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Fire. Life. Protection that engulfed her.
That’s what his name meant to her.
Then she turned her gaze to the other man who owned her heart. They didn’t own pieces. They both owned it fully.
“Thomas,” she whispered. He was beginning to like her using his first name. Not always, though.
That cool, almost detached gaze became laser sharp, focused. Lord, when he gave her his attention, she felt like there was no one else in the world except for her and Steele.
Ice. Calm. A safe place to land.
She licked her lips, watching them both as Grady came to stand beside Steele.
Her men.
“I’m so freaking lucky,” she whispered.
“Do not pinch yourself,” they ordered together.
She had to grin. “Aww, are you two gonna finish each other’s sentences? That is so freaking cute.”
“She said the c-word,” Steele muttered.
“She certainly did.”
“What happens when you use the c-word around us, Effie?” Steele asked quietly.
Excitement raced through her. Because she knew exactly what happened.
Punishment.
But not the sort of punishment that she shied away from. Not the kind that was actually supposed to deter her.
This was the sort of punishment she craved.
“But it was just the truth, you’re both so cute,” she told them, licking her lips.
“She licked her lips,” Grady said.
“Saw that. That’s even more punishment.”
Grady shook his head. “Silly girl. Now, you’re going to have to beg us to let you come.”
Like they didn’t love hearing her beg.
“Get the ropes,” Damon ordered.
Grady retrieved them from the drawer while Damon helped her off the bed, then stripped her.
“Sit back against the headboard, sweetheart,” Grady directed. He put some pillows behind her, then secured her wrists to the top corners of the headboard, leaving her legs free.
“Spread,” Damon ordered.
She parted her legs and both men stood at the end of the bed, staring down at her. She still had moments of feeling self-conscious about her rolls. About her less-than-perfect body.
But when they stared at her like this, it was hard to remember the ways she wasn’t perfect.
“Now, for your punishment,” Steele murmured. “And your birthday present. You’re going to sit there and watch. And you can’t join in until we release you.”
