One Night in a Dungeon

by Shay Savage

  “Sorry, I’m still reeling a little.” I shake my head as if to clear it. “So, are they dating? Like, really dating? Did he fuck her and everything?”

  “I think she fucked him, but yeah. If you had been here, you would have seen it firsthand. Where were you last Saturday?”

  “Vanilla date.” I get a bad taste in my mouth just thinking about it. “Not a good one either. You’d think I’d have learned my lesson about those, but whatever. Doesn’t matter now.” I look at Cree and shake my head again, still in shock. “I can’t believe Casey agreed to go on a double date with you. Where is Kas anyway?”

  “She’s not here tonight,” Cree says. “She’s helping clean up the library from the flood, and Bill asked me to help out as an extra monitor tonight since there’s a photographer and all. Sometimes they forget about limits.”

  “Right. That’s why I’m here, too. Are Casey and Rocco here?”

  “No, they went back to his place.”

  “His place?” I whistle again. “I’ve never even been to his room.”

  “Well, like I said, I think she’s good for him.”

  “And she’s trying to get along with you as well?”

  The music starts up, and we have to talk a lot louder to hear each other. The photographer is nearby, speaking with two young women. They’re all smiles as they start to take off their clothes and pose with floggers. Normally, I’d be focused on the show but not tonight.

  “It’s going to take some time,” Cree says. “I’m not sure we’ll ever be friends, but I have a better understanding of her feelings now.”

  “Why’s that?” I yell above the noise.

  “Just some information she’s shared.” Cree shrugs and shoves his hands into his pockets.

  “Oh...you found out, then.” I nod to myself.

  “Found out?” Cree stares at me, obviously confused.

  “About her past.” I lower my voice as much as I can and still be heard. “About her father.”

  “You knew?” Cree’s eyes widen, and he grabs me by the arm, pulling me away from the crowd coming up the stairs for open dungeon night. “I can’t believe you never told me.”

  “You’re the one always saying I should keep people’s confidences and whatever.”

  “Yeah, but you rarely listen to my advice. How did you find out?”

  “She grew up in the small town right next to mine, bro. It was all over the news when that little girl got kidnapped. She went to the public school near my house, and everyone knew about the guy who went down for it. Cops found her in the house with him and everything. I was pretty sure I knew who Casey was the first day I met her. I recognized the first name even if she did change her last name. All I had to do was a quick online search to confirm it was her. That was a couple years ago. Didn’t give it a lot of thought since then. I figured it wasn’t something she’d want to talk about, and it’s not like we were ever friends.”

  “I guess that’s true. She’s being open these days. That’s for sure. We went to the Italian place over on High Street...”

  Cree continues to talk about date night, but I can’t focus on his words. I look back to the stairs, wondering if that woman will come back in or if she really left for the night. My mind wanders back to my previous conversation, trying to remember every word she said to me.

  “Ivan? Dude, are you even listening?”

  “Sorry, bro. I’m a little distracted, I guess.”

  “Why are you so distracted?”

  Strangely enough, I’m hesitant to tell Cree about my encounter. Maybe if I had made a decision one way or another, it would be easier, but as it is, I don’t know what to say. Then again, Cree is one of my closest friends, and he’s usually pretty good with advice.

  “I just...have something on my mind.”

  “What?” He cocks his head to the side, and I’m sure he’s picking up on my uncharacteristic hesitation.

  “Promise you aren’t going to laugh your ass off?” I ask.

  “No.” Cree goes ahead and laughs. “Just you asking me that question makes me want to create a meme for it.”

  I laugh, appreciating his honesty. Maybe I should consider the whole idea as laughable and forget it.

  “What is it, Ivan?” Cree says. He stops laughing and presses me for an answer.

  I inhale deeply, knowing it’s best to just put it all out there but needing to find the right starting point.

  “Do you know that chick who works for the fire department?” I ask. “Long legs, brown hair, big tits, great ass...”

  “Lynn? The EMT?”

  “Yeah, that’s her.” Good. At least he knows who she is.

  “She was there when Kas and I were trapped in the library,” Cree says. “She kind of covered for the marks on Kas’s arms and such. She knew they were from rope but didn’t put them down on Kas’s chart so we didn’t get a bunch of questions about it. What about her?”

  “She’s older, ya know?”

  “Well, yeah,” Cree says. “I mean, she’s not a college student, and she’s older than we are. What about it?”

  “But she’s still hot, right?”

  “Sure, I guess so.” Cree rolls his eyes. “You really want me to give you my approval on something?”

  “I know. You don’t give a shit about looks.” I can feel his judgment in his stare. “I’m shallow. Deal with it.”

  “Maybe she’s not my type,” he says, “but she fits what you go for. I think she’s only a couple of years older than us.”

  “She’s thirty-one.”

  “Is she? I guess I never asked.”

  “But older chicks...that’s still hot in and of itself, isn’t it?”

  “I’m not sure thirty-one is really considered ‘older,’” Cree says. “Hot is whatever you want hot to be, Ivan—personal preferences and all. Let’s just go with ‘She’s hot,’ and you can move on to what’s bothering you.”

  “I wouldn’t say it was bothering me...I’m just not sure what to do about it.”

  “About what?” Cree is starting to lose his patience.

  “She, uh, she propositioned me.”

  “Is this the part where you start giving me all kinds of explicit details of your night whether I want to hear them or not?”

  “No. I didn’t actually give her an answer yet.”

  “Oh yeah?” Cree raises his eyebrows. “What does she want you to do?”

  “Well, I guess she’s having a big party of some sort. She says it’s something she does every year for her and a bunch of her friends. Most of them don’t come to Power Exchange, but they’re still into kink.”

  “I think I knew she was in other clubs. Does she host a lot of kinkster parties?”

  “Yeah, I think so. But the one she told me about...I think it’s the biggest. They rent out one of the convention halls at a hotel downtown. She’s expecting a couple hundred people.”

  “I’m guessing she asked you to be her date, right?”

  “Not...exactly.” I rub my hands together as I glance around the room, looking to see if anyone I know might be listening in. “She asked me...”

  I can’t seem to finish the sentence, and I’m not even sure why. It’s not like I’m worried about Cree’s judgment—he’s nearly as open as I am—but I’m clearly hesitant about something. Maybe I should just say no.

  I don’t want to say no.

  My heart starts to pound again. The fact is, the whole idea scares the shit out of me, and that, in and of itself, is a major turn-on. If I don’t say yes, I may never get the same opportunity again.

  “I swear, Ivan, I’ve never seen you like this before.” Cree grips my arm again. “Can you just spit it out already?”

  I lick my lips, take a deep breath, and say it.

  “She asked me to be the party favor.”

  ~~End Book 2~~

  Author’s Note

  Thanks so much for reading One Night in a Dungeon. I hope you enjoyed it! Watch my website and social media for up
dates on the next book. All the necessary links can be found in the “About the Author” section.

  If you enjoyed the interaction between Cree and Kas, check out their story in One Night in a Storm, Savage Kinksters Book 1.

  Interested in exploring rope bondage? Rope is potentially dangerous if done incorrectly. I highly recommend checking out local rope groups for guidance. Feel free to click the links below to get started. I’m not associated with or advocating for any of these sites specifically.

  Crash Restraint

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  Thanks so much for checking out my latest kink story! I can’t wait to bring you more!

  Shay Savage

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