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Ella chuckled “That would be a giant yes!”
Dhed with her, but Kyler couldn’t find any amusement He hated the façade that Ella put on He detested that so on her, and that she hadn’t shared it with him Or that she had no one to share it with at all
He would’ve preferred that she had friends in Savannah Friends she could talk to about her problems More than ever, he wanted her submission to prove how safe she ith hi was exactly what stopped hiht into how to broach the subject with Ella, he’d tread lightly
He cared for Ella
That brought caution
A warainst his under the table He turned to Ella, and her brows furrowed as she asked, “Are you okay? You’re pretty quiet tonight”
“Of course I aers around her hand “I’m here with you, aren’t I?”
Her face brightened and her smile was a little more honest This he wanted for her: that free expression without hints of the tension or deep-rooted pain she kept bottled inside
“Well, I’lad,” she said “This past week I’ve had more fun than I’ve had—”
Her words cut off and her eyes widened As if she’d nearly said soretted So close Yet not close enough Leaning in toward her, he brushed his fingers over the soft edge of her cheek “In a long time, I know”
The side of her ht? Thank you for lettingyour friends with me”
He grinned and then lightly pressed his lips against hers before he whispered across them, “Ah, sweetheart, it’s all because of you, believe me”
A dreary and rainy Tuesdaycame and ith a mountain of paperwork and e-mails Aidan was due ho down the hours Not to say she didn’t hope he was having a nice ti the impatient lawyers and clients at bay called for so techniques Besides, she anticipated Friday for an entirely different reason
She enjoyed the dinner with Presley and D developed deep inside her Which only increased with her late-night reading when she finished the BDSM book She was starting to understand how the D/s relationship worked
So how normal Dmitri and Presley had been outside of Club Sinup control wasn’t so scary, knowing she wouldn’t have to do it all the time