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?

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Does he want that? He can’t imagine, now, being with anyone else, trusting anyone else, caring so much about anyone else. He and Mahiro are so well matched that Alex isn’t sure how he managed this long without him. He can be himself, give himself over to thoughts and ideas and desires he’d barely been able to articulate before, free to speak his mind openly without anyone finding it strange or odd. Without someone expecting him to be something he’s not. It’s incredible.


“Okay, let’s do it,” Alex says. “I’m ready.”


“I know this is a bit unusual, my beauty, but I had a few things to finish up.” Mahiro hangs two garment bags on the door to the bathroom and turns around with a smile.


Chapter 54