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Watching
through the openings in the hood she saw Tanner stop in front of the table,
study its contents, and then pick up the single tail whip. If he had selected
the paddle she would have accepted it.
Her choice, after all.
But with all the other sensations pummeling her body she wasn’t sure she’d have
been able to handle the flat
thwack
of the hard wood.

Yes,
you can. You can handle anything.

Not
with her senses as amped up as they were right now. She was sure if Tanner
touched her again with his hand she’d implode right there in front of everyone.
And that would be such a violation.

He
stretched out the length of the single tail and ran it over her body, shoulders
to thighs, breast to breast. Along the inside of her thighs, while the little
clit vibrator hummed busily and her body shivered in response.

He
strolled lazily behind her, drawing the tail of the whip across one palm. She
sensed when he stopped and tried to prepare herself for what would come next.
When the tip of the lash struck her buttocks she flinched slightly and bit down
on the ball gag. The next strike came immediately, then the next and the next.
Her ass, her back, the backs of her thighs.
She ground her
teeth so hard into the ball gag she wondered if she’d bite clear through it.
Tears ran down her cheeks. Her body was so ready for orgasm it took every ounce
of control she could dredge up not to let it roll over her.

She
waited for the next strike of the whip but instead it was Tanner’s hand
smoothing over the skin on her back and curving over her ass. Then his head was
close to hers so she could hear him through the hood.

“I’m
going to let you come now,
but don
’t
make a sound.” His low voice rumbled through her.

She
nodded.

In
the next moment he slid a dildo into her pussy, filling her completely,
increasing the pressure from the butt plug. He turned it on and the instant the
pulsations shimmied through her she exploded. The walls of her cunt gripped the
vibrator, clamping down on it. The muscles of her ass clenched. She dug her
nails into the palms of her hands, every bit of her body shaking as if tossed
by a violent wind. It went on and on until she wasn’t sure if she could take it
for one more moment. If she hadn’t had the ball gag she was sure she would have
bitten through her tongue.

Then
Tanner was there, rubbing her back again, her arms, her ass as the last of the
aftershocks finally rippled through her. Limp, spent, she waited weakly for
whatever came next. She barely heard the sounds of the applause or Reulas’
concluding remarks. Wordless, Tanner removed the clit vibrator and slid both
the dildo and butt plug from her body. He released the manacles from her wrists
and her ankles and lifted her in his arms.

“Show’s
over for tonight,” he murmured against the hood. “Let’s get you to some place
more private.”

Chapter
Three

Kelly
closed her eyes, wondering if he was just going to leave the hood and gag in
place. At the moment she was so weak and spent she almost didn’t care.
Almost.
She leaned into Tanner’s chest as he carried her out
of the performance area. He stopped for a moment then moved forward again.
 
She heard the soft click of a door
opening and closing. In another moment he deposited her on a soft padded
surface, sitting her upright, bracing her with one arm.

She
leaned into him as he unfastened the ball gag and eased it from her mouth. Then
he unzipped the hood and slipped it over her head, tossing it to the side. She
blinked her eyes, focusing and realizing she was seated on a thickly padded
bench in one of the private rooms.

“I’
m a
mess,
” she mumbled.

“We’ll
fix that. Not to worry.” His voice was soft and soothing, such a contrast to
the uncompromising hardness of his appearance.

Moving
her head so it rested against his shoulder, he pulled wet wipes from a bowl
next to her and carefully cleaned her face. She was embarrassed to realize her
nose had been running, the mucous mixing with her tears.

“It’s
okay,” he soothed. “You did very well, sub. Reulas said you were the perfect
one for this and he was right. Whoever trained you did it well.”

Kelly’s
mind took a brief trip back in time remembering the Dom who had taught her so
well, taking her from that first discovery of who and what she was to the point
where she became one of the most sought after subs at whatever club she
visited.

“I
had planned to use the violet wand before the single tail whip,” he told her.
“The low voltage electricity it emits ramps up the effect of both vibrators I
used. But you’re so damn responsive I was afraid I’d push you over the edge too
soon, no matter how you tried to hold on.”

“Thank
you.”

He
brushed her hair back from her face.
“My pleasure.”
Lifting her from the table he carried her to a large armchair in one corner,
pausing on the way to pull a bottle of water from the minifridge and grab a
quilt from the rack where it was stored. In a moment he had them both in the
chair. With great tenderness he wrapped the quilt around her and settled her on
his lap.

