Total pages in book: 109
Estimated words: 103211 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 516(@200wpm)___ 413(@250wpm)___ 344(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 103211 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 516(@200wpm)___ 413(@250wpm)___ 344(@300wpm)
“Oh!” Seline gasped, jumping away from the chilly sensation. Her bottom was extremely tender from the intense whipping and she hadn’t been expecting this new feeling.
“Hold still!” Her Protector’s voice was harsh and Seline didn’t dare disobey.
“Yes, all right,” she whispered, and submitted to the coldness being pressed against her bare bottom again.
The chilly cloth—because it must be the blue cloth she’d seen in his hands earlier—was hard to take against the burning, throbbing skin that had been so thoroughly paddled with the crop. But after a moment, the intense cold began to feel soothing—almost as though the cloth was taking some of the most intense pain away.
“Ohhhh,” Seline moaned. “That’s good—that feels really good, Nox.”
“Call me Master,” he growled. “I was your Master when I hurt you and now it’s my duty to heal you.”
“Yes…Master,” she whispered, daring to look up at him. His face was like a thundercloud but despite his rough tone, his actions were gentle.
“I’m going to press the cool-cloth to your breasts now,” he informed her. “And you’re going to hold still and let me.”
“Yes, Master,” Seline agreed again, feeling slightly breathless. She wasn’t sure what was going on here, but his stern tone was definitely doing something for her. Though she’d been crying and in pain—and still was in pain in some very sensitive areas—she could feel a tickle of arousal prickling along her nerves like scattered sparks of electricity.
She moaned softly but submitted to the cool-cloth on her bare breasts—it felt burningly cold against her tight nipples—but somehow she managed not to jerk away. The places where the cloth had touched were much less painful than they had been, she noted. Though the throbbing and redness persisted, both had been alleviated somewhat by the Kindred healing technology.
But Nox’s next order sent a bolt of uncertainty through her.
“Roll over and spread your thighs,” he told her.
“I’ll try,” Seline said cautiously. “But I don’t know, Master—I’m really sore there!”
“Do it.” His silver eyes were hard. “Don’t question me—spread your thighs!”
Seline’s eyes widened but she did as he said. She had never seen him this way—so angry and terse! But was he angry at her or himself?
She bit her lip hard as the cool-cloth came to rest between her thighs. She had only spread them a little—she didn’t want the super-cold cloth sliding between her pussy lips and touching her tender clit. That would be too much to bear—she was sure.
Eyes hard, Nox draped the blue cloth between her legs. Seline hissed in a breath and arched her back as the intense chill stung her throbbing outer pussy lips.
“Oh, Nox—I mean Master!” she gasped. “I don’t…don’t know how much of this I can stand!”
“I don’t either,” he growled, and somehow she knew he wasn’t talking about her pain. “Do you know what I’m thinking as I’m trying to heal you—heal the wounds I inflicted on you?” he demanded.
Seline shook her head.
“No, Master,” she said in a small voice.
“I’m thinking how much I hate myself—I think that’s the word for this emotion,” he said harshly. “But at the same time, I’m thinking how fucking beautiful you, are, Seline. How full your curves are—how luscious your breasts are…thinking about your ripe, wet pussy…Gods!”
He pinched the bridge of his nose tightly for a moment, his silver eyes squeezed shut, like a man trying to drive back a migraine.
“What…the fuck is wrong with me?” he growled and the intense pain in his voice squeezed Seline’s heart.
“I think you’re having emotions for the first time,” she said gently. “And I think you’re having a really hard time dealing with them. Which is completely understandable. You’ve never had them before, after all.”
Nox took his hand from his face and looked at her, his silver eyes narrowed.
“But why so many all at once—all on top of each other?” he demanded. “How can I hate myself for hurting you and want to run my hands and mouth all over your body at the same time? How can I want desperately to heal you and have the urge to fuck you until you scream my name, both at once?”
Seline felt her breath catch in her throat and her body immediately responded to his words with a fresh surge of desire.
“Sometimes feelings are messy,” she whispered.
“I told him…I told Yipper I needed an emotion damper!” Nox shook his head. “I don’t know what it is about you, Seline, but my Quix side can’t keep up with my Kindred side any longer. These emotions—”
“Are perfectly normal!” she exclaimed. She started to sit up and put a hand on his arm, but the motion caused fresh stinging between her thighs and she gasped and fell back to the bed with a moan.
“Look at you—you’re in pain and I’m the reason why. I beat you!” Nox ran a hand through his hair. “What the fuck is wrong with me?”