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Lili steps back and grabs her body wash, running it all over my body, giving me a show designed to drive me wild.

“Please let me touch you, Goddess,” I whimper, craving the feel of her skin beneath my hands.

“We’ll save that energy for the camera,” she tells me with a wink.

Then she steps out of the shower, having rinsed the soap away, and grabs a towel.

“Finish up but keep your hands off what doesn’t belong to you, Grace,” she orders, tucking the towel around her damp body.

“Yes, Goddess,” I whisper, just barely audible over the shower spray.

I take my time washing, as I listen to Lili moving around in the other room getting ready. It’s always so surprising that I’m the first person she’s ever topped, given how natural she is at it. Every day, I find myself more and more excited to go down this power exchange path with her. In the bedroom after my shower, Lili hands me a robe.

“Just that for now. Keep it loose so that you don’t have lines on your skin.”

I slip the robe on and loosely knot the belt before reaching for my makeup bag. “How do you know that?”

She gets quiet as she brushes a mascara wand over her lashes, and her facial expression is pained. “This isn’t my first boudoir shoot, remember?”

Then it hits me. The shoot she did for her bastard of a husband. And now I’m determined to make this shooteverything Liliana wants it to be. Hopefully, it will be healing for her.

I squeeze her shoulder, then dig out a lipstick I like. “This is a good idea for all of us then,” I murmur as I twist the bottom of the tube.

When we’re ready, we meet Samuel, Zara, and Trinity in the main dungeon.

“Thank you for inviting me, Liliana,” Trinity says warmly as Samuel pushes her wheelchair toward the hidden corridor that will take us to Zara’s studio.

I’m still feeling the effects of Lili’s hands on me as we step into the cozy studio space and Zara begins flipping on lights.

Samuel insists on doing a full walkthrough of the space to get a feel for how to keep us safe before allowing us to get settled. Trinity doesn’t complain, seeming to be used to the man’s protective nature. But Liliana rolls her eyes several times as he does his methodical search of the space and lays down ground rules for staying away from doors and windows.

Zara, meanwhile, begins digging through a closet, pulling out lingerie, satin sheets, and other accoutrement to use. She holds up a purple lace teddy that has delicate butterflies along the edges and grins. “This is for you, Grace.”

My eyes light up when I see the garment, and suddenly I’m even more excited to be doing this.

“And for Lili, I thought we could start with something edgy like…” she trails off as she slides hangers across the rack. “This.” She holds up a daring black corset and matching thong panties. “With heels, I think. Grace could be barefoot. I really want to play with your differences first. Then do something that meshes your styles together a little more seamlessly.”

Lili beams as she reaches for the corset and slides the robe off, not caring that Samuel, Trinity, and Zara can see her naked.

Zara points to some screens set up in the corner as she hands me my lingerie. There, I slip into the gorgeous lingerie, grinning when I realize it fits just right.

“Let’s get some makeup on you both and talk about hairstyles.”

“Oh, I love doing hair. Please let me play with Grace’s curls,” Trinity says with excitement.

We spent the next fifteen minutes getting ready for the first set of photos, then Zara is placing us on a low black velvet bench. At first, I’m stiff and nervous as Zara fires test shots and adjusts the lighting to her satisfaction. But soon I only have eyes for Lili, and I barely register that the camera is there.

Chapter 32

Lili

“Lili,tiltyourchinup just a fraction. Grace, lean into her shoulder,” Zara murmurs from behind the lens as the shutter fires again.

It’s been fun to watch Grace relax into the camera and even come alive the way I knew she would. Her curls brush my collarbone, and I smile down at her as I adjust my chin. “Trinity did a good job on your hair, lover,” I say.

We’ve spent the last forty-five minutes moving through a variety of poses and set pieces, and I’m comfortable.

“Grace, eyes to the camera. Lili, you keep looking at her.”