Page 107 of Dark, Forbidden, & Taboo

“Don’t you look pretty, little girl? Does that feel good?” I whisper as I use my fingertips to trail her arms. When my hands reach her wrists, I use a knee to give the horse a push. “I know you can go faster than that, Ava.”

She lets out a whimper as she moves her hips a little faster, grinds down a little harder, and her knuckles start turning whiter.

“Just like that,” I tell her, as I grip her wrists and hold them in place.

Each time her body rocks back into mine, I find myself thinking of Her Holiness and how angry she’d be if she could see me now.

Definitely worth a ruler across the ass,I think wryly as Ava’s whimpers start to get louder.

“I … can’t …”

“Yes you can,” I assure her as I knee the tail end of the horse, causing her body to jump again. “And you’re doing such a good job, too.”

“I am?” she gasps out as she grinds down even harder.

I smile. “You’re almost there, aren’t you, Ava?”

I dig my nails into the flesh of her wrists as she continues to rock, her movements becoming a little more restricted with each buck.

“What’s … happening … to … me …” she stammers uncertainly before another strangled sound escapes her.

“You’re showing me what you’ve got,” I say, my lips an inch from her ear. “And it’s definitely what I like.”

Ava inhales sharply as I let go of her wrists and run my fingertips lightly up her arm. Her skin instantly becomes covered in goosebumps and she attempts to lean back against me, but I move away, walk toward the front of the horse and look into her eyes.

“Be a good girl, Ava,” I tell her in a stern tone as I push her hair out of her face. “Come for me.”

It takes a few more rocks and ragged breaths, but when shefinallyfinishes, I stand up and grin.

“See? I knew you had it in you.”

Reaching into the pocket of my jeans, I jingle my keys in my hand before I give her a nod and wave.

“Go home before Celeste realizes you’re missing.”

Sending her home smelling like pussy and playground dust is going to get a hell of a reaction from Her Holiness, and I kinda wish I could be there to witness it.

“What?” she sputters as she clumsily tries to dismount the horse.

I walk quickly toward the curb where my car is parked, hop in, turn on the engine, then pull out onto the vacant street.

In the rearview I can see Ava standing in the middle of the dimly lit street, arms wrapped around her shaking body, looking alone and afraid.

Now she knows how her fucking aunt used to make me feel,I think as I reach the corner and take a left turn.

“Out of sight, out of mind, Ava,” I mutter to myself as I continue on the way home.

Chapter 9

Celeste

The front door opens slowly, then closes quietly.

I’ve been sitting in the dark living room for the past hour wondering where in the world Ava’s been, and now that she’s trying to sneak back in unnoticed, I know that she was probably up to no good.

At first, I was worried, then as I sat and listened to the hands on the clock mounted on the wall continue to tick seconds, minutes, and hours away, I became angry.

And now that she’s finally home, I feel numb.

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