Page 63 of Blaze

Her breath hitches.

I move my thumb slightly, near her nipple.It’s not obvious to Ryder, but incredibly obvious to Victoria.

Her eyes widen further as she holds my gaze.The fact that she doesn’t look away tells me everything.She’s tempting me to take this further.It’s in the depths of those gorgeous brown eyes.

“No more cussing, understood?”

“Yes.”

I lift a brow and stare at her, wondering if she will grasp my meaning and what more I want from her, or if I’ll need to spell it out.

She licks her lips and parts them, ready to speak.Oh, yeah.She knows what I’m waiting for.

This is huge, though.New line.How many lines have we crossed in the last few days?A lot of them.This one is big.

I wait.

Her chest rises and falls.She’s hesitating.

Thinking.

Deciding.

Finally, she gives me what I want.She gives it to me because it’s what she wants, too.“Yes, Sir.”

“Good girl.”I smile at her and turn her to hug her against my chest.My heart is beating rapidly.So is hers.We need a moment to absorb the dynamic we just added to our relationship.

I catch Ryder moving out of the corner of my eye and look at him.He nods toward the door and leaves, closing it behind him.

I keep holding Victoria tight.My lips come to her ear.“That felt good, didn’t it, baby?”

She nods.

“You didn’t know you were so submissive, did you?”

She shakes her head against my chest.A sob escapes her, and she tries to suck it back.Unsuccessfully.

I tip her in my arms and wipe her tears with my thumb.“It’s okay to cry, baby.I’m sure you’re feeling incredibly emotional right now, and you have every right to feel that way.A lot is happening all at once.I’d be worried if you were stoic.”

She nods again, more tears falling.

I glance around and spot a box of tissues on the edge of the desk, so I reach and snag several.When I hand them to her, she wipes her face and blows her nose.

“I’m sorry,” she murmurs.

I tilt her head back with a finger under her chin and shake my head.“No reason to be sorry.You don’t need to repress emotions with me.In fact, if we’re going to be in an intense relationship with aspects of BDSM, we need to be more open than vanilla folks.Okay?”

“Okay.”

Grinning, I lift my brow.

She sighs and rolls her eyes.“Yes, Sir.”

I kiss her.“That’s better.I know it felt good the first time you said it.The reverence will center you and remind you of your place in our relationship.We’re in this discovery phase where we’re finding out what each of us needs.You’ve learned a lot today, and I’m going to make sure you’re always getting what you crave, baby.”

“Okay.”

“Now, back to the reason I brought you in here.I do not like this shit with your stepmother and David.Not at all.Something is going on with them.I told my PI to dig deeper.I’ve spoken to my lawyer, too.He’s going to get his hands on your father’s will.”