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“What do you need, John?”

“I was wondering if you’d demo some knife play with my sub. She’s been wanting to try, and I’m not ready to go that deep yet.”

“I’ll need to check with my sub first.” He wasn’t going to leave Kaley out of this conversation. They hadn’t talked much about his knife play. “Be right back.” Anthony sauntered over to the bar and waited until Kaley was free before he signaled her.

“What can I get you, Sir?” Her brown eyes sparkled with mischief.

“A minute of your time.” Anthony leaned close to her. “A Dom is asking me to demo knife play on his sub.”

He didn’t miss the slight shiver that went through her body even though she tried to cover it up.

“What does this have to do with me?”

“We’re in a relationship, and you’re my sub. I won’t do anything with another sub without asking you first.”

Surprised flashed over her features. “Oh. It’s just a demo, nothing more?”

“No, nothing more.” Was she jealous? She was the only one he wanted.

“I don’t see why not.”

“Thank you.” He brushed a soft kiss over her lips before he walked across the room to John. “All is good. What time do you want to do this?”

“Ten-thirty, if that works. Master Max is setting up an area.”

Anthony nodded. “I need to get my kit out of my truck, but that’s fine.”

“Thank you.” John walked away, and Anthony turned to gaze at Kaley.

She moved behind the bar with grace, but her movements were a little jerkier now, and her ready smile seemed stilted. He wondered why. Would doing knife play with another sub upset her? He hoped not, but they really hadn’t talked about it. Kaley didn’t like knives, and the reaction she’d had to the scissors showed him how much. He rubbed his forehead.

He’d have Damon keep an eye on her during the demo. No way did he want to trigger her again.

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Kaley tried to control her nerves. Anthony considered them in a relationship, yet he was going to do knife play. Ice chased up her spine as she rubbed below her breasts. Would she ever get over her fear of knives?

Her therapist thought she would, but she could barely deal with the sharp knives she used in the kitchen. Was she doing Anthony a disservice by being with him when she couldn’t handle his kink?

Not that he’d said anything. It really hadn’t come up in conversation, and it was a hard limit on her questionnaire.

“You’re thinking very hard.” An amused male voice penetrated her thoughts.

“Hey, Noah.” She’d tuned everything out.

“You okay?” He held his hand up, and she nodded, then he placed it on her forearm.

“I am.” She liked Noah and trusted him. “I have a question for you.”

“Go for it.”

Kaley glanced around; the bar was pretty empty. “How would it make you feel as a Dom if your sub couldn’t handle some of your kink?”

Noah frowned. “Is someone trying to make you do something against your hard limits?”

“No.” Kaley captured him by the upper arm before he could stalk away to find Anthony or even Max. “It’s a general question.”

“It’s more than that.” He stared at her. “No Dom worth his salt would be upset. They would talk with you about it, and if you couldn’t handle it, they would let it go.”

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