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we go much
farther. He needs to understand I’m stronger than he is. Normally, there’s more
of a relationship established, but in this case he needs to know before he and
I start talking about limits, or he’ll never understand why my limits are going
to be so far out there. Plus, I don’t want to start our relationship with lies.
    Okay, set a time with him. I can get away tomorrow
evening around eight, either at his house if he lives alone, or bring him to
the coterie house. I’ll help you tell him and make sure the binding takes.
    Kendra wasn’t terribly sure about this, but was willing to
give it a try to see what happened. She wanted to taste of this man, not just
his blood, but his life force. More than that, she wanted to spend time with
him and get to know him. When you live for thousands of years, you tend to pay
attention when someone special pops into your life. She wasn’t willing to submit
to him around the other vampires until she was sure it would work, but once she
was certain, she’d figure out how to deal with them.
    “Eric. Come give me another kiss.”
    He gave her a lazy smile as he looped the rope around
itself. “You giving me an order? I think we’ve already covered the fact I’m
used to being the one giving orders.”
    Yep, that settled it. The extra little twinge she felt
between her legs meant she was indeed responding to his dominance. She knew
what he wanted to hear, and she smiled as she asked, “Eric, will you please
come give me another kiss?”
    He smiled and gently placed the rope he was working on at
his feet before walking to within a few feet of her. He spoke softly, but she
could sense the strength in his gentle tone. “Stand up, Kendra, and put your
hands behind your back.”
    She looked up, met his gaze, and narrowed her eyes. “Don’t
push it, Eric.”
    “You want me to kiss you so you can be sure it affects you
the way you think it did when we were hanging off the cliff, right? Does the
idea of having to hold your hands behind your back while I kiss you turn you
on? I’m trying to help you answer your question. If we’re going to do this,
you’ll have to learn to trust me.”
    Damn, he was right. She gracefully stood and put her hands
behind her back, hyper-aware of her breasts sticking out, with no way to keep
them from doing so without releasing her hands. She was under-endowed, and
barely filled a B cup, so it wasn’t as if they were sticking way out, but she
still felt self-conscious. After going so long without submitting, it was
almost like she’d never done it before.
    This was going to be even more difficult than she’d
envisioned.
    Eric took the last two steps to her, put one hand ever so
gently on her cheek, the other on her hip, and slowly brought his lips to hers.
Tender at first, but then he held the back of her head just under her ponytail,
aiming her face the way he wanted, and his kiss grew more insistent until she
melted into him and the trees around them faded away, his lips, his hands, and
the beat of his heart the only things she was aware of. He slowly eased up,
then pulled back a few inches before placing both hands gently on her cheeks
and then ever-so-softly kissing her forehead.
    “You can release your hands now, Kendra. Did that answer
your question?”
    She closed her eyes a second to get her bearings and then
opened them to his questioning, piercing gaze. She held eye contact and
answered, “It’s going to be hard for me to submit. Can you be patient? Treat me
like I’m new to the lifestyle? Actually, I think doing it this way may be
harder than being new. Going from Domme to sub is... I’m not certain I can, but
you’re correct about my response, and I think I owe it to both of us to explore
it.”
    He ran his finger down her cheek and gave her another small
kiss on the lips, just a touch. “Yes, I can be patient where I think it’s
called for, but there’ll be some things I won’t go slow with. Your submission
will be just