“You did do a great job up there,” he said.
“And Ophelia? How is she doing?” Ananda may have not liked what Ophelia did to Eagan, but she would always be respectful of Ophelia as a person.
“She’s fine. Upset that she didn’t go to subspace like you did, but she’ll survive.” Dolinsky put his hand on Ananda’s bare leg.
The touch sent a frigid chill up her spine.
“I talked to Eagan and he gave me the okay to take you to the back room.”
Ananda blinked. “He did?”
Dolinsky peered at Eagan and gave him a thumbs-up sign. Eagan returned the gesture. Ananda blinked again. She knew from what she and Eagan had talked about before that the training master sometimes asked for other Doms’ submissives. Was that what Eagan wanted? He nodded so maybe so.
“Please help me to my feet.”
Dolinsky stood and pulled Ananda up. He slung her arm around his shoulders and he put his arm around her waist. A foot away from the back room entrance, Eagan stopped them.
Glaring at Ananda, he asked, “Where are you going?”
Ananda opened her mouth to explain, but he cut her off.
“Trip is over. Let’s go back home.” He grabbed her arm and pulled her out to the car, naked and all.
Inside of the car was the crew, Meadow, and Sunny. While Eagan paced outside of the car, Richard went back inside to look for Venus.
“So what did you see? What did you do?” Ananda and Sunny remained tightlipped until Ananda spoke up.
“I don’t think you’ll have to worry about eliminations tonight. Looks like my head will be on the chopping block.” Sucks because she actually thought she did very well tonight.
* * * *
At home, Eagan paced up and down the length of the four women remaining in the contest.
“Sunny.”
She bit her lower lip.
“You’re staying.”
She let out a long breath.
“Venus, you’re still in the house.”
She bowed. “Thank you.”
“Begonia and Meadow, please step forward.”
Both ladies took tentative steps toward him. They held hands, a touching gesture. Someone still had to go home.
“Meadow, when you failed to get undressed and participate in the party, you failed this challenge. I’ve said this to you before. If you have a problem with this part of the Lifestyle, you will not make it as my submissive.” He turned to Begonia. “Begonia, you blatantly disregarded a direct order to only do as I say. By going off with Master Dolinsky, you disrespected me in front of my peers. That’s more unforgivable than what Meadow did. Therefore, I’m going to have to—”
Begonia’s tears tore at his heart.
She shook her head. “It’s not fair. He told me to go with him. He said you said it was okay.” Begonia caught her breath. “You gave him the thumbs-up sign. I thought that meant it was okay. I didn’t mean to be disrespectful.”
“Master Dolinsky said that I wanted you to go play with him?”
She nodded.
Every muscle in Eagan’s body tightened. He knew his old mentor could be sneaky. Trying to take one of his submissives from behind his back was completely unacceptable and against the protocol for Doms.
“I didn’t approve of you going to the back room with Master Dolinsky. I’m sorry he put you in that position.” Eagan touched her cheek, which calmed her. “And I’m sorry I didn’t trust you.”
Begonia nodded and wiped the tears from her face.
“I’m releasing you, Meadow.” He held out his hand to her.
Meadow unhooked her necklace and put it in his hand. Then she took off her mask. What she unveiled epitomized innocence. Her small features and cherubic facial cheeks gave her a doll-like quality.
“My name is Dorothy. I had a great time and learned a lot about myself and this Lifestyle. I thank you for the opportunity to serve you even if it was for a short period of time.” She kissed his cheek and walked to the front door.
There to greet her was the one man Eagan didn’t want to see right now.
“Hey, boss,” Dris said and set his bags down. “Time to play a game to get everything I wanted and then some.”
Chapter Twenty-Three
Ananda had to blink a few times. Was Dris Markham, the international superstar who was bigger than Tom Cruise in any language, standing in the middle of Eagan’s living room? This couldn’t be happening.
“What are you doing here in Virginia and in my home?”
The calmness of Eagan’s voice surprised her. Ananda knew after Ophelia’s surprise visit that Eagan would be ready to snap.
“My agent said you won’t return her calls.” Dris flashed his trademark megawatt smile.
Whether she wanted to or not, Ananda’s heart pounded at the sight. The man was meant to be a superstar.
Eagan lifted his hands to show off the cameras and Ananda and the other two contestants. “I’ve been a little busy lately. Let’s take this conversation to my office. Then you’re going to a hotel.”
“I don’t think so, pal.”
Ananda watched Eagan bristle at the nickname. His shoulders hunched around his neck and he stuttered when he walked.
Eagan turned back to the women. “Venus, I’ll spend some time with you this evening. I’ll have Willow retrieve you in a few minutes.”
“Um, Master Eagan, may I be last for my special time with you?” Venus asked.
Ananda stared at her. Was the woman crazy to give up her time with Eagan Morton especially since she was one of the remaining three in the house?
“Why is that, Venus?” he asked from midway up the stairs.
“I want to leave a lasting impression. I’d like to be the last one you see. Please, sir? I know it’s not my place to make requests like that.” She bowed her head.
