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“No I htness in her chest eased and she took a deep breath, her first truly free breath since her divorce

“Yes, I—” Master Giacoht hand as if it pained hi at the unblemished skin With a sharp crack, his silver bracelet broke in two, the halves falling into his lap He blinked twice then laughed “This? This is your ultimate pleasure?”

“What are you—? You’re free!”

“Sì, ain”

Sam nodded She’d known she couldn’t keep hireater than any she’d expected The least she could do was let hio with a brave smile

“What are you going to do with yourself?”

“I plan to devoteyou pleasure, in all the ways possible” He sht with you?”

Her answering grin split her face “That’s ht with me, it’s the answer to all my dreams”

Unsnapping her seat belt, she knelt aardly on the floor space in front of the center console and laid her head in his lap, her wrists crossed behind her back

“You areslave”

He rested his hand on her head, stroking her hair “You areonly stronger in my care”

Gently, he placed a finger beneath her chin and tipped her head up He leaned down and pressed a kiss to her forehead then to the tip of her

nose before finally clai her lips

An eternity later, Saht in which she’d been drowning and blinked his beloved features back into focus A sudden thought asp in realization

“Mia tesora?”

“We’ve decided whereto live, Master?”

He smiled wickedly “I think perhaps you should introduce me to your mother”