His arms went around her and he kissed her forehead. “I’m sorry. Why didn’t you say the safe word to end the game? I would have stopped sooner.”
“What’s a safe word? I’ve never done anything like this. I don’t know the word, much less how to play.” Tears streamed down her face. She felt like such a fool. She’d been thinking of Scrabble and he wanted to play sex games.
“No games? Never? Not once?”
She shook her head miserably.
“I’m so sorry. I must have dreamed that we discussed words on our honeymoon. I thought yours was ‘accountant’ for some reason, I must have dreamed it. Forgive me, I didn’t know you were untried. When we met I mentioned games and you seemed to understand.”
“I thought you meant board games.”
He smiled. “Perhaps we could play naked twister. But rest easy, lovie, we don’t have to do anything like this.”
“I’m supposed to do whatever you say.” She trembled in his arms. “I don’t want to be punished. It’s…it’s only the first night. And I don’t want to go back to the stupid alien High Committee chamber.”
Johnny shook his head and grinned showing off the gold on his eyetooth. “Well then, tonight I want to play happy horny pirate and good slave girl that doesn’t need to be punished. How about that?”
She shook her head miserably. “But that’s not what you really want to do. I’m supposed to do what you say. Even if it’s playing g…games.” She stuttered and sobbed again.
Johnny murmured quiet words certainly meant to calm as he rocked her in his arms, but she wasn’t at all calm.
After several moments he snapped his fingers. “I forgot. We still need a safe word.”
“A safe word?” She looked up. “What kind of word is that?”
“A word that if you get so frightened you start crying before I get your clothes off, that I can stop and soothe you.”
Her lip trembled. “I’m sorry.”
“Nothing to be sorry for, lovie. That’s how the game is played. If you ever say the word for any reason, then I stop everything. No repercussions. Okay?”
In a small voice she replied, “Okay.”
“What word would you like to use?”
“How about zoo? That’s where I feel like I am.”
He chuckled and hugged her close. “Zoo it is. Unless you prefer the French term.”
“What’s the French term?” She sniffed again.
“Menagerie.” He kissed her forehead.
“Menagerie,” she whispered. “I like that.”
Johnny held her until she stopped shivering. Rubbing his hands up and down her back with tenderness and soft caresses, Valerie slumped against him and relaxed. He leaned down to kiss her lips lightly. She trembled in delight. His lips were firm and he tasted like an exotic spicy rum cocktail.
“Let me make love to you. No games. I just need you.”
“Thank you, Johnny.” She looped her arms around his neck and he carried her to bed.
Shedding his clothing, he made love to her with infinite tenderness. The moment he climaxed with a low satisfied groan, she also cried out in release gripped by an orgasm she’d forgotten to expect.
Held gently in his arms afterward, she whispered, “I’m sorry about earlier. I didn’t mean to be such a prude.”
“No, lovie, it was my fault.” He squeezed her lightly. “I should have waited to play my game later once we got to know each other better. I was showing off a little, but I didn’t mean to scare you. Next time I promise not to come on so strong.”
“This place is a little hard to get used to. But I hate being so naïve.”
“Lovie, you aren’t naïve. You’re amazing and beautiful. And to prove it to you, next time you come here, we’ll play Scrabble.”
“Really?”
“Of course. What would you think of the naughty version where we can only spell out sexual references and four-letter words?”
She laughed. “Perfect. I can’t imagine playing naughty Scrabble with anyone else.” He kissed her cheek. The warmth from his lips soothed her. Before he pulled away, Valerie kissed his mouth.
Johnny was a very wonderful kisser.
She dozed off in his arms and early the next morning she traveled to her own room to dress.
Breakfast was slightly odd since they were all there and she’d spent the night with Johnny. No one said anything.
Dominick watched her very carefully. They all knew she’d been with one of them, but no one knew for sure which man.
She hoped.
Johnny winked at her before he left, but otherwise it was business as usual.
