" She had. She’d touched him, washed him. The words came easier under his dark brown gaze. “Master R’s.” “Good. Kimberly, are you afraid of Master R?” “Sometimes.” His laugh rang out, the darkly male one she loved that meant she’d surprised him—delighted him. His grin flashed at her. “There’s an answer to warm a dom’s heart. "

― Cherise Sinclair , To Command and Collar (Masters of the Shadowlands, #6)