Human destiny comes in all sizes, shapes, capacities, and genders. Mistress Love learned through adversity that
your body did not define you, your mind and your choices made you who you were. She released the
demons of despair that once distorted her view of herself. She strove for self-love. She found her real family,
a chosen family, who loved her strength. She knew now that by inhabiting her true self she became
more powerful than her enemies had ever imagined she could be. Her greatest weapon against a hateful
world was her clarity.
Mariangela smoothed her hair, applied a glob of gloss to her lower lip, pressed her lips together, then checked the results in her mirror. Perfect. She was hot as steak on a smoking grill. Juicy lips and dark lashes so long you could use them to glaze pastry. Dane was going to love her shiny lips! He’d better fall to his knees when he saw her.
The doorbell code sounded. It buzzed 2 times slow, 2 times fast, and ended with a final long buzz. He got it right for a change. Why the change, though?
She ran to the buzzer to let him into the building. She checked the clock. Right on time too. Evidently, punishing him for misremembering the code (twice) and showing up a little early, then late (three times), were off the table today. She remembered what Jax told her during training: “Improvisation and adaptation are the hallmarks of a skilled dominant.” But...