“Drink,”
he ordered, uncapping the bottle and holding it to her lips. They sat like that
for a long time, her muscles easing, the water rehydrating her body, Tanner
stroking her hair, her back,
her
shoulders.
Never saying a word, so she didn’t either.
But finally she
had to ask him the question poking at the back of her brain.

“Why
didn’t you use the rest of the cards? I accepted them with no problem.”

He
cupped her chin and turned her head so she faced him. “Don’t repeat this to
anyone.” A corner of his mouth almost kicked up in a hint of a smile. “But it
stopped being just a performance to me halfway through it.”

She
frowned. “
I don
’
t
understand.
”

“I’m
not sure I do, either.” He looked away, staring across the room at the wall.
“One of the important things you learn in Delta Force is complete control of
yourself. The missions we get sent on require it. Otherwise we could get
ourselves and our team members killed. For me the only way to do that was to
lock away my emotions completely.”

“That
must have been very difficult to do.”

He
shrugged. “Not so much, But it meant relationships were a no-go. Being able to
come to different dungeons around the world to play has been a great stress
reliever.”

“
I
sense a
‘but’ in
there,” she prompted.

“But
tonight, when Reulas introduced us, something hit me like an exploding IED. I
never believed in instant chemistry before, but Jesus, Kelly. I looked at you
and you nearly took me down to my knees.”

She
burrowed into his chest, unwilling to look at him while she made her own
confession. “I, um, had the same reaction. Club Fantasy is like a second home
to me. I can play without worrying about messy relationships. Maybe because no
one ever aroused my emotions the way you did. Do,” she amended.

Tanner’s
body tensed. He was silent for so long she was afraid she’d made a misstep
here. Did he just plan to tell her how he felt and move on?

“Listen,” she said, “if you —”

He
touched a finger to her lips. “Ssh. It’s okay. It’s just a shock to me to have
someone say that to me. I’ve made sure to let every woman I’ve ever been with
know the score. It’s all about the physical.
The sex.
Nothing more.”

And
this?” she prompted.

“
I
don
’t know, Kelly.
It’s so foreign to me. I know that right now I’m hard as a spike. I want to
fuck you but not with toys or anything.
Just you and me, my
cock in your pussy.
But I know you must be sore and wrung out.”

She
brushed her fingers along his cheek. “Not too sore for that.
If
that’s all we do.”

“I
ragged on Reulas for calling this place Club Fantasy, but straight sex is a
fantasy for me.
Just now.
You and
me.”
He studied her face. “Are you sure?”

“I
am.” At least she hoped she was. Already her body was responding to his touch
and he’d barely touched her at all.

“I
want to kiss you.
Kissing
’s
always a fantasy to me, too, because it’
s so personal.
”

She
shifted on his lap, brought his head down to hers and pressed her mouth to his.
His lips were firm and warm and when she opened hers his tongue swept inside, a
living flame heating her flesh. He drank from her as she did from him, tongues
tangling in an erotic dance. Unbelievably her pussy was getting wet again, the
core of her rocketing to life with need.

He
tore his mouth from hers, trailing his tongue along the line of her jaw and
nibbling the lobe of her ear with his teeth. He threaded his fingers through
her hair, holding her in place while he kissed his way down her throat, to the
hollow where her pulse beat, to the upper swell of her breasts just visible in
the gap of the quilt.

“If
you’re absolutely sure,” he said again, “let’s ditch this quilt.”

Kelly
shrugged out of it, trying not to wince as certain
muscles
protested
.

“Stop.”
Tanner stilled her hands. “You’re hurting. This won’t work.”

She
smiled at him. “I’m fine. I promise I wouldn’t lie to you. Okay?”

* * * *

Tanner
wanted so badly to believe her. He was still struggling with the force of the
impact she had on him. With the stewpot she’d made out of his emotions. But
damn! He wanted to get his cock inside her in the worst way.

One thing about Reulas.
He had every one of his private
rooms set up so no matter where you wanted to fuck or play whatever you needed
was right at hand. Securing Kelly with one arm he pushed the lever that turned
the chair into a lounger. Then he reached into the drawer of the little table
beside it to pull out a handful of condoms.

“Aren’t
you optimistic,” she laughed.

“One
can hope. Anyway, we have the room for as long as we want it. But if we only
fuck once, I’
ll die a happy man.
”

“I
think I can take care of that for you with no problem.”

