Page 62 of Relentless Pursuit

Her name tumbled from his lips in a loud roar as he let go. His warmth spilling into her, filling her, making her his yet again. He latched onto her mouth, kissing her with a ferociousness that had gone unrivaled. Never had he claimed her with such dominance. He was in total control during this encounter. She had surrendered herself to him. In that moment, she was done. Her heart pounded against her chest, and she knew who it belonged to. She had gone and done the forbidden. She’d fallen in love with Julian Anders. The only man she’d ever wanted.

“Amazing.” He gently removed her legs from his hips, carefully placing her feet to the floor. “You are something else.”

She took a few shallow breaths. Her arms started to numb, and she hoped he released her soon. Before she had time to ask, he was already behind her, lowering the cables and allowing her arms to rest at her sides. The strain immediately disappeared.

He quickly pulled on his jeans, pushing his damp hair from his forehead before standing in front of her. “How do you feel?” He lifted her chin and kissed the corner of her mouth.

“Good.”

“Does anything hurt?”

“I’m sore, but it was worth it.”

“I’ll get you some aspirin and a bottle of water.”

He freed her wrists from the shackles, kissing each one once they were out of their confines. Bringing her to the floor, he sat down and cradled her in his arms.

“Are you cold?” He rub his hands along her arms. “I keep it cooler in this room because it tends to get hot in here.” He kissed her temple. As fierce as he could be during sex, his tender side overrode that when the circumstances warranted it. His knack for taking care of her fueled her desire to meet all of his needs, physically and emotionally.

“I’m not cold. My legs feel like jelly, but I can’t complain.” She smiled as she rested her head on his chest. “Where does someone learn to do things like that?” She stared up at the cables suspending from the ceiling, curious for more information and what else he could do with such a device.

“I’m relatively mild compared to what could be done with an apparatus such as that. There are all sorts of suspension techniques. I have friend who runs a hardcore BDSM club. When I realized my dominance issues were taking on a life of their own a few years ago, I sought some advice. I knew I would never be interested in doing it full-time, but I was eager to learn more. I wanted to be certain that I practiced safe techniques if I were to go any further in my dominance. Around that time, Blake came to me with the idea of Sapphire. Everything seemed to fall into place.”

“You took Dom classes?”

“Kind of.” When he grinned, all she wanted to do was kiss him. “I went to the BDSM club and observed. There were some aspects that really intrigued me, but others not so much. The good part about the lifestyle is you can take it as far as you want, or do as little as you want with it. The important thing is to find a willing partner who wants to explore with you. I’ve been fortunate through the years to have found women who didn’t want rigorous play. There were others who I wasn’t dominant enough for.”

Those women must have been crazy to walk away from him.

“I’ve tried to find a happy medium over the last few years. I learned some suspension play, but there are many more things that are foreign to me. I don’t use this system to its fullest capacity.”

“Do you think you ever will?”

“Have I found a partner who would be willing to let me try?”

“I think so.”

“I admire your eagerness to learn. I’ll provide you with a few websites, and maybe I can contact my friend. His name is Martin, and he’s based here in the city. He owns a club called Master M’s. I’m sure he’d let us observe a few sessions.”

“People would let us watch?”

“Oh yes, some are addicted to being observed. Martin has observation rooms that are quite helpful for couples like us.”

“Couples like us?” She wanted their relationship to be more than the boundaries of what happened in the bedroom. How could she make him see that? She promised him patience, but some days she couldn’t help but want it all with him.

“I just meant couples who like more than vanilla. You’d be surprised how many people are interested in spicing things up in their bedrooms. Master M’s is a wonderful place to play if that is something that interests you.”

“I’d like to go.” The idea of exploring more with Julian intrigued her. “I want to learn more for you.”

“You’re doing just fine. I’m pleased with your progress and your willingness to try. I’d like to keep it light for now, but maybe in a month or two, if we’re still heading down this road, I’ll contact Martin and have him set something up for us. If you’re not freaked out after observing, then I’ll make time for some private sessions with him and he can show me some more things to do with this system.” He pointed to the suspension cables. “Does that sound acceptable?”

“Yes.” She stretched her muscles. “I’d like that.” The whole experience was freeing, and she was eager to see what else he could do with her restrained in such an intricate manner.

“We’ll discuss it later, but right now I’m going to draw you a hot bath.”

“Are you going to join me?”

“That can be arranged.” He kissed the top of her head. “Let me start the water, and then I’ll open a bottle of wine for us to drink while you soak those overworked muscles.”

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