JAX’S POV**

I was terrified.

Not of hurting her physically — I trusted my control, my knowledge, my care.

I was terrified because tonight I was going to push her to the absolute edge… and I wasn’t sure I could survive watching her break so beautifully for me.

Lila stood in the center of the most private, soundproofed room in Velvet Chains, completely naked except for the black silk blood-vow ribbon tied loosely around her throat like a collar. The room was dimly lit with deep red lights, a reinforced suspension rig hanging from the ceiling, a padded bench, and every toy I could possibly need laid out on a...