(Rene)I send Cole to fetch her with two words."Bring her."He doesn't ask which her. There's only one.She comes in still smelling like Tova's wine, chin up, already braced for whatever I am tonight.Smart girl.The box is on the bed, lid already off. Black leather, a small steel ring at the front, polished so it catches the lamp.She sees it and her whole body goes still in that way she has, the way that means she's working hard not to react.I bought it three days ago.Told myself it was about ownership, about making the point with something tangible instead of my mouth for once.I knew exactly what it was about.I just don't say it out loud, not even to my wolf."Strip."She does it without hesitation.It took me several weeks to train it into her and I still get something low and vicious in my chest every time she obeys without question.Mine.The wolf says it like a fact, not a hope.I pick up the collar."Come here."She crosses the room on bare feet.Doesn't look at what I’m
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