Page 241 of Masters of Control

Raising her eyebrows, Mistress Julie cocked her head at Morgan. “You sound like you don’t approve.”

“It’s not that… it’s just, she doesn’t seem that unhappy with the way she looks. I think if her fiancé wasn’t pressuring her, she wouldn’t be so worried about it. But I don’t think it’s my place to say that.” Morgan grimaced. Sometimes, it felt like there were more things she wasn’t supposed to talk about than there were things she could talk about.

“Probably not. People can be very protective of their relationships. Especially once they’ve committed to someone, as you’re finding out.” Mistress Julie smiled as Morgan frowned.

“Do you think there’s something bad about Asad that I’m not seeing?”

“Do you?”

She considered it for a moment before shaking her head.

“I don’t know. I don’t think he’s perfect, if that’s what you mean.”

“Good enough.” Mistress Julie chuckled. “If the two of you ever want to come in together, please know that he’s welcome to join you.”

“Thank you. Isn’t couple’s counseling something you do when you’re having problems though?”

“It can be. Or it can be something you do to help prevent problems.” Mistress Julie’s smile faded a little. “Usually, by the time a couple comes in for counseling, it’s a last-ditch effort. Those rarely work out because they’ve already basically given up, and usually there’s a lot of work to be done to save things.”

That made sense. Maybe she’d ask Asad if he wanted to come with her next time. It couldn’t hurt to ask.

Asad

Damn, Morgan looked good in his clothes.

He would never have guessed he was a possessive person, especially since he’d never wanted a relationship, but seeing Morgan walking around in his shirt just flat out did something for him.

“I’m right here,” Brian growled at him from where he was sitting at the kitchen counter. Morgan and Asad were on the couch while she uploaded some recordings to her various channels, scheduling them for release. She looked up in confusion.

“I’m not doing anything,” Asad said innocently.

“You’re thinking about it, though.”

“Sorry, Daddy.” He chuckled as Brian growled again, his countenance darkening. Next to him, Morgan stifled a giggle and shot him a look.

“You don’t have to antagonize him, you know.”

“You could always distract me.” He leaned closer to her, his smile widening, his hand moving along the back of the couch. The soft t-shirt she was wearing didn’t show off any of her body, and it was the sexiest fucking thing he’d ever seen on her. He wanted to peel it off and⁠—

“Still right here.”

Sighing as he straightened back up again, Asad shook his head.

“You know we’re scening at Stronghold tonight, right? You can’t cockblock me there.” He smirked at Brian, who glowered at him. It wasn’t a real glower, though. Asad felt he was slowly winning the other man over when it came to Morgan, which made him feel good. They were just giving each other a hard time in a half-joking, half-serious manner that happened when two Doms were head-butting over something or someone.

“Is that a challenge?” Brian grinned at him. Yeah, he wouldn’t be giving Asad a hard time like this if he had a real problem.

“No, no, it is not.” Morgan looked up from her computer again, glaring across the room at Brian. “I will be very upset if you block his cock. I like his cock. I want it inside me.”

Brian groaned, scrubbing his hands over his face like he was trying to wash the words off. Asad cracked up. He loved it when Morgan got simultaneously sassy and blunt.

“Don’t worry, Red, no one’s going to keep my cock away from you.” He’d thought about taking her to Marquis, but he wanted to scene again at Stronghold. Publicly. Everyone needed to get used to seeing them together.

They needed to get used to being together around their friends.

It had been easier than he’d thought it would be to be Morgan’s boyfriend during the week. Despite his reputation at the club, he really didn’t spend that much time pursuing anyone outside of it. Last night, he and Morgan had gone to Marquis’ bar to hang out and spend some time with Freddy and Mistress Camille. It had basically been a double date and surprisingly fun. By the end of the night, Freddy had gone from wary to fully supportive.

That’s what had made him realize it was better to keep showing up where people were and letting them see him and Morgan together rather than trying to hide away until they got used to the idea. It also made him feel as though maybe he wasn’t so bad at this boyfriend thing if Freddy approved after one evening with them.