“Say it. Say you agree.”
She nodded. “I…I agree.”
“Good. Stand up and take off the gown. And get rid of those ridiculous shoes. Then get back up on the pillows, this time on your stomach.”
She kept her head bowed as she stripped off the gown. He’d already seen her unclothed body. Every man in Petra had. But she felt more vulnerable now, morenaked, when it was just the two of them.
She unstrapped the sandals, crawled to the center of the bed, and draped her body over the pillows. Shame poured over her as she imagined how she must look – lying there with her bare bottom sticking up in the air. AJ buried her face in the bed.
“Tuck your knees in and spread your legs.”
Stomach churning, she did as she was told. With every move, the hated device in her backside shifted slightly, setting off a new wave of wild sensations. Her bottom still ached and burned from her punishment in the square. Overwhelmed by sensory overload, she fought back tears.
AJ jerked as his hand slid over her rear cheeks. His touch seemed to calm the burning, ease the pain. But when his tongue traced the marks on her stinging bottom, she tried to squirm away.
Kaden grabbed both of her wrists in one huge hand, pinning them to the bed in front of her. “I didn’t say you could move,” he growled. He licked her again, this time running his tongue down the crack between her rear cheeks. Then he took hold of the device and moved it around, keeping up the attention to her bruised bottom.
She was moaning and panting by the time he stopped.
Kaden rolled her over. Embarrassed, she squeezed her eyes shut, as though he’d disappear if she couldn’t see him. Still gripping her wrists in one hand, he stroked her inner arms with the other, using the same feather-light touch. She sighed and allowed her body to relax.
He brought her hands to his mouth, licking and nibbling on her fingertips. When he closed his lips around one finger and sucked, sliding it in and out of his mouth while his tongue swirled over it, she gave a little cry.
“Put your hands behind your head and keep them there,” he ordered.
She did as she was told, eyes still shut tight. His tongue slid along the inside of her arm, teasing its way to her armpit. A shiver rocked her body. Was there any part of her this man could not turn into an erogenous zone?
When he brought his mouth to hers, AJ tensed. She couldn’t bear another kiss. It was frightening to join with another being in such an intimate way. He must have sensed her reaction because he passed over her lips, kissing her closed eyelids then letting his mouth drift down to nip at the hollow in her neck just below her ear.
Her skin tingled everywhere his lips touched. He eased back, sliding his hands down to caress her breasts. Cupping one in his hand, he ran his thumb across her nipple. AJ writhed as he rolled it between his fingers, tweaking until it became a tight bud.
When he bent and fastened his mouth over it, a lightning bolt of lust shot through her, straight to her core of pleasure. Making it throb. No one had ever touched her breasts, sucked her nipples until she ached with a strange need. Overwhelmed by the intense sensation, she grabbed his head, not knowing whether she wanted to push him away or hold him there forever.
Kaden’s response was as swift as it was shocking. Twisting her body sideways, he delivered three brisk smacks to her bottom. AJ howled, squirming away.
“You agreed to do everything you were told. I said put your hands behind your head and keep them there. Didn’t I?”
She choked back a sob. “Yes.”
“I also said you were forbidden to stop me unless I did something to cause you physical pain. Did sucking your nipple cause you pain?”
She shook her head.
“I know those whacks stung. But they were the result of your disobedience. Tonight, I am your master. I promised I would not hurt you while we pleasure each other but I will not hesitate to yank you across my lap and spank you thoroughly if you disobey me again. Now, lie back and clasp your hands together. Anddo not moveunless I tell you to.”
Shaking, AJ laced her fingers together and tucked them behind her head. Kaden went back to her breast. Instead of fastening his lips over it again, he ran his tongue across the quivering peak. Teasing, tantalizing, until she arched her back, offering her nipple to his mouth. Only then did he suck it, sending the shocking current racing through her, making her pussy spasm.
She moaned, fisting her hands together to keep from grabbing him again. Her throbbing bud, hard and swollen, screamed out to be licked and sucked too. When he slid down her body, she sighed in relief. But he didn’t put his mouth there. Instead, he nibbled the insides of her thighs.
The rough stubble on his jaw inflamed her tender skin as he kissed his way up between her legs. He teased her with his lips and tongue, never touching her throbbing core of pleasure, until she was frantic with need.
“Please,” she heard herself beg. “Please…do it again. There.”
“Open your eyes and look at me.”
Reluctantly, she met his gaze. His dark eyes bored into hers, smoldering with heat.
“You want me to suck your clit?”