wreck, close to madness after our battle. My blood mingled with his during our fight, allowing him to heal.” Drekk smiled.
“And then he fucked me.”
Ryen shifted. “Rape?”
“No. A savvy seduction that showed me a whole new world. With Master, I learned to sexually submit. In doing so I released the anger, the pain, everything that held me back from the normalcy I craved. He hurt me and he helped me. With him, I could be as rough as I needed. He handled what those other women couldn’t.”
“There must have been some time between fleeing Eyra and finding that guy. If you never took anyone by force, you must have found some women who—”
“Who could take that pain? Yes, there are women out there who can handle anything.
Some like to be beaten, caned, flogged to the point of death. It’s a sickness, Ryen. There are those out there who worship true pain for pain’s sake, not for pleasure.” He shuddered. “Our kind should never have that. Ever.”
Ryen wanted to press him but sensed now was not the time. “So how did your master seduce you?”
Drekk left the bedroom and Ryen followed. Fetching them both something to eat, Drekk nodded Ryen towards the dining area. He answered Ryen between bites of succulent fruit.
“He seduced me with word and deed. You’re very interested in my sexual submission.” Ryen flushed and kept his attention on his food. “It’s just odd. You’re a strong guy. Why would you want a man when you can have a soft woman?” Drekk chuckled. “What you really want is an explanation as to how you can want me when you’ve been warned against it your whole life.”
“Not true, I—”
“It’s not a weakness to admit what you want, to accept it. I love women too. I love their softness, their curves, so different from my own. To be deep inside a female as you suck from her breasts, to kiss her lips as you drive deep... What’s not to love? Unlike most males, I have no need to procreate. I use sex as a release, not as a drive to produce young. The same as you, Ryen. Why then are males not acceptable as receptacles for our lust?” He had a point. Ryen chewed his food, lost in thought.
“Your Handler told you it was wrong, as did mine. My master showed me another way. In certain males I can loosen that hold on my control. I don’t need to worry about how hard I grab, how deeply I thrust. Within reason, of course. Master was very strong.” The jealousy Ryen experienced shocked him. What did he care how much Drekk felt for another? A male at that?
“If your Handler had not warned you against sex with other men, would you have tried it?” Drekk asked.
Ryen found himself admitting the truth. “Yes.”
“Good. Curiosity is human, Ryen.” Drekk winked. “We were Created to be human, weren’t we? Why then wouldn’t we want to experience everything? Perhaps after you bed a male, you’ll find you don’t like it.”
Ryen hadn’t thought of that.
“What do you have to lose? If you don’t like it, I’ll stop.”
“How do I know you’ll stop?” Ryen held up his wrists. “If you want to earn my trust, try it without these.”
“I would if I could trust you. I don’t. I know what it’s like in the early years. You need help with restraint.”
“You said you’re strong. You don’t need these.” Ryen glared at the magnecuffs.
“I don’t want to hurt you.”
Every time Drekk mentioned hurting Ryen, Ryen’s blood spiked. The thought that Drekk had enough might to overpower him intrigued him to no end.
“You’ve done well today with the meditation. Now it’s time to relax. Pull your chair over here.”
“I could use the rest. Where should I bunk down?” Ryen deliberately ignored Drekk’s command. Nervous and not liking it, he forced himself to pretend Drekk didn’t have the upper hand. Because as much as Ryen despised the cuffs, the knowledge that he was under Drekk’s authority didn’t repulse him as it first had.
“Do I have to use the