander.Last night had been so wonderful—I’d loved and hated every humiliating thing he said to me.I loved being their little toy.It was embarrassing and one of the biggest turn-ons I’ve ever experienced.But then he left, and I feel like that crossed a line.
Shaking off the unpleasant feelings, I kiss the mouth of the gorgeous man in front of me.I don’t care whose idea it was—this membership card comes from Will just as much as it comes from Xander.
I get ready for the day, then leave through the back door so I can then come around to the front of the library.Once inside, I properly introduce myself to Izzie.Well, almost properly.I tell her my name is Abigail Souris and I whisper a thank-you for all of her help before I show her my shiny new membership card.
She looks like she has a million questions, but she doesn’t pry, and I love her for that.Maybe when all of this is over, I can confide in her as a friend.Well, I could tell her everything except for the vampire aspect.
When I go to put my membership card back in my wallet, I see a notification on my phone—it’s a text from Will, who plugged both his and Xander’s phone numbers into my phone yesterday.
Will:BDSM 200 AGA .
What does that mean?It looks like a code…a library code?I don’t think it’s the Dewey Decimal System, but I’ve also never paid a whole lot of attention to that.
If the code didn’t start with BDSM, I’d be without any clues.However, I decide to take myself straight up two flights of stairs to that room.
Let’s be honest: I was going straight there, anyway.
Once inside, I examine the book spines on the nearest shelf.Yep, they’re numbered.One shelf has the hundreds, the next the two hundreds, the third the three hundreds, and so on.I’m not sure what the letters mean.Maybe they’re the first three letters of the author’s last name?
Sure enough, on the two hundreds shelf, I find the author name Ruby Agamarillo on a book titledDaddydoms and Littles: An Exploration of the Psychology of Kink in Daddy/Mommy/little Relationships and a Handbook for Navigation.
Well.That’s quite a title.
The book itself is hardbound in black cloth with a raised foil hot pink text for the title and author.It looks like a collector’s item.Given the nature of The Corbin, that wouldn’t surprise me.Reverently, I carry it to one of the tables and sit down to learn more about this relationship dynamic.
Several hours later, I’ve barely blinked.There isso muchinformation here.I know right away there are aspects of a traditional DDlg dynamic that I don’t want a part of.In my previous explorations of the BDSM world, I know not to judge anyone else’s kinks.So age play with little girls or boys who want to wear diapers or drink from bottles—that’s fine for them.It’s not something I’m interested in, and that’s fine for me.
What I want more of is what Agamarillo posits is the basic tenet of this dynamic: a caring protector, someone to take away stressors and allow the little to enter a space where they can forget about outside concerns.And for the “parent” figure, they have a deep need to provide for and guide someone, physically, emotionally, and sometimes sexually.
Damn.Damn, do I need this.And it’s exactly what The Corbin was, and now the role that Will is fulfilling.
