Page 93 of Cryptic Dreams

The things my gentle breeze is privy to are strictly hers and as I take catalog of them in my mind, my heart begins to beat wildly in my chest. Right along with my growing desire.

Wrapping my left hand around the base of my cock, I begin to squeeze as I strike Zephyr’s ass again. “What was it now,slut? Six or seven orgasms since you’ve been on the cross?”

“Seven.” She gasps as her body tenses, waiting for the next blow.

“Then you shall be punished to match. Seven orgasms, seven floggings.” Zephyr nods in response but that is not what I want from her, not what I need. The more I think about all the ways our bond has changed me, the more out of control I’m starting to feel and I need her voice to ground me. “And youwillcount for me like the good little whore you are.”

“Yes, baby.” I widen my stance and bring the leather down on her ass with another crack, inhaling deeply as Zephyr cries out, “One!”

Intimate touch and physical affection.

Another strike, another shout. “Two!”

Unshakable loyalty.

“Three!”

Unwavering devotion and monogamy.

My grip on my cock turns vise-like as I deliver the fourth, fifth, and sixth strikes in rapid succession.

Vicious protection.

Deadly commitment.

Brutal and unconditional love.

I take another slow, deep breath and try to calm the beating of my heart but as I pull my arm back before flogging my mate’s ass for the final time, I strike her harder than intended as the one thing I’ve given Zephyr that causes a hint of fear to live inside my mind slams to the forefront of it.

Pure and utter vulnerability.

“Seven!” she screams as I drop the flogger and sway on my feet.

My vision darkens around the edges, the temperature in the room drops, and just when the lack of blood in my brain begins to mix with the thoughts I generally refuse to allow myself to have, a strange sense of calm starts moving through my chest like lava.

“Please,” Zephyr whimpers. “Please, honey. I can’t wait anymore. I need you, Wraith, please.”

Refocusing on the sound of her voice and the very obvious peace she’s pushing though our bond, I inhale and exhale slowly before shaking my head. “Greedy little slut. Greedy and hungry for your mate’s cock, yeah?”

“Please.”

“God, how I love it when you beg.”

“Wraith, I—”

“You’ve been such a good little slut, Zephyr. Your mate’s good little whore, following the rules.” With my pulse finally back to normal, I retrieve the bullet from the bed behind me, grab an anal plug as well, and get to my knees behind my gentle breeze. “Then taking your punishment like a good girl for me when you broke them. You’ll be rewarded soon enough.”

Before she can speak the words I know are on the tip of her tongue, I switch on the vibrator and place it against Zephyr’s swollen clit. She cries out the second the soft silicone makes contact with it, my mate’s back arching as much as her restraints allow, her body jerking hard against them. Zephyr’s muscles begin to shake as her orgasm slams into her, as she screamseightwhen I dart forward to catch her cum in my mouth. I spear my tongue inside her pussy, fucking her sweet core as I begin circling the toy against her clit while tonguing her cunt. My mate moans and practically sobs out her never ending release, her thoughts reflecting relief as though she’ll have a short break before whatever I decide to do next.

How wrong she is.

There is nobreak, no reprieve with me—especially in the midst of my internal panic—and I will happily remind her of that.

As quietly as I can, I shift my body around, dragging my tongue through her pussy back toward her ass while slowing my actions against her clit as I do. My pace becomes torturous when I begin eating Zephyr’s ass, toying with that tight ring of muscle as a distraction for what I’m actually about to do.

“Such a good whore,” I say against her ass cheek as I turn off the bullet and toss it aside. “A sweet little whore.”

Zephyr’s body tries to sag against the cross but the spasms in her muscles prevent her from doing so, which makes me grin. Especially as I reach for the vibrator, the one that will penetrate my gentle breeze while the clitoral massager sends her into orbit, hesitating but a moment before I abruptly push the toy inside her pussy.