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“Ah, but this is only one part of the lesson, mon petit puce Later, then you can make demands on him For now he must see you as the perfect woman, the one who holds the keys to all his wishes and dreao, remember: He must believe he is the s And you may not believe it, but in my experience most men would like to be waited upon by a beautiful woman”

“Oh, very well” Marietta wasn’t happy Waited upon? No, she wasn’t happy at all, but she didn’t see how she could refuse Aphrodite was the one setting the rules, and it was only by abiding by thee

“After he has supped, you can converse with him, but you must talk only of the subjects that interest hiaze at him as if every word he speaks is a marvel to you”

Marietta felt like yawning She was beginning to grow bored just listening “Gaze at him, hmm I see”

Aphrodite raised her eyebrows at her daughter’s tone, but continued on with her list of instructions “A man likes to believe he is the center of a wo that she sees in it Make him believe that”

“I don’t—”

“Flirt with him, Marietta,” Aphrodite said bluntly “Can you do that?”

“Oh, yes, yes, of course” She considered it “Yes, I think I could flirt very ith Max”

“Good”

“Should I kiss hiain?”

“Of course”

“And…touch him?”

“If you wish to”

Marietta tried not to show her doubts, or her excitement

“Of course, he may not want you to, remember that He will not, as you said before, wish to lose control”