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    If I could determine whether or not she was truly submissive, I might know how to handle myself around her. The fact that she didn’t seem to respect me as a Dom bothered me more than it probably should. She watched Jason with open interest, but her eyes were shuttered when she spoke to me. Except for the few minutes when I’d Topped her. She’d been open then, softer.
    “You said you have scenes sometimes,” I said, regarding her carefully to gauge her reaction. “Have you ever been cropped before?”
    She lifted her chin. “Yes,” she said the one word like a challenge. I didn’t understand her subtle defiance, and I certainly didn’t appreciate it.
    Topping her had worked before. I’d try it again.
    “Did you like it?” I pushed her.
    “It was interesting,” she pushed back, squaring her shoulders.
    “Would you like to try it again?”
    Her mouth popped open for a moment before she quickly closed it again. “What do you mean?”
    “I want to have a scene with you. Like this one.” I gestured toward Jason and the blonde sub. Chloe was obviously turned on by watching them. Was she simply attracted to Jason, or was she more deeply affected by the scene than she wanted to admit?
    There was one way to find out. I’d dominate Chloe, and I’d make sure it was more than simply an interesting experience for her.
    She shifted on her high heels, her eyes cutting over to Jason and then back to me. “I don’t want to have sex,” she said after a moment.
    “Are they having sex?” I asked calmly. “I didn’t say I want to fuck you.” Sure, my dick might want to, but my head was a different matter. Chloe was a puzzle I wanted to decipher, not a pretty piece of ass I’d bury myself in for the evening. She might be gorgeous, but I’d already decided that a one-night stand with Carina’s friend was a bad idea. Even more so because she obviously didn’t want me in that way, either.
    “Oh.” She looked at Jason again, her expression drawn with something between curiosity and longing. “I don’t want to do anything in public.” Her eyes remained fixed on him as she spoke.
    I touched her jaw and redirected her gaze to mine. “We’re negotiating a scene,” I informed her in my deepest voice. “You will look at me when I’m talking to you.”
    Her eyes widened, and her lips parted. Even if she wasn’t a sub, Topping her definitely got her attention.
    “We can go to one of the private rooms,” I told her smoothly. “We will recreate this scene. And afterward you can let me know if you find it interesting. ”
    Her dark eyes flashed, but she kept them locked on mine. “Fine.” Her defiance lingered. “I’m keeping my corset on, though.”
    “ Fine ?” I repeated, trying to keep the incredulity from my tone. I’d never had a woman answer me so flippantly when I proposed a scene. “Do you want to try that again? Is that how subs address Doms in your books?”
    Her will clashed with mine as she struggled with her pride. “I’d like to have a scene with you. Sir, ” she forced out belatedly.
    I fixed her with my hardest stare, letting the weight of it press down on her. Finally, her gaze slid away from mine. It was enough. For now.
    She might have done her research on kink, but Chloe clearly didn’t truly understand BDSM. I’d make sure she got a taste of real submission before the night was over.

3
    Chloe
    I recognized the fluttering in my stomach as nervousness, and I tried my best to ignore it. Why should I be nervous? It wasn’t like I hadn’t been cropped before. It had been enjoyable.
    There’s nothing to worry about.
    But when Dex’s large hand enveloped mine, the fluttering increased to a full-on belly quiver.
    I sucked in a breath, centering myself. He was just so damn big. That was it. Anyone would be nervous with the hulking, half-naked man in their personal space, his muscles-on-top-of-muscles on wicked display. If he applied pressure, he could probably crush my much