Reclaiming His Submissive (9 page)

She didn’t even realize
she’d started crying until Alex pulled her in his arms and
began wiping away the tears from her cheeks. She tried to contain the
torrent of emotions and failed as she deteriorated into
uncontrollable sobs. She hid her face in his shirt and lost it. The
shred of hope she’d clung to for the last several days had left
her and she didn’t know how to get it back. The idea of a child
had once been a blip on her radar and then one tiny mistake made it
feel like the loss of her entire world.

Once the tears stopped, the ache
of loss intensified. For the first time in her life she couldn’t
run and hide from her problems. Alex had trapped her on a tiny island
with nowhere to run except to him.

“
Dammit, Harper. Why didn’t
you let me in? I should have known the minute you suspected.”

“
I was afraid to find out
for sure. After our last scene when you ignored my confession, I
thought that was it. Our time had come to an end and I couldn’t
hold a baby over your head. If you didn’t love me for me I had
to accept that.”

He leaned back and gripped her
chin. “First of all, I will blister your ass for that later. I
hope you know that. Second, it was a setback and nothing more. You
know as well as I do how important communication is in a relationship
like ours. Although in this case I’m just as guilty as you in
not holding up my end of the conversation. My idea to fall back and
come up with the perfect strategy may serve me well in my business
but is apparently not the right approach with my woman.”

“
You think?” She
couldn’t help it. After weeks of worrying it wasn’t easy
to shrug it all off as one big misunderstanding.

“
Now you’re just
trying to get me hard again, you little minx.”

He scooped her into his arms and
carried her to the end of the dock. Once there he sat them both down
facing the water with her situated between his legs so she could rest
her back against his chest. The sun had completely set but the sky
still held enough of a glow for her to look out toward the horizon
and enjoy the dim view. He was right, of course, about their lack of
communication and her inability to sit still long enough to let him
explain anything. She didn’t know what to say so she continued
to stare at the water, letting the sights and sounds of nature soothe
the frazzled edges of her nerves. So far he’d made no move to
exert his will over hers or to seduce her into giving him what he
wanted. That’s not at all how it worked between them. He told
her what he wanted and then he waited for her to offer it.

Usually.

Here in the quiet with the only
sounds made by nature, she could think back over the last fifteen
months and remember more of the little things he’d done that
made her a part of him. The small touches that often kept them
connected whenever they were together. Or the way he held her to his
heart when they slept together. Or like now when they sat together
looking out at the sky, although usually in front of a window looking
down at the city that never went dark or quiet.

“
It’s really
beautiful here.”

“
I like the quiet,”
he admitted. “We don’t get a lot of that in the city.”

His fingers threaded through her
hair and she melted into him. How in the hell could they get past
this mess? “For what little its worth now, I’m really
sorry.”

“
What, kitten. What are you
sorry for?”

She drew her brows together and
frowned. The man simply never accepted the easy answer. So what was
she sorry for? That she'd assumed he’d snooped through her
purse and jumped to the same conclusions she had? Not really. You go
through a woman’s purse you get what you deserve. She stifled a
giggle before he made her confess that out loud. She had a feeling
her punishment time had racked up so high she’d never see her
lily white rear again. No need to make things worse.

“
I’m sorry I put you
on the spot that night during our scene. It wasn’t my
intention, it just happened. The words came out of my mouth before I
could stop them.”

“
Is that what you’ve
been doing all along? Holding your words? Hiding the truth?”

She squirmed in his lap. “I
wouldn’t call it hiding. More like biding my time while waiting
for the right moment.”

He wrapped his fingers around her
hair and tugged her head to the side, making her scalp erupt in a
series of tingles. “And you don’t think naked and chained
with my whip on your skin the right moment? No, wait. Don’t
answer that. Just listen. A big part of why I love being in this
relationship with you is specifically because I need to see that
vulnerability. A woman is never more open than when her mind and body
are in tune to her Master’s desire to give her pleasure. If I
wanted you to hold back from me, we’d be playing a game of
fucking chess. Ours is an intense and extremely sexual relationship
and I think we both understood that feelings and attachments would
form over time. Even so, your heartfelt admission caught me off guard
and I needed some time to work through the changes I knew were
coming. Namely, you becoming a more permanent part of my life meant
that I couldn’t keep you hidden forever. I’d have to
expose you to some of the ugly parts and, dammit, I still wish I
didn’t have to do that.”

Torn by the desire to comfort him
and the need to protect her heart, she still turned toward him and
touched his cheek. “I’m not made of glass and in some
things I do not need your protection. Don’t you see? If you
can’t trust me to handle the bad with the good then what kind
of relationship can we ever have? I may be your submissive but as a
wife I would be equal and you’re not ready for that.”

“
I’m not letting you
go.” The finality of his words stunned her. “And I don’t
think you want to let me go anymore than I do you. So it seems we’ve
reached an impasse.”

Like any good poker player she
managed to contain the jolt of hope sparking through her and keep a
straight face. “I guess so.”

“
Last night you came to me
with a plan to end our relationship. Do you still have something you
want to ask me?”

She shook her head. Hell no.

“
Stand up, Harper,”
he quietly commanded.

With as much grace as possible
she complied until they were both standing, with her unable to tear
her gaze from his. Her stomach clenched and she held her breath. Fear
seized her.

“
Now turn around and face
the water.” His eerily calm tone unnerved her. She counted to
two and gave in, turning until she no longer faced him. In the short
time they’d been talking the sky had darkened and the sliver of
moon gave them very little illumination. For a moment she felt as if
she was on the precipice. With darkness in front of her and light
behind her, she didn’t want to turn away from him anymore.

