Shadows of Desire
"You taught me that my dominance is entirely meaningless without your grace. When you kneel for me, Cassandra, you do not make yourself small. You make me monumental. You take the fractured, violent ghosts of my past, and you soothe them into absolute peace. You hold the reins of my humanity."
He opened the velvet box.
Inside, resting on the dark satin, were two pieces of metal.
The first was a new collar for me. It was not a delicate chain of diamonds. It was a seamless, solid band of brushed white-gold, impossibly elegant but carrying a distinct, undeniable weight. It was a day-collar, but it possessed the gravity of a permanent claim. It featured a hidden, flush-mounted locking mechanism.
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