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She tilted her head “We are?”

“Mhtened in the seat until he cupped her face and brought her ht, Phoenix will learn that you are mine and I am yours But the choice will always be yours” He arched an eyebrow “What do you say, Zoey? Yes or no to ht?”

“Yes,” she said, brushing her lips against his “Always yes, Rhys”

Chapter 17

Sensual h the speakers as Zoey entered the private rooerie paired with a black metal butterfly masquerade mask and stilettos, only this ti in typical Phoenix attire of lingerie for the wo Candles lit a path forward to a circular table On that table was a glass of wine Beyond that was a view Zoey had a hard ti was real Rhys sat on a chair, naked, his ar hisshe’d told hi her control him like that” More importantly, she recalled his reply: “Would you like to own me like that, Zoey To control me? To do whatever you want to me?” As she slowly approached the table in the center of the roo her exactly what she’d asked for

When she stopped in front of the single wineglass, the world slowed To all those in the roonificance of the ould be unknown No one knehat Zoey did That Rhys had asked for one thing going forward: her trust She looked at the wineglass, waiting for her heart to race, for the desire to run to rush over her It never calass and looked into Rhys’ fierce stare as she took a long sip before lowering the drink back to the table His emotion-packed eyes pulled her forward, but with every step she took, she feltthe parts of herself that Jake and Scott had hurt Now she was stepping into the future With Rhys

The sensual energy in the roo her to a place where she left all her inhibitions, all her insecurities at the door She felt every le beat of her heart She focused on the breath sliding through her lungs The ic that this crowd created, the freedom she felt When she stopped in front of hiray eyes that proive him the world back

Now in front of hi in his ht she had full control, but she realized she didn’t want that “I alant to hear your voice,” she said, untying the silk froround

“You drank the wine,” he said, no question in his voice, only pride

“I drank what you gave to me”

So rich and real passed in the air between the Zoey noas love True love Impossible love Love that came from two broken souls that found all the pieces they needed to heal She didn’t question her love for Rhys, and she didn’t want to draw this out The show ed to them Always to them

She slid onto his lap, reaching for the condom on the tray next to them A condom was Phoenix protocol She slid it into place onto his hard cock and didn’t bother teasing him She rose up on her toes and took Rhys deep inside her, theiraround them

She dropped her head back, sensing all the eyes on her And this time, she felt powerful, not the shy wo for justice As she rose up and slowly lowered down onto hiroashed over her Within that sound, she truly understood what Phoenix offered Why so ativity, this space had none of it There was only the beauty of sensual beings who enjoyed flesh and lust and everything in between

Rhys’ continued groans caused goosebumps to appear across her skin as she tested how to ride hi back and forth She’d seen videos, but this was all for her own exploration And soon, the slowness of their eh She saw the flex of Rhys’ ainst the binds holding hi veins beneath her touch Holding his gaze, captivated by the love staring back at her, she began to bounce The fullness of Rhys became exactly what she needed What she craved And she moved faster now, harder

Under his powerful stare, she found everything she’d ever wanted and all the things she didn’t know she needed He was her protector, her savior, and she knew for certain, she was his home The one he’d almost had, but was stolen away The one he deserved as a child The one she would make safe and warm for him