Throughout the rest of the week, Valerie spent the night with Hauser, then Mark, and then Frasier. Tonight was her final ‘engagement’ for the week. Dominick ended up being the last one again.
There had been no other surprises all week after the ill-fated pirate game with Johnny and even though she knew she shouldn’t, she dreaded going to Dominick’s room. If there was going to be another surprise sex game, somehow she expected it would come from him.
Dominick opened the door and wordlessly motioned her to enter. It was dark in his space. There was low jazzy music playing in the background. He shut the door and she jumped at the noise.
“Something wrong?”
“No.”
“You seem apprehensive.”
Valerie turned and tilted her head back. “You’re still really big.”
He crossed his arms and leaned his butt against the door he’d just closed. “Did you expect that I would get smaller as time goes by?” He didn’t smile, and she wasn’t sure if he was making a joke. One eyebrow lifted. “I promise you, nothing on my body has shrunk.”
She glanced down. She couldn’t help it. His cock was already fully erect. Lifting from the paneled door, he dropped his arms and walked forward.
Before he made it completely within arm’s-length, she blurted out, “Shall we get right to it then?” She sighed internally, realizing that she sounded like a prostitute doing a brisk business where time was a factor in her profits. It was the unreasonable fear she had of him. It wasn’t fair to be afraid of Dominick, since he hadn’t done anything to warrant her unease. He was just so big. So powerful. So overwhelming to all of her riotous senses.
He stopped in mid-stride and frowned. “Is that how you’ve operated all week with the others? Slam, bam, thank you—”
She broke in before he finished. “You aren’t allowed to ask me that.”
His shoulders lifted once. “I can ask. You don’t have to respond.”
Valerie mashed her lips together and crossed her arms. “Well, I decline to answer. What I did with the others is none of your business.” Each night with all of the others had been very nice, but she knew she wasn’t supposed to discuss her partners with each other. The rules the aliens had provided stated that discussion of sexual practices between groups of men invariably led to dissension.
Daisy told her there was a rumor that a large percentage of the other women in the community treated their mates very poorly. They pitted them against each other and verbally compared them for sport. Valerie refused to participate in this practice and not just because the aliens forbade it.
“Fine. We’ll ‘get right to it’ then. Take your clothes off and get in my bed. I’ll be there in a little while.”
Valerie deflated a little. She did an about-face, stalking away from his harsh regard, undressed quickly and slid beneath the silky soft sheets of his large bed. Resting on her back, she purposely kept her gaze on the ceiling and waited for him to join her.
Eventually, she dozed off, still worried about what he would to do to her once he finally retired and joined her under the covers.
When she woke later with a start, the room was completely dark save for a few shafts of ambient light from what she surmised was the door to his bathroom. Dominick was snuggled up against her, his breath brushing across her cheek. One of his arms curled across her breasts
and his thigh was slung over her hips possessively.
Had he fucked her while she slept? She took inventory of her body. It didn’t feel like he’d invaded her. She would have woken, right?
He stirred and lifted his head. The dim light only afforded her the barest outline of his head and one shoulder. She couldn’t see his face clearly.
“Did we, uh, do anything?” She left the question open.
He cleared his throat. “No. I prefer participation.”
Valerie reached out a hand and stroked his whiskery cheek. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to imply—”
“Don’t.” He cut her off. “I’m the one who’s sorry. It was inappropriate of me to ask about the others. It won’t happen again.”
“Thank you.” Valerie turned towards him, aimed for where she thought his mouth was, but kissed his jaw. Dominick, although big and scary, was a very attractive man. And never more so than when he was resting naked against her in a warm bed in the middle of the night.
Cocooned with Dominick like this made him seem less frightening for some foolish reason. Probably because she couldn’t see how tall he was. Plus, he’d apologized. How many men ever did that? If she’d ever known the answer to that nebulous question from her past on earth, she’d forgotten it.
