The Heart's Domination (Touched By You 3) (5 page)

Breakfast was on the roof patio. The heaters were turned up to warm the small space. The view of nearby rooftops and apartments was friendly and Parisian. Natalie sat next to Tanner and nibbled at her croissant. The cappuccino was delicious. Tanner must have warned the cook that it was her favorite, as it was perfectly brewed and the milk steamed to just the right amount of foam.

The morning was cold
, but felt fresh and exhilarating. Tanner leaned back and looked at her. “You are so lovely. Paris is the perfect backdrop for you.”

Natalie blushed, knowing that he was exaggerating
, but enjoying it anyway. “You are the lovely one,” she said, looking at his auburn highlights shimmering in the morning sun.

“I must confess, baby,” Tanner continued. “I need you desperately. I think about
you night and day, even when I’m working – something I never thought a woman would do to me. But you do. I crave you…” He stopped, but seemed to have more to say. Natalie waited.

“I want you more than I’ve ever wanted a woman.
You are an exquisite combination of innocent beauty and female sexuality. I want to make the most of it. And, I have some things in mind – things I’d like to do with you while we are in Paris. What better city than Paris, the most romantic city in the world?

What I have in mind is going farther than we have. You excite me. I’m tempted to push the boundaries, but only if you want to. I’ll never force you. Remember, this is for your enjoyment as much as mine.”

Natalie looked at him, unsure what he wanted. It seemed to her that they’d pushed boundaries already. She tried to imagine how far they could go. She felt a moment of anxiety considering how far she would be willing to go.

“I’ve surprised myself. I never thought I’d be doing what we do together sexually,” she replied. You are constantly leading me into unfamiliar water. But it’s exciting. Even acts that would surely be considered taboo have been pleasurable. It’s confusing but enticing
, at the same time.

I want to see what else we can do together. I really do, even though a part of me says I shouldn’t. But I try not to listen to that part. I want to please you. I crave you as much as you crave me. I cannot imagine life without you – I wouldn’t want it.”

Tanner’s blue eyes blazed. She’d just given him the green light and his cock was hard. He felt his conscience nag at him. He still felt concern that he’d hurt her, even though he hadn’t so far. Could he satisfy his needs, without letting the demons of his soul destroy everything? He thought he could. Anyway, he couldn’t restrain himself around Natalie. He had no desire to.

“Tonight…we will start,” he declared. His eyes pierced into her and it communicated as a threat. Natalie reassured herself that this was for pleasure, his and hers.
There was nothing to worry about, was there?

Tanner was out most of the day. He had business in Champagne. Natalie had a driver at her ser
vice but she chose to spend the time in the villa. It was beautiful and cozy. Since Tanner was working, she decided to do the same, completing details on her new line. Plus, she had to look over some designs for Tanner, the start of her consulting work for Clarke Luxury Brands.

She tried not to think of later.
The mystery of what Tanner had planned for later caused butterflies in her stomach, so she tried to keep her mind off of it. She took time late in the day to look around and get more familiar with his Paris home. Down the hall from the library was a wooden door she hadn’t noticed before. It was locked and that puzzled her.

Reaching
a slender hand up to the top of the door frame, Natalie found a small key hidden there. She held it in her open palm, at odds with herself. Did Tanner have anything to hide from her? Should she ask if it was okay to see what was inside? But her curiosity overrode her hesitation. She wanted to know more about Tanner.

The key was a tight fit and she had to jiggle it a little to get it to turn. She slowly opened the door and stepped inside. There were windows along the back wall and the afternoon rays of light gave the room an ethereal glow. The floors were polished wood. There was assorted furniture around the room, standard French style.

What caught her eye was the ceiling. It was a drop ceiling with a metal cross-hatch pattern. She puzzled over what that could be for. She walked over to a tall cabinet and opened it. Inside was a wide array of implements. She couldn’t have said what each was for but she knew they were sex toys.

She picked up one
set of gold handcuffs, noting that they didn’t feel as heavy as they looked. She turned to look around at the wall to her left. Items hung there, waiting to be used. There was a crop. Also, a flogger similar to the one Tanner had used with her before.

Her gaze whipped away from the
wall when she caught sight of Tanner standing quietly in the doorway, still looking gorgeous in his casual garb. But, his eyes were cold and he stood there like a marble statute, just watching her.

“I didn’t hear you arrive,” she said thickly. She felt embarrassed for intruding on his private room without invitation. Yet, who
else should be here with him? Surrounded by all the intimate sexual tools, she felt intimidated, and blushed.

Tanner’s voice was deep and masculine. “You couldn’t wait,” he said accusingly. “Your desire may get you into trouble.”

His tone was threatening and Natalie couldn’t tell if he was angry that she’d unlocked the hidden room without permission or he was overcome with lust. Sometimes anger and lust looked the same with Tanner.

He walked forward purposefully and Natalie froze to the spot.

“Do you like those handcuffs?” Tanner stepped forward and looked down at Natalie.

She rubbed her hand over one gold cuff. “Maybe,” she answered softly. Tanner’s blazing blue eyes bore into her.

“Take off your clothes,” he commanded, “all of them.” He walked to the door, shut it firmly and locked it. Momentarily, Natalie felt trapped.
This is Tanner
, she tried to tell herself. But he seemed different.

Her eyes were glued to
Tanner’s every move. She hadn’t willed herself to start undressing, feeling vulnerable.

Tanner was not pleased. His eyes turned to steel. “Undress,” he commanded in a louder voice.

