“Oh, fuck, Marlena,” he moaned. That was all it took. My pulse raced as another orgasm peaked, shattering through me.
His cock plunged inside once more in a final deep thrust. He jerked, his body shuddering as he groaned my name, grinding into his own climax. I could feel his release deep inside my body, despite the condom. Feel his pulsing euphoria in rhythm with my own.
His forehead fell to my back, and he pressed a lingering kiss to my spine before reaching up and taking my hands in his, pulling me away from the bent position I’d been in. Lifting me in his arms, he laid us onto the bed, stroking my hair and kissing me, murmuring “Good girl, Poppy,” over and over again.
I melted against his lips, against his strong arms beneath my body, letting my weight fall into the tender strokes of his hand through my hair. My body shook violently; the tremors rocking through me, uncontrollably.
I lifted my gaze to find Jude composed in that way he always was. His eyes were closed, his lashes black against the tanned skin of his sharp cheekbone. My shivering muscles slowly subsided and I allowed Jude’s calm demeanor to seep into me. The hypnotizing rhythm of his fingers brushing through my hair calmed me with each stroke.
I felt so… alive. Like for the first time in years, the pieces of my heart that Jack shattered were being glued back together again.
On the outside, I was welted, red and bruised in areas that I’d never thought to explore. But on the inside? I was invigorated and nourished. He had given me something precious. The ability to let go of control. He had gifted me with a way of releasing the tension of constant worry and concern and the militant organization my father had pushed on me all those years. I loved my dad—with all my heart. But he was wrong. Giving the man I loved control of my body wasn’t shameful. It was sexy and Ienjoyedit. It didn’t make me any less of a feminist or any less empowered. And really, I held the cards here—Jude couldn’t take something I wasn’t willing to give. If I used my safe word, all playtime ended.Ihad the ultimate control.
“So, Poppy… what do you say to me after that?”
I inhaled deeply and closed my eyes. “Thank you, Sir.”
