Indulgence (362 page)

“Not as much fight now,” he taunted with a low voice. “You
don’t want to fight a losing battle with me like you did with Gabe?”

“You ass, you know I want to fight.”

“So, now you’re smart enough not to. Yet you continue trying
to piss me off. Which means you’d rather it hurt.”

I looked away as he repeated the process on my other nipple.
With each breath, they pulled sensitive flesh and I was afraid to move a
millimeter in any direction. I looked up trying to see into the room above,
wondering how intently they were watching, but the lighting in our room made it
hard to see through the glass, and all I got was my own reflection.

Chained. Disheveled.

I didn’t want pain, but somewhere I wanted a reminder of how
much I didn’t want to be here. How much I hated them for this. How much I hated
myself for this.

“You went quiet for once,” Kirk said.

“And now you’re complaining. Maybe you want me to egg you on
to give you an excuse to hurt me.”

“Maybe if I make it painful enough for both of us, you’ll
stop.” He smacked my stomach. The impact wasn’t hard enough to hurt, but it
made me jump and pull against the nipple clamps. “They’re going to wonder why
we’re doing so much talking.”

Kirk stepped back and looked around the room. Probably
wondering how best to torture me in my current position. Suit liked
humiliation—and as far as I understood it, I was being trained to please his
clients. Unless they were all into torture and doing all the work, that currently
left Kirk in an awkward position unless he wanted to show off how utterly
useless I was.

And there I was, met with a brick wall again—the source of
my overactive mouth. Every time I ran into it.

I could repeat over and over that I wanted Kirk to protect
me—and I did. But then I gave him no reason to. Neither he nor I had anything
to work with but my stubbornness and ego.

“I get it,” I whispered. My limbs began to shake. “Tell me
what to do and I’ll do it. No more lip and stupid remarks.”

He barely looked at me. “You’re not ready. I don’t know if
you can be.”

He walked around the room, grabbing a few things, then
returned and dropped them between my legs.

I jerked as he forced my legs apart and the clamps bit into
my nipples. He placed something cold in my crotch and it squeezed around my
clit. Another part slid inside. It wasn’t too deep, but I had a bad feeling as
he secured the device with a strap around each of my hips.

“Pull your legs up.”

I pulled them up to my chest and a lubed finger slid into my
ass.

This time I bit back the noise and stared back. I knew what
was coming next, and bit the inside of my cheek, trying to keep my expression
hard. That was probably a bad idea, since I tensed the rest of my body in the
process, making the insertion of the plug hurt even more.

I grunted as it finally slipped past the ring of muscle and
settled in place. He pulled my legs straight again and strapped them to the
edge of the bed, pushing everything up tight inside of me. Then he pressed a
button. I expected vibrations between my legs but instead, a buzz engulfed each
nipple traveling over my skin like an army of tiny spiders.

I clenched my fists and he laid another strap over my
forearms and stomach. “The current will stay at skin level, so you aren't in
any danger, but…” he turned it up and I jerked. “ It may not be so
pleasant—then again, it may.”

He flipped another button and the device on my clit
flittered to life, hitting both my clit and g-spot with intermittent waves of
vibration.

I squeezed my eyes closed but felt him lean over me. “Best
part,” he whispered. “The remotes work through the glass, so I can go have
dinner and enjoy the view.”

“No.”

He raised an eyebrow.

Why the hell did I object? What difference did it make
whether he left or stayed?

“No one else will come in.”

“Please,” my body bucked with the sensations. “Don’t leave.”

His gaze traveled over my body, and I felt my skin turn to
goosebumps, making the shocks on my nipples hurt more.

“If I stay, you’ll piss me off more, and I’ll do something
stupid.”

“No. I promise.”

He slid the remotes into his pocket and didn’t even look
back at me as he left me locked in the room.

I squirmed, pressing my legs together, then trying to pull
them apart—anything to get a break, but anytime I started getting used to the
sensations he changed a setting to throw me off again until I couldn’t fight it
anymore. My stomach contracted, hips rocked forward, and I screamed as the
first orgasm claimed my body. I spasmed against the restraints; the clamps
pulled at my nipples, drawing out my agony.

