voice was hard and firm as he spoke. “ But?” “ Get up.” Feeling her whole world falling around her once again, Emily stood and stared at the ground. He was rejecting her the way she’d rejected him. This was his revenge, to make her feel horrid. He caught her chin in his hand. “Look at me.” She looked at him. He caressed her lip. “ Why did you have to take the words right out of my mouth?” he asked. She frowned staring at him. “ What?” Jason pulled the ring he’d once offered out of his pocket. “I asked you to marry me and you walked away. Today, I have two things to ask.” Emily was on cloud nine. Two things? “ The first is will you marry me?” He didn’t get down on one knee but Emily didn’t care about that. She threw her arms around his neck and screamed the word yes. “ A million times yes.” Jason laughed and placed the ring onto her finger. She stared at the diamond glinting back at her. Tears filled her eyes from the beauty of the moment. She never thought it was possible to be so happy. Not a moment would go by when she wasn’t filled with happiness. “You said there were two things. What’s the second thing you want to ask me?” The rest of the people fell away and, to her, they were the only two people on the island. Jason kissed her deeply before resting his head against hers. “ Will you be my sub?” he asked. “ I’m already your sub.” “ No.” He placed something in her palm. She gazed down to see a purple collar. “I want to collar you, here, tonight.” Her eyes widened. “Are you sure?” “ That’s what I was talking to Charles about. He doesn’t do this usually but for us, he’ll do it.” “ Yes, I’ll be your sub. I’ve always been yours.” She wrapped her arms around him feeling safe and secure. The people around them clapped their hands. Emily ignored them. This was their moment and nothing was going to spoil it. **** Later that night Jason sat waiting in the same room where he’d bought Emily for the weekend. At the time he’d thought it was a big mistake. Emily had walked away from him once and he’d thought she’d walk away from him again. Seeing the way she’d reacted to that woman gave him hope for a future together. Several of the regulars were in residence to witness his collaring of Emily. The ceremony had been organised in a rush. After Emily wore his collar and agreed to serve him for the rest of her life, he intended to take her back to their room and make love to her for the rest of the night. Tomorrow morning they were scheduled to go home. “ Are you sure about this?” Charles asked. “ I’ve never been sure of anything else in my life. She’s the one. You know what it’s like to have the one in your grasp.” His friend nodded. “I wish you’d given me time to organise a better event. It’s not every day one of the best Doms takes a sub.” Jason shrugged. He stood in the centre of the stage waiting for his woman. Emily hated being the centre of attention. For tonight, she’d be the centre of everything. Charles spoke to the room, talking about Jason and then Emily. Jason’s woman came out onto the stage and knelt at his feet. Jason saw her hands were shaking with nerves. He reached out and stroked her hair. She kept her head bowed as Charles continued on with the ceremony. The words filled the room and his heart. In one short weekend Emily had made him so proud. She continued to fight the demons that plagued her. Pushing aside all of her doubts to allow true love to shine through. He held the purple velvet collar in his hand and waited for the time to place it around her delicate neck. She looked magnificent in the silk negligee he’d given her. Emily wouldn’t have been able to handle being exposed to a roomful of people. She would be his main priority and her comfort meant more to him than the room seeing her naked. In plenty of the collaring ceremonies the Dom requested for the sub