"There is nothing I would not do for you, my dear," Vladmir whispers against her hair. "You are everything to me now." He trails a fingertip down her cheek, tracing the curve of her jaw before letting it drift lower, toward the neckline of her nightgown.

"I will make sure that everyone knows this," he adds with a hint of possessiveness in his voice, "that you belong to me and no one else."

Vladmir's finger brushes lightly against the swell of Alex's breast, sending a shiver through her body. "My sweet, innocent pet," he murmurs, his breath hot against her ear. "So eager to please your master."

He lets his hand wander further, cupping the fullness of her breast and squeezing gently. Alex gasps, her back arching as she presses into his touch. Vladmir chuckles low in his throat, pleased by her response.

"And yet, there is still so much for me to teach you,"