Mahiro became a professional figure skater for one reason -- the object of his lust from the time he was a teenager, Alex Breschi. But he never advanced far enough for Alex to notice him. Now Alex is retired from skating and working as a thriller author, while Mahiro gracefully bowed out of competition to become a successful app developer and professional Dom in New York City.<br><br>Reality and fantasy collide at a penthouse play party when Mahiro meets his idol. Alex is researching a book, and he wants to learn more about the lifestyle. In fact, he wants to be trained as a submissive. By Mahiro.<br><br>Mahiro knows it's a terrible idea. He's hardly objective, and Alex is a novice. Still, all those years of longing shatter his reserve, and he cannot refuse to have the man of his dreams in his hands.  He's going to make sure Alex notices him now. It's only a business arrangement, and since Alex is returning to Russia in a few months, Mahiro can have some fun without divulging his past ... or his obsession. What does he have to lose?

Florentine

The musicians stare with wide eyes as Mahiro leads Alex across the square in the slow, sexy steps of the tango, Alex falling into the sensuality of Mahiro’s steps drawing over and around his own, the flare of Mahiro’s movements pushing them together from chest to hips as they dance. He remembers the lessons under Madame Orney, her emphasis on ballet barely influenced by his coach’s insistence his skaters learn other types of dance, but the attention he did give his lessons pays off as Mahiro presses lightly on his hip and raises his eyebrows, and Alex spins around his body in a perfect boleo


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