Releasing Kate (11 page)

Kate swallowed hard, feeling faint. But she didn’t protest as she followed his orders.

Michael circled her.

Kate tensed, waiting for his next move.

“Lower your eyes to the floor and tell me how you feel.”

“I…” Kate’s throat was so dry she had trouble speaking. She tried again. “I feel…”

“Yes? How do you feel?”

Kate tried twice before she could get the words out.
“Aroused, Michael.
I feel wet and achy. I need you.”

“Kate, I haven’t touched you. Why are you aroused?”

Kate’s eyes flew to Michael’s face as she realized she’d entered the office and followed every one of his orders without any hesitation or protest. Not only followed but anxiously anticipated what he might do next and that anticipation had effortlessly aroused her.

“You need what only I can give you, Kate. Are you ready to accept that fact? Are you ready to let me teach you?”

“Just take me, Michael.”

“No, honey.
You gave yourself to me for a weekend. I want more and I think you do too.”

Kate struggled to her feet, shaking her head the whole time. “I can’t…”

“Yes you can,” he whispered. “You’re the strongest woman I’ve ever met.”

Kate shuddered. She tried to fight. She tried to say no. His gaze pinned her though and she knew she couldn’t simply walk away from him. She needed to know what he could teach. There was no way she could resist him.

Michael watched Kate struggle. He felt powerful when he saw the desire flash across her face, her eyes deep pools of need. It took all his self-control not to grab her and just fuck her. He’d never had a submissive so defiant and strong yet at the same time so innocent and pliable. The heady combination made him a little dizzy. He ached and briefly wondered how long he could ignore his needs.

“Let me take care of you.” Michael moved close behind her and circled an arm around her waist. He pulled her back against his chest and said, “Forget societal rules. Grab your happiness. You know you want to be with me.”

Kate closed her eyes, listening to Michael’s murmuring voice. She did want him. Why was she fighting? The pain hadn’t been that bad, she had wanted it and Michael had been right, he took her somewhere she’d never been before. He promised there was more and he knew her family. So many reasons to say yes and the only reason to say no was her silly idea of what she should and shouldn’t do sexually.

Kate relaxed into Michael’s broad chest and said, “Yes, Michael. Yes, I want what you’re offering.”

Michael turned her and his hard lips descended. Kate lost herself in his kiss. It felt so good to surrender to his strength.

After a few moments, he pulled back a little. “I want you to have lunch with Eileen and tell her you are resigning.”

“What?”

“You need to tell Eileen you’re resigning. Tell her about us and make sure you tell her you are with me because you want to be with me. I don’t want to be arrested for kidnapping.”

Kate frowned, remembering Eileen’s claim that the women Michael seduced were there because they wanted to be. She didn’t like the idea that she was about to become another one. “I don’t want to just be another of your women.”

“Kate, you’re clan. You’ll never just be just another woman. I used the others because I couldn’t find a clan woman to live outside Sanctuary. You’re different.” He pulled her even closer and stroked her cheek. “You are very different. I’ve no intention of ever letting you go.” He kissed her hard. “Now scoot,” he said as he swatted her rear. “Make a lunch date with Eileen. Today is your last day of work.”

Kate left the office. She couldn’t believe that she planned to turn her back on everything familiar to follow an unknown path. She felt a twinge of panic but she believed in Michael. Besides, this was her decision and it seemed as though the fact that she was clan would influence all her actions now. If things went wrong, at least she’d always have a place there. She had enough money set aside to live for six months. She’d be okay. She had to accept his challenge. She really had no choice and that’s what she told Eileen later that day.

“Kate, you can’t be serious. I told you what I heard about how he left other women.”

“Eileen, you’ve been in a happy marriage for forty years. Would you tell me not to pursue the first man who has seriously interested me in years?”

“Oh Kate, you know I believe in relationships but this one is different. He’s changing you. I can see it and I’m not sure the decision you’re making is yours or his. He’s not nice to his women. He leaves them broken and alone.”

“I’m different.”

“I’m sure they all thought they were different.”

“He knows my grandmother.”

“What? You told me you don’t have any family!”

“I was wrong. He’s going to take me to see her.”

Eileen shook her head. “Kate—”

“No! I have to do this Eileen.”

“Oh child.”
Eileen shook her head. “You know where I am if you need help.”

