Page 32 of Rebellion

He set in on that one and my feet screamed at me for waiting so long to let it be touched by this man’s strong, able hands.

If I was ever going to be open and honest about my own sexuality, this was the time. I thanked Gray in my head for providing me with so many of these experiences already. “There’s something about it that gets me hotter than anything else.”

“I’ll remember that. Double penetration?”

I’d done it before. “Yes.”

“Pain?”

“Maybe, it’s a soft limit. I’m not a masochist.”

“Nor am I a sadist. But some erotic pain can enhance the experience.” More of his businessman voice. I wondered if that was what he did in real life.

“Then, yes.”

“Good. We’ve covered most of the limits I wanted to cover, and we’ll see if we can find a few to push you on. Are there any others you want to bring up?”

“I’m here to learn and experience, so I’m trying to stay as open as possible. However, I don’t enjoy orgasm denial. I won’t say it’s a hard limit, but it has come between me and... a partner, before.”

“It’s an important skill and I will use it when I think it’s appropriate. That will have to do.” For the first time his scratched voice had that same emotion as when he’d first asked me to submit to him.

Okay then. “I won’t say I’m not concerned, but not enough to end this negotiation.”

“Good, then let’s talk protocol.” Back to business.

I’d heard once that Gray was into high protocol. “I don’t really have any experience with that.”

“Yes, I know.”

Hmm. “How?”

He cleared his throat, and since I couldn’t see the expression on his face, I wasn’t sure if he was laughing or if I’d said something to make him uncomfortable.

“I will lay out my rules. There is room for negotiation as in all things, however, there isn’t a lot.”

“Okay.”

“You will address me as Sir. You’ve already vetoed the use of Master, so there is nothing else I’m willing to accept on that point.”

I nodded even though the honorific still bothered me. “Will you ever tell me your name?”

“Unlikely.” He paused a minute as if waiting for me to okay that. Can you live with that?”

No. I’d get it out of him eventually. “I guess we’ll see, but I can for now.”

“Only because you are in training not solely to be my sub, but to learn to Dominate, I will tolerate a few questions on my instructions. However, they must be focused. I will not tolerate questioning my motives or my methods of training. When I say your time to question is up, you will obey my commands.”

On one hand I detested this, on the other the further into these negotiations we got, the more my body was ready to tell me to shut the hell up and get busy with this incredibly sexy alpha male. “Will you consider some explanations as we go?”

“Yes.”

If he was willing to bend, so was I. “Okay.”

“When we are together, you will greet me by kneeling in front of me. However, I despise downward cast eyes, so please fix your gaze to mine.”

Kneeling sucked. It was completely uncomfortable, and too close to complete submission, which I didn’t really want to experience. Faux submission to this man, sure. I was not ready to give my hard-won power over to anyone, ever again. Once destroyed was more than enough. “How long do you expect me to be there? I’m not great at being on my knees.”

“You will learn to be good at it.”

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