Valerie tried to kiss his mouth, but he pushed her to the bed and moved on top of her. His fingers laced between hers. He planted his mouth on hers and kissed her lips once before he pulled back, as if to gauge her expression. In case it was too dark for him to see, she pushed her hips against his groin to convey her interest. He tightened his grip on her hands and slid their entwined fingers upward until they rested above her head. His huge cock nestled between her legs, sending spiraling signals of arousal directly to her clit as he pinned her with his large body.
He didn’t speak, but fastened his mouth on one breast. The suction he exerted sent an electric pulse of sensation to her pussy, which responded with a gush of wetness readying to be filled.
She arched off the bed and spread her legs wide to allow his cock to penetrate her. He trailed his lips along a path to her mouth and distracted her with a luscious mind-blowing kiss. With a relentless obsession for immediate sex, she wiggled her hips, negotiating her wet slit into position until the tip of his cock slipped inside her pussy an inch. The glorious feel of him caused a spasm. She squeezed her internal muscles as if she could suck his shaft deeper inside.
Dominick growled as if surprised to find his cock inside her already . He promptly thrust forward a few inches before he stilled the exquisite movement. Valerie moaned in delight and squeezed again. The breath from his exhale tickled her collarbone. Valerie pushed her hips forward and he responded with a slow thrust until he was buried deeply. He pulled out and plunged to the hilt again, slowly, as a satisfied groan erupted from his lips. He grasped her hands and thrust inside her again even slower than the last time. Meticulously and agonizingly measured, he overwhelmed her senses with his careful penetration.
Valerie relaxed slightly. He didn’t use force. He was tender, but she felt cocooned by him as he held her arms above her head. He dominated her in a way that made her glad to share his body even if it was a little scary. His weight pressed her into the bed as his fingers gripped hers very tightly. He lowered his mouth to hers for a devastatingly wicked kiss. His tongue thrust inside her mouth to the same unhurried rhythm that his cock pushed inside her body.
A tingle low in her belly signaled an orgasm ready to rush across her sensitized skin. Dominick’s pace picked up and she met his powerful thrusts, adding to the utter pleasure of the experience.
The moment he briefly stiffened, the warmth of his release showered inside her pussy and sent her over the edge of thrumming gratification. She groaned and bucked beneath him in delight as he continued thrusting his cock into the clenching walls of her satisfied body.
Dominick slumped against her. He kissed her face and whispered, “That was unbelievable. Very erotic for some reason.”
“Maybe because it’s the middle of the night. It seems slightly decadent to wake up and then have sex.” She whispered the final two words. While she couldn’t see him very well, his face was pressed into her shoulder. The rumble of his laughter caught her off guard. She suspected that he was amused by either her whisper or her conjecture.
“Maybe so. This is the second time you’ve thwarted me, babe. Next time I’m doing what I want.”
“I don’t understand.”
“Next week, I’m going to bury my face between your thighs and make you scream in climax once before you trick my cock into your pussy.”
“Oh.” Her quiet, mousy response apparently amused him even more.
He chuckled and kissed her throat. “You came when I did, right?” His fingertips trailed along her skin from hip to nipple. “I’d be happy to remedy that if I’ve left you unsatisfied or simply wanting more.”
Valerie felt the heat rush to her cheeks even in the inky darkness of the room. “I came when you did. I guess it’s the alien version of motivation so I’ll perform.”
His fingers gently caressed tingling circles around her breast. The peak hardened beneath his expert touch. Each time his fingers touched her nipples a current of pleasure zipped its way to her clit.
“Let me make you come.” His whispered suggestion aroused her to a level where she didn’t think she could say no. Even if she was only supposed to come once. Was that even a rule? She’d have to check her pamphlet later.
Guilt made her pause and then she sighed, “I probably shouldn’t.”
“Not a good enough reason, babe.” His hand dipped between the folds of her pussy and the second he brushed her clit, Valerie knew she wouldn’t be able to stop him.