* * * * *

Eileen entered Michael’s office. Not worried about her job, she told Michael, “I’ll be watching you. Kate’s a good woman. She doesn’t deserve to be hurt.”

“I’ll take good care of Kate and you’re wrong, she was born to be hurt by someone like me.”

Eileen’s eyes widened in horror at Michael’s statement and his cocky grin.
This was a side of him she hadn’t seen before. This man was dangerous. What had Kate gotten into?

Michael watched Eileen’s horrified expression. She couldn’t do anything now. He’d already turned in his resignation, as well as Kate’s. Soon they’d be beyond Eileen’s watching eyes. Kate belonged to him now and he could barely wait to get started. Apparently Kate felt the same. Later that afternoon she entered his office and said, “Can we get out of here?”

Chapter Eleven

Michael watched Kate enter his home. He knew she still wasn’t prepared for the full depth of her heritage. He had to move slowly. She needed to build up her stamina and experience first. She’d surrendered, but simple surrender was not enough for a mating. Before he was done, she’d crave his attentions and beg for pain. She’d ceded one level of control but she had no idea how many other levels existed for someone like her.

Kate drew in a deep breath and turned to face Michael. “Are you going to fuck me now?”

He chuckled. “You aren’t ready yet.”

“I want you. I don’t care if you hurt me. I need your cock deep inside me. Haven’t I waited long enough?”

“No, actually you haven’t. You’ll receive me when I say, not just because you want me. You haven’t earned it yet,” stated Michael, his voice harsh.

Kate stared at him.

“You still don’t quite get it, do you? You’re mine now. You have no say in anything we do.” He wrapped his fist in her blouse and with a quick downward motion, tore it off. Kate tried to back away but he grabbed her arm while he tore off her bra. Then he let her go, naked above the waist.

“I am going to hurt you. I am going to teach you about every kind of pain.
The dull, the sharp, the ache, the empty, the slash, the burn, the throb.
Oh there are so many different types of pain. I’m going to teach you all of them.”

“You’ll kill me!”

“No, that’s the whole point. You’ll heal very quickly. You’re clan. You can take anything I give you and before I’m done you’ll
want
everything I give you.”

Kate backed away. Had Eileen been right? Was she in over her head?

Michael watched the fear flick across Kate’s face. “Kate, you know you want it. If you fight me, it will excite me too much and I won’t be able to stay in control. Fair warning, this is your last chance to escape. If you don’t leave now then you’re agreeing to anything I chose to do and I’ve already told you what I want.”

Kate’s cunt clenched. She wanted this man. She couldn’t—wouldn’t—walk away from him. She had to find out where Michael could lead her. “I’m not leaving but I’m frightened.”

“Of course you are. You’ve shut off a huge part of yourself. It won’t be easy to free you. It’s been buried deeply beneath the layers of the culture of a society that you thought you belonged to. Are you staying?”

Kate couldn’t bring herself to leave before she found the truth. Swallowing hard, she nodded.

“Then it is time for your education to begin. The clan has rules for Dominants and
submissives
.” He chuckled. “Well, the rules are more for
submissives
. You need to learn them.” His voice hardened. “First rule—anytime you break a rule I will punish you. Second rule—you obey me without hesitation. The third rule is mine. You don’t wear clothes in my home unless I say. You will be naked most of the time.” Michael moved close and grabbed her again. He finished stripping her before pushing her to her knees. “Do you understand the rules, Kate?”

Wide-eyed and stunned, she couldn’t answer.

Michael threaded his fingers through her hair and forced her head back. “You just broke a rule. Which one, Kate? Tell me which rule you broke?”

“I…hesitated.” Kate stopped.

Michael’s grip intensified. “Which rule is that, Kate?”

“Rule two!”

“Very good.
What does rule one say?”

Kate’s eyes filled. “You will punish me. Please, Michael—”

“No, Kate. I can and will punish you.” Michael went to his knees in front of Kate. He let go of her hair and captured her face. “Kate, are you sure you’re ready for this?”

Kate stared into his golden eyes. “No I’m not sure but I have to know where we can go.”

Michael smiled. “Good girl! Let’s go find a suitable punishment for you.” He stood and helped her to her feet.

Michael led her to the bedroom and tied her to the bed. He then proceeded to work on her all evening. He caressed and bit and pinched. She was so aroused and needy but he kept pushing her to a peak then stopping. He counted how many times she broke the rules and told her he’d continue tormenting her until she learned them.

