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  Then the Dom licks his submissive’s pussy from bottom to top, his tongue gliding gently but firmly over her inner folds. The girl gasps and moans, her hands clutching at the black satin band that binds and restrains her, but she makes no move to get away. Instead, she opens herself even wider, pushing her hips up to meet her Master’s mouth, begging for this most intimate and forbidden kiss.

  This time I can’t stop myself from reaching between my legs. I’ve never had a man do this to me but I have to confess it’s a turn-on to watch the Dom going down on his submissive while she’s tied and helpless on the bed. I spread my pussy lips with my index and ring finger and stroke rapidly over my throbbing clit, my middle finger flicking lightly but firmly over the center of my desire. I pump my hips too, feeling the phallus shift within me, fucking me. Goddess but I’m so hot…so close…

  “Emma, what did I tell you this morning before I left about touching yourself?”

  I nearly jump out of the seat at that cold, commanding voice. Aiden! Where is he? I look wildly at the door of the study but it’s still closed, just as I left it.

  “Look at the laptop,” he says dryly.

  I look again and there, at the bottom right of the screen, just below where the Dom is licking his submissive out, is a three-by-three-inch square. Aiden is visible in this screen-within-the screen and he looks extremely displeased.

  But I’m sure he wasn’t there a minute ago! I think wildly. How long has he been watching me?

  “I’ve been watching since you first opened my laptop,” he says, with that uncanny ability he seems to have of either reading my mind or guessing my thoughts. “I was hoping you might continue to abide by my orders, even if you were snooping in an area that doesn’t concern you. But now I see that you’re incapable of obeying even the simplest command.”

  “You-you set me up.” My voice is a hoarse croak. “You left the laptop out in plain sight and put a hot movie on it you knew would turn me on to try to trick me.”

  He raises an eyebrow at me. “On the contrary, I had no idea it would ‘turn you on’ as you put it. Although I suppose the fact that it did proves we’re not wasting our time. The movie is actually for my own viewing pleasure.”

  On the screen, the Dom has the blonde submissive’s legs over his shoulders and is slowly guiding this thick cock into her pussy. She moans wordlessly as his flesh slides into hers, filling her to the limit. I feel my cheeks heating with embarrassment. “Can, uh, can you see what’s going on in the movie from where you are?” I ask in a small voice.

  “No. But I can see that you’re still touching yourself when you were expressly told not to.” His stern gray eyes flick down and I realize that I’m sitting there with the shirt open and my fingers spreading my pussy, almost as if I’m putting on a show for him. Oh Goddess, what’s wrong with me?

  Quickly I snatch my fingers away and pull the crimson shirt closed tight around me. But it’s too late—the damage has obviously been done. “I just wanted to check my email and tell my professors I wouldn’t be in class tonight,” I say miserably. “I didn’t mean to…to disobey orders…Master.”

  His eyes soften when I use his title but only slightly. “Whether you meant to or not, you’ve violated the rules I set for you, Emma,” he says sternly. “And for that, I’m afraid there will have to be a punishment.”

  “A punishment?” I squeak, remembering the way he put me over his knee and spanked me the night before. My ass is still a little tender from that and I’m in no hurry for more.

  “Did you really expect anything else?” he demands.

  I drop my eyes. “No Master. I-I guess not.”

  Aiden seems mollified by my submissive answer. He nods and looks at his watch. “Good, since I can’t eat with you this afternoon, I’ll have Barnes bring a light lunch to your room. Afterward, may I suggest a cooling swim in the pool? It might help you keep those hands where they belong.” His eyes flick over my hands, curled into anxious fists in my lap.

  Actually a swim sounds lovely and I want to see the pool. “But I don’t have a suit,” I protest.

  “You don’t need one,” Aiden says sharply. “For the last time, Emma, no one will be watching you.”

  “But your uh, butler guy—Barnes…”

  “Is legally blind.” One corner of his sensual mouth quirks up in a rare smile. “He finds his way through the house by touch and manages by being familiar with everything.”

  “What?” Now I’m pissed. “And just whenwere you going to tell me that?” I demand. “You knew how uncomfortable I was this morning at breakfast when you made me go naked in front of him. You—”

  “Careful, darling,” he says softly. “You’ve already earned yourself one punishment today. Don’t make it two.”

  I bite the inside of my cheek and cross my arms over my chest. “Fine.”

  “That’s better.” Aiden nods at me. “And the reason I let you believe he could see is that I need you to be ready to display yourself when I ask you to. You weren’t willing to do that last night at the ceremony. I needed to see if I could break down your barriers enough for you to do it this morning.”

  “But why?” I can’t help asking. “Why would it be necessary for you to…to show me off like that?”

  “For my pleasure. You’re a very beautiful woman, Emma. It might please me to share your beauty with others sometime in the future.”

  “What?” I’m suddenly cold all over. “You want to share me? Huh-uh, no way! That’s not in my job description.”

  His eyes turn cold again, so cold I can almost feel the frost coming out of the computer screen. “Your job description is whatever I say it is,” he growls softly. And then his tone softens. “But when I say share, I mean in the visual sense only. I will never tolerate another man’s hands on you. Just the thought of it…” He shakes his head, his eyes flashing fiercely. “It doesn’t bear thinking of.”

  I feel a little better now. At least he’s not thinking of making me take on the starring role in a gang-bang orgy or something abhorrent like that. Still, the idea of being naked in front of other people makes me unhappy. I guess it’s something we’ll have to take up another time.

  “I see,” I say, as neutrally as I can.

  Aiden cocks his head to one side. “Do I detect a hint of defiance, Emma?”

  “Why would I be defiant?” I give him my best wide-eyed innocent look. “I don’t want to risk earning another punishment, right?”

  “Ah yes, your punishment.” He leans back and gives me a cold, thoughtful look. “I’ll be home precisely at five. When I get in, I expect to find you completely naked, wearing only the collar, clamps and harness.”

  “But-but what about our deal?” I clutch the red shirt around me like a lifeline. “You said I could wear—”

  “If you can’t obey orders, you forfeit your privileges, Emma,” he says. “As I was saying, I want you naked and bent over the bed with your bare ass in the air, ready to take your punishment. Do I make myself perfectly clear?”

  A thrill of fear and something else goes through me. “Yes Master,” I whisper, unable to say anything else.

  “Very good. I’ll see you at five.” And then the screen abruptly goes blank and the little box with his face in it disappears.

  Chapter Eleven

  I spend the rest of the day in a haze of worry and dread. What is Aiden planning to do with me? Probably spank me—but with what? His hand? A cane? He won’t really hurt me, will he? I mean, the spanking was a little painful but not in a life-threatening kind of way. But he’s a vampire and they’re not usually known for their leniency.

  Barnes, the blind old servant—now I feel guilty for thinking he was creepy—brings a tray to my room at noon. It has creamy, mild goat cheese, some crisp wheat crackers and a delicious assortment of fruit. There’s a white-wine spritzer to go with it, which I gulp down though I usually don’t drink. But at this point I’ll take anything to calm my nerves. Hell, I wish I had spreadable valium to