‘You think you’re in charge,Gléigeal?’
‘I… I…’ she falters. ‘I thought you’d want…’ When she takes a step away from me, clearly unsure, I smile as my predatory instincts take over.
‘One day I’ll take you back to the woods and have you run from me again. And when I catch you…’
She shivers but I see the excitement in her eyes.
‘But here and now, we’re not going to do that. Wearedoing this my way, though.’ I drop my hands to my belt buckle pushing the strap through and loosening it slowly. Then I slide the thick strip of leather from around my waist, one belt loop at a time. She licks her lips as she watches, then looks up at me.
‘What?’ She swallows. ‘What are you going to?—’
‘Lie on the bed.’
‘Not until I know…’ She hesitates, rightfully so, but she will do what I want.
‘This isn’t for punishing you.This time. Your safe word is apple,’ I say.
She wrinkles her nose. ‘Really?’
‘I think we can safely say we both now associate apples with something deeply unpleasant.’
‘Apple,’ she confirms and after taking one single deep breath, and looking back at me, she obeys.
‘Put your hands out, wrists together.’
I thread the end of the belt through the buckle and back up to make three loops.
‘Hands in.’
She does as she’s told, shivering when I pull the belt tight around her wrists and I can sense the fear run through her.
‘Relax and put your arms above your head.’
There’s a brief hesitation before she does as I asked, and I kneel on the edge of the bed, leaning over her as I fasten it to the headboard. She pulls at the restraints and while there’s some movement, it’s clear she can’t get free.
Cillian,’ she whimpers. ‘I can’t?—’
‘You can,Gléigeal. Just look at me and breathe.’
I lock my gaze with hers as I move around to the end of the bed and kneel between her parted thighs. She’s sprawled out before me, her pert breasts decorated with small bite marks, my bite marks. Her body is flushed and aching for me as I grip her knees, easing them back until her pussy is revealed, pink and wet, waiting to be claimed. The scent of her arousal fills the air, intoxicating and impossible to resist. She whimpers and I know she’s ready to be taken.
‘Cillian…’ she swallows, her voice trembling.
‘You’ve done this before. You have the safe word.’
She nods and I lower my mouth to her, licking greedily at her pussy. Her hips gyrate as I tease her clit with my tongue, and I have to hold them firmly in place when I start to suck. Her body is so responsive that when I press a finger to her entrance, it slips in easily. I know she can take more of me, so I insert two more fingers, seeking out the spot I found before and bending my fingers to rub it.
Small gasps and moans fall from her lips, interspersed with my name and a series of prayers. And all too soon, her demands follow.
‘Cillian!’ she cries out finally as I work her body with myfingers and mouth. Her inner muscles clench around my fingers, but I don’t stop and as soon as her body softens and relaxes, I start again to push her over that edge a second time. And I know I will never grow tired of hearing her screaming my name.
Chapter28
Niamh
When I open my eyes, I’m staring up into Cillian’s– piercing and blue. He drops a kiss on my lips and smiles.
‘Are you all right?’