“
We may not be getting
married tonight but I have something to give you and to me it’s
as binding as a wedding ring. Lift your hair.”

A shiver worked through her as
she complied. He’d brought her collar back to her.

“
This is going to be
different this time, kitten. I’ll own you now.” He slid
the thick chain around her neck and she immediately felt the
difference. He’d brought her a new collar, one far heavier than
her previous one. Something shifted inside her, loosening. The little
bit of control she’d been holding back from him unraveled.
“Hold out your hand.”

She held her breath and waited
until the small heart shaped lock he wanted her to have settled in
her palm. “Give yourself to me, Harper. Tell me you’re
mine and I promise you’ll never run from me again. Even if I
have to tie you to a chair.”

She smiled through the silent
tears that had begun to fall. He wasn’t running and she wasn’t
either.

“
Tell me, kitten.”
His breath brushed against the shell of her ear like a soft caress.

“
Yes, Alex. I’ve
always been yours even when I didn’t realize it. I love you.”

“
Mmm, I’ve been
waiting weeks to hear that again.” He wrapped one arm around
her waist and pulled her against his body while he reached for the
lock with the other. Seconds later, the chain around her neck
tightened to a snug fit and the distinct sound of the lock clicking
shut filled her head.

The hand at her waist slid down
and cupped her mound through the thin dress. “Mine,” he
whispered into the night. He pushed her forward until her head and
upper body leaned past the edge of the dock and over the open water.
If he let go of her now she would fall.

He rustled behind her. First his
zipper went down and then the rustle of his pants signaled he’d
shoved them down his legs. Her skirt was lifted and the hot poker of
his cock pressed to her backside.

“
I see you found my other
present. You look good in diamonds.”

“
That’s a diamond?”

“
Of course it is. Why put a
crystal up your lovely ass when it can be a diamond?”

He let go of her pussy and
grabbed her hips with both hands. She jolted forward and
automatically reached for something to hold onto only to find
absolutely nothing to break her fall. He’d basically dangled
her over the water and either he’d hold her up or she’d
fall in face first.

“
Wait. Stop. I can’t—”
She couldn’t even hold onto her legs without feeling like she’d
tip over.

“
Relax, Harper. I’ve
got you. Now trust me not to let you fall.”

Before she had a chance to
respond or react, he pushed inside her. His cock slid against her
slippery flesh with beautiful friction that nearly made her eyes roll
to the back of her head. Oh God. She was so full. So stretched.
Between the anal plug and his not small cock, they fought for space
inside her.

She whimpered at the onslaught of
sensations. Tiny spasms shook her insides while her torso bobbed as
he shoved his full length to the hilt and rotated. “Yes, that’s
it, Harper. Give yourself to me. Feel me filling you. Taking what’s
mine. Mine,” he grunted.

Of all the amazing things Alex
had done to her, she’d never quite felt this taken over. Or
this out of control. She stared at the inky water below her and gave
in to both their needs. His to take and hers to give. His movements
never stilled. His hands held her hips in a bruising but steady grip
as he began a hard, driving rhythm in and out of her pussy.

“
I love you, Harper. No
matter what happens that isn’t going to change.”

To her surprise, all the fear
she’d worried over fell away as she succumbed to his mastery.
The last few days, hell, the last few weeks disappeared. The mistakes
they’d both made no longer mattered. Not in the face of their
combined emotions and Alex’s complete possession of her mind
and body.

“
Come, kitten. Soak my dick
and let me feel you ripple around my cock. Now, baby!”

The urgency in his command
slammed through her and she exploded, her body convulsing against
him. The waves of her unexpected climax rolled violently through her
in an unending cycle. She reared back and Alex tangled his fingers
through her hair and tugged her upright. The shocking pain in her
scalp only fed the never-ending arousal she couldn’t hide from.
Sweat soaked her skin.

He continued to move inside her,
stroking along fluttering nerves. She bit down on her lip and moaned
deep in her throat.

“
You like that, don’t
you?” His voice came out close to a growl. He shifted upward
and changed the angle of his thrusts. “Thank God I own you now,
kitten, because there is no chance I can get enough. Body and soul.”

“
Yes, Master,” she
cried.

Steady and strong behind her,
Alex built her arousal even higher than before. Her muscles clenched
and released while the sounds tumbling from her mouth made her feel
wild and free. He was going to make her scream before he finished.

Oh. God. His. His. His. His.

Everything she’d ever
wanted and hadn’t dared to hope for came to life under the dark
Florida sky with nothing but nature and her Master surrounding her.
Another release exploded over her from out of nowhere. Power from the
top of her head to the tips of her toes sizzled through her. It
didn’t stop there. The spasms continued to an unbearable level.
Her eyes widened as the crest broke and a loud, ferocious scream
erupted.

“
Fuck yes, kitten.”
He plunged deep and hard several more times while she convulsed
around him.

Recovery came very slowly after
that. The aftershocks alone kept her system firing far longer than it
should have. Somewhere in the midst of her mind splintering into a
million different thoughts, Alex had eased from her clasp and pulled
her into his lap.

“
Jesus H, kitten. You are
incredible.”

Harper tried to move her aching
legs with a huge grin splitting her face. His fingers caressed her
bare arms and chest in a soothing pattern that made her feel like the
real deal. If he kept that up she’d likely start purring.

She grasped the lock of her
collar and fingered the cool metal. “I can’t believe this
is how things turned out. It’s like a fairy tale. If I wake up
tomorrow and this is some kind of dream I’m going to be really
pissed.