Chapter 21: I Proposed to Him
"I did not ask for your hand. I claimed it." â Mistress Staci
I didn't get down on one knee. I didn't ask a question. I gave him a future.
It was a quiet evening. We were at homeâcandles lit, dinner cleared, wine half-finished. He was kneeling beside my chair, resting his head lightly against my thigh, content just to be near me.
He didn't know it, but I'd already decided.
I had watched him grow for monthsâinto my rituals, my rhythms, my silence. He had become something rare. Not just obedient. Attuned. He anticipated what I wanted before I said it. He existed in my orbit with total presence and no ego.
I reached for the small black box beside me. Not hidden. Not theatrical. Just placed with intention.
He looked up as I opened it.
Inside: a simple silver band. Heavy. Masculine. Elegant. Engraved inside with one word: Mine.
I held it up between two fingers and said, evenly, without ceremony:
"I've decided you'll marry me."
His eyes widenedâjust slightly. Not with surprise. With confirmation.
I could see it hit himânot just the meaning of the ring, but the meaning of being claimed that way. Of being chosen by a woman who didn't need anyone.
He knelt taller, breath shallower, chest rising.
"You'll take my name," I said. "You'll serve me as my husband. You'll belong to me in every legal sense, not just the emotional and physical. And when people ask who leads this marriageâthey'll already know."
He didn't cry. Not this time. He swallowed, opened his mouth, and saidâ
"Yes, Mistress. I would be honored."
I slid the ring onto his finger. No music. No applause. Just truth.
That night, we didn't have sex.
We didn't need to.
He lay curled at the foot of the bed, one hand resting lightly over the ring as if afraid it might vanish. I slept deeper than I had in months.
Because I didn't need to wonder anymore.
He was mine.
And now, everyone would know it.
Chapter 22: Designing Our Femdom Wedding
"I wanted it beautiful. I wanted it clear. I wanted the world to see what he already knew: he was mine." â Mistress Staci
I never dreamed about my wedding as a little girl. I didn't imagine white lace or doves or men in tuxedos waiting nervously at an altar.