At last, she’d found heaven on earth. She’d happily spend the rest of her life loving him. Smiling, she combed her fingers through his inky hair. “Wow. I knew there was a reason I hooked up with a master lover, so to speak.”
“And you have me for as long as you want me, baby.”
“How about forever?”
“I think I can cope with that just fine. I love you, Emma.”
“And I love you. We got our happy ending, handsome.”
“No, our happy
She thought of Michael, still struggling back from the brink, and sent out a silent wish that he’d find his beginning, too. She refused to think of Dietz still out there somewhere, posing a threat to them all. He had no place here, today, amid their joy.
“Yes, you’re exactly right,” she told him. “No endings allowed here.”
“That’s right. This is our home, and our lives, starting now. I’m the luckiest man who ever lived.” He paused, grinning. “Especially since you lost our bet.”
“What? When?”
“I bet you that by the end of our assignment, if you didn’t love every part of being my sub, I’d be your sub for as long as you wanted,” he said smugly.
She remembered and let out a playful groan. “Oh, damn! I wanted you at my mercy indefinitely.”
“Believe me, baby, you
His mouth captured hers, sealing the vow in a sizzling kiss, filling every corner of her soul.
Seemed she’d come out on top after all. Now, that was a position she could get behind.
Again and again.
