I was in control.My heart raced, and my mouth went dry as I did what he said.
“Obi,” Ryu said without turning, as if he knew the man would follow. Sure enough, he leaned against the doorjamb like he wasn’t sure if he should come in. “Open that bag by my duffel. Grab the rope.”
Obi handed Ryu a bundle of bright red rope, then stood beside him. They both stared down at me from the foot of the bed.Hungry. God, I loved that look. I rubbed my legs together, the heat between my legs already growing again.
“Sit up,” Ryu commanded. I did as he asked. “Good girl.”
His praise sent lightning through my body.
He sat on the bed, on his knees, in front of me. Gently, he pulled my hair to one side of my neck. “Stay still.”
I shivered when his fingers deftly unraveled the bundle of rope. He drew a length around my chest, right beneath my breasts. I looked down to watch, but he nudged my chin up. His voice went deliciously dark. “I said, stay still.”
I jerked a nod. His hands were gentle as he pulled the rope again around my waist before making a tie at my back. Then he drew the rope over my shoulder and brought it down my chest to tie it to the length still wrapped around my ribs.
“You’re so beautiful,” he murmured, then moved the rope over and around my body, creating a repeating diamond pattern down my chest. Obi watched from the chair next to Ryuji’s window. His gaze locked on how the red rope crisscrossed against my skin.
Ryu drew my arms behind me and positioned them one over another, right at the center of my back. He pressed a kiss to my neck where it met my shoulder, and I squirmed. “How’s it feel, Leona dear?”
I blinked, trying to catch my thoughts. “It feels…good.”
He bit the skin at my nape and pleasure shot straight between my legs. “Now, arms.”
I moved exactly as he instructed while he bound my arms together behind me. After a minute or two of overlapping and interconnecting rope, he’d created a harness that immobilized my entire upper torso.
I pulled at the foreign sensation, biting my lip as I looked around. A rush of anxiety flooded my body.I couldn’t move.
“Deep breaths, vixen,” he murmured against my ear. He flattened a palm over my heart. Slowly, I inhaled and exhaled. “Breathe. Relax into the restraint. There you go. Good girl. You look incredible with my rope keeping you in place.”
I was in control. If I wanted to stop, I knew he’d unbind me in a heartbeat.
But I didn’t want to stop.
One of his hands cupped my breast, and he bent down to lick my nipple. “Ryuji.”
“How’s the fit? Not too tight?” His voice was low, raspy, while his fingers trailed over the crisscrossing rope on my chest.
“Not too tight.” It wastight,but it wasn’t cutting off circulation. My shoulders felt comfortable. Even if I laid down on my back, I still thought it wouldn’t hurt. It just kept me bound.
For Ryuji to play with however he wanted.
“Doesn’t she look beautiful, Obi?” Ryu asked, eyes hooded and roving.
Obi rubbed his chin. “She does.”
“Don’t you want to touch her?”
I tried to move against the restraints. “Yes, Obi. Touch me. Please.”
His fingers twitched by his side, but he stayed seated with that hungry look in his eyes.
“Beg,” Ryu rasped. “Beg me to touch you.”
“Ryu, please, you promised.” I drug my tongue across my bottom lip, lifting from my knees to lean for a kiss. He stayed perfectly still. “You promised you’d make me scream.”
“Good enough.” He chuckled, finally undoing the button on his pants. His hard cock popped to attention. My eyes locked on it, and honest to God, my mouth watered. I’d forgotten just howlonghe was. He’d slid through my thighs so easily the last time. Back then, I’d been so close to begging him to sink inside me.
Now I was ready to beg.
