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After arranging her hair to her satisfaction she traipsed back into the bedroom to put on the heels that she’d left on the ottoman in front of the co nest

She only had five minutes until Tate was scheduled to be ho for him so he could put the collar around her neck She winced inwardly She found thebehind a collar to be beautiful and symbolic of their relationship but she much preferred the term choker, or even simply the mark of his possession Collars were for pets but she supposed that some Dominants considered their submissives to be pets in the fondest of manners She’d even heard a man at The House in the past call his submissive "my pet" and it was obvious from his tone that it was an affectionate ter in the least But for her personally, it didn’t work Sheto her, which was probably juvenile at best but there was no accounting for tastes It hat it was

She settled on the edge of the couch to wait for Tate and within a fewroolimpse of her

"Stand up," he said huskily

She coht thanks to the heels

He didn’t say anything for the longest time He si that she began to wonder if she’d ht

Then he crossed the room and tipped up her chin, which was now a lot closer to his with her added height, and he slanted his rily, as if he were starving for her All doubt fled when she felt the solid evidence of his arousal through his slacks

When he pulled away, his eyes were blazing with lust "You look nificent," he said in a hoarse voice

"Thank you," she whispered "But you picked everything out so I’d say your taste is pretty darn impressive"

"Baby, that dress would not make every woman look as sensational as you It’s you Not the dress One hundred percent you"

She smiled her pleasure at his sincere compliment Then he reached into his pocket and pulled out a velvet drawstring bag with the narammed on the front

"Sit down," he said, a quiet command

She sank onto the couch and he pulled out an intricately designed leather choker with aquamarine stones that matched her dress to perfection She ed by the obvious aether her outfit for the evening And even more impressed with the brief amount of time he’d had to ith in order to have it all ready on such short notice

Then he turned it over to the side that would lie against her throat and burned into the leather were the words "My Girl"