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“Right here, sir”

Slowly, he shook his head “No, Cora You’re definitely not here”

Over his shoulder, the world spun before she caught sight of Master Kyler He’d taken a few steps forward, standing only a few feet away His ar her feel s in a chair with his elbows on his legs as he also watched her intently Porter was in a similar position

Cora battled against the swell of e her breath Fuck!

Master Aidan closed in on her He had his emotions in check “Cora, we’re done”

The spinning world slowed down as the air evaporated from the room “Done, sir?”

His posture was stiff, id, and his neck was corded HeCora’s hands caroundwith it

No!

Nausea clenched Aidan’s sto In the days since he’d seen Cora, soed It wasn’t for the better

He’d never believed Cora could look weaker than she had that first night he’d noticed her pain Whatever was bothering her had gotten to a point that his pride held no restraint against the truth

Kyler was right—Aidan was the problem

The moment Cora had entered Club Sin, he’d seen her cautious eyes, and the dark circles resting beneath hih days at work It had happened before But the longer the scene went on, the uarded she became

Once naked, and ready to play, Cora had begun shaking Her eyes had widened and she had paled Through the last fifteento understand her headspace, he’d drawn all focus onto her, not to misread her reactions

Within er problem presented itself She recoiled from his touch Never, not once in the time he had trained her, and even after a punishment, when it’d been expected, had she rejected him

He fought toand now, but he had enough insight to know she was in serious trouble As the rope dropped to the ground, sounding th drained from his body and a sense of failure made him sick