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“I know that. But we have some rules here on the Ranch. Come into my office for a moment.”
Brand barely bit back an impatient sigh. Derek waved his hand at a chair and Brand sat, his foot jiggling.
“You don’t look like you got much sleep,” Derek observed.
More like none at all.
That’s why he’d had four coffees already this morning.
“Did you get a chance to read the information that Erika sent you about Rawhide Ranch?”
“Yeah.” It had made for some interesting reading. He hadn’t been aware that places like this one actually existed.
“Then you know our aim is to provide a safe place for Littles and submissives. A place where they can be cared for and protected?”
“Yeah,” he replied. He didn’t like that people needed a place like this, but it was good to know it existed.
It did make him wonder what brought Jolie here. Was she a sub? A Little?
She had to be, right? He couldn’t see her as a Domme. Nah, that didn’t feel right at all.
He’d known he was a Dominant ever since his uncle took him to his first BDSM club back when he was in his early twenties. He was confident he could meet Jolie’s needs if she were a sub.
And what if she’s a Little?
He frowned. He’d give Jolie whatever she needed. Whatever she wanted. If she was a Little, would she be fully reliant on him? Would she want him to make all of the decisions? To choose what she wore and ate and did?
He had to admit, part of him craved control like that.
A lot.
“Have you spent any time with Littles? Have you ever wanted to?” Derek asked.
“One of my best friends is a Daddy Dom. His wife is his Little. I used to get jealous sometimes, watching them together. Not because I wanted Lydia, but of their closeness. The way he took care of her. That bond.” He frowned. “I don’t really have much time in my life for a relationship. Being on the road makes it hard… and you’re really easy to talk to.”
Derek just smiled. “Did you fill out the forms that Erika sent you last night?”
“Yep.” He’d had to get them printed off at the business suite of the hotel he’d been staying in. But it’s not like he’d had anything else to do other than worry about Jolie.
He drew them out of his back pocket. They’d been folded several times and were crinkled, but still readable. “I filled in the NDA too.” He was glad for the NDA. The last thing he wanted was anyone gossiping about him being here. Or seeing him and Jolie together.
People seemed overly interested in his personal life, and he got it. That didn’t mean he was ready to share anything with them.
Derek passed his gaze over the papers that listed his likes and dislikes, then the sheet that listed the rules and his agreement to follow them. Again, Brand was grateful for the no photos or videos rule.
That meant he might skate through this without anything leaking to the press. Although he wasn’t holding his breath.
And if it happened, then it happened.
His family knew he was a Dominant. And at the end of the day, they were the only ones whose opinions mattered. It wasn’t like he was tying up unwilling partners and torturing them. That didn’t mean the press wouldn’t try to twist it to sound like that.
“You should get a report from my doctor’s office with all of my tests. But I’m clean. Now, where is Jolie?”
Derek looked at his watch. “Doctor Nelson should be finished with her.”
“How sick is she? Are you sure she doesn’t need a hospital?” Fuck. Maybe he should have gotten pushier last night about seeing her.
“I can’t tell you what’s wrong with her. That’s up to Jolie. But we kept her in the infirmary as a precaution since she didn’t have anyone to take care of her.”
