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I couldn’t believe he was holding me, kissing my hair, assuring me that I was all right, that everything was going to be all rightnow.
I whispered, “Why are you being so nice? I thought…”
“What? What’d you think?”
“That you’d be angry.”
Luke shook his head. “No way. I’m not angry. I’d never be angry.”
“But our contract—”
“Said that if you went to him on your own, our Dom/sub relationship would be over. It said nothing about our friendship. Nothing about…us.”
“Us?”
“Yeah. Us.” He kissed my head again. “And even if you did go to him—”
“I didn’t!”
“Even if you had—”
“But I swear—”
He shushed me. “I believe you. Just listen to me. Even if you had, I can’t walk away from you.”
Tears pricked my eyes. “Why?”
“Because I’ve messed up too.”
“How?” Had he slept with someone else? Dommed another person? My stomach twisted anxiously.
“It’s complicated, but I talked with my sister yesterday, and she helped me realize something.”
That stilled me. I dislodged myself enough from his arms to be able to see his face as he spoke.
“When this started between us, you didn’t want me to…” He swallowed. “Let me rephrase it. You said you wanted me to hate on you. To treat you like I hated you.”
I nodded.
“You made it clear you didn’t want sweetness from me. Or kindness. Or love.”
My heart jolted.
“But I violated your boundaries. I started to feel things for you. Good things. Warm, wonderful things. Kind and loving things. I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be,” I whispered, touching his arm.
“I crossed your boundaries,” he stated again.
“I needed you to cross them.”
“Still…I’m sorry. If that’s why you…” He waved his hand around.
I shook my head. “It’s not.”
“You’re sure?”
“Yes.”