Then for a moment, it felt like everything lessened. I hoped
he’d achieved his goal, but the assault started again—this time joined by the
butt plug. Each pushing me closer in a different rhythm. My brain couldn’t
compute it.

The next orgasm slammed into me and by the time it was over,
I wanted to cry. My muscles continued to quiver long after the wave of
pseudo-pleasure wore off.

I wanted out. How long could he keep this up?

I could see shadowed movements above me, but not enough to
decipher what was going on. The vibrations against my sensitive clit resumed
and I whimpered. There was nothing I could do. There was nowhere to hide.

My focus went blurry and for a while I became nothing except
for the convulsions that traveled through me at varying intervals. It seemed
like it had been hours when the door opened. I blinked at Kirk’s figure, not
sure if he was real.

“Nothing sarcastic or stupid to say now?” he asked.

I shook my head.

He removed the equipment, dried between my legs, and sat me
up. Then, he pressed a glass of water to my lips, only giving me a few sips at
a time, so I couldn’t drink too fast.

He tilted his head, taking in the sight of me. I felt
disheveled and slightly vacant, and imagined I couldn’t look any better.

“Think you can walk?”

My legs shook with exhaustion and I shook my head. “I’ll
crawl.”

He wrapped a small blanket around me and lifted me up. I
opened my mouth, but he glared, so I thought better than to object.

In his rooms, he ran me a bath and helped me into the tub.
After relaxing and scrubbing myself, I pulled a towel around my shoulders and
hobbled to the living room.

Kirk shook his head and pulled off the towel, replacing it
with my robe then he wrapped the towel around my hair and squeezed out the extra
water.

“Your food is on the table. Sit on the couch before you
collapse.”

I did as he said; staring at the sandwich for a few moments
and hoping that by some miracle it would appear in my lap.

That hope was answered by Kirk as he sat down next to me and
placed it in my hands.

No Honor Amongst Slaves

I woke up the next morning in Kirk’s bed. I didn’t remember
how I got there, or even finishing my sandwich.

My muscles ached and refused to move, but I sat up and
dropped my legs over the side of the bed. My robe was hung over the foot board,
so I pulled it around me and tested my shaky legs.

For the first time, I had woken up to an apartment that
wasn’t filled with the smell of food and my stomach gurgled in protest when I
walked into the living room and saw Kirk stretched out on the couch with his
phone.

From the look he gave me, I gathered that he’d heard my
stomach. “Food should be up in a bit.”

I nodded but didn’t move from my spot until he turned,
taking his feet off the couch and patting the cushion beside him. I curled up
in the seat next to him and picked at my nails. The tips were rough; most of
them had broken off.

There was a knock on the door and Kirk rose to answer it. My
stomach growled again, expecting food, but I looked up to see Ross.

He walked right into the room and glared down at me. “I
assume from last night you haven’t made much progress.”

“It’s barely been three days.” Kirk leaned over the back of
the couch, and I felt like a wild animal suddenly trapped between two hunters.

“You’re going easy on her.” Ross stepped back, cocked a
finger at me, and pointed to the floor at his feet. I jumped from the couch and
sank to my knees in front of him, folding my hands in my lap like Alley had
instructed. I stared at Ross’ shiny black shoes, waiting for one of them to
shoot off the floor and connect with my skin.

“I believe the point of you having your own girl is so she
can finish you off and you don’t have to borrow one.”

“Since when are you possessive. By your logic, all of the
girls are open to anyone upon request.”

“It’s the principal of it.” Ross leaned over me, wrapping
his fingers around my neck and pulling me up to stand on my knees. I twitched
when his breath hit my ear and knew there was no way he didn’t feel it. He
chuckled then moved his mouth even closer. “I’m going to enjoy you.”

His hand left my neck and he ripped open the front of the
robe, and pinched one of my nipples.

I winced and he squeezed harder, whispering in my ear again,
“Don’t move or make a sound.”

