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  A secret thrill raced down my nerve endings. Of course that was ridiculous and yet…”What if I don’t want to belong to anyone?” I asked.

  “You already do,” he said and I knew he was right. There was something about the way my body responded to his that felt true and honest.

  But it was more than that. I was ashamed to admit that I craved that ownership. I craved that belonging in a way that was out of sync with today’s values, with everything that I’d been raised to believe.

  I mean, c’mon, I was an independent woman for fuck’s sake. I belonged to no one, least of all, any man.

  Right?

  But Nicholas knew me well — three years worth from the vantage point of the Friend Zone — and he was ready to put that knowledge to use.

  He gently knuckled my cheek, smiling. “You aren’t ceding your independence. You are gifting your submission,” he explained. “But you’ve always been mine. It just took a while for you to be ready to make that commitment. I will always protect you, be there for you. In my heart, you’ve always been the one.”

  I thought of all the men before him and realized he was right. I never would’ve been willing to make this choice until this moment. I’d been too frivolous, too selfish, too focused on all the wrong things. Fuck, I’d been chasing the illusion of happiness for way too long.

  I met his gaze. A shiver rocked my soul. “What will change?” I asked, fear and longing coating my voice.

  “Everything,” he promised with a sultry smile. Was I ready to make that big of a change in my life? My breath was a trapped bird in my chest. In his eyes I saw my future — a future filled with bone-shattering, soul-rending sex behind closed doors and whatever picture we chose to share with the world about our lives. For once, I was excited about the potential of tomorrow when before I’d been apathetic.

  I closed my eyes and bared my neck.

  The minute the clasp clicked around my neck, an immense surge of both happiness and anticipation coursed through me.

  A new way of being awaited me. A new life with Nicholas.

  A life where I belonged to the man whom I’d never truly seen but who’d been right beneath my nose.

  Nicholas, after sliding my mask on, donned his own mask and held his hand out. I rose, our hands joining.

  He was naked, aside from the mask. Even flaccid, I was already in love with his cock. “Shall we?”

  “Where are we going?”

  “To the voyeur floor. Have you ever wanted to watch people fuck?” My eyes widened as he said with a devilish wink that took my breath away, “or been fucked while others watch? We’ll play it by ear. C’mon, baby girl, let’s have some fun.”

  As I followed Nicholas, hand in hand into the den of iniquity that was the core of Malvagio, I knew our life would never be dull — and I’d never be so blind ever again!

  * * *

  The End

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  About the Author

  Alexx Andria writes romantic suspense and contemporary romance with the hottest heroes and their feisty ladies, working toward their Happily-Ever-After.

  “Books are magic.”

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