Page 3 of Shameless

“Have I treated you fairly and justly since you came to Gadolinium?”

“Yes, my lord.”

“Do you think it’s right that you show me the same fairness?”

She couldn’t think, couldn’t breathe, the hunger inside her so great. “Please, Haldor…”

He gave her a fierce whack. “Answer me!”

She couldn’t hold back a sob. “Yes, my lord.”

He slid his fingers back in, pumped in and out as he spoke. Selena was frantic, hardly registering what he said. He knew her body so well. Knew just where to stroke her inside. When to go slow, when to thrust hard and fast to take her to the peak.

“Good. Then you will agree it’s only fair that you bring me pleasure now.”

He pulled his hand away and spread his legs apart, forcing Selena to her knees between them. One fist clamped around his cock, already rigid, while the other twisted in her hair.

“Your ass belongs to me. Say it.” He rubbed the head of his cock back and forth over her lips.

“My…my ass belongs to you.” She still felt embarrassed using words like that out loud, even with him.

“Your pussy belongs to me.”

“My pussy is yours, my lord.”

“Now I’m going to take you in the mouth. And you’re going to givemepleasure – because that’s only fair. And I’m a fair and just man. Isn’t that true?”

He’d brought her right to the edge, to the place where she’d say anything, do anything he said, if only he’d take her over. Whirling through the abyss to a place where space and time disappeared. Where rational thought ended, and savage hunger demanded to be satisfied. The place only he had ever taken her.

She opened her mouth to say yes – and he slid his cock in. She wrapped one hand around the shaft and swirled her tongue over the head, knowing how much he loved that. He let out a groan. Pumped fast and deep, holding her head in place with his fist buried in her hair. Fucking her mouth.

His body quivered. Loving that moment when she made him lose control, she sucked him in. Opened herself to him.

He came hard. She struggled to swallow every drop, wanting to please him as much as he pleased her. His fist gradually loosened its grip in her hair. Tension drained out of his body, and his arms cradled her head against his stomach.

“I’d lay down my life for you,” he said gently. “All I ask in return is your love, your respect – and your obedience. I know you think my rules are sometimes pointless and petty. But trust me, they are for your health and safety. All except the rule where I will be the only one to grant you release.”

He lifted her chin and looked into her eyes. “That’s pure selfishness on my part. I love making you come, listening to your soft cries, and watching your face.”

She smiled up at him. “That’s because it’s still so new to me. Every time is like the first time with you.”

He stroked her hair. “I’m sorry, but I need to drive my point home. You’re still being punished for not getting up and getting ready to come out with me when I told you to. So, there’ll be no gratification for you – this time.”

Selena’s pussy clenched. She bit back a whimper of dismay. His passion always aroused hers. and she longed to have him take her in his arms and please her in all the ways he’d introduced her to. She turned her head away, unwilling to let him see disappointment in her eyes.

“I know you don’t yet understand our ways, my love. But I’ve seen strong Viking warriors succumb to malaise in the dead of winter. It creeps up on you slowly. First, you find it hard to drag yourself out of bed in the darkness. It seems so much easier to stay in a cocoon of warmth. Then you can’t bring yourself to face the cold one more day. You lock yourself indoors, where you’re alone all the time.

“Sleeping all day and not getting any exercise makes it impossible to rest at night, The wind howls, and the chill seems even worse. So, you sit by the fire and try to warm your bones with mug after mug of honey mead. Soon, it become your only friend.”

Haldor’s arms tightened around her. “That’s why I’m so firm about insisting that you maintain a strict schedule. Months on end of cold gray days and endless nights can send anyone spiraling into depression. My people learned long ago that keeping busy is one sure way to combat it.”

He stood up, pulled her to her feet.

“Now – get dressed and come with me. Please?”

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The thud of his axe against the frozen tree trunk echoed in the woods. Selena carried a bundle of smaller branches to the wagon, already half full of logs bigger around than her arms could circle. Haldor hefted them as if they were twigs.

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