His Possession (The Owners) (25 page)

He turned away and stared at Lucas. The other man was smoking a cigarette as the police pulled Dominic Green and his sidekicks out in body bags. Everyone had secrets, and he owed this man a huge debt.

Chapter Twenty-Five

A week later

Violet sat on the couch as Cadeon worked on his computer. He refused to take his eyes off her. She’d got the all clear at the hospital. Besides a few cuts and bruises any other trauma would be inside her head. For some reason she didn’t feel anything but calm and happy. Cadeon, the man she loved, had rescued her. So had a couple of other men, but the only person she cared about was Cadeon.

Anne bought her another pillow with a tray for her lunch.

“You know I’m fine,” she said.

“It’s about time you got some pampering, honey. The Lord knows you didn’t get it as a child.”

Violet felt the heat rise in her cheeks. Anne knew about her past. He’d shown her the file before he placed it on the fire. She’d watched her past burn.

“She deserves every second of the pampering,” Cadeon said. He closed his laptop and walked round. He took the seat in front of her chair.

“How are you feeling?” he asked.

“I’m fine.”

“You’d tell me if anything felt odd or strange?”

“Of course. I love you, Cadeon. I know I should be freaking out, but I’m not. I’m happy you got me when you did.”

“If I hadn’t come when I did he could have taken you from me.” His hands reached out and took hers. Smiling, she stared down at his much larger hands.

“I had something to fight for. I had you and us. I wasn’t going to make it easy for him. My whole life had been about hiding. I don’t want to hide anymore.”

He kissed her on the hand, the small contact making her body flutter with arousal.

“Marry me,” he said.

Violet was shocked. She loved him with her whole heart. She never expected anything from him.

“Please don’t sit there silently.”

“Why would you want to marry me?” she asked.

“I love you, and I want the world to know that you’re mine,” he said.

Biting her lip she glanced back at Anne. She stood nodding her head.

“I love you, too.”

“Then marry me, Violet. I want to make you mine forever.”

She nodded her head, placed the napkin on the seat beside her and wrapped her arms around his neck.

“Yes. I want to marry you. I love you, Cadeon.”

She went on tiptoe to kiss his lips, laughing and smiling as he pulled her closer. Anne pulled out the champagne bottle, and Violet laughed.

Cadeon took her hand and placed a small diamond ring on her finger. “I love this. Knowing you’ll be mine.”

“Is this another token of your ownership?” she asked, recalling the conversation about owning her.

“For the rest of our lives. I’ll make you happy, Violet.”

“And in return?”

“All I want is your love, honesty, trust.” He kissed her with each word he spoke. “And your submission,” he whispered for only her to hear.

She gasped and stared up at him. Being taken by a mad-man had been frightening, but the thought of losing Cadeon was far worse.

He wrapped an arm around her waist, celebrating with Anne.

After some time he escorted her up to the bedroom for a nap. He made sure she got rest. The bruises on her face were fading, but he insisted on her getting the rest.

“Will you stay with me?” she asked.

“Not now. Later I will. I’ve got to help a friend get his girl.” He kissed her on the head and left her.

Violet stared at the ring on her finger. The happiness inside her threatened to burst out of her. She rolled over and closed her eyes.

The bad guy from her world was gone. Cadeon was going to be her husband. Her life would never be like it had been. She took a deep breath, and for the first time in her life she fell into a deep and peaceful sleep.

****

Cadeon left Anne to care for Violet while he went back to the club. Tate and Kevin were expecting him, and he’d put them off for long enough. His hands were shaking as he drove away. Violet didn’t appear to have any long lasting problems. For a short time he’d been concerned in case she ended up like Rebecca, scared to leave her home.

He drove the short distance to the club, went through the security procedures until he’d parked his car and made his way to the bar room.

Stephen sat in his usual place staring at the singer on stage. Tate and Kevin were at the bar, talking. Pulling out his wallet, Cadeon paid the barman before ordering his drink. Once he handed the drink over, he joined them at the far end of the bar.

He raised his glass to Stephen and then turned back to the other two men.

“What’s the matter, Cadeon? Why did you want us to meet here?” Tate asked.

“We had a deal. You’d find the information I need on Violet, and in return I’d give Rebecca to you.”

Tate shook his head. “I wish I could take full responsibility for the information. Sean found most of it. I tagged along for the ride. Forget about it. We’ll meet Rebecca on our own terms.”

Cadeon ran his fingers through his hair. He had to tell them, even though she’d asked him to never repeat a word about her condition.

“I want to make an agreement with you, that what I tell you must never go any further than between us three,” he said.

“Sure,” Tate and Kevin said.

He took a swallow of his drink. “Rebecca won’t be easy to court.”

“We know that, which is why we want to take her on a few dates and get her used to being around us.”

“No. You don’t understand me, Tate. What happened with her husband has left her scarred.”

“What do you mean?”

