He ground his teeth. Regardless of how he felt, there were rules, and he would not tolerate a disobedient sub, no matter how new to the lifestyle she might be … or how tedious it was all feeling to him of late.
He stepped around the St. Andrew’s cross she was strapped to and grabbed her chin, forcing her to look up at him. “Gabriella, you are not to speak until I ask you a question unless it is to use your safe word. Do you wish to use it?”
She squirmed, and fuck, looking at a beautiful woman bound and marked by him never failed to make him harder than steel, which made him both hot and irritated at the same time. Why couldn’t he just embrace his lifestyle like he always had? Aaron clenched his jaw and fisted his hands. He had a fucking sub to discipline. He’d deal with his emotional shit later.
“I-I’m sorry, Sir.”
“I asked you a question, Gabriella.”
“No, no, Sir. I don’t wish to use it.”
Aaron nodded at Gabi and caressed her chin where he’d been holding it. “Very well. That’s ten more for speaking out of turn. Count them off and thank me for them.”
Aaron walked around and grabbed the flogger he’d been using. He took position behind her again and drew back, landing exactly where he’d aimed.
“One,” she gasped. “Thank you, Sir, for disciplining this sub.”
Before she’d finished the last word, he’d swatted her again, and again, until her punishment was complete and her ass was bright red. She was moaning and wiggling, obviously aching for him, and he was ready to put an end to her torture. His too, because no matter how he’d been feeling, he was still turned on and ready to fuck.
He was shirtless already, so he unbuttoned his leathers and donned a condom. Before plunging into her, he grabbed her hair, yanked her head back, and put his mouth at her ear. “Gabriella, you’ve done well tonight. I’m going to fuck you now.”
He didn’t wait for a response, not that he expected one. He hadn’t asked her a question, and if she spoke out of turn again, she’d just be prolonging her sexual release. Oh, he’d whipped other subs before until they’d come without him ever fucking them, but Gabi hadn’t let herself go completely, hadn’t experienced that subspace of euphoria that’d allow her the ultimate gift of submission. Though he hoped she would in time. Maybe when she found a Dom she wanted permanently. In the meantime, he’d enjoy her tonight like he did many others, and let her go when their scene was over.
Maybe it was time for him to think about finding a permanent sub of his own. The thought of that scared him, though he’d never admit it to anyone. He loved being single—well, at least he had loved it.
He took her forcefully, holding her naked hips as he plowed into her from behind.
“Oh, god, Sir.” Gabi moaned and writhed what little she could move, her pussy like a vise around him as she came. And soon enough, he was digging his forehead into her shoulder and coming into the condom. He could’ve prolonged it, made it last for hours more, but he was ready to be finished with her. With this. Whatever that meant.
He slowly pulled out, discarded the condom, and unbound her from the contraption that he’d so loved to use.
“You pleased me tonight, Gabriella.”
“Thank you, Sir.”
He gathered her into his arms and sat with her on his lap, coddling her like he did every sub after conducting a scene. It was important to make sure a submissive felt that connection with her Dom in order to help her—or him, as the case might be with others—feel grounded, appreciated, nurtured, protected after giving that gift of submission.
Aaron loved this life. He only wished it fulfilled him as it had before.
Fucking brick walls.
Continue Sasha’s and Aaron’s story in
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