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front.”
    “Sure thing , Ally.” Nikki placed her bag on the counter and headed to the front of the bakery.
    Ally turned to me . “Are you sure you don’t want to talk about it? You’ve been a raging bitch all week.”
    “I’m fine.” I looked up at her and then back to the cupcakes.
    “Okay, if you say so,” Ally replied and shrugged me off.
    We continued to work in silence until all of the order was frosted. “Alright, just have to add the embellishments and we are good to go.” I looked at Ally, who nodded in agreement.
    “You have such a way with your creative side, Emma.” She smiled , and I smiled back.
    “ Thank you, love. Alright, I’m going to head home. Can you close up the shop later?”
    “No problem , Emma.” She walked toward me. “If you need to talk, let me know, okay?”
    I hugged her close . “Of course. I think I just need some sleep. It’s been a busy week.” I grabbed my stuff and headed to the car, thinking about the other night at the club, Marcus’s visit today, and what was in store from now on. My mind was racing, and all I wanted to do was soak in a bath with a glass of wine.

 
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 11-Marcus
     
     
     
    I sat at my desk at Devoured, thinking about the visit with Emma yesterday. I didn’t feel any better than I had before the visit. Maybe it was stupid to show up at the bakery, or even to just see her. I had wanted to make sure she was safe, and apologize for my behavior. And I still fucked up by telling her that when I’m around her I couldn’t think of anything else.
    Fuck, what the hell was going on with me? I’d never let a woman or submissive affect me this way, not since April. In she walks and I can’t think straight, and I am doing shit I never thought I’d do. Actually worrying about someone outside of my dungeon? That’s never happened. Never mind the fact that I hadn’t been able to fuck any of the subs that I’d been working with. Hell, I’d modified their contracts to exclude that portion.
    “Deep in thought?” A sweet voice pierced through my thoughts. I looked up from my desk and the paperwork I’d been trying to go through and sort in preparation for public night tonight, and saw Chloe taking her spot on the couch in the office.
    I smiled . “Yeah, just have some shit bothering me at the moment.” I smirked and shrugged my shoulders.
    “Does it have to do with anyone specific?” Chloe adjusted herself on the couch and picked up a pile of papers she had lying next to her.
    “Is Lucas going to let you work while you are here?” I asked, eyeing the pile.
    “I have to , or he won’t have me here tomorrow night either. Besides, it’s public night, I’ll only work until we are ready to go on the floor. I have to get mid-term grades in. Plus, he knows the score, Marcus. He knows I’ll only stay if I have some control over what I do.” She looked at me and then back to the papers. It was different not hearing her call me Master, as she normally would if Lucas was in the room. After what had happened between the two of them, and her losing the baby, the fact that she had accepted his engagement ring at all surprised me. I saw the independent, strong woman that she was, but I also saw the submissive I knew she was as well. When we were alone in the office, protocol was not necessary. Hell, she needed some down time at the club too!
    “Speaking of him, where is he?” I shuffled a few papers around on my desk , trying to organize them the best I could. We were hosting another public play night, and members submitted information about non-members that they wanted to bring, and the general public also needed to reserve a space and provide basic information, so that we could conduct a brief background check on all that entered.
    “He said he’d be here by five. Had to run and do something before,” she replied, never lifting her eyes off what she was doing. “By the way, you still haven’t answered my question about a