Page 53 of Theirs to Desire (Club M: Boxed Set)

FIONA

I head back to my office, determined to confront Adrian and Brody, no matter how much it scares me. But when the elevator opens, I see a familiar figure outside my door.

Xavier Leforte.

“What do you want, Xavier?” I ask tiredly, moving past him to unlock my office.

“Can I come in?”

I’m in no mood to deal with him. “I guess.” I walk past my small reception and enter my office, taking a seat at my desk and waving Xavier to the chair opposite me.

Less than three weeks ago, he’d walked into my life, and changed everything.

I’m not sure whether I’m glad about that or not. “What do you want?”

He holds out a check. “I came to give you this.”

It’s my fee. One hundred thousand dollars. I stare at the piece of paper. “You don’t have to pay me,” I tell him. “We both know the job wasn’t real.”

“The job was real. I needed something so I could put Downing away. You made that happen.”

“Why did you care so much?” I ask him. “There are thousands of people out there like Raymond. Why was he special?”

“He wasn’t,” he replies with gut-punching honesty. “But Layla is, and she would have gone after him if I hadn’t acted.”

The woman at the club. His former submissive. She’d left Xavier fifteen years ago, and still, he moves heaven and earth for her.

Adrian and Brody would do that for you.

Even now, I know, deep down in my heart, that if I ever need them, they’ll be there. I don’t know how I know, but I do.

I’m not sure how to fix the chasm that’s sprung up between us, but I need to try. Because I don’t want to be like Xavier Leforte. I don’t want to spend the rest of my life thinking about the one that got away.

“The security guard who allowed Raymond to walk into the club with a weapon has been fired,” Xavier adds.

“But it made me realize it’s been too long since I did a full security review.

I’ve hired Adrian and Brody, of course. They’ll be spending a lot of time at the club in the upcoming months.

” His lips lift in a slight smile. “Which is good, because it appears that I now own a motel in Mississippi. Brody tells me that I have you to thank.”

“You’re welcome.” Brody’s talking about me to Xavier? My heart starts to beat faster.

Then Xavier’s words sink in. They’re going to be spending a lot of time at the club? Hell no. I don’t want other submissives throwing themselves at my dominants.

“I ran into Adrian and Brody on my way here,” he adds. “They asked me to give you this.” He fishes out a business card from this pocket, and hands it to me, along with a black blindfold. I recognize the Lockhart & Payne logo on the card.

With shaking fingers, I flip it over and read the message on the back. Tonight? In our office.

My throat goes dry, and my skin prickles with anticipation. Xavier clears his throat. “Thank you for everything, Fiona.”

I watch him leave, and then I run a comb through my hair and apply a coat of lipstick. I have a date with my dominants.

It’s seven in the evening. When I look through the glass doors, the Lockhart & Payne offices seem deserted. The lights are dim, and there’s no one in sight.

I reach for the buzzer to dial the after-hours number, but before I can press it, Adrian appears in front of me.

My heart is hammering in my chest. “Hey,” I say softly.

“Fiona.” He opens the door, and I enter, unsure of where I stand with him, but absolutely determined that I’m not going to let him push me away.

But my mouth has different ideas. “You left.”

“I’m sorry.”

I hold up the blindfold. “Did you send me this?”

He nods. “I did.” He reaches for me, and I go to him instantly. Who am I kidding? I can’t stay away. “I’m sorry,” he says, hugging me tightly, his voice choked with emotion. “I was an idiot.”

“A fucking fool, I’d say,” Brody cuts in. I look over my shoulder to see him standing there, watching the two of us with a smile on his face.

“Don’t shut me out again,” I whisper. “Please.”

“Never,” Adrian says quietly. “I love you, Fiona. I want a future with you. We both do. If you’ll have us.”

I blink back the tears that fill my eyes. “Yes.” I swallow the lump in my throat. “I love you too.” Brody moves closer, and I pull him into the hug.

My dominants. Both of them.

“So the blindfold…”

“Mmm.” Brody’s eyes dance with wicked heat. “You probably noticed we cleared out the office. This time, I want to hear you scream, sweetheart.”

Hell yes.

“There’s only one more thing.” Adrian pulls a small box from a table behind him and hands it to me, his eyes filled with love. I open it to see two sleek, thick platinum cuffs inside. “You’re ours, Fifi, if you’ll have us. And I want the world to know.”

Yes.

I can’t hold back my smile. I drop to my knees and hold my wrists up to them. “Will you put them on me? Both of you?”

They do. When they’re done clasping the cuffs in place, they lift me to my feet. Joy is filling me, like a balloon in my chest, almost suffocating me with happiness. “I’m yours for as long as you’ll have me.”

“Forever,” they promise.

I can’t wait.