Page 152 of Brie's Submission
Three of the trainers came to the back area to talk to the graduates. Each had been assigned a specific girl to watch over for the evening. Luckily for Brie, Marquis Gray was her escort. She was surprised to see a submissive standing beside him. She was an older woman with long, black hair and pale blue eyes. Marquis introduced her to Brie. “Miss Bennett, this is my submissive, Celestia.”
So, Marquis Gray was never an option. How conceited am I?
Brie took the woman’s hand in hers. “It is a pleasure to meet you, Celestia.” She wanted to add, “You lucky sub, you!” but just smiled and squeezed Celestia’s hand lightly.
Marquis informed Brie, “Tonight you will be spending time with the D/s community at large. Feel free to speak with whomever you want. People are here to celebrate your accomplishment as well as to meet you in person. You have thirty minutes before I ask who you want to meet with first.”
“Thank you, Marquis Gray.”
“Headmaster Davis will announce each of the graduates in turn, starting with you. Stand beside him and then move to the left when he calls the next name. Once all three of you have been introduced, you will be free to socialize.”
Brie waited for her name and entered the large commons on cue. She was stunned at the number of people crowding the elaborately decorated room. The commons looked grand and elegant. Leave it to the Submissive Training Center to send their subs out in style.
She stood next to Sir. It wasn’t as hard being near him as it had been in the past. Knowing he could never be hers had tempered her feelings somehow. She smiled serenely as he announced her name to the community and added, “As many of you know, this class of submissives graduated with the highest overall scores in our school’s distinguished history. Miss Bennett was head of her class.” There was a polite round of applause.
When it died down, Sir took her hand and shook it twice, saying, “Well done, Miss Bennett.” His expression was one of pride but no intimacy. He let go and then announced Lea’s name.
Brie moved to the left, where Mr. Gallant handed her a plaque and shook her hand warmly. “Well done, Miss Bennett. We are all proud of your unrivaled success.”
She bowed and whispered, “I couldn’t have done it without you, Teacher.”
He blessed her with a proud smile and then readied himself to hand Lea her plaque. Brie stood there, discreetly looking over the crowd. She saw Tono standing alone, looking devastatingly handsome in his dark suit. His midnight hair covered his left eye in a devilishly flirtatious fashion. Any reservations she’d felt about him disappeared when he smiled.
After the short ceremony had ended, the two of them walked towards each other as if drawn together by a magnet. His hand caressed her cheek as he leaned in and murmured, “You are stunning, toriko.”
She pressed her face into his hand, looking deep into his brown eyes. “You take my breath away, Tono.”
“Exactly the response I was looking for, little slave. Will you dance with me?”
It was strange to have this new dynamic between them. They were not playing a scene and this was not a training session.
She took his hand and he led her out to the middle of the floor, placing one hand behind her back while grasping her right hand with the other. He guided her around the dance floor in a fluid motion. Brie was pleasantly surprised she could stay in step with him simply by looking into his magnetic eyes.
“I have a surprise for you.”
She grinned. “Oh, what? I love surprises!”
He nodded to a small man standing off to the side. A man who was watching them with scary intensity. “My father has come from the homeland to meet you.”
Brie hadn’t made her final decision yet and stammered, “Tono, I am not a hundred percent sure I can make a decision tonight.”
He chuckled lightly. “It’s okay. My father insisted on being present at your graduation. I have spoken so much about you that he wanted to see your rare beauty for himself.”
She sighed as she looked at the unsmiling man.
Tono lifted her chin to bring her back into connection with him, before twirling her around and lightly catching her in his arms. She let the crowd fall away as Tono swept her into his rhythm. “I will be asked to meet with you tonight,” he stated, rather than asked.
Brie pressed her cheek against his chest. “Of course, Tono.”
“May I ask who else?”
She hesitated to answer, but looked up and smiled. “I only plan to ask one other.”
“The boy?”
She stifled a giggle. Funny to think that the other Doms had nicknamed Todd ‘the Boy’. It wasn’t the first time she’d heard it. Brie had a suspicion Todd Wallace would quickly change their tune. “Yes, Tono, the other meeting will be with Faelan.”
He did not mince words. “Do you love the boy?”
