Forever Loved (Forever Lost Book 2) (11 page)

He didn’t even acknowledge her.

“Okay. So, let’s talk ravishment,” Leo replied cheerfully, and Cassie peeled open her eyes to find him watching her with a playful smile. “The basis of the idea is consensual force. You’d willingly let me take you in whatever way I wanted, and whenever I want. You’d be free to fight back, and try to escape me, of course. If anything, I’d like that even more.” He winked and slid his hands over her scantily clad body on the bed. Cassie moaned and arched her back, thinking she liked the sound of that too.

“I could run? Fight you?” she checked, and Leo nodded. “I’m guessing that when it’s on, there’s no stopping the game?”

“Quite the opposite, you’ll have a safe word. But if you ask me to stop or scream for help, I’ll ignore it.” Cassie’s body heat turned up about three notches. She liked the sound of that more than she’d ever admit to anyone but Leo. “We need to take things one step at a time, slowly at first. We’ll start with basic dominance and go from there. If you like the extra element of the ravishment the first few times, we could then intensify things.”

“How?” She was panting now, and knew her body was sending off some serious signals because Leo was short of breath too. His hands roamed over her breasts and down to her soaking cleft, and he took a sharp inhale when he discovered her readiness. He slid two fingers inside and slowly stroked his way up and down her more than ready sex.

“Timing can be part of the fun,” he answered, leaning down to give her nipple a quick bite before continuing. “For example, I’d tell you in the morning that at some point over the day I’ll strike. You won’t know when or where, and the anticipation will drive you crazy.” His thumb caressed the swollen bead at the apex of her thighs, and Cassie felt her climax building.

“No matter what?” she breathed, desperate to know more.

“You know me, I’ll get creative,” he replied with a gruff laugh. “Do you want me to give you a taste?” A groan was her response, and Leo pressed his mouth around her nipple hard enough to let her know it wasn’t a good enough answer.

“Yes,” she bit out through clenched teeth, and Leo pulled his hand from inside her trembling core. He grabbed her thigh and flipped his lover over onto her belly, and then he gripped her hands and pulled them around behind her back. Cassie squirmed when he held on tightly enough to cause a small spark of pain, and was rewarded with a sharp slap to her backside. The sting made her gasp in surprise.

“Don’t move,” he commanded, and she purposely wriggled again. A second spank brought her desires rushing to the surface, and when a third, harder slap struck her, she came. The times when Victor had spanked her, she’d enjoyed the mixture of pain and pleasure, but when it was Leo doing it, she was driven wild by his hand. The third strike had been directly to her exposed pussy, and the sting had brought with it a satisfaction she’d never thought imaginable.

Leo was inside her in an instant. He still held her hands tightly behind her back, and thrust his long, commanding cock in and out relentlessly. He was rough, hard, and powerful, and his voracious pummeling quickly solicited another orgasm from his exhausted lover.

Cassie turned to jelly in his hold, and by the time he stilled and shot his hot load into her, she could barely speak or move her spent body. He laid her down under the duvet and held on tight, not letting go for even a second as her mind and body calmed and rested in his strong grasp.

Chapter Nine

Cassie woke the next morning to a surprisingly calm Leo lying beside her. The sun was streaming in through the open curtains, landing on his huge chest, and he looked incredibly beautiful. She watched for a few minutes, loving having found him sleeping peacefully for a change. After a while, her stomach growled angrily, reminding her she’d barely eaten the last couple of days, so she slid silently out of bed and pulled on a fresh set of shorts along with one of Leo’s t-shirts. She’d made it as far as the door when she was tackled from behind. Cassie squealed, but didn’t fight as he pressed her into the wall from behind.

“And just where do you think you’re going?” Leo’s voice growled in her ear.

“To get some breakfast. I need some food if I’m going to try and keep up with you,” she replied, pushing against the wall with her hands to ensure she pressed her body back into his. Cassie was rewarded with soft nibbles and kisses to her neck, while Leo cupped her breasts roughly and ensured she stayed still. His huge erection delved between her thighs, and she gasped.

Leo curled his fingers and pulled the cotton t-shirt taut before ripping it in two at her cleavage. Cassie squealed in surprise as he flung the torn shreds to the ground, and then ravaged her breasts and nipples with those tremendously powerful hands.

“I’ll do the same to those shorts in ten seconds if they aren’t off,” he ordered, running his hands down to her waist and slipping his fingertips under the band. Cassie quickly slipped them off and kicked them aside, all the while panting excitedly at Leo’s show of raw dominance. “Good. Today we aren’t wearing any clothes, otherwise there’ll be trouble. Hear me?”

Leo leaned down slightly behind her and his hands travelled to Cassie’s knees, which he grabbed and lifted her off the ground. Her hands found the wall for support just in time for him to open her legs and wrap her ankles behind his ass. He then drove his hard-on straight into her soaking cleft. After a few long strokes, Leo pressed the head of his shaft into her g-spot and kept it there. Cassie clenched around him and trembled, welcoming the fullness, and felt her body opening up even more. “I asked you a question.”

