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Hoas I supposed to think when he touched me that way? Each stroke both relaxed and tensed me

"Tess…I’ll stop if you don’t tell me"

My eyes flared wide I never wanted hihed softly "I’d hoped that would be the case" His soapy hands slipped downtoto be in a bath with me would be terrible news" His teeth nibbled on the top ofback up, the pads of his fingersscents of coconut to envelope us in a tropical world Bubbles and froth trickled down lass and jewels

"I’ve never washed anyone before you, esclave, but this is the second tiers drifted to the back ofwith fierce ownership

I rave;re fois que je t’ai lavée de ton passé?" The first time I cleaned you of your past?

I letme in his lap as hot water rained from above, filledcashmere suit He’d replaced himself with memories of the rape He’d taken all power of theI could survive

Q grabbed , "You’re mine, esclave Mine to care for Mine to fix I’ll allow you to cry while I wash you, but the moment you’re clean, you’re to stop Do you understand?"

I blinked through tears, shuddering so badly I couldn’t answer

"Everything about tonight will be forgotten, and you’ll only remember what I do to you Is that clear?" He shookordered to forget and I would obey

I’d never been able to see love I knehat it felt like, how it hurt as well as healed, but until that moment, I didn’t knohat physical for world insideworld inside Q Our two dimensions superseded our bodies and existed not in us but between us

It was knowledge

The knowledge I’d be there for him, and he’d be there foralone and always cared for

"I love you, Q" I couldn’t hold back the tears this tiratefulness "You truly are my master Not because of the power you have over ers twitched into my back His heartbeat thudded, and I kneouldn’t have one lifetime with this man--I would have multiple I refused to believe death would tear us apart He wasus

Q dropped his hands fro his arms around ed and acknowledged

I missed you

I know

I’ed me as if I’d float away and only reht,a delicate kiss onback anymore," I said softly, ilad" With a fierce squeeze, he lethis hands to hht at the thought of being pushed under water, but now…I didn’t care

"Do you trusters washed the suds from my hair I are of every touch, every inch of his

Once the bubbles were gone, Q hoistedhis very hot, very hard erection

I want hiht whizzed around e I wanted Q to take er afraid He wouldn’t go too far because I understood what lurked beneath all his darkness

Ownership He wanted to brandBut he already owned ht

Shifting, I reached behind and wrappedbeneath the velvety skin He felt hotter than usual as if he’d bruised hi ainsthimself in my fist "Fuck…" His teeth sank into my shoulder

Pain

My heart raced at the sharpness but there was nothing else

No fear

No guilt

No other thoughts than pleasure

The past was dealt with Finished The lost parts ofnew The allure of painful excite uilt to wade through No tears at the rief for them was as it should be: respectful,terrible

I wanted the taboo

I craved the forbidden

I panted for the prohibited

Q thrust up, draggingwith the consues or second thoughts Him All of him

"I’m ready," I whispered "Don’t hold back"

Q shook his head, grinding his ck into s you don’t mean"

I wished he could see intooff its walls "I do "

He froze Sucking in a breath, he didn’t say a word, as if he couldn’t understand what I offered

Q had healed me It was time for me to heal him

Convince him