She struggled for a moment before she finally murmured, “I don’t know.”
But I knew. It made sense. Thea had been as drawn to me as I was to her. She craved the darkness inside me. That’s why she had asked me to drink her blood. I’d shown her pleasure the night before. I’d opened her eyes to a new world filled with both beauty and shadow. Now she wanted to taste both.
I rose to my feet and took a seat at the edge of her bed. Then I pointed at my lap.
She sat up and looked at me for a moment, obviously nervous, but her arousal continued to fill the room. It hung so heavily that I was finding it hard to keep my blood-lust in check.
“I came to apologize, pet, but it seems you require more lessons from me. I will stop if you ask,” I promised her, “and I will do nothing that leaves a mark.”
Her head fell down, and I lifted it with my index finger. Her cheeks were now so red I could hear blood throbbing under the delicate skin.
“Why are you embarrassed?” I asked her gently. “There is no shame in taking what gives one pleasure.”
“You said I had to stay on my best behavior,” she admitted shyly, “and I wanted to see how far I could push you until you punished me.”
“Why is that?” I already knew the answer, but I wanted her to understand. Understanding was key to acceptance, and I needed Thea to know nothing was wrong with her.
“Because I want you to spank me.” She swallowed and I remembered her mouth on my cock. “I don’t even know why. I’ve never…”
“There are many things you’ve never tried,” I reminded her. “And it’s hardly unusual to desire a little pain mixed with pleasure.”
“Will it hurt?” she asked.
“If you want it to.”
She squirmed a little on the bed. “And you’ll stop if…”
“Yes. Always.”
“I’m not sure you understand punishments,” she said, narrowing her eyes a bit.
I burst out laughing. “The punishment was about teaching you boundaries, pet.” I clicked my tongue against the roof of my mouth. She was about to feel silly. “What better way to teach you to appreciate mine than to show respect for yours?”
Her mouth fell open as she realized what I meant.
“There are lines we cannot cross,” I told her quietly. “Lines I will not cross. You are only beginning to find your own limits.”
“And you’re going to help me with that?” she asked in a wry tone.
“Someone has to,” I said, sighing heavily before smirking at her.
She stuck her tongue out at me.
“Careful, pet,” I warned her. “Being disrespectful will find you over my knee.”
She gulped before raising her chin and simpering, “Promise?”
I pointed to my lap. There was a moment of hesitation, but then Thea crawled over and laid her belly across my knees.
“You are so lovely when you come,” I told her. “So alive.” I placed a gloved hand on her butt and rubbed small circles over her bare flesh. Thea moaned. The sound sent a jolt to my dick. This was why she pushed my buttons. “I can only imagine how perfect your backside will be with my handprints on it.”
“Julian,” she said cautiously, “will you take off your gloves?”
The request wrapped itself around my chest and squeezed. Perhaps, one day, I would feel safe fulfilling it, but today wasn’t that day. “I can’t, pet.”
I widened the rotating motion of my palm, continuing to warm her skin.
“Fine,” she said, sounding a bit annoyed.
“You seem to be having difficulty respecting my limits,” I murmured as I used my free hand to brush her hair behind her ear. She turned her face to the side, resting it against the mattress, to search my eyes.
“Sounds like I need to be taught a lesson.” She wiggled her lower half as though I might be more inclined to deliver said lesson if she were better on display.
“We can always stop,” I said, looking into her eyes. She gave me a small nod.
I lifted my hand and delivered one light but firm smack. Thea gasped, and I paused my hand mid-air to give her time to stop me. But her breathing morphed to hungry panting instead. I brought my hand down again and waited before delivering one more
“Do you like being spanked?” I asked as her ass took on a rosy glow.
Her eyes closed briefly, her face racked with desire. “Yes,” she whispered, and my cock twitched along with my palm. “A few more times.”
I spanked her until the rosy hue deepened into a deep, throbbing red. Then I flipped her onto her back. Thea blinked at me, barely moving as I reached between her legs and urged them open.
“Did you enjoy your lesson, pet?” I asked as I knelt between her spread thighs.
She nodded, biting her lip. “But now…”
I lifted an eyebrow and waited for her to finish. That was proving as hard as I was because I could think of nothing more than showing her how different pleasure felt on the edge of pain.
