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Porter frowned “Devastated?”

“I saw it in her eyes” Sawyer hung his head, knowing that he could express his concerns to his close friend “She began to question the whole idea of her andhow she could be the woman that I need” He lifted his eyes to find his friend staring at him compassionately “I don’t want to force Chloe into a world where she doesn’t belong”

“True” Emotion, both sympathy and concern, rushed across Porter’s face “But you can’t force yourself into a world where you don’t belong, either”

“And that, my friend, is precisely the problem”

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Chloe gasped awake, her heart ha she’d heard the sound of abeing smashed Sh

e scanned Sawyer’s dark bedroom before she realized that Saasn’t in bed with her Achy and sore everywhere on her body, especially between her thighs, she ran her hand over the bed, finding his spot cold

Still trying to shake off the nightmare that had woken her, she rolled onto her back and stared up at the ceiling fan above her She placed her hand against her chest, feeling the thu, slow breath

God, she hated when she woke up like that Dreaer surrounded her when it didn’t She was safe Hell, she lay in Sawyer’s bed That coh her veins

Co normally now, she brushed the hair off her face and sat up as the sound of a door closing caone into the bathroo to ht

The strong ache in her chest re froether he had to give so up With sudden sadness, she realized that such a situation would be a direct repeat of what had happened with Josh His life had overtaken hers His friends had become her friends And she didn’t want that for Sawyer If she was being honest, she didn’t want it for herself, either

Chloe wanted Sawyer to stay the same She wanted to stay the same

Their relationship was new Wasn’t this when things should be fun and uncomplicated? All the same, she didn’t want to walk away from Sawyer

So where did that leave them?

Couldn’t she siive this BDSM lifestyle a try? She sa it provided structure and stability to his life She could act submissive in the bedroo else hether Saould fall to pieces if he didn’t have the lifestyle If that happened, she’d be at fault