Next to me, Jennifer made a squeeing noise that barely penetrated the fog threatening to descend over me. I was an exhibitionist, it was true, but I also got stage fright. Weird, but that was how my mind worked. The same thing happened when I was giving business presentations. Once I got going with my speech I was fine, but in the time leading up to the big event I was often a hot ball of anxiety.
This was no different.
“Lucky bitch,” a female voice whispered from somewhere behind me as I smoothed my skirt.
Jennifer whispered louder, “Have fun! I love watching you two together. It’s so hot. The way he makes your whole body shake is amazing and you have such pretty breasts with the pinkest nipples I’ve ever seen. Go get ’em!”
Her audacious cheer broke through my paralysis.
I made my way up the aisle, apologizing to people I bumped into and cursing my choice of white heels as I almost fell twice. The desks were pressed close together to fit as many people into the room as they could, and the class was full. More than one stranger had to actually help me, and I was a blushing and embarrassed mess by the time I made it to the front.
Mistress Susan gave me a head-to-toe sweep with her eyes, then said as she removed her microphone, “Come with me, lovely girl. We need to have a quick chat before we start.”
She motioned to me as Tyler came forward, explaining that the audience was expected to play along with the roleplay we’d established.
I followed her but stole a quick peek at Caleb.
He was watching me with a hungry expression that sent a hot pulse through the core of my body.
“Can’t keep your eyes off each other, I see,” Mistress Susan murmured close to my ear.
I jerked, startled, and would have fallen if she didn’t steady me.
“Sorry,” I whispered back, “I’m so sorry I should have been paying attention, Mistress.”
“For the moment, call me Susan. The role play switch is officially turned off. I want to make sure that you are okay with doing this presentation. If you aren’t, please let me know. This lesson will include edging to orgasm. Do you have any experience in edging?”
I gave her a small smile. “I do. Not to your level of expertise, I’m certain, but I have an ex who was into it. He was very skilled.”
She placed her hands on my shoulders and gave them a gentle squeeze. “Wonderful, wonderful. That will help immensely. I don’t want to tell you much more about what I have planned, but I’m asking you to trust me. What I’m going to request will seem unconventional at first, but I believe you will be pleasantly surprised by the results.”
I searched her face but found nothing but honesty and a hint of laughter in her eyes. She was up to something, but whatever it was, she didn’t seem like a malicious person. And I’d read a couple books that her submissive, Tyler, had written and knew Mistress Susan was a sadist, but she was a sadist with a heart. Besides, Rawhide had an impeccable reputation in the kink community. If I wasn’t safe exploring here with one of their instructors, I wasn’t safe anywhere.
Plus, I liked Mistress Susan and wanted to see what her devious mind had come up with.
“I trust you. Are Caleb and I still role playing corruptor and curious young girl?”
“Absolutely.” She held both hands out to me, her bright smile warming me from the inside out. “We are going to have so much fun. You see, I was never a big fan of men preventing women from exploring the world. I know Caleb and I am sure that in the brief time you’ve known each other, Caleb has been overprotective of you.”
“Real life Caleb or big brother’s friend Caleb?”
“They are one in the same, aren’t they? With the way he is watching you, and the ‘back off’ vibes he’s sending me, I can tell you two have a strong connection. He wouldn’t want another man, or woman near you until he can get his ring on your collar. I must say, it’s nice to see him with stars in his eyes for once.”
As she said this, she fingered the empty silver ring hanging from the now navy-blue leather collar around my neck.
It went with my dress.
“Look at him,” Mistress Susan tilted her head in Caleb’s direction as Tyler continued to entertain the class, their laughter almost smothering her words. “He doesn’t like me touching you, even indirectly. Possessive, territorial, and primed to explode. He is a man who will be exceptionally fun to play with.”
When I dared to peek at Caleb out of the corner of my eye, I found him standing next to the restraint chair, staring daggers at Mistress Susan.
I discreetly gave him the finger as I said to her, “I’m sorry, he can be a caveman sometimes. Ignore him.”
The brat in me had added the last part and Mistress Susana burst out laughing.
“Yes, that’s the spirit. Keep that attitude going and I’ll show you how to enslave a man.”
“Enslave?”