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She turned her head towards him. “How could you know I would like it when I stated from the beginning that it frightened me?”
His fingers caressed her cheek. “Your desire called to me.”
Another shiver racked her body, but she wasn’t sure if it was solely due to coming down from the natural high. She rolled over so that she was facing him. Brie traced the outline of his thin lips. Marquis Gray had always been so intimidating and fearsome, but there was so much more to the man. “How did you know I struggled with humiliation? You knew it early on and warned me.”
“You have a strong spirit. I am not surprised that humiliation is not arousing for you. However, I must ask. Would you want a Dom who will never humiliate you, or would you prefer a man who will challenge you in that area from time to time? Some women find that realization of being nothing acutely liberating.”
Brie put her hand on his slim but defined chest. She caressed his smooth muscles absently as she struggled with the question. Finally, she knew her answer and looked into those cavernous eyes of his. “I would want the man who would challenge me to grow.”
A smile played on his lips. “I suspected as much.” He pulled her to him and said no more.
They lay together in the dark until her trembling ceased. Before they left the sanctuary of the room, he lifted her chin. “You no longer have fear of the cane, pearl. You are free.”
That knowledge made Brie feel powerful. She grew determined then that fear of the unknown would no longer control her. She whispered, “Thank you, Master,” as she returned his long, lingering kiss.
Auction: The Art of Kinbaku
As Brie readied herself for the auction, she kept staring at the wax mold Tono had made for her. She’d purchased a shadow box and now had the artistic piece hanging in her bedroom. The fact that he could turn such simple strokes into a beautiful flower had truly impressed her.
She was confident he would be the winning Dom for this auction so she took extra time with her makeup, giving it a more Asian flair. “I’m all yours, Tono…” she announced, grabbing her purse and heading out of her apartment door.
When Brie got to the school, she immediately noticed there was something wrong with Mary. Lea was trying to put her arm around Mary’s shoulders, but Mary shook her off. It seemed Blonde Nemesis was back, as she escaped to the other side of the room.
“What’s up with her?” Brie asked quietly.
“Her period came a little early.”
Brie looked at her with profound sympathy.How awful to start on Auction Day.“What’s going to happen?”
“Ms. Clark said it isn’t a problem, but they’ll announce it when they introduce her on stage.”
“Damn… That’s so embarrassing.”
“Yeah.”
Brie went to the array of snack foods that had been set up for them and grabbed a piece of chocolate. She walked over to Mary and watched her body stiffen as she approached. “Hey.”
Mary glared at her.
“I bring a peace offering,” Brie said, holding out the chocolate treat.
Mary growled under her breath, but took it and popped the chocolate in her mouth.
“Hold your head up. You have so much more to offer than just your pussy.”
Mary actually cracked a smile. “Thanks.”
“Hey, it’s the least I could do. You really helped me this week when my Domme wanted me to wear the ball gag.”
“Yeah, I regret that. Had I known you would miss out on Boa if you hadn’t worn it, I would have kept my mouth shut.”
Brie looked at her in shock. “Really?”
“Hell, yeah! I wanted Boa all to myself.”
Brie pushed her on the shoulder and grinned. “Just so you know, he wasmightyfine.”
“Bitch.”
