Page 73 of Sacrifice

"It would be an honor if you were to marry me." Vincent pulls a little box out of his pants pocket and opens it. The ring is beautiful. The band is rose gold with an emerald cut center stone. There's two smaller stones next to it with princess cut stones.

"Yes." I whisper and Vincent gets up.

"Louder, mi reina," he demands as he slips the ring onto my finger.

"Yes, Vincent. Yes!"

Everyone is clapping, and one of the guys starts cutting the cake. I look at my new family, and I can't believe how lucky I am. Turning back to Vincent, I kiss him and know that everything is going to be just fine.

Epilogue Two

Five years later

Putting Tomás down for bed, I kiss his forehead and let the emotions overtake me. Every time I see my son withmi reina, I get teary-eyed. I almost lost Aribella during the birthing process. Her blood pressure spiked so hard she fainted and then went into cardiac arrest. The doctors were able to save both her and my son.

I had a vasectomy, and she had her tubes tied. We weren't going to go through that shit again. No way was I going to put her life in danger like she was that day. My son is more than enough for us and I'm happy to share my life with the two of them.

Three months after he was born, Aribella and I got married. It was a beautiful ceremony with my brothers and the Powers by my side. Aribella had the girls by her side. I have to say, being married to a lawyer is kind of crazy. She's found herself within her career, and I've had to get better at hiding the work I do sometimes for Diego and Mossimo. Although Mossimodoesn't deal with anything illegal any longer, he needs my help sometimes.

"Vincent?" Aribella calls out my name softly and I turn around to see her looking at me and Tomás from the door. "You were gone longer than I thought you'd be."

She smirks at me, and I stalk toward her. "Wasmi reinagetting lonely?"

"Yes." That's all she says as I pick her up and she wraps her arms around me.

"Well, we can definitely remedy that, can't we?" I bite her ear and she squeals in delight for me as I walk us into the red room.

"Are you going to spank me tonight?" she whispers, and I see the excitement in her eyes.

"Damn right I'm going to,mi reina. You were not at your office this afternoon like your tracker showed. It was very naughty of you to ditch your phone and go off with the girls."

Aribella looks guilty, but I see the mischievousness in her eyes. "Well, I mean, you are always everywhere. I figured you would know I wasn't at the office."

"That's not a very good argument,mariposa."If she really wanted to get out of this punishment, she would have argued me down until I threw up my hands in frustration and let her have her way. No,mi reinawants me to touch her skin with the whip.

As I put her on the St. Andrew’s Cross, she trembles. Slowly and whispering little encouragements in her ear, I place the first cuff on her wrists and repeat the process until she's unable to move. They aren't on tight. Hell no. I may be a fucking beast, but I want her to enjoy this and it's taken years for her to be able to get to this point.

"Should I place the clamps on too?" I ask her. While I technically am the one in charge, she has all the power.

Running my hand along her side, I am careful of her scars. Kissing her skin as I move up and down her back with my finger-tips, I feel her tremble.

"Yes, please Vincent." she begs me so prettily.

Reaching for the nipple clamps, I run the cold chain along her skin and she shivers. "Please," she whimpers and I moan. Fuck, her being needy still makes me pause with awe.

"My wife is needy tonight, isn't she?" I whisper in her ear as I reach around her front and place the clamps on her.

Tightening them causes Aribella's head to arch backwards. "Yes. Oh God, Vincent, please, it's been too many hours since you were inside me."

Pulling myself away from her is an effort, but I do it. I stand there, letting the moment come around us. The pause is deafening, but I want her to anticipate my touch, and the more I do this to her, the wetter she gets. Soon she will be begging in such filthy words for me to fuck her.

"Vin... Vincent, please," She's already begging me again for it and I can't help but realize how amazing and wonderful Aribella is.

"That's my good,reina. Keep begging me and I'll give you what you want."

She huffs at me, but I see her trying to wiggle in her restraints. I only use one whip on her and it's more of a cat 'o nine tails type. Soft leather is the only type of whip I use now, and I never spank her roughly. Her skin will be red and hot when I'm through, but it won't be welted.

The first swing is made, and Aribella moans loudly. I hear the whine of the chains as she yanks on them. One hit right after the other until I see the red spots pop up. My cock is so damn hard at the way Aribella is moaning and begging me to take her. I stroke myself.

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