Sliding
to her knees she unzipped his fly and freed his thick, swollen cock, holding it
in both hands while she took a long look at it. Then she slowly lowered her
head and took the thick breadth of him into her mouth. Strange, he thought very
briefly. Here they were in a club with every instrument of pleasure imaginable,
every opportunity for the kinkiest of sex, and the thing that seemed to be turning
them both on right now was straight, vanilla sex. How funny was that?

Then
she closed her lips around him and sucked hard, squeezing her tongue around his
abundant
length,
and every thought flew out of his
head.

“Shit,
Kelly.” He slid his fingers through her hair to hold her head in place. “You
have the sweetest mouth this side of heaven. Suck me hard, baby.
Real hard.”

She
did just that. Sliding one hand between his thighs she cupped the sac holding
his balls and gently squeezed. Heat jolted through him. Tanner groaned and
tightened his grip on her head. He wasn’t going to last like this, as much as
he loved it. Roughly he pulled her head away.

She
looked up at him, frowning. “What’s wrong?”

He
gave a rough laugh. “What’s wrong is I’m about ten seconds away from the top of
my head blowing off. Straddle
me,
sub, so I can see if
that sweet pussy is still wet enough for me.”

He
helped her to rise and positioned her so her thighs bracketed his. Slid one
hand between her thighs to her cunt and smiled when he found it still dripping.
Damn. He just might have found the woman of his dreams. Then he had to stop
thinking because he was so close to the edge he was ready to topple over.
Sheathing himself with one of the condoms he lifted her with his muscular arms and
brought her down right on his dick.

He
closed his eyes at the intense sensations that raced through him when her snug
pussy closed around him, grasping it with her wet heat. Holy shit! He gritted
his teeth, reaching for whatever control he had. The performance had him so
ramped up anyway he hoped he lasted long enough to give Kelly one more orgasm.
The image of her naked body, butt plug and vibrators in place, back and ass
crisscrossed with beautiful red stripes from the whip was a jolt to his system.
He had to do something to move this along because his famous discipline had
gone to shit.

He
slipped one hand between them, found her already sore and swollen clit and
rubbed it with his thumb. Again and again, pinching and stroking, while her
inner muscles gripped him and her breathing quickened. Her hot liquid drenched
him with a sudden rush.

“I’m
ready.” Her voice was breathy and strained.

“Yes,
you
are,
darlin’.” Gripping her hips he lifted her up
and brought her down again. “Ride me, now.”

She
balanced her hands on his shoulders and did just that, rocking back and forth
and up and down.
 
The
slide of her pussy against his cock like the glide of smooth silk.
Up
and down, again and again. And somehow, as if their bodies were completely in
tune, they arrived at the orgasm together and crashed into rocket-filled space.
Long minutes passed while they rode out the shattering spasms. He wrapped his
arms around her, holding her tightly against him. Her breasts pressed to his
chest, her nipples like hot, hard points. Her cunt milked him over and over as
he spurted into the latex.

And
then it was done. She collapsed against him, her breathing as raspy as his. He
held her tightly, smoothing the damp hair from her forehead, brushing light
kisses on her damp skin. Kisses? He didn’t kiss. Jesus, he really had fallen
into an alternate universe. But hadn’t he known that from the moment he laid
eyes on her?

He
finally lifted her from him so he could dispose of the condom, easing himself
slowly from her silken grasp. When he returned to the chair, settling her on
his lap again, he held the cards they hadn’t used that night. She looked at
them and then at him, a smile curving her swollen lips, swollen from sucking
his cock.

“I
hate to tell you this, but I don’t think I’m up to the rest of the deal
tonight.”

He
chuffed
a laugh. “Darlin’, neither am I. And I never
thought I’d say that.” He adjusted her on his lap so they could look at the
cards together.
“But tomorrow night?
Now that’s
another story.”

She
gave a breathy chuckle.
“So just to be sure.
You want
to meet me back here tomorrow night?
For another
performance?”

“Hell, no.”
When her body tightened he brushed a kiss on her
cheek. A kiss! Shit! He really was falling hard. “This is going to be
completely private.” He turned over the first card.
“St.
Andrew’s Cross and the paddle.”
The next card.
“Me fucking you in the ass.”
And the next
one.
“Wax play. I could draw some really erotic designs on that luscious
body of yours. And I’d sure like to feel my cock in your mouth again, maybe
with a dildo in that pretty little pussy, making you want to come but you won’t
until I do.
Until you suck me off good.”