“You did get one thing right. However, I’ll oblige this time. Sunny, be ready in about ten minutes.” Eagan continued up the stairs with Dris yapping behind him like a lapdog.
“I can’t believe you gave up private time with Master Eagan,” Sunny whispered as they were led back to the dungeon. “You only get one chance with him. What if you’re the next one eliminated?”
“I know. It’s a chance I’ll have to take.” Venus got on her platform and positioned herself on her side with her back to Ananda and Sunny.
“So what did you do with him the other night?” Sunny asked as she looked herself over in the mirror.
“I gave him a bath.”
That proclamation got their attention. They stared at her in awe.
“So did you have sex with him?” Venus asked.
Ananda shook her head. “No.”
“Yeah, I’m sure he won’t do that until he names a winner, which could be any of the three of us, ladies. Can you believe it?” Sunny hopped around.
“It’s incredible.” Ananda sat on her platform.
“Yeah, especially for you. You practically were in the bottom two almost every week. But you somehow made it. You must have the best damn luck or just left a great impression on the man.”
“Yeah or something.” This time it was Ananda’s turn to lie down on her platform and tune out the other women.
When she started this contest, Ananda never thought she would make it to the final three. Carter had told her from the beginning that she could make it to the end if she wanted. Now that she was there, what was it that she wanted?
When she started the competition her mission was clear. She wanted to get her dancing skills noticed. In her quest to do that though, something changed in her. Eagan changed her. She had to decide. Was this the life she wanted?
* * * *
Eagan sat behind his desk while Dris stood in front of it. After two polite requests, Dris refused to take a seat. Eagan grew tired of reprimanding a spoiled brat and that’s all Dris Markham was.
“The shooting schedule for Infinity is tight, Dris,” Eagan began. “I need you back on set tomorrow.
”
“No can do, boss.” Dris shook his head. “I’m spending the night here, maybe longer, to get you to give me what I want.”
“Dris, I need you to be a professional right now and do your job.” Heat bubbled inside Eagan’s stomach and threatened to make its way to the top of his head.
“I’m trying, Eagan. Without those daily massages, I can’t quite remember my lines. Sometimes I need them two and three times a day. And I asked for a simple gemstone facial every day because the California sun is murdering my skin.”
Eagan rose from behind his desk. “You’re acting like a fucking diva instead of an actor. I’m not approving of you getting jerked off, even by a professional, two and three times a day. And you are for damn sure not having diamonds, rubies, and sapphires rubbed all over your face to get you into a scene. You’re playing a commander of a spaceship headed to Mars. It’s not Oscar-worthy, but it could be box office gold if you get off your ass and go back to that shoot.”
This time Dris sat down. “No. I’m telling you right now, Morton, if I leave this house, I’m not going back to California, at least not for several weeks. So you can either give into my demands now or lose me. Your choice.”
Eagan seriously thought about grabbing his whip and going to town on this piece of shit. Dris ran his fingers through his dark brown hair that had grown way too long for a spaceship captain.
Eagan called up both Willow and Apple. “Willow, will you go get Sunny and bring her to my bedroom?”
Willow bowed and walked out of the room.
“Apple, escort Mr. Markham to the guesthouse tonight.” Eagan glared at the man. “We’ll finish this discussion in the morning. Right now I have plans.”
Dris launched himself out of the chair and followed the nearly naked woman out of Eagan’s office. Eagan marched in his office to wind down a bit. After only a few minutes with Dris, Eagan wanted to spit nails across the room.
He looked out of his window and watched Apple leading Dris into the guesthouse. Bastard. If Eagan wasn’t so desperate for a hit, he would have bounced the overpaid star on his ass.
No time to think about him now. Love My Way was down to the final three contestants. One waited for him now. Eagan went down to his bedroom. Sunny stood in the middle of the room.
It was then he noticed just how alluring she was, even in her mask. Her body he’d noticed before when he’d done the anal plugs. Her blond hair had a silky appearance to it, one that begged him to run his fingers through it or, better yet, have her brush it over his body.
One cameraman filmed their interaction.
“No, no. Just like with Begonia, you all will get footage of this from the cameras overhead.” He nudged the man out of his room and closed the door.
“What would you like for me to do tonight, Master Eagan?” Sunny clasped her hands together in front of her.
Tension wracked his shoulders and neck. As much as he wanted to ease that tension with good old-fashioned sex, he, instead, opted to go for the Dris route.
“I’m a little tense,” he began.
Sunny nodded. “Would you like a hand job, blow job or your anus licked?”
As much as he didn’t want it to, Eagan’s cock engorged itself with every provocative suggestion she made.
“Or perhaps just sex.” She turned, braced her hands on top of a table and spread her legs apart.
Eagan approached her. With a hand on her hip, he pulled her up and turned her around. “How about just an all over body massage?”
“Oh.”
“Don’t think I don’t want to. For this competition, I can’t.” He thought about his words and rephrased them. “I shouldn’t.”
“Yes, sir. I understand.” She bowed her head.
“Help me get undressed. There’s a massage table already set up in the bathroom.”
Sunny took great care in removing all articles of clothing from Eagan’s body. Eagan watched her folding and hanging up his clothes. With Sunny being an already well-trained submissive, there was a comfort in having all of his needs met with little to no instructions.