“Damn, that feels great.” Her whispered expletive spurred his next actions.
Dominick’s mouth suddenly covered the peak of one breast and the tip of his tongue circled her nipple. The sensation combined with his fingers dancing across her clit was unbelievably erotic. She couldn’t see him clearly in the shadows and the fantasy of his sensual attention in the dark was more heightened.
Although, if she could see him better, she probably wouldn’t be able to keep her eyes open. His mouth trailed to her other breast. Once his lips clamped onto her other nipple, a furious spike of pleasure riddled her senses.
Valerie climbed to another seductive peak as Dominick plied her with his mouth and fingers. His lips trailed from breast to mouth and soon devoured hers in a carnal kiss.
The sudden invasion of his fingers sliding inside her pussy caused a low moan to erupt from her throat. In and out, he penetrated her slick passage with practiced moves. A single stroke across her clit, with his fingers buried deeply inside, made her come.
Moaning and writhing as the sweet curl of climax swept from her throbbing clit to the crown of her head, Valerie arched and pushed her breasts against the warm skin of Dominick’s chest.
Valerie came down off the orgasmic high and snuggled closer. She was tired. No, she was contentedly weary. A purring sound emitted from her throat as she wrapped her arms around him.
Dominick broke the delectable kiss, slid his arms around to hold her and whispered, “You make the sexiest sounds when you come, babe.”
“You’re amazing,” she whispered, barely still awake. “I’m just so sleepy.” It was her last conscious thought. If he responded, she didn’t hear it. She dropped into a contented slumber and dreamed of making love with Dominick all night long. When she woke, Valerie was all alone in his huge bed.
A note propped on the extra pillow said, ‘Had to go to work early. Didn’t want to disturb your sound sleep. Hope the contented look on your face was because of the second time.’ The letter D ended the note.
Valerie sighed and stretched her muscles. The second orgasm had been phenomenal. Quite frankly, the first had been awe-inspiring. Dominick’s approach to sex was overwhelming.
She’d be lying if she said she still wasn’t a little frightene
d by his intensity, but what a ride. Dominick had a way of overpowering her body and soul when they were together.
He was fast becoming a man who occupied her daily thoughts more than she would expect given her initial fear of him.
Dominick was a puzzle. Valerie sensed that he hid something when they were in bed together. Something she couldn’t quite put her finger on, but she’d definitely keep her eyes open. Perhaps that unknown factor fed her fear. It didn’t stop her from thinking about him during idle time or active time, either.
Valerie returned to her room with only Dominick on her mind. Glancing at her calendar, she noted the date of the big social party, which was marked in red.
The mandatory social event scheduled in six months would put Valerie with all five of her group of men in the gauntlet hall for a dance. She rolled her eyes at the idiocy of the forced event. The Others had a ridiculous sense of what social events happened on Earth.
Valerie did look forward to dancing with Dominick. Perhaps sliding close might yield hidden information about him.
Chapter 9
913 until Return Day
Valerie entered the gauntlet hall with a sense of trepidation. Having five men tower over her all along the hallways to attend this social event was a cause of both relief and anxiety. The last time she’d been in here a huge throng of men had been grabbing at her.
Six months had passed with relative speed and Valerie didn’t begrudge her sexual servitude as much any more. And yet, after half a year she couldn’t help the heart-pounding first few minutes as she entered Dominick’s room twice a month.
The gauntlet hall was decorated in an earth-tone frenzy of autumn colors. Perhaps the Others thought they missed the fall holidays on Earth.
Twinkling lights danced inside wall sconces set around the room, showering the large space in more light than she would have expected from mere candles. Perhaps it was alien magic light.
Instead of a horde of men seeking partners, the grand hall had what looked a little like gazebo shaped structures with tables centered inside and enough seating for eight people. The huts for lack of a better word were erected and lined up in a loose oval shape around the rectangular perimeter. In each corner of the large room, either a bar or a food buffet awaited the attendees.
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