Nadia took a sip of wine as she looked around the patio and the pots of plants and flowers clustered together in groups around the border. It was as if Luca designed this to resemble her balcony just on a much bigger scale. She knew where she wanted to add more plants, she wanted to bring some of the greenhouse plants inside and she couldn't wait to garden in those empty beds too.

I could happily live here in our own little oasis.

Luca really made this day special. The fact that he let her in like this just made her feel even more confident about signing their contract. A smile tugged at her lips as her eyes settled on Luca reading over the document on his tablet.

He looked at her over the empty plates and half eaten cake littered on the table. "Are you okay with the date of the contract being your birthday?"

She shrugged. "Yeah, I'm fine with that."

He looked down at the tablet and tapped the stylus against his chin, "I'm going to date it for the sixth."

"Why?" she laughed. "I'm not going to change my mind between now and tomorrow."

"I know, but if something ever happened between us I don't want your birthday to have a dark mark on it," he said and quickly added, "not that I think anything would happen. It would just give me peace of mind."

She smiled, "okay, Mr. Underworld. If it makes you feel better."

"I'm just trying to protect you, little miss," he chuckled as he signed his name and passed the tablet across to her.

"You always do," she mumbled as she took the device and started reading over the contract. She skimmed over their limits and wants. She read through the expectations for her as a sub and his as a dom. Her heart stuttered as she read the living arrangements and tears pricked the corners of her eyes.

"Petite Fleur may choose when or if she wants to live under Mr. Underworld's care but she must always have at least one bodyguard in her vicinity at all times. Mr. Underworld reserves the right to add additional guards as necessary."

She looked up at the dazzling smile on his face and the tenderness in his golden depths sent tingles down her spine and simmered in her gut. "You...you changed it?"

"Yes, I thought about it and I'd rather have you decide if you want to live with me. You shouldn't be forced to."

"I knew what signing this contract meant. You didn't have to change it, but this is much better," she wiped a tear rolling down her cheek, "thank you."

"You don't need to thank me. I never want you to feel like you don't have control of your life and who you are when you're with me."

Nadia bit her lip and nodded as she signed her name next to his at the bottom of the document. She'd never been so sure of something or someone in her life.

And this contract is the start of forever with him.

"Well, now it's official, Mr. Underworld," she grinned and handed the tablet back to him.

"Mm, not quite," he murmured as he tapped a button on the screen, "now it's official," he said as her watch vibrated and lit up on her wrist. She frowned at the notification that scrolled across the screen.

'Signature accepted. Device synced and active.'

"What device is linked to my watch?"

A devilish grin curled over his lips and the heat in his eyes sent a zing directly to her center. He stood up and held out his hand to her, "that gift is inside and I think it's about time I show you the bedroom."

Her heart was pounding in her chest as she stood and slipped her hand in his. "I'm nervous," she chuckled softly as he led her inside.

He brought her hand to his lips, "there's nothing to be nervous about. Nothing has really changed, ma petite fleur," he grinned and nipped her skin, "we've had plenty of practice."

"But not with a mysterious device."

He raised an eyebrow as they started up the spiral staircase, "I've brought a few mysterious toys to bed and you've never been nervous."

A blush burned over her cheeks and a laugh sputtered from her lips, "true, but this feels different."

"It is, in the sense that I can't make you cum with it."

The husky tone in his voice made a pool puddle between her thighs. She bit her lip and shook her head, "well, that's a shame. What's this device good for then?" She teased.

He looked over his shoulder, "commitment." The dominance that burned in his eyes sent a shiver down her spine.

"Are you claiming me, Mr. Underworld?"

"Yes, I am." He said as they stepped into the loft. Her heart thumped at the mahogany four poster canopy bed. The sheer crimson red curtains draped above the bed and cascaded over the thick pillars of the bed. Each post had an iron ring attached at just the right height for restraints. Another shiver of anticipation simmered in her gut as her eyes laid on a black square necklace box in the center of the plush crimson and gold comforter.

She moved closer to the bed and trailed her fingers over one of the iron rings and looked up at him, "what does claiming me entail?"

He picked up the box and took her hand to sit down with him on the bed. "Well, it doesn't entail marking your body. I don't like that kind of practice and I don't think you'd appreciate that either."

She shook her head. "No, I wouldn't."

"That's why I had this made for you," he said opening the box to reveal a thin rose gold choker with a small oval shaped jade gem sat in the center of an intricate weave of tiny rose gold vines.

"Luca," she gasped, "this is gorgeous. Is...is it a collar?"

A grin tugged at his lips, "yes, wearing this means you fully commit to our relationship as my sub and I fully commit to being your dom. It's also a show of territory." He took the necklace out and placed the box to the side. He tapped his finger on his watch and the seamless clasp to the necklace opened.

"It's a bit different than a normal collar because as you know, I like to protect the people I love so it has a few security features."

"I would expect nothing less from you," she chuckled as he explained the tracking feature wasn't designed to track her but it would alert him and their guards if the necklace was forcibly removed or tampered with.

Nadia's heart filled with joy. She thought she'd be scared to take this step with him, but she wanted this. She wanted to be his and the collar was as close as they could get to being public about what they meant to each other.

