A Little Harmless Submission(42)

She nodded. “Yes.”

He stepped closer, slipping his hands over her cheek. As he continued to cup her face, he leaned down and gave her a kiss. It wasn’t very erotic as kisses went, but it sent sparks of heat racing through her blood. “Good. Now, I want you to stand up and turn around. Place your hands on the bed.”

She complied but apparently it wasn’t enough.

“Spread your legs out further.”

When he had her in the spot he wanted her in, he brushed his hand over the full part of each of her ass cheeks. The touch was delicate, almost reverent. She really hated to think she was standing there, naked, her most hated body part on display. But as he caressed her flesh, those worries dissolved. No matter how she felt about herself, Rome had some kind of ability to ignore all her self-doubt. The fact that he affected her so much in such a short amount of time should worry her. But as his hands moved over her skin, she couldn’t think.

With one last soft touch, he pulled away. Without warning, the next thing she felt was the hard whack of the paddle. Pain hit her first and then pleasure eased the ache as little ripples of heat filtered out over her skin. She curled her toes into the bare wooden floor.

“Aw, honey, you should see your ass.”

His voice had deepened, and it sent a dark thrill through her. She liked the feeling, the way her flesh heated. She was already wet, had been from the time he touched her. But knowing how much it aroused him added to the excitement.

He gave her another two smacks. Pleasure and pain shifted over her as she felt her knees buckle a bit. He smoothed his hand over her ass, his cool palm almost as arousing as the whacks he’d just given her. Her nipples were hard, her clit throbbing, and hot liquid had moved to her sex. Damn, he had only spanked her, and she was ready to come. She closed her eyes and curled her fingers into the comforter on his bed.

“Are you okay?” he asked.

She nodded. He moved away then, and she wanted to turn around to see what he was doing but kept herself still. He hadn’t given her permission, and while the punishment might end up being delicious, there was a part of her not ready to test those boundaries.

“Have you ever been interested in anal sex?”

The quiet question had her body heating. She had read about it and had some rather hot dreams about it. It had been the one thing she had always wanted to try. “Y-yes.”

There was a beat of silence. “Have you tried it before?”

“No.” The one time she had the courage to suggest it, her lover had been disgusted. Worse, he tried to shame her for her desires.

“Hmm. Part of me likes that. I like that no other man has touched you this way.”

He skimmed his finger along the seam that separated her cheeks. Instinctively she tensed but then relaxed as he continued to skim his finger back and forth. The delicate touch put her at ease.

“There is another part of me upset that we have to wait. I can’t take you that way until you’re prepared. But it doesn’t mean we can’t have fun.”

Dark need unfurled low in her belly at the tantalizing comment. The strange mixture of fear and excitement still pulsed through her. Adding to the anticipation was the fact that she couldn’t see what he was doing. She could hear his movements. And she had become tuned into him on a different level. Knowing Rome, he was staying out of her line of sight on purpose. She would be pissed at him if it didn’t add to her arousal.

A shiver slipped over her as Rome skimmed his fingers between her cheeks again.

“Get up on the bed, on your hands and knees.”

She did as he ordered even though her legs felt a bit wobbly. It wasn’t until she was kneeling on the bed that she realized she had done so without hesitation. She didn’t even question whether to do it. Lord have mercy, if she was with him much longer, she would do anything he wanted, be anything he needed. Before she could panic about that, Rome stepped up behind her. She was kneeling on the bed, stark naked as Rome continued to stand behind her. Her nipples tightened further as cool air rushed over her skin. Now she had no way to move, except to disobey the order he had given her. He said nothing before she felt the brush of his lips over her rear end. She curled her fingers into the comforter on his bed as she tried to keep herself from moaning too loudly. Still, a small moan slipped out before she could stop it.

“You’re still trying to hide your pleasure from me, and I don’t like it.”

There was admonition in his voice. Why did she find that so exciting? She had always been the girl that did all things the right way. Now, for some reason, Rome had brought out the bad girl in her. She wanted to be punished.