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Oh, fuck.

Had I just ruined the opportunity to make things right with him?

When the phone suddenly vibrated in my hand, and the shrill tonesounded, I almost jumped out of my skin.

The screen indicated an incoming call from none other than theMaster of Orgasms himself. I hesitated about answering, but when I figured that if I had to face the music, it would be better to do it over the phone than in person, I clicked the answer button.

“Hey,” I said, trying to sound nonchalant.

“Faked them orgasms did you, sweetheart? They sounded pretty realto me, especially when you were begging me to make you come after the party,” Nash replied, his tone filled with mirth.

I breathed a sigh of relief. “Guess I’m a good actress.”

“Oh really? What say I come home right this second and we see justhow good of an actress you are?”

At the hint of threat in his words, a thrill of excitement shot throughme, and my mouth went dry. Even if there was a little bit of me still pissed at how he’d acted these last few days, I couldn’t stop the way my body responded to him.

His deep chuckle reverberated down the phone at my lack ofresponse.

“That’s what I thought,” he said, his voice oozing smugness at callingmy bluff. “So if you don’t want me to come home and prove you wrong, I suggest you get that gorgeous ass in the car and let Brian take you shopping.”

I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t a part of me that wanted to call himout. Get him to come home and make up for being an ass these last few days with multiple orgasms, but his insistence for me to go shopping made me curious.

“Why do I need to go shopping?”

“Because I said so.”

“And what if I don’t want to go?” I challenged, unable to stop thestreak of defiance from creeping out.

This time when he spoke, his voice had taken on the authoritativetone he used when giving orders. “Then you’ll wear whatever I pick out for you, and you’ll wear it tonight whether you like it or not. But I should probably warn you, I’ve got my eye on a fetchingPrincess Leiaoutfit that I would kill to see you in.”

Unable to stop the giggle from bursting free, I stood from the reclinerand walked over to the window, looking out into the beautiful garden. “I wouldn’t have guessed you were a secretStar Warsnerd, Mr. Carson.”

“Patience you must have my young Padawan,” he replied, his voicealight with humor.

“Wow, you really are a nerd,” I said, grinning from ear to ear. Everytime I discovered something new about Nash, I melted that little bit more.

“Now you know my secret, so it really is in your best interest to goshopping or I promise you, you will end up dressed like my favorite princess.”

“Where are we going tonight?” I asked, ignoring the image I’dconjured of me wearing a gold bikini for Nash.

He sighed. “Do you always have to ask so many questions? Just takemy word for it that not only will it be a night you’ll remember for the rest of your life, but you’ll want to be dressed in your best.”

His words did nothing to curb the growing curiosity, only now it wasjoined with a tinge of excitement. He’d said on the boat that he would control me, but it would be with my best interests at heart.

“Okay,” I said, finally letting myself take a huge step in putting my trust in Nash.

“Thank you,” he replied with genuine gratitude. “I’ll see you later.”

Hanging up, I went to find Brian with a new spring in my step,wondering if there was a store somewhere in the city where I could buy aPrincess Leiacostume.

Chapter 23

Nash

The last few days almost killed me. Never in my life had I wanted tofuck someone so badly but deprived myself of it to prove something.

And that was what I was doing.