Page 149 of At Her Will

Vera had barely gotten settled, Rev clasping the hand she rested on his knee, when a woman came hurrying over. She had earnest brown eyes and a bouncy blond ponytail bound with a pink bow. Her short denim skirt was paired with a white T-shirt with My Precious Pony on it. Canvas sneakers and white ankle socks completed the look.

“Rev, hi!” she said with girlish enthusiasm. “Would you be willing to sing…”

“Catalina,” Vera said.

Her quelling tone stopped the submissive short, snapping her gaze to Rev’s Mistress. “Apparently, you’ve forgotten protocol.”

Rev had parted his lips to speak, but Vera’s hand constricted on his knee. Her attention never left Catalina. “If you desire something from my submissive, you speak to me. Don’t you?”

The hapless woman found herself pinned by the stares of four Dommes. Tiger, who had the softest heart for the female submissives, gave her a sympathetic look. Lawrence and Mick remained impassive, though it took effort. None of them liked to see women punished, even if the women craved it in ways they recognized in themselves.

“Of course, Mistress. I apologize. I…uh…”

Unsurprisingly, her Master had picked up on her distress. He strode across the lounge to join her, putting a possessive hand on her shoulder. “Is there a problem, Catalina?”

“Yes, Sir. I asked Mistress Vera’s sub for something without asking her permission first.”

“Did you apologize?”

“I did.”

Master Bruno glanced at Vera. “Do you accept the apology, Mistress Vera?”

“I do. But you might reinforce the lesson to help her feel better about the faux pas. And ensure it’s not repeated.”

“Gladly.”

Vera shifted her gaze back to Catalina. “What did you want to ask him?”

Rev had come here enough with her to understand the situation, so he remained quiet, willing to follow her lead.

“I wanted to know if Rev is going upstairs tonight. He told me next time I was here he’d sing something for me. For us.” She blushed even deeper. “If his Mistress was okay with it.”

“I’m gladheremembered that part.” Vera glanced at Rev, who managed to hold back a smile, supporting her stern look. “When I feel it’s the right time for it, I’ll have him come and tell you.”

Catalina apologized again, then withdrew, her Master giving her ponytail a tug before he led her away with his firm grip still on her shoulder.

“It’s okay, Mistress,” Rev told her. “It wasn’t much to ask.”

She slid her hand along his lower back, into the waistband of the jeans to tease the upper rise of his buttocks. “I know you want to give whenever something is asked, but you’re still spinning from our session, even if you’re not aware of it. I know when the vessel is almost empty. Give it time to refill. Then you’ll be able to give her what she’s wanting, without that weight upon you.”

He might not be aware of the further easing of his shoulders, but the subconscious relief told her the decision had been correct. Rev was a sub who would give until he had nothing left. Learning that his Mistress could say no on his behalf, leaningon that, and being okay with it, was another step in the journey a Domme and sub took together. She was glad the opportunity had presented itself.

As an added perk, Master Bruno would owe her for the excuse to discipline his pretty sub. It might have even been his intent, because there was less tolerance for childish impulsiveness in the VIP lounge than in the section of the club dedicated to Daddy Dom play. Catalina had been too in character to rein herself back.

“Watch out for groupies, Rev,” Cyn said. “Next thing you know, they’ll be throwing panties at you.”

Vera pressed her lips together at Rev’s sidelong look, which held the reminder of her rock star fantasy.

“Does anyonewearpanties at Progeny?” Skye asked, using her Ryan Reynolds voice.

“I’m wearing mine,” Lawrence noted.

“The red lace with the bows on the side?” Mick asked. “You know those drive me wild.”

“Catalina look different from last time we saw her,” Rev noted to Vera.

That had been several weeks ago. She hadn’t been playing that night, just hanging out in the club coffee shop with friends, wearing fashionable jeans and a shirt with a wide neckline that slipped off her shoulder, revealing a blue teddy bear tattoo.

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