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She climbed out of the SUV, and Ethan shut the door. Their driver immediately continued on toward the house.

“Yes. After. I told you. We have a surprise for you this evening. Or should I say,Ihave a surprise for you.”

Chloé’s brow furrowed, and her confusion was so cute that Ethan couldn’t help but lean in and brush a soft kiss across her lips.

She melted into him then, out there in the sultry summer night, her lips parting as he slipped his tongue inside and took a nice, long taste of her. Chloé placed her dainty hands on his chest to steady herself, and as he deepened the kiss, she moaned into his mouth.

When he finally raised his head and she looked up at him with dreamy eyes, he chucked her under the chin and nipped at her lower lip.

“Take off your shoes,petite fille.”

Chloé glanced down at her slip-ons and kicked them off, and Ethan led her onto the grass. She wriggled her toes in the soft blades and giggled.

“It tickles.”

“Mhmm. Feels good, though, doesn’t it?”

She nodded and did it again. “It does.”

Ethan watched her like that for a few seconds, soaking in her joy, her sweetness, the innocence she brought with her that was like a breath of fresh air. Especially when he knew what naughty little secrets she kept hidden behind it. Secrets he was about to unravel and enjoy.

“Chloé?”

Chloé raised her eyes back to his, and whatever she saw there had her biting down into her lip.

Yes, their girl knew exactly what his eyes were telling her, and who was now standing in front of her—her dom.

“Yes, sir.”

Ethan’s lip curled at her immediate compliance. For that alone, she deserved everything he was about to give her. But first… “Take off your clothes.”

CHAPTEREIGHT

I love that fucking bench.

Emphasis on…

~ Zayne

TAKE OFF YOUR clothes…

Ethan’s order echoed in her head as she stared up at him under the moonlight, and for a second she thought she might’ve misheard.

Take off her clothes? But they were out in the middle of the property,literallystanding outside.

Chloé glanced around the estate. The floodlights illuminating the grounds and pool area were subtle and definitely set the mood. But they would also show off every inch of her naked body if she were to skip through the grass like some woodland nymph.

Her pulse raced at the idea, at the risqué nature of the request, and she thought back to the night in the city out on the apartment patio.

Yeah, but I had clothes on that night.

Chloé licked at her lips and did another sweep of the place. The car that had brought her home was now parked by the house, and she could see no one inside. But if she were being honest with herself, she wasn’t sure it would’ve mattered anyway. Ethan had promised her a surprise, and she wanted it.

Chloé took in a deep breath and reached for the button on her shorts.

Oh God. Am I really going to do this?But as she drew the zipper down and hooked her thumbs into the sides of the denim, she already knew the answer.

Yes. Yes she was.

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