“You’ll never know satisfaction again if you don’t get it right.” He continued until she obeyed without hesitation.

She clenched her jaw in an effort to stop begging for satisfaction. Still he didn’t stop. Finally she fell asleep, exhausted from being held on the peak for so long.

* * * * *

Kate woke the next morning, unsatisfied. Her vagina ached with emptiness. Her clit felt enlarged and sore, as did her nipples. She looked down to see them erect and begging for attention. She pulled against the fur cuffs holding her spread-eagled. She longed to masturbate, to ease her need. She squirmed against the bed but got no satisfaction.

Michael entered the room with a finger against his lips, cautioning her to silence. “Close your eyes and don’t peek,” he said.

Kate instantly obeyed. She kept her eyes closed despite all the noise Michael made. She was curious. What was he doing? But she didn’t dare peek. If nothing else, she’d learned to obey.

It seemed like an eternity to Kate before Michael said, “Open your eyes.”

She immediately noticed the heavy curtains shutting out the daylight. She turned curious eyes to Michael but remained silent. Michael smiled and pointed.

Kate looked over to see a chest sitting in the corner.

“Have I told you how much I like toys? That’s my toy chest. I think you’ll really enjoy some of them. I know I will. But not right now. That first,” he said as he pointed to the other corner of the room.

Kate looked over to see a small table. Arranged on the table
were some of Michael’s collection
. She looked at him questioningly.

“Very good, Kate.
I guess our session last night did teach you something,” he said. He picked up the smallest statue, small being a relative term. The jade object was easily two inches across and eight inches long. Not too large but not small either.

Michael walked to the bed and caressed her stomach.

Kate’s eyes widened in lust and embarrassment.
Was he going to use that thing on her? Her cunt clenched. She needed something but did it have to be a dildo? Why couldn’t it be Michael’s large, warm cock? She stayed silent. Michael’s intent gaze clearly indicated that her concerns were of no matter to him.

“This is your first punishment,” he said.

Kate nearly groaned. If this was punishment, what was yesterday? With her legs tied apart there was nothing to stop Michael from putting the tip in her vagina. The jade stone was cold, erotic and scary all at the same time.

Michael looked at her. “Relax. This won’t hurt too much.” He smiled as he slowly worked the dildo into her vagina. She felt her vagina stretch. The cold of the hard stone bit deep and chilled her need a little.

Michael stroked her clit and toyed with a nipple. Pleasure warred with the hard object in her vagina and she tried to escape but Michael moved his hand to her abdomen, preventing any movement. With his other hand, he rotated the dildo, gently moving it around but not deeper. “It will warm up in an hour or so,” he said calmly as tears leaked from her eyes.

“Sink into the sensation. Let it carry you away.”

She shook her head.

“Are you disobeying me?”

She shook her head again.

“I didn’t think so. But you’re still fighting your responses. You have to let yourself go. You are clan. You can take anything I do to you. As a clan submissive, you belong to me.
Your body.
Your mind.
Everything belongs to me. Pushing your boundaries will teach you that faster than pleasure alone,” he stated as he slowly rocked the dildo back and forth.

Moisture flooded her cunt. She held very still while her pussy worked to adjust to the hard object buried deep.

“That’s right,” he snapped his fingers, as if just remembering something. “I owe you more punishment.”

He smiled as he reached into his pocket and pulled out some jewelry.

“Your body is an instrument to be played for my pleasure. These are nipple clamps. Have you ever used clamps?”

Kate shook her head.

“Good.” He twisted and pulled on one of her nipples.
Intense sensation arrowed straight to her vagina, tightening it around the jade dildo as he attached the clamp.
He waited a moment and then asked, “Are you ready for the next one?” He held it up for her to see.

Despite the alligator teeth, and the agony from the first one, Kate knew what Michael wanted. She nodded.

He grinned. “You’re learning.” He repeated the procedure on her other nipple.

Agonizing pain shot through both nipples. Kate felt nerve lines running directly to her shoulders. She tried to hunch but it didn’t change the sensation. All of her attention focused on her nipples, overwhelming the now dull ache in her cunt.

He smiled as he brought his hands around her breasts and started massaging them.

Her nipples extended even more. She moaned as he cruelly pumped them. She couldn’t breathe. The pain was blinding.

“Sink into the pain,” he repeated over and over, his eyes never leaving her face.