“Yes, Leo. Yes!”

“Yes what?” he asked, pulling back just an inch or so before driving himself back against her sweet spot.

“No clothes,” she panted, desperate for him to finish what he’d started. Leo seemed to hear her silent plea, and began pummeling her, hard. He then stopped his pounding and, her hands gripping the wall and her ankles digging into his ass for support, he started moving her on top of him. Cassie was soaring up and down, and it felt amazing. It was like floating, and only Leo’s hands on her waist kept her from flying away. Her body roared with heat and toe-curling pleasure, and he didn’t stop. Only after she’d climaxed multiple times did he go still and join her in her ecstasy.

Cassie whimpered when he eventually pulled out, feeling empty. Leo untangled her legs from around him and carried her into the bathroom, where he ran her a hot shower. Cassie’s knees were weak to the point of wobbling, but Leo held her steady. He seemed to take great pleasure in cleaning her up under the cascading heat, and then toweled her dry with gentle hands and a delicate touch.

“Stay here, Jellybean. I’ll bring you something to eat,” he told her, settling her beneath the duvet before padding out to the hallway wearing nothing but a smile. Cassie laughed, for no reason other than that Leo and his domineering ways amused her. He was confusing as hell, but she loved his unpredictability and his extreme passion. She knew without words or gestures how much he loved her. He’d shown her in so many ways, and Cassie adored how they’d not only made it through their first argument, but that they’d come out the other side even stronger.

She smiled to herself at his new term of endearment for her,
Jellybean
. The nickname was silly, but she liked it. She’d always told him she was the “cheap wine and jellybeans kinda girl,” and he’d never forced her to be anything else since. She was reminded of when he’d delivered her with those exact gifts after saving her from a potentially monstrous lover in the musician, Otis, and then held her tight as she fell apart in his arms afterwards. He wasn’t a monster, not then, and not now. Neither of them were; they both simply needed to remember that.

“It’s true what they say about makeup sex being epic,” she told him when Leo came back in with two plates piled high with pancakes and bacon. He set them down and grinned at her before heading back to the kitchen to grab the coffee.

“I’m sure I’ll be a douchebag again soon, then we’ll have the chance for more makeup sex,” he finally replied with a small laugh.

“Or I’ll overreact about something and kick off. Either way, I’m sure we’ll be fine,” Cassie said with a wink. She wanted him to know that she wasn’t a fool. He wasn’t always going to be the one causing the fights; it was inevitable that she would cause her fair share of rows too, but that was normal.

“It’s strange how I came here to take care of you, thinking you still needed me to save you, but instead it seems you’re the one saving me. You’re putting me back together piece by piece, Cassandra Taylor,” he told her, holding up a forkful of pancake and bacon for her to eat.

Her heart ached for him. Leo was finally learning to open up, and she was starting to see the truth he’d been hiding from her all this time. He really was broken and in need of someone willing to put him back together again. It was Cassie’s turn to do the saving, and that was absolutely fine.

“It’s my job to build you back up, Leo. Always and forever, I’ll be your rock, just like you’re mine.” She ate the forkful and watched in surprise as he cut her another piece, leaving the other plate untouched. Before she could object, he placed the fresh mouthful to her lips and she took it. The food was delicious, and Cassie was impressed that he’d managed to whip up an American style breakfast so quickly. She missed lots of things about her life in New York, one of which was undoubtedly the food, and she loved how he’d taken the initiative and cooked her something both filling and nostalgic. After another bite, he caught her looking over to his rapidly cooling plate of food and shrugged.

“I need to make sure you’re good first. It’s my job to take care of you as well, and trust me—there’s nowhere in the world I’d rather be than here with you.” Leo scooped up the final mouthful and offered it to Cassie, and she basked in the shy smile he afforded her when she took it. His cheeks were flushed, and she could see the pride in his eyes. She’d never seen this side of him before, and wondered if his dominant alter-ego sometimes needed to control her in ways other than just sexual.

He was rewarding her submissiveness by caring for her completely now that he’d had his fun. She’d followed his orders, and was sure that this was how things ought to be. With Victor, he’d rewarded her by allowing her the things she should’ve had all along, like security, food, and affection. Her submissive behavior had earned her things like the pencils and paper to draw, or the cell phone when he’d let her call Hanna. It was all a game to him, whereas Leo was going about earning her trust in a completely opposite way. He was loving, caring, and providing for her in so many different ways. With every single thing he did, big or small, Leo always seemed to be putting her first and taking care of her needs before his own.

There was no fighting any of it now. Cassie knew she’d loved him from the moment she’d first laid eyes on him at that party, and always would.

