Page 73 of Until I Shatter


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His tongue is a slow, steady pressure, a tide of sensation that pulls me under and holds me there. He is relentless. He builds me up, holding me on the razor's edge of release for what feels like an eternity until I am begging, pleading. A mindless, writhing mess beneath him. Only then does he give me whatI crave, sending me over the edge with a final, skillful flick of his tongue. My orgasm crashes over me, a wave of pure, unadulterated pleasure that leaves me boneless and breathless.

He moves over me then, and when he enters me it is a slow, inexorable slide that makes my breath catch. There is no pain, only a deep, aching rightness. He fills me completely, and for the first time, it feels like coming home.

But the home he offers is not a gentle one. It is a cage of pleasure and pain, a kingdom built on my submission.

His lips, which had been so reverent, curve into a predatory smile against my ear. “You think this is it?” he murmurs, the words a dark, silky threat. “You think a few soft kisses and a gentle fuck erases what we are? That’s a lie, Aria. And I’m going to teach you the truth.”

He pulls out of me, leaving me cold and empty, the sudden absence of him a physical ache. Before I can protest he grips my arms, turning me over onto my stomach with a rough, dismissive strength. The cool sheets rub against my oversensitive skin, and a shiver racks my body. He drags my hips up, positioning me on my knees, my face buried in the pillows.

“Stay there,” he commands, his voice flat and cold.

I hear him move, the soft thud of his feet on the floorboards, the faint rustle of fabric. My heart hammers against my ribs, a frantic, trapped bird. I am exposed, vulnerable, completely at his mercy. The anticipation is a physical thing, a current of electricity skittering across my skin.

He returns, and the bed dips with his weight. I feel something cool and smooth wrap around my wrist, then a soft click as it locks into place. Silk. No, not silk. Leather. I can smell the faint, rich scent of it. He binds my other wrist to the headboard, then my ankles to the footboard, spreading me wide, leaving me open and exposed for him.

“Look at you,” he murmurs, his voice laced with a dark, possessive satisfaction. “All spread out and ready for me. A work of art, painted in fear and desire.”

He runs a single finger down my spine, a slow, deliberate caress that makes me tremble. The touch is light, almost gentle, but it feels like a brand. He is mapping his territory, reminding me of every inch of skin that belongs to him.

“You wanted to see the monster, Aria,” he whispers, his breath warm against my ear. “So look at him. Look at what you’ve made of me.”

His hand moves lower, cupping my ass, his thumb tracing the cleft. I can feel the heat of him, the raw power coiled in his muscles. He is a predator, and I am his prey.

“Do you remember what you said in the car?” he asks, his voice a low, dangerous purr. “That you belong to me? That your cunt is mine?”

I can only nod, my face pressed into the pillow, my breath coming in ragged gasps.

“Words are cheap,” he continues, his hand moving between my legs, his fingers finding my clit. He rubs slow, deliberate circles, a torturous, teasing pressure that makes me squirm. “I’m going to make you prove it. I’m going to break you, piece by piece, until there’s nothing left but the truth. You are mine. To use, to pleasure, to punish.”

He shifts, and then I feel the sharp, stinging slap of his hand on my ass cheek. The impact sends a jolt of pure, unadulterated pleasure-pain through me, and I cry out, a ragged, broken sound.

“Count,” he commands.

“One,” I gasp.

Another slap, this one harder, on the other cheek.

“Two,” I choke out, my fingers clutching at the leather binding my wrists.

He continues, a rhythmic, punishing barrage of blows, each one a brand, a reminder of his ownership. My skin is on fire, a delicious, stinging heat that makes my cunt clench with need. I am a mess of raw nerves and desperate arousal, my mind a blur of sensation.

By the time he reaches ten I am a sobbing, writhing mess, my body trembling uncontrollably.

“Good girl,” he murmurs, his hand stroking my flaming skin like a cool, soothing balm. “You took your punishment so well. Now, for your reward.”

He positions himself behind me and I feel the head of his cock press against my entrance, but he doesn't enter me. He just stays there, a tantalizing pressure, a promise of what's to come.

“Beg for it,” he commands, his voice a low growl. “Beg me to fuck you. Tell me how much you need my cock in that greedy little cunt of yours.”

“Please,” I gasp, my hips rocking back, trying to take him in. “Please, I need you. I need your cock. Please, fuck me. I need to be filled by you. Please…”

He chuckles, a dark, cruel sound. “Not good enough.”

He pulls back, leaving me aching and empty. I hear a soft click, and then a low, buzzing hum fills the room. My eyes fly open but I can’t see anything, my vision blocked by the pillows. My heart hammers against my ribs, a frantic, trapped bird.

“Remember this?” he asks, his voice laced with a dark, possessive satisfaction. “You were so curious about it before. Now you’re going to get to know it. Intimately.”

He touches the vibrator to my clit, and I cry out. The sensation is overwhelming, a jolt of pure, unadulterated pleasure that shoots through me like a lightning strike. He moves it in slow, deliberate circles, a torturous, teasing pressure that makes me squirm and moan.