I clenched my teeth as he stood over me, wrenching my nipple
as he continued his conversation with Kirk. “I’m leaving for a few days. You
and Miles keep an eye on things and stay away from Gabe.”

Ross let go and I held back the gasp of relief as he patted
my cheek, and walked to the door. My eyes stung I watched it close behind him.
I stayed frozen in my place while Kirk knelt in front of me and pulled the robe
closed. His thumb rubbed my cheek and I realized the tears had fallen over.

I climbed to my feet. “You—after you tied me up down there…
you went upstairs to get your rocks off with another girl.”

“She had more effective ways of using her mouth. Why the
hell do you care?” Kirk rubbed the bridge of his nose. “Beyond that, why the
hell am I arguing with you? Sit down and shut up if you want to eat today.”

Why did I care?

Because if I was useless to him, someone else would make use
of me. There was another knock on the door and Kirk swung it open, taking the
paper bag and muttering something I couldn’t understand. He returned to the
couch and set out the food on the coffee table.

I wanted to say something so badly, but I bit my lip. I
couldn’t understand the feelings of betrayal. I didn’t want him to touch me,
and I’d done nothing but ask him for help, then tell him off. Nothing I could
say or do would make things better.

Or even tolerable.

*****

Kirk didn’t talk to me for the rest of the morning. He went
from being semi-amicable when I got up to a silent boil after Ross’ visit.

“Put on some clothes,” Kirk said, snapping his computer
closed. “I’m going to drop you off with Miles.”

“Great, at least he’s not moody.”

The slap to my face came so quickly I had to brace myself
against the wall. When I righted myself, I didn’t dare say anything or even
look at him. I ducked my head and went into the bedroom to pull something out
of one of the bags of clothes. I found a crop top and pair of hot shorts, and
pulled them on. My cheek smarted, but it was as much the action as the pain
that affected me.

He’d pulled my hair, slammed me into walls, and threatened
to drown me, but there was something different about the direct hit.

I knelt near my bed and pulled the comb out of the black
makeup bag, quickly ran it through my hair, and stood.

“I’m not kidding when I say your attitude is going to get
you killed.”

I jumped at the sound of Kirk’s voice. I hadn’t noticed that
he was standing in the doorway behind me.

Swallowing the lump in my throat, I lowered my head. “Yes,
Master.”

“Let’s see how long that lasts.”

I cocked my head. It wasn’t fair that he wanted me to bite
my tongue but continually egged me on. Kirk held out his hand, and I
reluctantly crossed the expanse between us and dropped my hand into his.

He lifted my chin to look at my stinging cheek. He took a
deep breath and blew it out slowly. “I have to get going, so let’s go.”

“Yes, Master.”

He picked up a large laundry bag from beside the dresser and
handed it to me. I struggled to hold it up, let alone to drag it down the
hallway while keeping up with Kirk.

*****

Miles opened the door and ushered me inside, closing the
door to leave me and Alley alone in the apartment. I dropped the laundry bag
and stared at the closed door.

“You okay?” Alley asked, touching my arm.

I leaned my back to the wall next to the door to face her. “I’m
sore, and... beyond that I’m not sure.” I thought to ask her who Kirk had
“borrowed,” but that would have simply reaffirmed my desire to care. “Miles
doesn’t seem happy.”

“He doesn’t think you’re ready.”

That sounded familiar.

I blinked, squeezing my arms around myself. My nipple still
hurt from Ross’ not-so-subtle reminder that he could do what he wanted and I
had nothing to say about it. I slid down the wall and dragged my fingers
through my hair. Alley crouched next to me, putting her arm around my shoulders.
“Why does everyone seem to think it’s so easy? After twenty-three years, being
me isn’t an easy habit to break.”

Alley drew up her shoulders and shook her head. I felt like
I was quickly burning the only bridges I had in this world, but she blew out
her breath and sat down next to me. “I get it, darlin’. It’s overwhelming.”

“And confusing. I don’t want to lose myself. That’s exactly
what will happen if I give in and do what they want.”

“Or maybe you’ll find a part of you that you didn’t know
existed.”

“The part that enjoys this?” I asked dryly.