DUSK

I found her waiting, with perfect obedience, in the living room. Her head was turned to the side, cheek pressed against the couch, and her stunning golden eyes found mine.

“Good girl,” I purred, stepping up behind her and letting her feel how hard I was for her. She shifted back just a bit. I would never get tired of looking at her. Honey hair scattered about her in waves as she waited, presented like this.

The video game had paused, and Ransom was eyeing us both with interest while Umbra had his arms crossed, watching like it was a show he’d been waiting for.

“Tell them what you did, Gem?”

“I… I scent marked your room and then hid your stuff. And then I lied about it.”

“And next time.”

“I won’t second guess my instincts.”

I squeezed her ass, loving the way goosebumps rippled across her skin at the faintest touch. I’d let her wait for a while, knowing the anticipation would get to her.

She loved my punishments, and hearing her admit that at last was music to my ears. Now she was buzzing with contentment and relief. I monitored that closely as I flicked the clasp of my belt. She went extra still at the sound, and there was a definite spike of anticipation from her.

I tugged it off, withdrawing the small pot of massage oil from my pocket. I could swear she lifted her hips slightly, stifling the beginnings of a purr as I rubbed oil into her skin.

“Five, Gem,” I warned her.

I had plans tonight beyond just this, and I didn’t want to wait long to fuck her.

She let out a little whimper at the first strike, and I watched her skin turn pink from the mark.

“Good girl,” I purred as I massaged the spot again. I dropped my finger to her panties, slipping my thumb into her cunt just to hear her moan. “Prop yourself up, let them see you properly.”

Umbra growled with approval as she lifted herself up. His hand cupped her neck, pupils blowing, and wolfsbane was a drug in the air. Ransom had cocked his head, staring with utter intensity as he watched. In the bond, he was a mess, half shock, half lust.

“After you take your punishment, you’re going to let me use your holes without complaint, aren’t you?” I asked.

“Yes,” she said, breathless.

“And you won’t come tonight, not until I knot you.”

I felt her shiver again. “No, Alpha.”

Sweet mother above. I was done for if she started to use that term in earnest. Ransom’s whole body was tense, as if he wanted to pounce on Shatter and sweep her up for himself. I felt a little shudder of that feral part of him surface, the unbalanced, possessive alpha that had grown up an only child, watching his omega being touched by someone who wasn’t him.

Not just touching her, but turning her perfect skin pink.

I grinned, then leaned back, examining her. I shifted the shirt further up her back so I could see the way her ass tapered to her hips, and the goosebumps along her rich skin which glistened with the oil I’d rubbed into it. The black lace was barely present, a thin thong that shaped around her butt, accentuating her curves.

I readied my belt again, stepping back. Umbra had eyes only for her as he cupped her neck. The game controllers were left forgotten, and I watched as Ransom’s slip to the floor without him noticing.

She let out another whine as the belt made contact with her flesh again.

By the time I reached the fifth, she was shivering, one hand gripping Umbra’s wrist as she panted lightly. Slick was dripping down her thigh already.

I stepped back, and she straightened, turning to me. Her eyes were wide and dazed, lips parted. I cupped her chin.

“You’re going to go back to my room and put on the blindfold that’s on my bedside table. Then lie on the edge of my bed and play with yourself until you’re about to come.” Her mouth dropped open, but I wasn’t done. “Then you’ll switch to fingering your sweet pussy until you’re close again. You’ll keep doing that until I tell you to stop.”

All she could do was nod, eyes wide.

“Go on.”