“Hello, ma’am,” Kincaid said, the moment she reached the men. All of them had straightened up as she approached, which was even more gratifying that she still had that effect on them. Especially because it obviously made the little group of submissives even more nervous when they realized the men they all considered the predators were now making way for her.

That’s right, little girls, the big dog is in the yard now.

And Olivia was the biggest, baddest bitch on the block—or, in the room anyway.

“Gentlemen,” Olivia said with an affectionate smile. She’d come to enjoy all of their company, even Zach whom she’d had her doubts about at first since he’d originally come into the club with a misogynist ass named Roland. Roland had been kicked out and actually tried to attack Leigh in the parking lot on his way out. Unlike Roland, Zach had decided to stay.

In fact, Olivia was pretty sure the class was part of what had given Zach the confidence to do so. In her opinion, Zach might be more of a switch than a Dom. He was kind of fascinating to her, because he had definitely been able to turn on his more dominant side when they were using female submissives for practice, but he also tended to follow the strongest male around. From what she could see, it wasn’t that he was a misogynist like Roland, it just seemed to be how he was wired—and when he’d started coming to the class he’d not only started to gain more confidence, but he’d veered more towards Kincaid than Roland.

Not that Olivia blamed him. When she wasn’t around Kincaid was definitely the alpha male in this little pack of alphas; the same way Patrick tended to be top dog among her group of friends. The police detective was tall, handsome, and had exuded both authority and compassion from the moment he’d walked in the door. He also enjoyed dominating both men and women, which was already making him very popular at Stronghold.

“My lady,” Mitch said, giving her a courtly little bow from the waist, his blue eyes sparkling with mirth. She felt her lips twist as her smile broadened, which made his own smile grow. He was the class clown, but he was also turning into a very good Dom. In a lot of ways, he reminded her of Chris and Andrew.