He started trailing kisses down my neck and collarbone. “I promised Luca that I’d takeverygood care of you, tonight and forever.”
“When?”
“I spoke with him when I went out for my call earlier. We had a very pleasant conversation. You’re lucky to have such a caring older brother.”
My normal paranoia about finding out people were talking about me behind my back didn’t emerge. Instead, I experienced a weird sense of relief that they had talked. It gave Luca an important opportunity to meet my boyfriend, to judge him away from me. “I am. Thank you for speaking with him. That means a lot to me.”
Armand stopped distracting me to make eye contact. “He’s one of the most important people in your life. That’s why I wanted him to understand that I’m serious about wishing to cherish you.”
“You have no idea how happy that makes me. All of it.”
“I’d like to uphold my promise tonight.”
Maybe it was my arousal, but I wasn’t following his leap in logic. “Okay?”
“Will you surrender yourself to me so I can take care of you completely?” He kissed down the other side of my neck to keep things balanced for me. It was such a small thing, but it meant everything.
If that was what was being offered, I had no problems with that. “Absolutely.”
“May I bind your wrists together?”
As he teased one of my nipples with his tongue, I struggled to think. “What does that have to do with anything?”
“With your hands tied, you’ll have no choice but to rely on me. I’ll provide you with all the pleasure you need.” His words caused me to draw a shuddering breath. “All you have to do is lie there and enjoy yourself while I attend to your every demand.”
“And that’s enjoyable for you?”
“Oui, because it shows that you trust me to fulfill your desires.” He continued lavishing attention on my nipples, making me squirm under him. “I’ll tie your hands, but you’ll still maintain complete control of the situation. This isn’t about pain, so the bindings won’t hurt at all. The second you ask for me to remove them, I will. If you agree and change your mind at any point, we’ll stop. You don’t have to suffer through something you discover you hate. But if you enjoy it, then we’ll keep going.”
If it had been anyone else, the mere possibility of them tying me up during sex would have triggered a panic attack. But I trusted Armand, and I knew he would never hurt me. He would be true to his word and free me if I tried it and got scared. My curiosity also triumphed over my nervousness. The idea of submitting to him so he could take total control of my pleasure was a little exciting. It took off any pressure to perform on my end, which was alluring. “Can we try it and see how it goes?”
“Of course.” He gave me a reassuring kiss before going over to his nightstand to pull out a red silk tie. Returning to my side, he held it up for my inspection. “I promise to keep it loose so you won’t experience pain.”
Taking a deep breath, I extended my arms out to him in offering. “I trust you.”
It was fascinating watching him bind my wrists together with a practiced ease I tried not to think too deeply about to avoid getting uncomfortable. True to his word, he kept it tight enough that I couldn’t easily slip free, but loose enough that I didn’t panic. When he finished, he guided my arms over my head and looped the tie over his headboard to keep me in place. “How is that?”
I wiggled my fingers as I got accustomed to the strangeness of being bound. “It doesn’t hurt.”
“If it does, let me know and I’ll loosen or remove it completely. You only have to stay like that as long as you’re comfortable. You can change your mind at any time you want.” Him reiterating it helped soothe my nerves.
“I’m good.”
He calmed me further with a tantalizing kiss. I shivered as he kissed me all over while exploring the contours of my body. It surprised me how strong my urge was to touch him now that I couldn’t. I hadn’t realized I took it for granted that I could run my fingers through his dark hair and over his broad shoulders.
Whenever he got close to my arousal, he diverted to kiss my hips instead. It made me quiver over how badly I needed his attention there. He chuckled as he began kissing down my inner thigh. The hint of suction he used drew whimpers from me as I tensed under the teasing. As he began kissing up my other one, it broke my self-restraint. “Please.”
“What would you like?”
My lust made me selfish. “I need more.”
Guiding my legs over his shoulder, he then leaned down to trace the seam of my balls with his tongue. I moaned when he drew one into his mouth. He sucked on it with just the right amount of pressure to make me go wild with desire. When I thought I couldn’t take more, he switched to the other side. I tugged at the restraints as I instinctually tried to reach down to touch him to ground myself. I cried out when he eased a slicked finger into me.
He paused his oral attention. “How does this feel?”
“Sogood,” I gasped, “but I needmore.”
His eyes lit up with delight that I had broken down and made a demand. “That’s it,mon petit chou. Tell me what you want so I can give it to you.”