Kate tried. She knew by now that giving herself up to it made it bearable but this pain was too intense, too sharp. She couldn’t get on top of it. It overwhelmed her.

“You can do it,” he encouraged. “Don’t worry,” he smiled again. “Your nipples will go numb soon. Then all you have to worry about is when I rip off the clamps and sensation returns.” He pinched the tips and twisted the dildo one more time before leaving the room.

Kate didn’t know how long he was gone. She drifted in and out of awareness. She lost herself and drifted on the pain. Arousal lurked just below the surface. Kate could feel it tantalizingly close but still out of reach. She tried to relieve herself by squirming but the dildo wouldn’t move, it was simply too big.

Her nipples were numb and the dildo was warm by the time Michael returned. Kate tried to calm her racing heart. He looked dangerous as he loomed over her. He raised a hand and lightly stroked her face. She’d never felt so helpless. She’d never felt so aroused.

Michael leaned over her and blew on her clit before sucking it into his mouth. He ripped off the clamps. Kate gasped as sensation flooded back into her nipples. Her orgasm was unexpected and painful in its intensity. Her vagina contracted around the hard dildo. However, it was also powerful and satisfying. How could she like this pain? How could she like what he had done? How could she feel so empty when Michael removed the dildo?

Michael drew a bath. He carried her to the bathroom and said, “You shouldn’t be surprised by the intensity of your orgasm. The foreplay started yesterday. The pain heightened your need. It didn’t dampen it. You need it to give you the fullest possible pleasure. That’s bred into you. The sooner you accept that fact and quit fighting it, the sooner we can move deeper into exploring your sexuality.”

Kate frowned up at him.

“That’s right. We’ve barely started. From now on,” he said, “you will never have pleasure without pain, pain without pleasure. Your body will become attuned to that fact. After a while, pain alone will cause a pleasurable orgasm. You are mine,” he stated as he gently washed her vagina, “and you will accept your ancestry.”

Michael helped her out of the bath and toweled her dry. He led her back to the bedroom. Then he lowered her feet to the floor and forced her to stand. “Stay there,” he said.

He slowly undressed, watching her expressions as he did so. Kate’s hands itched. She wanted to play with his nipples and run her hands across his chest. She licked her lips, thinking about his hard, taut skin and how good it would taste. His cock sprang free, fully engorged. Michael stepped toward her.

He pressed on her shoulders and forced her to her knees. “I want you to suck me,” he said as his cock pressed into her mouth. She eagerly opened her mouth while he held her head still. His hands wrapped in her hair. Using her like a convenient receptacle, he pressed deep. When he hit the back of her throat, Kate gagged.

“No,” he stated softly, “swallow me as if my cock were the most delicious thing you’ve ever tasted.”

Kate’s eyes pleaded as he pressed deeper and she struggled to obey. She struggled for air. He pulled back a little so she could breathe.

“You breathe at my
pleasure,
you know that, don’t you?”

Kate nodded.

“Good girl,” he said, praising her, and pulled out entirely. He walked over to his toy table and held up a device she’d never seen before. Two leather straps were attached to a large rubber O-ring. “This will help.” He walked back and inserted the “O” into her mouth then attached the straps to the back of her head.

The circle was larger than his cock, so now she couldn’t close her mouth on him. She was open entirely for his pleasure.

He eased his cock inside her mouth, pushing all the way to the back once more.

Again, she gagged.

He pulled back and slapped her. “Swallow,” he ordered as he pushed deep into her throat again.

Kate’s throat stretched, trying to accommodate his width. She felt violated and vulnerable. She felt aroused.

He continued to move in and out until she had the motion down. She knew when to swallow and when to breathe. As her skills increased so did his speed until he was ramming his cock down her
throat.
He reached down and twisted a nipple as he shot his cum deep.

Hot waves of pain and pleasure washed down into her stomach as the same washed up from her vagina. When the waves met, Kate lost herself, simply feeling his power and his domination and his control.

Michael removed the gag before he scooped up Kate and laid her on the bed. He sat on the edge, waiting for her to rouse back to awareness. He stroked her body, inventorying all the bruises he’d created. He knew they weren’t
serious,
all her minor bruises would fade by morning. Being clan guaranteed quick healing.

* * * * *

Kate moaned and opened her eyes, surprised that she wasn’t bound. She looked up at Michael and smiled. “Can we have sex now?”