Page 47 of Elemental Hope
“Let’s eat.” Coryn distributed plates of stew and aromatic dumplings. Even Shadow got a small dish on the floor, which she wasted no time in abandoning Damon in favor of. “Then Gregory can bring Evrain up to speed with everything that happened after he was captured. Evrain can tell us all aboutwhat happened to him and Damon can recount his day with Symeon.”
“Sounds like a recipe for indigestion to me,” Felix commented. “Food first. Talk later.”
Nobody protested and the sounds of contented munching filled the room.
Chapter thirteen
Evrain pulled Dominic up the stairs and into their bedroom. He knew he was being rough but his patience had run out some time ago. They were finally alone and his only imperative was to remind Dominic who he belonged to. He propelled Dominic toward the bed.
“It’s about bloody time I got you in here. I thought the others would never leave.” He gave Dominic a light shove so he fell backward onto the bed.
“We owe them everything.”
“But I owe you most of all. What Gregory put you through was inhuman. I’m not sure I can forgive him for that.” He unfastened Dominic’s brown leather belt then slid it from its loops.
“There’s nothing to forgive. Gregory came up with the only plan that could work. I volunteered to be part of it. He wouldn’t have done anything without my consent, Evrain.”
“In that he and I are in agreement. Consent is non-negotiable.” Evrain pulled Dominic’s jeans down his legs. He cast them into a corner.
“You’ve absorbed the agrimony. Your blood is useless to the Octis Coven now—or any other coven for that matter.”
“But we got away without Imelda discovering that. This isn’t over. But in the meantime I have to punish you for putting yourself at risk.”
“You’re not really going to spank me, are you?” Dominic pushed Evrain’s fumbling fingers away from his shirt then undid his own buttons.
Evrain groped Dominic’s cock through his shorts. “You’re hard just thinking about it, aren’t you?”
“No! That’s not why… It’s because you’re touching me.”
“I need to spank you. You need to be spanked. That’s all there is to it.”
“That argument doesn’t work for me.” Dominic squirmed away. He retreated further up the bed but Evrain grabbed his ankle and pulled him back.
“I could tie you down and flog you instead.”
“No! You wouldn’t dare.” Dominic flipped over onto his knees. He attempted to crawl away but Evrain clambered onto the bed and straddled him, pushing him flat into the mattress.
“A compromise then. You keep absolutely still and I won’t fetch my best flogger from the closet.”
“Fine.” Dominic grabbed a pillow, thumped it a few times then shoved it beneath his head.
Evrain smiled. He might not fetch the flogger but he hadn’t placed any other restrictions on himself. Dominic needed to learn to be more specific. Taking a few moments to remove his top, Evrain admired Dominic’s lithe body stretched out on the bed. There was no sign of the silvery green tattoos that had graced his skin. They had been beautiful designs. Evrainwondered if he could persuade Dominic to get some more permanent ink. Some protective sigils perhaps.
He pictured how the symbols might look whilst fetching a roll of bondage tape from the toy box in the closet. He also extracted a pair of scissors from his washbag on the dresser. He cut a length of the shiny black tape. He liked its tactile nature and the fact that it left no sticky residue on Dominic’s skin.
“Legs together.” He chuckled. “Now there’s a phrase I don’t use often.”
Dominic twisted his head so he could give him a dubious look. Before he could work out Evrain’s intention, Evrain slipped the tape beneath Dominic’s ankles then wound it around them in several tight loops.
“Hey!” Dominic started to struggle just a little. Evrain gave him a sharp smack across the ass.
“Be still. Put your arms above your head.”
Damon stretched out with a huff. Evrain used more tape to bind his wrists together then attached them to the headboard with enough slack that he could turn over if Evrain desired it.
“No warlock tricks?” Dominic asked.
“Sometimes it’s good to be a bit more…hands on.” Evrain used the scissors to cut down one side of Dominic’s shorts. He flipped the resulting flap of fabric aside, exposing one smooth cheek.