Eagan walked into the bathroom with Sunny trailing behind him. As she spread out a white sheet on the raised platform, Eagan noticed his backyard motion light shining. He looked into his backyard, hoping Begonia wasn’t the one who tripped it.
Eagan had to rub his eyes when he saw Venus at the guesthouse door. After waiting a few seconds, she was let inside by Dris. What the hell was going on?
“The oils should be in that cabinet. I have to make one quick phone call.” Eagan closed the bathroom door behind him and called down to Phil. “You have the list of all of the contestants’ real names, right?”
“Nina had it, but I’m sure I can find it. Why?”
“I want you to check up on one of the contestants. Venus. Find out about her past.”
“Ah, interested in that one, huh?”
Eagan could almost see his friend nodding enthusiastically. “Yes, definitely interested in her.”
“I’ll get my people on it and get back with you soon.”
Eagan disconnected the call and went back into the bathroom. Sunny helped him off with his robe and hung it, while he positioned himself face down on the massage table. The first dollop of cold oil made him jump as soon as it touched his skin. Sunny apologized even though it wasn’t necessary, then rubbed the oil into his tense flesh.
“Thank you for putting me in the top three,” Sunny said. “I feel really honored.”
“You’ve done an outstanding job since you’ve been here. I’m very proud of you.” And he meant that.
Out of all of the contestants, Sunny was the most consistent and the one who stayed within the rules. Sometimes breaking the rules with Begonia was fun. Just thinking about her and what he wanted to do with her plumped up his penis.
“Turn over, sir. I want to get your legs and chest.”
Eagan thought about his current state and hesitated before finally flipping over onto his back. As though she didn’t notice his erection, Sunny rubbed oil on his feet and moved her skilled hands up his shins to his thighs. Once she got to his genitals, she aimed to make him truly relaxed.
First, she cupped his balls and massaged them. Eagan turned his head to the side, his eyes closed as he savored the feeling. She coiled her fingers around his shaft and his stomach tensed for a moment before settling back down once her hand started pumping. She kept her fingers tight around him while continuing to massage his sac.
As Sunny pumped faster and faster, Eagan gripped the table and arched his back off the platform. She must have suspected he was close. Sunny covered the bulbous tip with her mouth as she continued stroking him.
Between her warm mouth and firm hand, the sensations proved too much for him. Eagan came hard, squirting his cum in her mouth. Sunny eagerly swallowed every drop. As she pulled back, she licked his tip then kissed it.
“Thank you, Master Eagan. I’m glad I could make you happy.”
God, in more ways than one. Eagan didn’t think picking the right submissive for him would have been hard. After tonight, Sunny definitely raised the stakes.
What did Eagan want? Did he want someone already trained who could just use a little fine-tuning? Or did he want the woman he would have to train fully but made him feel alive each time they were together?
Damn Phil for coming up with this contest.
Chapter Twenty-Four
Ananda stretched her leg on top of the platform. Even though she wasn’t dancing right now she wanted to remain limber. She might be back home, dancing again in auditions if this didn’t go her way.
“You think Dris Markham is still here?” Ananda asked the other two women.
“I don’t know. I’d like to see him again.” Sunny sat up. “He’s a lot cuter in person than in the movies.”
“You think so?” Venus leaned against her platform.
“Definitely. But shorter than I thought.”
The smile melted from Venus�
��s face. “They all can’t be Eagan Morton, you know.”
“I know that. What’s up with you?” Sunny shook her head.
“Nothing. Just tense about this next elimination. It could be any one of us. I don’t have a good feeling about my chances. I don’t feel like I’ve made a good enough impression on him.”
At that moment, Apple burst through the dungeon door. “Master Eagan would like to see all of you ladies out front. Now!”
The urgency in her voice scared Ananda so much that her heart pounded out of control. They trotted out of the room and took their places in the foyer where the majority of the show was taped. To Ananda’s surprise, Dris walked into the room.
“What’s going on here?” Dris asked. “Willow said I should come here for some special announcement.”
Ananda and the other women remained quiet, waiting to hear if either Willow or Apple had any news. Nothing. The next sounds Ananda heard were heavy stomps coming down the stairs.
Eagan, with a determined, yet angry, expression on his face, stormed his way over to the group.
“What the hell is going on here?” Dris asked again.
“I’ll tell you what’s going on. I’m running a filmed contest here to find my next submissive. You know I’m into the BDSM Lifestyle, right?”
Dris hesitated before nodding.
“The only thing I asked from day one is that the woman not be collared already.” Eagan approached Sunny. “Are you currently collared by anyone other than me?”
She emphatically shook her head. “Of course not, Master Eagan. I was released six months ago. I can give you my former Master’s name and number if you like.”
“That’s what I like about you, Sunny. You’re honest. I know with you, I’ll always get the truth.” Eagan went over to Ananda. “I don’t know if I’ll get that from other people.”
Ananda took a step back. Did he think she was collared? Or worse yet, had he found out about her real reason for coming onto the show?
“Begonia, tell me the truth.”
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