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“No?”
Once more, he quirked a brow, this time in pseudo-threat.
“I mean…” She took a quick drink and choked on the spice. “Clearly, she clearly made a bad call, Sir.”
“Right.” He pulled her in closer.
“But, Sir!”
“Never a good call to let a sub think she has the upper hand.”
She clenched her buttocks in response to the tone in his voice. This wasn’t going to go well for her.
Also like Catrina, she couldn’t be happier.
After depositing their glasses on the tray of a passing waiter dressed as Little Red Riding Hood, he helped her to stand then guided her through the Den and into the dungeon.
They chatted with a few people before he took her to a private room.
Inside, hundreds of candles created an intimate golden glow. Rose petals scattered across the floor led to a beautiful archway draped in fairy lights.
“Close your eyes, Petal.”
She obeyed without hesitation, trusting him completely. When he told her to open them again, she gasped. The room had been transformed into an enchanted garden, with twinkling lights creating a canopy of stars above them.
“This is where I want to have a collaring ceremony first, if you’re open to it,” he said softly. “One month from today.”
Her heart stuttered. “What?”
“I’ll arrange everything with Damien.” His voice was rough with emotion as he withdrew a small box from his pocket. Inside there was a delicate collar. “And then I want the wedding soon after. I want everyone to know you’re mine completely, in every way.” He looked at her even deeper. “The way I’m yours.”
Tears spilled down her cheeks as she turned to face him. “Yes,” she whispered. She’d been trying to make decisions, but there were so many of them.Flowers. Venue. Gown.
Him pushing her a little intensified the timeline, giving her a sense of urgency to get things done. “Yes,” she repeated. “Yes, yes.Yes.”
“We can have another ceremony later for friends and family. But I don’t want to wait any longer than absolutely necessary to make you mine.”
His kiss was tender, reverent, full of promise. When he finally pulled back, his eyes shimmered with unshed tears of his own. “I love you, my Petal. My precious. My heart.”
“And I love you.” She touched his cheek gently. “My protector. My pirate. My forever.”
As his arms wrapped around her, holding her close beneath their canopy of stars, Sasha knew with absolute certainty that this was exactly where she belonged. In weeks, she would marry her soulmate in this very spot. Their path hadn’t been easy, but every step had led them here—to each other, to forever.
“Now…there’s the tiny matter of your earlier sass.”
Her mouth dried. “But—”
“And you thinking you had the upper hand.”
“But, Sir—” she tried again.
“Anything you want to say for yourself before you get the spanking you deserve?”
She could apologize, but that wouldn’t get her out of it. “Uhm…”
With his thumb and forefinger, he captured her chin and tilted it back. “You have a lot to answer for, sub.”
“Yes, Sir.” Her heart leapt, and she swallowed deeply. “I do.”And I wouldn’t have it any other way.