Lily's POV
Dante stood there from what I assumed was shock from my bold words, I knew he had not been expecting me to come out and ask to take control on today's session. Even I was surprised by how bold I had suddenly become. I took my lower lip in my mouth, waiting for his response as he seemed to be temporarily frozen. His gaze swept over me, lingering just a heartbeat too long before he stepped back and gave me space.
“All right,” he said quietly. “You can set the pace… however you want.”
Something in the way he said it, steady, respectful, but edged with something warmer, almost made me lose my nerve. Almost. I was surprised he didn't refuse or question me, instead he agreed to it without hesitation. But the memory of his earlier comment, the one about how the sooner we finish tre
