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"Do you wear a collar with hiives me jewelry and expensive clothes That’s how he shows he owns me I’d rather have the collar At least that would be so private"

"I’ve never collared anyone Collars are for dogs"

"You collar a dog so if it gets lost it can be returned ho It’s for the owner"

Kingsley looked at her and found hiet a feords out

"I want to own you," Kingsley said

Juliette only laughed and shook her head "Stand in line"

Kingsley pulled her to hi her, she’d said And Kingsley had fantasized about hurting Juliette since their first night together Giving and receiving pain was the most intimate act two people could share with each other More intie It was a biological itch and that was all But pain was life and trust and everything he needed froive her

But he hadn’t planned for this night,with hiers, no canes, no whips, no chains That hadn’t stopped Søren when they were boys back in high school But that was Søren and Søren could beat Kingsley breathless using nothing but

Of course

Kingsley unbuckled his belt and pulled it out of the loops of his khaki trousers He’d lost weight while living on the beach, weight he hadn’t needed to lose A , the one he’d packed in the leather duffel he’d kept in that locker, the bag that contained anything he would need to run for his life if the ti that contained the last and only objects that

Juliette took a nervous step back toward the bed

"Do you knohat this is?" Kingsley asked

"Your belt," she said

"It is mine, and it isn’t" He held it up The black leather was scuffed and faded, but otherwise it was in pristine condition It was high quality and had no doubt been expensive when purchased over twenty-five years ago

"This belt," he continued, "belonged to the first person who ever beat h school, and I loved hiave him my body in every way possible And this was the belt he used when he beat me His belt I’ve kept it all this ti the black leather