My Addiction

by Cassie Ryan

  The only issue might be that if the subs here were as starved for good Dom attention as Kate suggested, he would have to step carefully not to ruffle feathers and cause suspicion. A spark of an idea that might kill two birds with one stone made him smile. He would have to remember to ask Tanner if he could bring in some help with expertise in this area.

  He needed to contact his boss and get the rest of the scoop on this case as soon as possible anyway. Shapiro, the head analyst assigned to his support team, had read him in on the overall case and given him the dossiers they had so far, but he wanted to touch base with his boss to see if the man had any other insights that could help him.

  Kate stepped out of the women’s locker room, and Dex had to catch his breath. All thoughts of anything but her scattered. She wore a silky forest-green baby-doll nightie, with a sheer lace bra peeking out under the straps. He wasn’t sure if she wore any panties, but he couldn’t wait to find out.

  She looked spectacular. Her full breasts only accentuated her trim waist before the gentle flare of her hips grabbed his attention. Kate’s body was luscious. She wasn’t built like a model by L.A. standards—thin and waiflike—but then, he’d always preferred women with curves. And Kate definitely had some amazing ones.

  Her bare feet showed red-painted toenails, and the lack of stilettos or other shoes made her even more sexy.

  Her black hair was pulled back again, the long length pinned on top of her head in an artful arrangement he knew wouldn’t last long. He still remembered how thick and soft her hair had felt around his fingers in the VIP lounge, and he planned to have them buried in the soft mass again soon.

  Kate glanced up at him, her eyes wide and still glossy with passion, her beautiful lips slightly parted. “I’m ready,” she said softly.

  Her breathy voice made him smile. He glanced toward the nearest couch and held out a hand to her. After a quick flash of confusion, she placed her hand in his and allowed herself to be led. He was almost a foot taller than she, so having a quick discussion that remained just between the two of them would have been difficult standing outside the locker rooms.

  When they reached the couch, he leaned his tool bag against the side of the nearby leather chair before he sat and pulled Kate onto his lap. “I believe you specified that all limits were to be reviewed before each session.” He smiled at her expression when she finally realized what they were actually here for.

  She laughed, a sound filled with happiness and excitement. The freest laugh he had heard from her yet. “Thank you for remembering, Master Dex. I’m used to having to remind Doms, but since we just went over all of my limits and preferences in the lounge, I think I’m willing to waive the requirement this time.”

  He nodded and she looked instantly relieved, as if she had been afraid he would make her wait even longer for the dozen orgasms she’d been promised.

  Dex planned to exceed that promise, as well as her other expectations. “We do still have one thing you asked to be discussed and agreed upon before any scene. Although you’ve already given the answer for the first session, I think it’s important that we review that detail as well.”

  She frowned, her brows bunching adorably as she thought back over their conversation from the lounge. “Oh,” she finally said. “Sex.” Her breathing was choppy as she watched him, her cheeks tinged pink, but he knew not from any embarrassment. She was steeped in arousal, and it made her even more breathtaking.

  He cleared his throat, not allowing himself to think ahead to the possibility of sliding inside her.

  “Master Dex,” she interrupted. “I know what I said, but I’m not used to getting to know a Dom this well before our first scene.” She squirmed on his lap, as if she couldn’t get comfortable or sit still. “Honestly, I’m burning up here, so I’m rethinking that decision.”

  He met her gaze, not surprised after her reactions to him. “If the scene takes us to a point where that would be a good addition, and you can handle more by then, are you open to having vaginal intercourse with a condom?”

  “Yes, sir,” she answered immediately, a little louder than she had probably intended.

  Dex bit back a smile at her impatience, and her trust. He was pleased he had earned that so quickly after all the bad experiences she’d had with a few Doms in the past. “All right, Kate. I think we are ready for our first scene.” He stood, lifting her with him, and then set her gently on her feet before picking up his tool bag.

  He took her hand and led her toward the dungeon floor.

  Gazes followed them from all directions. Heads swiveled, and a low murmur rose around them. Dex pretended not to notice. He was used to his unusual height drawing attention to him, but this time was most likely a combination of a new Dom and curiosity to see who Kate would be playing with this evening. Especially if they were used to all her Doms being easily recognized people and personalities. In that regard, he definitely wasn’t Kate’s usual type, and right now he planned on highlighting the difference for her, and for anyone who decided to watch them.

  He wasn’t sure how many Doms she regularly subbed for, as Shapiro and his analyst team had only been able to confirm three in the dossier they’d sent him. But tonight was about cementing his cover. He would have time to delve into specifics later.

  If he was honest with himself, tonight was also a chance for two people who shared a love of the power exchange to find pleasure together. He would have to be careful to keep some distance as his investigation continued. But for tonight, she was his, and he had a job to do. Both for his case and for his new sub. One priority didn’t detract from the other. Not for him.

  He noted scenes in progress as they walked by. There were a few he normally would have stopped in order to offer small corrections to ensure adherence to club rules, or safety. But that was back in Club Desire, where he was a shareholder and one of the founding Doms.

