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Chapter 63: The Girl Who Asked Me How
"She wanted a method. What she needed was a mirror." — Mistress Staci
She was bright. Curious. Maybe thirty. Maybe less.
At a dinner party, half a glass of wine in, she leaned across the table and said:
"I hope this isn't too forward, but... you have this energy. Like you know something the rest of us don't."
I smiled.
"Maybe I just stopped pretending I didn't."
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Later, in the kitchen, as people laughed in the next room, she cornered me gently.
"How do you... get it? The life. The control. The peace. Did someone give it to you?"
I shook my head.
"No one gives it. You take it. And then you decide to stop apologizing for having it."
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She wanted steps. Books. A class. A leather-bound guide to power.
But I told her the truth:
"It starts when you stop asking to be chosen. And start choosing yourself. Every single time."
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She looked stunned. Then something flickered in her.
Hope.
"So I don't need to wait to be wanted first?"
"God, no," I said, laughing. "You walk into the room already wanted. The only question is whether you're interested in letting anyone close."
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She left with a hug and a look I knew too well:
The beginning of becoming.
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That night, curled in bed, she asked me:
"Are you ever going to mentor someone?"
I kissed her shoulder.
"Maybe. But only the ones who ask the right question."
"Which is?"
"Not 'How do I get power?' But— 'Am I ready to live without fear of having it?'"
She smiled.
"And when they are?"
"I'll teach them everything."
Chapter 64: The Anniversary I Didn't Forget
"It wasn't about him. Not anymore. It was about honoring the part of myself that loved, ruled, and was once worshipped in return." — Mistress Staci
The date came quietly.
No calendar alert. No fanfare.
Just a moment, in the kitchen, pouring my coffee, when I saw the morning light and thought:
"This is the day we married."
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She walked in moments later.
Barefoot, still sleepy, wearing my shirt from the night before.
She took one look at me, paused, and said:
"You thinking of him?"
"A little."
"Want space?"
I smiled.
"No. Just a candle."
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We lit it together.
Not as ceremony. Just as acknowledgment.
I placed it on the dining table. Same place he used to kneel beside with folded hands.
She poured my coffee. Ran a hand down my back as she passed.
No jealousy. No tension.
Just respect.
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After breakfast, she kissed my temple and said:
"I like that you remember. It means you were real."
"I was."
"So was he."
"Yes."
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I didn't spend the day in reflection.
I didn't read old letters. I didn't touch the collar.
But I wore red lipstick. Let her take me to dinner. And let myself be kissed against the wall of a bathroom stall like I was a prize she'd just won.
Because I am.
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And later that night, as I blew out the candle, I whispered:
"Thank you, pet. You served well. And because of that, I now know what I truly deserve."
Chapter 65: The Gift She Gave Me That Made Me Cry
"It wasn't valuable. It wasn't dramatic. It was just perfect. And for a moment, I forgot how to speak." — Mistress Staci
It wasn't my birthday. It wasn't an anniversary. There was no reason for a gift.
Which made it that much more powerful.
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She handed me a small box over breakfast. No ribbon. Just wrapped in tissue. Her fingers brushed mine. Her eyes stayed soft.
"Open it later," she said. "When you're alone."
So I waited.
Not because I had to.
Because I knew it mattered.
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Later that morning, I unwrapped it on the sunroom couch.
Inside: a tiny gold key. Delicate. Understated. Hung on a black silk cord.
Attached was a handwritten note:
"Not for his lock. Not for my heart. Just for your freedom. To remind you that no door is closed to you."
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I stared at it for a long time.
The air went still. My breath caught.
And the tears came—quiet, dignified, unexpected.
Not because I was broken.
Because I was seen.
Completely. Without performance. Without title.
Just as me.
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That night, I wore it around my neck.
Nothing else.
She saw it and smiled.
"You kept it?"
"Of course."
"Why?"
"Because I don't need the key. But it's beautiful to be reminded I never lost it."
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She didn't kneel. Didn't whisper honorifics. Didn't serve.
And yet— in that moment—
I had never felt more worshipped.
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