I’m finally free.
And it’s all thanks to the man beside me in the car; the man ignoring me like I didn’t just offer him everything.
“Cam?” I can’t take the silence anymore. “Are you mad at me?”
“No.” Cam’s reply is short and harsh.
“What did I do wrong?”
Instead of answering, Cam wrenches the wheel, turning into the underground parking garage of his luxury apartment building. The car screeches to a stop in the far corner. Cam shuts off the engine, breathing heavily.
“Cam?” I reach over and touch his arm, but he flinches away.
“I won’t discuss this tonight.” He says.
“But—”
“Isabelle, no!”
When he turns back to me, his jaw is clenched, and warning flashes in his blue eyes. “Don’t push me, that’s an order.”
I catch my breath, feeling the thrill of his command. This is the Cam that scares and arouses me, the man who is totally in control of every situation.
My nipples tighten. I feel wet.
“Yes, Master,” I murmur, testing him.
“Don’t call me that!” Cam growls. He shoves the car door open and gets out. I quickly scramble to follow.
“Why not?” My voice echoes after him in the empty parking garage. He stops, his back turned to me. “It’s what you like, isn’t it?”
Cam slowly turns. His fists are clenched at his sides as his eyes rake over me. Everything about him screams power and precision, and it takes my breath away.
“This isn’t a game, Isabelle. You don’t know what you’re offering me.”
“Maybe I do.” I take a step towards him. “Maybe being your sub is the one thing that makes sense to me right now.”
Cam shakes his head. “You’re still confused about Brent—”
“No!” Now I’m the one to angrily cut him off. “This is about you. You’ve showed me a new side of myself. I never knew until I met you. Until I saw your playroom, and realized… I want this.”
Pleasure and power. Submission and control. They were just words to me until I discovered Cam’s secret life as a Dom. Now, it’s all I can think about.
“This is my choice,” I vow, taking another step toward him. I’m closer now, close enough to see the lust in his eyes, and how close he is to the edge. “This is what I want. I’ve spent my life pleasing other people, and now I want to please myself.”
“Do you even hear what you’re saying?” Cam tries to be dismissive. “You want to please yourself by becoming my sub?”
“Yes.” I stand my ground. “That’s what you told me about the scene, isn’t it? That I would find freedom in surrender. That submitting to you would show me a pleasure I’d never known before.”
“I wasn’t talking about you,” Cam scowls. “I meant other women. Women who have experience in this world. Who know the rules.”
“So teach me. Show me. Give me that experience.”
I close the final few paces between us, and stare boldly into his eyes. The old Isabelle would have turned and fled in humiliation by now, having her advance rejected. But I won’t be so easily pushed around.
For once, I’m going to fight for what I want.
Cam inhales a ragged breath. “You aren’t ready.”
“That’s my decision to make,” I counter.
“It’s unprofessional,” he tries to argue. “Your father—”
“Is dead,” I finish. “He was your mentor, but that has nothing to do with what’s happening between us.”
“And what’s that?” Cam asks, still trying to keep the upper hand.
I reach out and place both hands on his chest. I can feel the muscles beneath his crisp shirt. I slide them slowly lower.
“This,” I whisper, not breaking eye contact. “Can’t you feel it?”
Cam stares back. The electricity between us is pulsing, dangerously hot. My fingertips stroke over the ridge of his abs, coming to rest on the tip of his belt.
“Tell me what you want me to do,” I murmur, wetting my lips. He’s close to breaking point, I can feel it. I just need to push him over the edge, and make him see how good this could be. How right. “Tell me what you need, Master.”
I push too far. Cam jerks away at the word, breaking the spell.
“Stop!” he barks angrily. “If this is going to work, you will obey me.” I follow him to the elevator and get in quickly when it appears.
The ride up to the penthouse is tense. He won’t talk to me, won’t even look in my direction.
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