From Sanctum with Love (Masters and Mercenaries #10)(123)

Sadistic bastard.

“I’ve had a very rough day, baby. I need some play.”

In this they were perfectly matched. “Yes, Sir. I need some play.”

“Tell me what you want from me.” His fingers were so gentle. It was frustrating and exhilarating because she knew something nasty was coming. “Do you want a sweet lover?”

“No, Sir.”

“Do you want me to worship you with kisses and gentle caresses?”

“No, Kai. I don’t want that.”

“What do you want, sub?”

“I want you to hurt me.” She said it without shame. There was no shame between them. There was only connection and acceptance. The world, she’d discovered, was so much bigger when she’d dropped all her shame and accepted who she was, when she forgave herself for her mistakes and accepted that she deserved all the love this man could give her. And the pleasure. For her there was such deep pleasure in pain.

His fingers tightened and twisted viciously, making her whole body tense and the breath flee her lungs. “That I can do. Turn around right f*cking now.”

She turned, giving him her back. Her body hummed, her skin heating nicely. What other delights would her Master gift her with tonight?

“We’re going to talk about a few things, baby.” He dangled the rope in front of her and she felt a tug deep in her pelvis. “Hands behind your back.”

She folded her hands together behind her, leaving her breasts upthrust and exposed. She sighed with pleasure as he went to work, binding her.

He was rough with her, letting her feel the rope as he wound it around her. “The first thing is that you’re not leaving work. I need you.”

“I never said I was going to leave work. Did you think I expected to be a kept woman now that we’re together?” That was a funny vision. She wasn’t the kept kind of girl. She needed to work and she loved working with him. What Kai did was important.

“Oh, I’m going to keep you in every way possible, but you’re going to feel free to use any time you need to write whatever you want. I don’t give a shit if it’s a shopping list as long as you write something creative every day.”

Doms. They never stopped. Luckily, she’d already made that decision herself. “I’m glad because I’m helping Serena with her script tomorrow. She’s coming in and we’ll use the ladies’ lounge to work.”

He tugged on her wrists, tying off a section of rope. “Two, you have to fix up the men’s room. The patients have started to complain. I think it’s perfectly fine. It’s a toilet. It doesn’t have to be anything but clean, but no, once the guys started hearing about how nice the ladies’ was they want their own freaking spa.”

She would love to put in a nice, masculine space. The office was soothing but plain. Guys needed a little glam, too. “I can do that.”

He wound the rope around her breasts, the material scratching against her skin. He pulled it just tight enough. “And you have to help me with my brother because I don’t know how to reach him. I don’t even know if he wants me to reach him.”

Her heart softened. “Give him time. Let him know you’re here. That’s all we can do.”

He tied off the last section and she was already feeling safe and secure. The bindings made her whole body feel warm and happy. Even when her Master tweaked her nipples again. Hard. She gasped but managed not to move. This was all a part of the game. “You’re beautiful like this. You’re always beautiful, but when I close my eyes, I see you like this, bound and trusting and needing me as much as I need you.”

His mouth came down on hers briefly before he moved back to his work. She went silent as he bound her, preparing her for suspension with a chest harness and ensuring that she would be secure. He ran another length of rope down her spine and she felt it caress the cheeks of her ass before he shifted again, bringing it between her legs and back up her belly. He tied it securely to the lovely design he’d made that showed off her breasts.

The rope slid over her clit and against her soft pink parts, the roughness making her squirm. Kai stood and looked down at her. “I think that will do.”

She loved ropes, but that suspension rig sent a delicious shiver of fear down her spine.

A happy peace came over her as she allowed Kai to move her into position. He tugged on the ropes, pulling her roughly to him and then positioning her right where he wanted her. The feel of the ropes around her was overwhelming, taking her out of herself.

“Relax and trust me,” Kai whispered.

This was what she’d missed before. She’d played and fooled around, but none of it had been serious. This was serious. They prepared each other and took care before pleasure, as though their love was sacred and required rituals.

She closed her eyes and let the sensation sweep over her. She heard the sound of metal clinking. The carabiners. Kai was attaching them, getting ready for…she gasped and she was suddenly swept up and into the air.

Her whole body was cradled roughly three feet off the ground. She could feel the sway as she settled in, her legs splayed and her body completely open and vulnerable to him. This was flying. She wasn’t sure why he’d settled her so low. She’d gone much higher, but she wasn’t about to complain. Already she was feeling soft and warm and strong all at the same time.