  Here he had to resist the temptation and walk a fine line. To prove himself a good and sought-after Dom, but also to be a believable member of the lifestyle so both subs and other Doms would be willing to let down their guard around him. Especially Kate.

  When they reached an empty play area, he stopped. It held a St. Andrew’s cross, two different styles of spanking benches, and a few tables with drawers most likely filled with lubes, condoms, and other basic supplies. There were also several spreader bars, and other frames already hung overhead. Although dozens of possibilities spilled through his mind, he knew exactly what he wanted to give Kate tonight.

  He led her forward and set his tool bag on one of the tables. He felt more than heard the clink of his supplies as they settled against the hard tabletop. He silently cursed the music, although it wasn’t nearly as loud back here as it was by the locker rooms.

  As he turned to Kate, he noticed people had already begun to gather to watch. “Kate, I know we discussed inserting some basic sub training as we go along. What have you been taught for a starting position?”

  She tipped her head back, her green eyes locked on his face as she answered. “Sir, it varied from Dom to Dom, but other subs have shown me what they said was usual elsewhere.”

  He bit back a smile as anticipation burned through him. “We can start with that. Assume the submissive position.”

  She widened her stance, brought both hands behind her back, clasping her fingers together, and dropped her gaze to the floor.

  The other subs had advised her well. But her response made him wonder what other Doms had asked her to do in the past. “Very good. We can go over some variations later, but this one will work for our purposes right now.”

  She started to look up and then caught herself.

  “Good. You saved yourself a punishment by remembering that reaction in time.”

  Her shoulders slumped slightly, and he smiled at what he was sure was disappointment. Apparently Kate liked several aspects of impact play. He would have to fully explore those avenues with her.

  “Kate, look at me.”

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nbsp; She immediately raised her gaze to his. “Yes, sir. How may I please you?”

  He fought back the urge to treat her like he would any other sub. Even though she was an experienced sub in some areas, it was obvious she wasn’t fully trained, and he would have to guide her more than he was used to with his subs at Club Desire. “How much experience do you have with restraints and spreader bars?”

  She ran her top teeth over her bottom lip before answering, the sight of that innocent action making his cock ache. “I’ve had both used on me quite a bit, sir.”

  Neither of those things was listed among her limits, and she showed no reticence, so he kept to his plan. “Please approach the St. Andrew’s Cross and remove your lingerie.” He didn’t want the sensations of the flogger to be muted by her clothing. Especially if she was as sensitive to it as she’d said. He would make sure he gave her the dozen orgasms plus more tonight.

  She immediately started toward the St. Andrew’s Cross, stripping off first her nightie, then her bra, and tossing them onto the nearby table next to his tool bag.

  “You can leave the panties on,” he told her.

  When she stood in front of the cross, she assumed the submissive position and waited for instructions. Her panties were the same forest green as the nightie and bra. No matter; the tiny straps of the thong wouldn’t be an impediment to her enjoying what he had in store for her.

  His Dom nature wanted to roar at her show of trust and discipline even without full training. He was sure the same subs who had advised her had taught her to wait for further instructions, but it was still a wonderful sight.

  He itched to see Kate’s beautiful breasts, but there would be time enough for that later. He stepped close and ran one hand down the silky skin of her back until he reached one pale ass cheek. Her skin was smooth, and he couldn’t wait to see it with the beautiful red stripes that would mark her pleasure.

  “Please step forward and widen your stance.”

  Without hesitation she stepped close to the leather-covered black upright X. She opened her legs, adjusting her position until each ankle was as close to the respective bottom of the cross as she could bring it.

  He smiled. She followed direction well. But then, judging by the quality of Doms his contacts told him this place had, Kate most likely craved strong guidance that she hadn’t received in the past. And he was more than happy to be the one to give it to her. “Good. Stretch up onto your toes and reach your arms up high so you can hold on. That will help you keep your balance.”

  She did as he instructed, and he enjoyed the view, resisting the urge to stroke his hands down her body.

  Soon.

  But it wasn’t time yet.

  Dex reached into his bag and pulled out a spreader bar, restraints, and a combo, fancy flogger. He wasn’t sure if Kate preferred sting or thud sensations, but the combo flogger would give her both, and he could finesse whatever she most responded to as they went. He also had more floggers, in case this one didn’t give her what she needed.

  He set everything he’d gathered on the table next to Kate’s discarded clothes except the spreader bar and the restraints.

  Kate fidgeted where she stood against the large freestanding black X. He stepped behind her, and with a smile of anticipation he swatted her ass with his open palm. Only hard enough to give a light sting.

  She jumped with a surprised squeak that ended on a husky laugh. “I’m sorry, sir. I just didn’t expect it.”

  “Part of my job is to keep you guessing what will come next, beautiful.” He stepped forward and swatted her ass hard, making her jump again. “I didn’t give you permission to speak, Kate. Punishments will be received for noncompliance with the rules. Is that clear?”

  “Yes, sir.” Her shoulders rose and fell as she sucked in a large breath and then let it out.

  Dex could tell that her reaction was a combination of arousal and anticipation, and not any type of fear or hesitation about the activity or even the punishment. It was clear Kate liked impact play. Liked it a lot.

