I hung limp against the stocks.
My head dangling forward.
But even in my exhaustion…
I had never felt more alive.
Chapter 18
Maddox
Damn.
She didn’t just orgasm—she might have completely obliterated herself. For a moment I stayed exactly where I was, breathing slowly while the tremors worked their way out of her body. Then I reached down and began gently massaging the pink marks blooming across her ass from the spanking.
My gaze drifted downward to the root of my cock.
I was still buried inside her tight little asshole.
“How’re you doing, champ?” I asked wryly, keeping my tone light even as I fought the urge to laugh.
For a moment there was nothing but the quiet hum of the room.
Then a single exhausted grunt came from Stella.
I glanced toward the floor where the vibrator lay abandoned, still buzzing faintly and completely drenched.
With a quiet sigh of regret, I eased out of her. I watched the slow movement carefully as her body resisted the loss of contact, the tight muscles clinging around me for a moment longer than necessary.
Even now it felt as if she was trying to pull me back in.
I bent down and switched the vibrator off, leaving it where it lay before turning my attention to the restraints around her ankles. The leather straps came loose one by one.
After zipping myself back up, I moved around to the front of the stocks and released the wooden clasps holding her in place. The heavy piece lifted with a dull sound before I secured it back on the metal hooks mounted to the frame.
She didn’t move.
A curtain of red hair hid most of her face, so I brushed it gently aside before unfastening the mouth gag.
“Up you get,” I said, sliding an arm around her waist as I helped lift her out of the contraption.
Once the gag was free, she stretched her jaw slowly, working out the stiffness. If I hadn’t been holding her, she probably would have folded straight to the floor.
She blinked up at me.
For a second her eyes looked completely unfocused.
Then a faint smile appeared.
“That was fun,” she croaked.
I chuckled and swept her up into my arms without hesitation.
“It sure was,” I said as she rested her head against my chest.
And I didn’t let her go after that.
I kept her close.
