“Have you learnt her?” Daniel requested, clearly determining who had captured Alexander’s consideration.

Grace nearly collided with one other couple as she rushed out the door. Solely Justin’s fast reflexes prevented the approaching catastrophe. She mumbled one thing, most likely an apology, after which disappeared into the coatroom.

Alexander sat again down. “Sure. I do know her.”

His buddy regarded confused by his tone. “I take it that’s not a superb factor?”

“I don’t know but.”

After Grace left, the night time appeared to pull on. He couldn’t calm down and luxuriate in himself. Daniel had tried to interact him in dialog a few occasions earlier than giving up and leaving Alexander to his ideas.

The temptation to swing by her home nagged at him throughout his drive house. It wasn’t that late and he was nearly sure she’d be awake. However he compelled himself to go to his house as a substitute.

As he crawled into mattress that night time, Alexander replayed that handful of minutes after they’d locked gazes throughout the room. She hadn’t been carrying her necklace, the one he’d by no means seen her with out. It solely strengthened his notion that it was her collar. The collar Kurt had given her.

He ran a hand over his face in frustration and launched a deep sigh. Whereas he’d suspected she was a sub, that didn’t clarify what she was doing at Serpent’s Kiss. Grace had instructed him greater than as soon as she didn’t assume she was prepared to maneuver on. But, if she’d joined the membership, absolutely that may imply she was prepared. Didn’t it? And if that’s the case, what had modified?

There was additionally the query of what he was to do with this new nugget of knowledge. Over the past month he’d come to care about Grace. Their friendship meant one thing to him. Apart from Daniel, she was his solely actual buddy in St. Louis. If she wanted a Dom, Alexander may very well be that for her.

However did he need to be? That was the true difficulty. Did he need to cross that line? Might he? Even when it meant she actually wasn’t prepared to totally transfer on and solely needed to relinquish management?

That, in fact, didn’t even take into accounts the guilt he was experiencing for what he was already feeling when it got here to Grace. She was his brother’s widow. He was speculated to look out for her, not take her into his mattress. And but because the thought took maintain in his thoughts that’s precisely what he needed to do.

Grace was horny, good, variety, and now he knew for sure she was submissive. All of that collectively had his decrease half waking up. He hadn’t been with a girl since earlier than his final deployment. Till then, that had been completely positive with him.

Shaking his head, he tried to push the ideas out of his mind. Fantasizing about one thing which may by no means—and possibly shouldn’t ever—come to be was solely going so as to add to his frustration. As a lot as he didn’t prefer it, the ball was in her courtroom now. She was the one who’d modified the sport by exhibiting up on the membership. The following transfer was hers.

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Chapter 8

Grace didn’t sleep that night time. Or the subsequent. She saved seeing Alexander’s face each time she closed her eyes, that look of shock and disbelief. What was he doing at Serpent’s Kiss?

Okay, she knew that was a silly query. If he was there that meant he was within the life-style. And instinctively, Grace knew he was a Dom. She remembered Alexander bringing her water that first day after she’d learn Kurt’s letter. He’d taken cost and made positive she was all proper, or as all proper as she was going to be given the circumstances.

She’d thought for positive he’d name on Saturday, or present up on the café, however he hadn’t. The silence from him was worse than if he’d confronted her.

As she gathered up her soiled laundry on Sunday morning, she moved about in an nearly robotic vogue, unable to show off her thoughts. Friday night time was speculated to have been an opportunity for her to really feel issues out—to see if she may fulfill her grasp’s final request. And if that’s the case, to take these first steps in looking for a person she was snug sufficient with to undergo. Everybody she’d met had eased her nerves about this new mission she was on, and Grace had begun to consider that possibly she may do that.

Then she’d noticed Alexander and her intuition to flee had taken over.

Grace groaned as she tossed her garments into the washer. Though Alexander hadn’t referred to as her on Saturday, Katrina had. She needed to ensure Grace was okay given her fast exit the night time earlier than. Justin was fearful one thing had occurred, however had no concept what.

It occurred to her that she ought to most likely apologize to Justin. When she’d frantically instructed him that she needed to depart—now—he will need to have seen the crazed look in her eyes as a result of all he did was nod and supply to stroll her out. If not for him, she would have stunned a pair whereas making an attempt to go away as shortly as her toes would carry her.

Looking back her response appeared excessive and irrational. She’d apologized to Katrina for her rash habits despite the fact that the membership mistress had been understanding about it. On the time it felt as if working had been Grace’s solely choice.

All it had completed, nevertheless, was delay the inevitable. There was no method she’d be capable to keep away from Alexander eternally. Positive, she may attempt, however in some way she knew he’d solely tolerate that for therefore lengthy. Eventually he was going to need solutions and he or she felt she owed them to him. Kurt might need requested Alexander to ship the letter to her, however after that, he may have left her alone. He’d completed his responsibility.

Interested by the time Grace and Alexander had spent collectively within the final month had her feeling nauseous. Not as a result of it was dangerous in any method. Quite the opposite. If not for him, she would possibly by no means have referred to as Katrina. The rationale her breakfast was disagreeing together with her was as a result of on some degree she felt as if she’d betrayed him in some way.

She owned him a proof. No extra working. The following time she got here face-to-face with him she wanted to be ready. Grace knew he would have questions. After the way in which she’d insisted she wasn’t prepared to maneuver on, he needed to.

Grace was nonetheless making an attempt to determine what she was going to say to Alexander when she arrived at her mother’s. Earlier than she may flip the automotive off, her sister was striding towards her. “You’re late.”

Grace glanced at her watch. It was 5 minutes previous twelve. “Not that late.”

Her sister linked her arm with Grace’s as they made their method into the home. “Inform me it was since you had been doing one thing enjoyable—ideally with that physician you’ve been hanging out with—and never one thing mundane like doing laundry.”

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