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

Mahiro cups his cheek. “Alex, before we start, I want you to come with me, okay?” Mahiro takes Alex’s hand, helps him rise, and leads him to where he and Adam have already secured a hanging steel ring from a large eyebolt attached to a floor joist above. “I want you to look at this closely.”


Alex nods. “I think I sort of know what I’m looking at.”


“It’s a hardpoint, the part of the rigging that won’t move. This is the part that will bear all of your weight when we get you off your feet, or off of the floor. I want you to look at it closely and notice that it’s a closed eyebolt. You can see that it’s locked down with a bolt that goes all the way through the floor joist, and everything is new or well maintained.”


Alex’s brow furrows. “Okay. That’s good, then?”


“Yes. And should you ever decide to do this with someone else—”


“I won’t,” he says with a frown and steps closer to Mahiro.


Chapter 46