how long it would take him to remove her panties was anybody’s guess. He sat on the edge of the bed. His eyes were vampire green, but she knew he wasn’t going to feed. He’d changed them for effect.
“Describe yourself to me,” he said.
“But you can see me.”
Just do it.” He spoke gently yet dominantly, creating a whirlwind of emotion.
“I already told you I look a fright.”
“Wrong description. Say something like that again and I’ll leave sweet little marks on your ass.” A wooden paddle, riddled with raised hearts, appeared in his hand.
She jerked from genuine fear. “You said that you weren’t going to hurt me.”
“And I won’t.” He tapped it lightly against one of his palms. “As long as you obey.”
Would he actually spank her with that thing? She didn’t intend to find out. “I look wild and vulnerable,” she said, repeating his words.
“What else?”
“My hair is long and messy, my skin is flushed, and last night’s mascara is making my eyes seem dark and haunted.”
“What about your body?”
“My breasts are fairly large. My areolas are a brownish color and my nipples are hard.”
He stared at the parts in question.
She nibbled the inside of her lip.
“Go on,” he said.
“I have a nice waist and curvy hips.” She actually thought her stomach was a little fleshier than it should be and that her hips were a bit too womanly, but she kept those thoughts to herself. This was a lesson in self-appreciation, not self-destruction.
“What about your arms and legs?”
“I’m a runner so my legs are strong. I have lean arms, and they look exceptionally pretty right now, with my wrists cuffed to the bed.”
“Good girl. No spanking for you.” He tossed the paddle in the air and the device shook before it vanished.
She breathed a sigh of submissive relief.
“Now it’s time to get rid of your panties.” Instead of doing it magically, he came up behind her and peeled them down manually. But rather than remove them all the way, he left them stretched at her ankles as another form of restraint.
“Now you really look hot,” he told her.
She took a peek in the mirror. In relation to her knee-stance, her panties reacted like a rubber band being pulled to capacity. She could feel the elastic threatening to tear. “Are you going to fuck me like this?”
“What do you think?”
Was that a rhetorical question? She answered anyway. “I think you are.”
“Maybe I am. But first...” He created a blindfold, adding another level to the game.
Not only would she be unable to see her sexual awakening, she would be masked with another of his romantic toys. Like the handcuffs, like the paddle, the blindfold was heart shaped, too.
Chapter Seven
Nicholas had no intention of listening to Marie. With Keith out of the way, he didn’t see the harm in trying to woo her into falling in love with him. Of course he would have to fall in love with her, too, for the spell to work. But he was willing to do whatever it took.
He implemented the blindfold, and she drew a sharp breath.
She said, “I can’t see a thing.”
“Believe me, you look gorgeous.” He studied her image in the mirror. “Hearts covering your eyes and binding your wrists.”
Subliminal messages, he thought. He lifted her long glorious hair out of the way and kissed the curve of her neck. He worked his way down her spine, running his mouth along every vertebra. He thrived on the power of dominating her, but being warm and tender aroused him, too. Simone would’ve never allowed him to be so gentle. Simone liked her bondage rough.
Marie was different. Nicholas was trying to nourish the romance he’d promised, but with a dash of wicked on the side. He got underneath her, with his face between her legs.
“What are you doing?” she asked, obviously aware of the shift of his weight as he moved.
He didn’t reply.
“Tell me what you’re doing.” She sounded nervous. But why wouldn’t she? Submission