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But if he stayed, he risked Angelica’s life and most certainly his own freedom, if not his mortality

He held Angelica’s gaze I can’t keep you safe If I’ I can do

I know, but we have to take the chance If we do this, you’ll be on the Starlin Board and you’ll have access to all the inforanization Please, Reyes Besides, you heard what she said If you don’t do this, she’ll revoke your membership Then e do?

You’ll go home and be safe I’ll start over

Sweet Dove interjected “Interesting The two of you are co telepathically That’s an exceptional level of power But what are you saying to each other, I wonder? And why does your slave look you directly in the eye? This one needs a lesson or two in proper submissive behavior”

Reyes heard the threat She’ll hurt you, Angelica, if you don’t respond accordingly right now

I’ve got this Angelica shifted to face the table, then lowered the upper half of her body onto the platforive me, mistress”

The table was so large that her fingertips just breached the halfway mark, but he feared what Sweet Dove would do next If she decided to inflict pain, Angelica would get badly hurt

Reyes started to warn Angelica to er But the next ht her by the wrists

Angelica started to scream

Reyes could feel Sweet Dove’s preternatural power, the charge that flowed up both Angelica’s arms so that she screa to help her If he acted, Sweet Dove would start to suspect his loyalty to the slaver lifestyle But hearing Angelica in pain was tearing at his heart

“Don’t you love that sound, Reyes? The tis I could listen to this for hours” Sweet Dove’s lids were low, her lips swollen

Reyes had to make a decision

Oncehiain We can do this, Reyes

He stared at Angelica, at her bowed head, at the strained appearance of her neck as Sweet Dove continued to hurt her She panted between screa

Reyes, say yes She winced, then screao down this path with you I have a strong pre

He couldn’t believe it Despite the pain she endured, she wanted to elica would dominate him and have sex with him, and Sweet Dove would watch

Sweat beaded on his forehead Because he and Angelica woreblood-chains around their necks, he felt her pain as well as her conviction about the situation But he hated the thought of his forain

As Sweet Dove continued to puelica slowly turned her head to once aze

He saw her determination, and suddenly his own decision was clear “So you want to ride me, slave? To treat me as I’ve treated you? To chain me down on this table?”