Page 101 of Their Naughty Student (Office Intrigue Duet 6)
Edge’s gaze bounced to where my hand was on his arm, then up to my face once again. “I’m realigning the Masters and the students.”
I released him. “How so?”
He motioned toward a sheet of paper on the table. I gave him one more visual assessment, then walked over, picked it up. Not caring about the rest of the class, I zeroed in on Jamie’s structure for the next four weeks. When it hit me, I looked back at him. “You’re putting her with the two of us?”
He was pacing once again. “Yes.”
“But you don’t take on students.”
“Things change.”
Yeah. In a big way, obviously. “How are you gonna explain this to the Masters?”
“Explain what?” Ransom asked when he stepped into the room.
“Good, you’re here.” Edge turned away from me. “There’s been a change to the class.”
Ransom’s gaze darted to mine, then back to Edge. “A change?” He sounded skeptical.
Before Edge could answer, the rest of the group sauntered in. Evidently the tension could be felt because they all focused on Edge.
“Thanks for coming tonight,” he said quickly. “I need to announce a change to this training session. Effective immediately.”
“What’s the change?”
“Everything, apparently,” Ransom muttered and moved to stand beside Jane.
“Okay, what’s going on?” Jane demanded, her intense gaze pinned on Edge.
“I’m going to lay this out very clearly,” Edge began, crossing his arms over his chest and widening his legs in that stance that said he was in no mood for shit. “Cav and I have recently taken a submissive.”
Well, hell. No sugarcoating that at all.
“A submissive who happens to be in this class,” Edge explained.
“Miss Lautner,” Chaos noted.
“Correct.”
“Well, I’ll be damned.” Jane chuckled. “It’s about damn time.”
“So why’s she here?” Liam asked, his accent thick.
“I believe it’s imperative she take this training class. And while I don’t make a habit of allowing submissives to map out the course of my actions, Jamie’s an exception.” His face was somber. “While I thought I was giving her an opportunity to explore this lifestyle with various Dominants, I’ve realized my error.” He glanced from one face to another. “I don’t feel it necessary to explain my reasons for my actions, but I will if you feel I need to do so.”
“I think it’s relatively straightforward,” one of the newcomers said.
I glanced over to see Ian and Isaac Stokes standing side by side. They were identical twins who’d become Masters at the club in recent months. Since they hadn’t been here during the early part of the week, I could only assume they were part of Edge’s changes.
“It is,” Edge agreed. “Some of you know Ian and Isaac. They’ll be joining the trainers of this class. Along with Eden, Charles, and Talon. I’ve decided to place Jane in the rotation, as well, and brought on Landon and Langston for the panel. They’ll oversee the course, and from this point forward, you’ll be paired up with another Master for the training and remain with that partner throughout. The assignments still require you to have interaction with two submissives per week.”
I stared at Edge, completely shocked by this turn of events. Granted, it was his training class, he could do whatever the hell he wanted to with it, but this was huge. From the beginning, he’d pretty much stuck to the same plan, aside from expanding the number of days the submissives would be here.
“Does anyone have any questions?”
“Yeah,” Ransom said with a smirk. “What does Zeke think about this?”
Edge didn’t respond, but I caught the finger he shot Ransom under his arm.
“I have a question,” Talon stated, his deep, booming voice echoing in the room. “Since you’ve allowed your submissive to dictate your course of action, how will you handle her?”
Edge’s gaze caught mine. “Cav and I will be subjecting her to all the assignments. Rather than simply having one of the submissives perform the action, she’ll be required to do so as well.”
“Does she know this?” Jane asked.
“Not as of yet,” Edge told her. “However, she’ll learn of the change at the same time as the other students. Tomorrow night. If she chooses not to perform the tasks, she’ll be removed from the class and Cav will return to the panel.”
“Personally,” Mistress D said, “I’m rather interested in seeing how this plays out. I won’t deny the class has gotten a little stale. I like the idea of doubling up on the submissives.”
“We agree,” Langston added as he stepped into the room. “I’ll be the first to tell you, it’s gonna be a learning experience for you as well. Taking on a single submissive between two Dominants isn’t as easy as you’d think.”
“I prefer two submissives,” Jane said with a smirk. “But I’m willing to see where this goes.”
“If anyone has any objections, come speak to me. You’ll find the new alignment on the desk. The submissives will be joining us tomorrow at eight. If you’ll excuse me…” Edge looked to me. “Can I talk to you in my office?”
