Keep Me

**Vivian broke my best friend’s heart. Can I trust her with mine?**

Naked. On her knees. Eyes down, back straight. She aches for a master.

Too bad it’s all an act.

She can pretend all she wants, but now that she’s under my skin, that’s not good enough. Not for me. Not when I see how badly she needs me. Not when I think of all the things I want to do to her.

I can’t redeem her, but I can be her rock until she finds her own way.

Until she submits, body and soul.

* * *

If you ask Caleb, I’m a hot mess waiting to happen. And he's right.

Even my ex, the man I thought I knew, gave up on me. Why Caleb hasn’t done the same is a mystery. He keeps me safe, and makes me strong, but what can I offer in return?

My submission. A gift I give him gladly because every cell of my body stands at attention when he commands me to serve.

I only have one thing to ask in return.

Keep me.