Natalie stripped off her clothes, stopping again when she had on only her satin panties and bra. She watched Tanner undress and hang up his clothes on a nearby hook. He was so sexy. His smooth, pale skin stretched over lean, defined muscles. His thighs and abdomen flexed when he moved. His hair was slightly mussed, making him all the more desirable.

Even the cold look he gave her turned her on. She was hopeless. Tanner strode toward her and she stepped back, bumping into a
grid-like structure just behind her. He kicked her clothes away and said, “Just where I want you.” He stuck a finger under the front clasp of her bra, pulling her closer to him, and said, “Take this off too.”

Natalie complied
, not sure why she felt so embarrassed exposing her breasts. It wasn’t like Tanner hadn’t seen her naked before. There was just something in his look. It pierced into her and her nipples tightened. He glared at her with a commanding, possessive attitude, and ran his hand over the tops of her breasts. She shivered, involuntarily, and not from cold.

Tanner pinc
hed each taught nipple and tugged lightly. Tweaking, tugging, back and forth, until Natalie began to feel weak. He leaned in and brushed a kiss across her lips, not willing to give her any satisfaction, just yet.

He bit her nipples
, turning them a brighter shade of pink. His cock, bare and hard, swelled bigger. He stepped back from Natalie to let her view his beautiful cock.

Her clit tightened and a warm flush floode
d her body. She wanted to touch his cock but knew he wouldn’t allow it. He knew her desire. To tease her further he grabbed his own cock and squeezed the base. Natalie’s eyes widened and she licked her lower lip.

“Turn around,” he commanded. And she did, unsure now of what was to happen. He stood behind her and she felt the heat of his body. The male smell of Tanner’s arousal made her close her eyes and breathe in.

“Lift your arms,” he said and she did. Tanner put one gold cuff around each of her small wrists and cuffed her to a ring that hung from the grid before her, the structure she’d backed into, only moments ago.
So that’s what this is for.

Tanner
ran his hand down her back sweetly, leading her into false security. It gave her pause when his hands stopped at her hips.
Now what?

He pulled her panties down, over her round, little ass and down to her ankles
leaving them there. She felt more exposed with her panties, sitting useless at her feet, than if she’d kicked them away. Tanner admired the view.

Natalie heard Tanner walk away
, and wondered what he was doing. A drawer opened. He put on some soft music, very slow and sensual. She felt his warmth and knew he was behind her again.

“I haven’t blindfolded you before,” he said. “You’ll feel more if you can’t see. This will be new. Remember baby, you c
an always use the safeword. Say it to me, now.”

“Home,” Natalie said in a quiet voice.

“Yes. Use that word if you need to,” he cautioned.

Tanner
placed a velvet blindfold over her eyes and tied it in back. He began to massage her body with lavender-scented oil. She couldn’t believe how sensual it was. His strong hands felt the tenseness in her neck and shoulders, and massaged it away. He rubbed her arms, her lower back, her thighs, and down to her calves.

His hands
slid along her inner thighs, and Natalie was so wet, she thought she must be dripping. His hand touched her wet slit as he brushed along it. She gasped. Unable to see, she never knew where he would touch next.

His hands, still well-oiled,
cupped her firm breasts. He massaged them, and tweaked her nipples. Orgasm would have been easy but she knew choosing the time for that wasn’t her decision.

His hands slid down to her buttocks
, and he stopped with her cheeks filling his hands. He didn’t move.

Natalie stopped breathing.
She was aware she was being prepared for punishment.

Tanner
’s deep voice pierced the quiet. “Did I tell you to enter this room?”

“No.”

“It was locked.”

“Yes.”

“You made the decision on your own to find the key.”

“Yes.”

“And you entered without my permission.”

“Yes.”

“You started without me.”

“Yes.”

“That is unforgiveable.”

No response.

“I’m going to punish you. You know you deserve it, don’t you?”

No response.

“Don’t you?” Tanner asked in a louder voice.

“Yes,” Natalie whispered.

“Move your feet back so that you are leaning forward slightly. Offer your bare ass to me and arch you back a little.”

Natalie did as she was asked, relieved that he’d stopped asking questions. “This will hurt,” he told her
, coldly.

She felt a small object
on her skin. He ran it over her bare back to get her used to the touch. It had a leather-feeling tongue at the end and she realized it must be the crop she’d seen hanging on the wall.

Gently at first, Tanner swatted her bottom. Oddly, she found it exciting.

Without preparing her, he swatted harder and Natalie flinched. “This will make your little butt red,” he said. “You’re going to look in the mirror when I’m done. You’ll see your burning skin.”

Tanner spanked her with swift strokes of the punishing crop. Natalie felt a sting with each swat. She expected it to hurt, and waited to see if it would. She felt her ass stinging
, and knew it must be getting red, just as Tanner intended. But, it didn’t really hurt.

Her clit was tighter and her lower body tensed. She found she naturally arched her back more
, in response to the spanking. Tanner swatted on the fleshy part of her bottom, never in exactly the same spot.

Just when she got used to the pattern, he began to swat the tops of her thighs. Natalie thought she’d feel something
, other than she did. She liked it. She blushed under the blindfold at the thought.

The spanking stopped.
Tanner’s warm hand caressed her firm ass. She could feel that it was a little tender. The warmth of his hand felt good.

Tanner undid the blindfold. “Are you okay,” he asked, his eyes soft now. She nodded.

He undid the cuffs and rubbed her wrists, although they were fine. The cuffs were lined with a soft material, so hadn’t irritated her skin. He pulled her into his arms and pressed her head against his chest. “You did so well,” he told her.

Natalie could feel
her bare ass stinging a little but it was more pleasure than pain. Her nipples were hard against Tanner’s hard chest and her clit begged for attention.