“Ever since I bought her from the hospital she’s been suffering from something the doctors call agoraphobia.” Cadeon waited for the news to sink in. “She has a fear of going outside.”

Tate and Kevin looked shocked and devastated.

“The reason I’m telling you this is because I think she can be cured, but you’ve got to be willing to put in the extra care she needs. No pushing or bickering. I want you to be there for her. Especially seeing as I’m going to be married soon.”

They congratulated him, but he saw they weren’t really taking notice. 

“I want to kill that son of a bitch,” Kevin said. His hands fisting the glass he held.

“That son of a bitch is rotting in jail. Rebecca doesn’t need superheroes. She needs men who’ll love her for who she is. Now, I’m asking you if you’re prepared to fight for the woman you both want?”

He waited for their answer. The two men stared at each other before shaking his hand. They agreed they’d wait a few months before visiting her a first time. Cadeon finished his drink and drove home.

Dominic Green was gone. Rebecca would be cared for, and in his bed lay the woman who owned his heart. Anne was cooking in the kitchen. She handed him the travel tickets he’d requested.

He made his way upstairs. Violet looked peaceful. He pulled his shirt over his head and snuggled up against her.

Minutes passed before she opened her eyes.

“Hello,” she said, her hand coming to rest on his chest.

“Hello. Did you sleep well?”

“I had pleasant dreams.”

“
Do
you feel up to travelling?” he asked.

She looked up at him.

“Because I’ve got two plane tickets, first class, to
Las Vegas
. I want to get married to you tonight. What do you say?”

He waited for her answer, more nervous than he’d ever been before in his life.

“Do I have time to pack?”

Epilogue

“I don’t know if I’m ready for this,” she said. Cadeon took her hand and kissed her knuckles. The gold band on her finger delighted him. He’d taken her to Vegas to seal the deal. Violet Ashwood was his wife, to be his woman for the rest of her life.

“The fact you’re coming with me is a pleasure. If at any time you want to leave, we’ll leave. The fact you’re making a point of trying to understand means more to me than anything else.” He parked the car in his own reserved spot near the club. The security at the front door let him straight in. He noticed the looks his wife got, the men practically drooling to get more of his wife’s attention. Smiling, he pulled her in front, wrapping his arm around her waist. Since Dominic Green had taken his wife and his friends had saved her, Violet trained with Tate and Sean once a week.

He would be taking Tate and Kevin to visit Rebecca soon. The visit unnerved him as he knew how skittish she could be.

“I’m excited,” she said.

Cadeon smiled as they moved
farther
into Ravage. She’d agreed to give his BDSM club a try. They’d been through so much, and the fact she was willing to see another side of his life pleased him.

There were other club members present for the main dance floor. He steered her past them, through a corridor and down to the main part of the club. At the front it was for the people who played a little bit. Deeper into the club you went the stronger you were in the lifestyle. He’d warned the other Masters before he arrived about Violet and her lack of knowledge. They’d agreed to allow her entrance with the understanding that the next time she came, she came as his sub prepared to do a scene for them all.

Tonight, she would see what it meant to be a submissive. Tonight, he would get his answer.

A woman wearing nothing but a collar seated them in his booth. The main room was held for particular scenes. This scene would be played by one of the leading Doms. James was a master when it came to the lifestyle. Cadeon had full respect for the man. The woman who claimed his heart would be in for a lifetime of love and devotion.

The lights dimmed.

“What’s happening?” she asked.

“You’re about to see what it means to be a real submissive.” Cadeon moved so she could sit between his legs. The booths were designed for the maximum of comfort. James and a woman Cadeon didn’t know walked out.

He watched the scene unfold. The unknown woman knelt on her knees in the centre of the room. The only sounds came from the two in the middle of the room. The suspense filled every corner.

James circled the woman and talked about her punishment. They played the part of the husband and disobedient wife. She’d fingered herself without his permission. The punishment was twenty strikes with a whip. He moved to the end of the room where the tools of punishment lay. Cadeon felt his cock stirring as he imagined using a similar tool on Violet’s full, round ass. She’d look fucking hot with a red stripe from a whip.

The Master sat on a chair and forced the naked woman to sit across his lap. To begin, he fondled her ass and pushed his fingers inside her cunt. Violet moved between
Cadeon’s
legs. Glancing around, Cadeon rested his hand on her leg. She jumped, and he smiled. His wife was getting horny. He felt it in her body. Chuckling, he watched as James bought the woman to the edge and refused to let her fall over into the peak of ecstasy. She’d come on
c
e without his permission. One of her punishments would be a lack of climax.

He raised the whip. Cadeon heard Violet gasp as the whip came down on the woman’s ass. Over and over and over again. James whipped her well, the woman squirming on his lap as she took her punishment.

Cadeon moved his hand up Violet’s thigh, beneath the skirt to find her wetness. She turned round, uncertainty in her eyes.

“Trust me.”

She lay back against him, her legs opening wider.