ELEANOR It was true that Kieran Lancaster proved to be a breath of fresh air several times. He also was the one time he called me in to see him in the room. It was something he had never done before, as he was always careful to leave me alone when he wanted me to work inside. I walked in on that day while curious to know what he was about, and sat when he gestured for me to get in the seat. "It's been a year," he told me, still exuding the aura of power from the very first day. "Already?" I asked him, aware that quite a long time had passed since he bought me as his. "Yes. It has been one year. And I called you to ask which you would choose. To be my slave and stand-in wife for another year, or to leave with what I would give you." I did not need to think about it. For sure, I wante