That should've unnerved her, but it didn't. She was ready to be with him and she might even be ready to tell their friends.

I don't want to hide anymore.

"The collar is synched with my watch and yours. So, you have complete control of it too. If you take it off for more than an hour when we're not together, I'll get an alert and you'll be prompted to tell me why and," he sighed, "if you decide to end our contract you have a failsafe option to render your collar defunct and I will understand that you no longer want to see me."

Her heart thumped. She couldn't imagine her life without him now.

"What... what if I press that option on accident?"

Amusement twinkled in his eyes, "that wouldn't happen. I wouldn't make it that easy for you to end our relationship," he said as he took her wrist in his hand and drew a circle on the screen. An app labeled 'mienne' and a set of menu options opened up:

"You have to go through contract revision, then another list of options before you get to the termination menu. In order to terminate the contract, you have to give me a reason that can't be remedied by any revisions or you will be sent back to the revision menu," he explained and she nodded.

"So, do we discuss praises and arguments? Or do I just list them for you to see?"

"Discussing arguments and complaints is mandatory, but it's up to you if you want to discuss praises and compliments."

A grin tugged at her lips, "I think it should be mandatory that we talk about those too."

"Fair enough," he nodded, "do you have any more questions about this and what it means before I put it on you?"

"Yes," she blushed and looked down at her hands. "How...how many other subs have you committed to like this?" She felt silly for asking and she shouldn't care. He had shown her how much he cares for her but she couldn't help wondering if he did something like this with his former subs.

He slid his knuckles to her chin and tilted her face to him, "I have never committed myself like this to anyone. I've had contracts in the past but I never saw them as a long term thing. But with you," he murmured and caressed her bottom lip, "I want this for as long as you'll have me."

Her heart swelled at his admission. "I think that's going to be a very long time." A smile spread over her lips, "you can put the collar on me now," she whispered.

"As you wish," he said as he let go of her chin and slid the thin cuff around her neck. It closed with a soft click and she was surprised at how light it felt on her skin.

He trailed his fingers over the warm smooth metal and his golden eyes bore into hers. "You're mine, Petite Fleur."

"I've always been yours, Mr. Underworld."

He leaned into her and kissed the skin above the collar. His lips left a trail of heat on her skin as they travelled to her ear, "shall we consummate this union?" He nipped her ear and his hot breath set a fire ablaze in her center.

She slid her hands over his chest and gripped the collar of his shirt. "Fais-moi pleurer de plaisir, Monsieur Underworld," she whispered.

"Toujours, ma petite fleur."

Goosebumps prickled over Nadia's skin as Luca adjusted the restraint on her legs that were spread eagled above her head and tied to the bed post. She gripped the rope tied around her wrists and attached to the iron ring at the head of the bed. Her heart pounded in her chest, they'd been playing with restraints for a while now and he'd completely changed her view of being restrained like this. Instead of filling her with fear, it filled her with excitement.

"Tell me your safeword," he whispered as he trailed his lips down the back of her thigh toward her quivering center.

A smile tugged at her lips, "petals."

He nipped her skin, "how deep do you want to go, ma petite fleur?" he murmured as his warm breath over her dripping cove made her toes curl.

She gasped and shuddered. "As deep as you think I can handle, Daddy."

"Mm, good answer, baby girl," his husky voice vibrated over her skin and she moaned as he slowly slid his tongue between her folds.

She closed her eyes as her mind drifted into that familiar head space and she let him have full control of her.

He was the only man she'd let have this power over her and she drowned in the sea of desire and lust his masterful tongue and fingers were doing to her body.

She screamed and cried obscenities as he gripped her legs and drove his thick shaft inside of her.

"Yes, baby, let go," he growled as he leaned over her and slid his hand over her neck, "let me have all of you," he whispered against her ear while he pounded his dick into her gushing pussy and gently squeezed her neck.

"I'm yours, Daddy," she whimpered, "I'm all yours."

"Yes, you are," he groaned and muffled her screams with his tongue.

And I never want to belong to anyone else.

Tears rolled down her cheeks from pleasure building between her thighs and the realisation in her mind. Her body tingled as an orgasm shivered through her veins.

He took her mind and body to the heavens and bound his essence to her soul. She loved him with every part of her being and nothing would ever make her doubt this.

Luca dug his fingers into her hips as he cried out and she screamed as an immense orgasm ripped over their bodies. Nadia's eyes rolled to the back of her head as she quivered and her legs sagged in their restraints from the intense surge of elation that raced through her.

Luca untied the rope and her legs fell limp around him. He released the restraints on her wrists and pulled her into his trembling arms.

"Je t'aime, tu es tout pour moi, ma petite fleur," he whispered through his ragged breaths as he nuzzled his face into her hair.

"Je t'aime...Monsieur..." she managed to mumble before she succumbed to the sweet, pleasurable darkness Luca lovingly brought her to.

A/N: 🥰 how about that contract? And that collar...😏 ugh! I love them so much ❤

Translations:

Fais-moi pleurer de plaisir, Monsieur Underworld - Make me cry with pleasure, Mr. Underworld

Je t'aime, tu es tout pour moi, ma petite fleur - I love you, you are everything to me, my little flower

Mienne - Mine (feminine)

Toujours - Always