With my free hand, I took hers. Her skin was smooth as I turned her palm upward, tracing the shallow cut I’d made the other night.
“Say yes,” I said, almost in a daze.
One, two, three, four seconds passed.
I shut my eyes, inhaled a breath, and waited for longer than I wanted.
She didn’t reply until I was no longer looking at her. “Yes.”
My pulse exploded.
Blair officially belonged to me.
She was mine to touch. To command. Toown.
Opening my eyes, I crooked my finger, motioning for her to stand. It took her a few seconds before she did.
We stood face-to-face.
Our lips, our eyes, our cheeks only inches from each other.
I clasped the necklace around her neck. “Now comes the rules.” I dragged my finger along the chain, right along her neck. “You must behave, Blair. If I tell you to wear something, then you wear it.”
A breath punched from her lungs as I started unbuttoning her shirt. I couldn’t stop myself from dragging my thumb along her nipple, and my cock twitched when she shuddered.
When I hit the bottom button, reality hit her.
She smacked my hand away, and in response, I tore the shirt open. The remaining button flew across the room. The shirt slid open, revealing a lacy red bra.
I backed away, toward my closet, pulled a shirt off the hanger, and handed it to her. “This is what you wear from now on. Every week, a fresh supply will be delivered to your dorm.”
She hurriedly slipped the shirt on while I wandered over to my desk and collected her MacBook from the top drawer.
I paused, admiring her in my clothes, and held up the MacBook. “Password. Now.”
A brush of air hit my face when she lunged toward me in an attempt to snatch it back, but I was faster than she was.
“Aht, aht,” I said in the most disapproving tone I’d ever delivered in my life. “Password first, and you’ll get it back when I’m finished.”
She jumped on her heels, trying to leap over me. “You’re not getting my password.”
“Then no laptop for you.” I checked my watch. “I have to go now.” I toyed with her necklace, placing a kiss along the antler pendant. “Be good. I have eyes everywhere.”
Blair didn’t yet know everything about her role.
She had to survive her Initiation next, and that was one of the hardest parts for Fawns.
After I was finished with Blair, I left her in her dorm, got in my car, and drove the hour to New York City.
The city where I’d lived my entire life. The place that would always be my home.
I headed straight to Lucky Kings Casino and parked in the private area before going to Julian Bellini’s office.
Antonio, my brother-in-law and sister Gigi’s husband, owned and ran the chain of casinos that stretched along the East Coast. Antonio was also the boss of the Lombardi family.
Julian helped him run the empire and was one of his capos. He also happened to be one of the best hackers I knew.
I needed him to get me into Blair’s phone.