  He ran his hand from her right shoulder, along her arm, to her wrist. “I’m going to restrain your arms.”

  “Thank you, sir,” she mumbled against the black leather.

  Dex wrapped the restraint around her right wrist and then raised it so her arm was fully extended above her and she was balanced on her toes, before he clipped the restraint to the O-ring on the cross.

  She tugged at it lightly as if testing its strength, and then relaxed her arm in the cuff.

  He repeated the action with her left wrist and smiled as a visible shiver ran across her skin.

  “How are you doing, Kate?” He picked up the spreader bar and knelt near her feet.

  “Horny, sir. I need to come.”

  Dex chuckled softly before he swatted her other ass cheek slightly harder than he had the first. He was immediately rewarded with a long moan as the sting most likely turned into fiery pleasure.

  Kate adjusted her stance easily as he affixed the ankle restraints and then pushed her feet farther apart to accommodate the length of the bar. He clipped the restraints to the bar and glanced up to see her shapely ass in front of his face.

  Dex leaned forward, grabbed her hips in each hand, and nipped the smooth skin of her ass firmly between his teeth. The smell of aroused woman made his balls tighten. When he pulled back, he saw the slight mark he’d left on her, and his inner Dom instincts roared. He couldn’t wait to leave more. Marks she would be able to see for several days, to remind her of the pleasure he’d given her tonight.

  Kate squirmed in her bonds, reminding him she was impatient for more. Normally he would admonish a sub and teach her patience, but since Kate had been neglected for so long, and this was their first night together, he had another approach in mind.

  As he stood, he smacked each of Kate’s beautiful ass cheeks in turn, just hard enough to give her a good sting and to turn the skin a nice shade of pink as blood rushed to the area. Those marks wouldn’t last more than a minute or two, but the ones the flogger gave her would be around much longer.

  Since the music was a concern, he fished a long scarf out of his bag and wrapped one end around Kate’s right hand. He leaned down close to her ear, smiling as his warm breath against her skin made her shudder. “Are you familiar with using the scarf in lieu of your safe word? I’m not sure I would hear you over the music and the sound of the flogger, so this is a good alternative.”

  “Yes, sir,” she answered immediately.

  Dex smiled as the familiar anticipation he always felt before a scene rushed through him. “Look at me, Kate.”

  She turned her head toward him, opening her heavy eyelids to reveal her beautiful green eyes, glossy with need, the pupils dilated as the endorphins washed through her.

  “Good girl.” He leaned forward and kissed her hard, giving her a preview of the frenzy she would soon experience.

  When she was squirming and breathless he slowly pulled back, enjoying the flush that rode her cheeks and her lovely neck. He glanced down, noting that her torso was pressed against the center of the cross. He couldn’t see her breasts and how the different activities were affecting them, but he would soon explore them in detail. She had a limit about nipple clamps, which meant she was sensitive there, but she’d said she was open to the nipple nooses. He had some back at Club Desire. He would have to find some for use here in L.A.

  He stepped away to pick up the fancy combination flogger off the table. He ran the long blue strips of suede and oiled leather across his palm as he gripped the braided handle with his right hand. He’d had this flogger custom made for him a few years ago when he had played with a sub whose favorite scene activity had been flogging. She had eventually gotten into much harder pain levels and then moved away to take care of her ailing parents. But that time spent researching, learning, and playing with her had taught him a lot about floggers, flogging, and those who loved it.

  He stepped toward Kate and ran the long strips of le
ather and suede down her spine. She arched into the contact, and in a quick motion he snapped the tails against her ass. He couldn’t hear the snap/thud over the music, but did hear Kate’s cry of surprise and see the shudder that ran through her body.

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  Kate sucked in a breath as the fiery sting melted into sizzling pleasure. Master Dex must be using a combination flogger, since this felt different from the full-on sting floggers that had been used on her in her past.

  One of her past Doms had used pure suede, which produced more of a thud, but without the sting there was no fiery rush aftermath. Although she had heard different subs say they preferred that.

  A sharper flash of the tails hit across her shoulders, and she cried out at the unexpected bite of pain. Master Dex was much more observant than the other Doms who had flogged her, and he apparently liked to use the element of surprise. That would definitely keep her on her toes. Her pussy throbbed as another blow fell, flooding her body with pain endorphins, which would soon turn into a wash of bliss.

  After finding she enjoyed flogging and other types of impact play, she had briefly wondered if there was something wrong with her that she could get off on some forms of pain. But then when it gave her such great pleasure, and hurt no one, she decided she didn’t care.

  More lashes fell across her lower back and ass, a bit harder this time, a few of the tails snaking around and catching the more sensitive skin on the side of her hip and her waist.

  She was stretched taut up on her toes, leaning her full weight against the cross. The open stance left her very exposed and was amazingly erotic.

  She was so wet, she wondered if there was a way to be thoroughly fucked while also being flogged. She couldn’t picture one, but right now, she looked forward to Master Dex pounding inside her at the end of their scene. He said he would if he thought she could take it.