One Dirty Night - Page 113

“Yes, Master,” he snapped.

“Yes, Master.”

“Get up.” Snatching his hand off my chin, he straightened and glowered at me as I obeyed. I trembled on the spot, glancing at the crowd we’d summoned. Men and women. Dominants and submissives. All of them smiling softly, knowingly. Eyes full of understanding and acceptance. Ella grinned. Rhodes smirked. Even the bartender chewed on a smile as Nick hissed, “Undo my belt.”

My eyes shot to his.

Did he expect to take me here?

Right in the middle of the bar?

Will I let him?

I hesitated.

“Undo my belt, Ella. I won’t ask you again.”

My hands shook as I unthreaded the leather and unhooked it.

“Slip it out of my jeans.”

I did as he asked.

“Secure it around your throat.”

I stiffened.

The part of me not intoxicated by freedom wrinkled her nose.

Rhodes laughed behind me.

Other Ella muttered something I couldn’t hear.

Nick didn’t move as he stood to his full height and never took his lethal eyes off me.

Slowly, carefully, I raised his still-warm belt to my throat and threaded the leather through the buckle. With no holes tight enough to secure it, I pulled until it looped me like a choker.

“Give me the end.” Nick held out his hand.

I placed the dangling tan leather into his awaiting palm.

Tugging gently, he pulled me into him.

His cinnamon breath kissed my lips as he hissed, “Do you give yourself to me? And only to me. Totally and unreservedly. Knowing that I might fail. Knowing that I might struggle. Knowing that I will love you with every fucking part of me, despite being so afraid of death and all its heartaches?”

A soft sob escaped me.

I wanted to fling my arms around his shoulders and kiss him.

Instead, I bowed my head and took every part he gave me. “Yes, Master.”

“In that case, let’s go home.”

Pulling me forward with the leash he’d formed with his belt, he paused as the crowd slowly parted.

Other Ella walked with me, squeezing my hand as she murmured, “You’re okay with this, right? This is what you want?”

I smiled so damn bright. “It’s what I hoped would happen when I came here.”