Thankfully, there were no more theatrics for the night though there was a lot of buzz surrounding Gabriella and I. I’m sure speculation was running rampant as to how long this one would last. Though anyone who knew about such things would understand the meaning of the collar around her neck and know to back the fuck off.

I fielded my share of interested looks from the opposite sex, but each time my hand in the small of my woman’s back sent the message, ‘taken’.

She ...