When they shut the door, I immediately go to my knees and present myself. I don’t think either of them expected that, so they just stare at me for a moment. “Explain yourself,” Vinny says.
“I…” I start to say, but then freeze when Lyra comes into the room. I’m completely thrown off because I don’t expect this at all. Everyone thought she was dead.
“Blame it on me,” Lyra thinks to me. “Say he was cheating with me.”
“I don’t want to get her in trouble, Master Vinny,” I say softly. Saying that again makes me want to throw up.
“Explain,” he says firmly.
“Lyra made me,” I say. “She said… She said she was pregnant with your child. I was hurt and confused. I just ran. I needed to think, but…”
“But what?” Aaron asks.
“I ran into these… people,” I say with a disgusted tone. “The savages.”
“Where did they keep you?” Vinny asks.
“Underground,” I say. “They have a whole city bunker. I was made to… They tied me down and… I’m sorry, Master Vinny.”
I hold my wrist out, and Vinny grits his teeth. “Who?” he growls. “A name, Astra. Who took away my brand?”
“I don’t know her name, but a man named Zev made her do it,” I say. “He… did things to me, Master Vinny. I begged him not to. I told him I was married to you, but…”
“But what?” Vinny asks when I stop.
“It was like… magic,” I say. “He was able to move things without touching them.”
“Fuck,” Aaron sighs. “How did you get away?”
“I snuck away while everyone was sleeping,” I say. “I know I’ll be punished for…”
“One lashing for every day you were gone,” Vinny says. “After that, you are forgiven. I will fuck you, and you will thank my father for not having you killed on the spot. Your caretaker can help you heal after.”
“Yes, Master Vinny. Thank you so much. I just wanted to come home. Thank you for taking me back. I swear, I’ll never run again. I promise,” I say.
“Mhmm. Strip and put your hands on the wall,” Vinny says.
While I do as I’m told, I decided to go ahead and let Zev and Ren know I am here.
“I’m here with them,” I think. “Lyra is alive.”
“Lyra?” Zev says. “How?”
“I don’t know. She hasn’t been able to say much to me,” I reply. “Heads up, I’m about to get whipped. Once for every day I was gone. You might see that in my mind, so don’t be concerned. They’re more concerned about you right now.”
I place my hands on the wall and drop my head, taking a deep breath. One hundred lashings. I can do this. I need to buy everyone more time before I cause chaos. When the belt cracks across my skin, I cry out in pain.
“Talk to me. Please, just talk. Anything. Please,” I beg my husbands through thought.
They start talking about anything and everything, focusing on positive stories. They talk to each other, they talk to me, they tell me how proud of me they are, and they give me an abundance of love.
Vinny is making Lyra count aloud, but I force myself to focus on the loving voices speaking to me in my mind. When Vinny finally stops, he turns my body and pushes me over the arm of the couch. My body hurts so badly, so I hardly notice whenhe starts to fuck me violently hard. Nothing he does could ever match what Zev and Ren are capable of. The pain is bearable as time goes on, and eventually he comes. Aaron immediately grabs me by the hair and pulls my head up before forcing his dick in my mouth. He holds the side of my face and grunts as he aggressively fucks my throat. I think he was expecting me not to be able to handle it, so he gets more and more violent as time goes on. I still don’t gag or give a reaction. I throw him off completely, and he starts to come when I suck. The quicker he comes, the quicker I can talk to Lyra.
“She’s quite the little skank, son,” Aaron chuckles.
“You are free to use her at your discretion,” Vinny says. “She needs to make up for last time anyhow.”
“I will have to test out that ass of hers,” Aaron says.