“You’re a good man, Leonardo Solomon. I feel safe with you,” she told him, and he seemed shocked. She realized that she’d never said those words to him before, probably because back when they’d first met he was intimidating and powerful, and he had scared her. Now, though, they were both incredibly different people to who they’d been before, and she thanked God for bringing him back into her life. “Can I feed you now?” she then asked, and Leo nodded. He handed her the second plate, but he left the single knife and fork set on the empty one.

Cassie knew without asking what he wanted. She used her fingertips to pull apart the fluffy pancake, sticky with syrup, and offered him a piece. He opened up and then licked her fingers clean with every mouthful, working his soft tongue over her fingertips in such a seductive way that it made her blush every time. She carried on in silence, and watched enthralled as he devoured each delicious morsel. Cassie couldn’t deny she enjoyed the feeling it gave her to serve him, and was sad when the meal was finished.

She had to admit, she got it now. No matter how independent she’d become, Cassie still wanted to be owned, but this time she’d made the right choice in which man she’d given herself to.

***

After lying wrapped in each other’s arms for hours, chatting, and whiling away the afternoon in sleepy bliss, Cassie finally gave in to her bladder’s request to be emptied. On her way back to bed, the buzzer rang on the intercom and she grabbed her robe before padding through the apartment to the door. She picked up the receiver and heard Roger’s deep, cockney voice on the other end, so let him up. Cassie deactivated the alarm and opened the door only when she saw him reach the top of the stairs through the peephole.

“I have taught you well, my student,” he joked when she’d let him inside and reactivated the system. “Everything okay?” he asked, clearly aiming for nonchalance, and failing miserably. It was obvious he was there to check that she and Leo had made up and were both okay, and she guessed one look at her smitten face must’ve said it all. “I was just swinging by to check in, I won’t keep you,” he added with a wink before letting himself out again. Cassie fiddled with the alarm, and was stood contemplating what to do with the rest of their day when Leo’s deep voice boomed from the bedroom.

“Cassandra, get in here this instant!” She didn’t hesitate to follow his order and almost ran to him, but stopped dead when his hard scowl greeted her from the bed. He was propped up against the pillows, seemingly lying in wait for her return. Cassie opened her mouth to ask what was wrong when he patted the duvet covering his knees to summon her closer. “Did I, or did I not, give you an order this morning?” She stepped closer, nodding timidly. “What was that order?”

“No clothes.” Her voice came out in a timid squeal.

“And yet, look at you now.” Cassie looked down at the robe she’d tied around herself.

“I couldn’t answer the door naked!” she cried, her insides screaming. While she hated the idea that she’d disobeyed him, the realization that punishment was coming was strangely welcome too.

“I don’t want problems, I want solutions, Ms. Taylor.” He patted the duvet again and she stepped closer. “The only way you’ll be prepared for the next time is for you to be taught a serious lesson on this occasion. Don’t you agree?”

Cassie untied her robe and dropped it to the floor. Another step closer had her standing right beside the bed, and she could feel her core tensing in anticipation already.

“Yes, Mr. Solomon.” She watched the satisfaction cross his face at her words, and when he smoothed the covers in front of him she knew exactly what to do. Cassie leaned over his lap, trying her hardest to keep her feet on the floor while her arms reached across him, and her torso ended up over his knees. Leo ran his hand from the nape of her neck to the curve of her ass, sending a shiver down her spine, and then struck. She hissed in reaction to the sting, but didn’t cry out.

“Good girl.” He spanked her again and rubbed the sting for a few seconds while she could only lay there breathless and full of desire. She’d never admit it to anyone except him, but she wanted nothing more than for Leo to strike again, and the sweet anticipation of it was driving her insane.

Her master obliged her wordless plea. He struck that same cheek three more times before moving on to the neglected one. Between each slap, he rubbed the sore spot for a second before spanking her again, and by the time her right cheek was as burning hot as her left, Cassie knew she was soaking. Her thighs were drenched, and she rubbed them together in search of the release she knew wasn’t far away. He figured her out in an instant, and pushed her up on the bed over his knees so that her head fell off the other end and she found herself staring at the floor. Cassie went to laugh, but was silenced when she felt his mouth on her.

Leo licked his way up the back of one thigh and lifted her hips, opening her up to him unashamedly before he thrust his tongue straight inside her. Cassie was clenching around him in seconds, but he didn’t stop. Leo grabbed her hips and pulled her up even more, arching her back almost painfully, but she didn’t care. She was gone, transcending high above the clouds as her pleasure took over and the blood rushed to her head. Cassie saw stars and dug her hands into the carpet beneath her as her lover tongue-fucked her into further submission.

When she came back down, Cassie expected Leo to turn her over and claim her properly, but instead his tongue worked its way upward. When she felt the tip swirl around the back entrance no one but Victor had been inside before, she froze. Cassie expected to hate it, but instead the sensation of his tongue back there was thrilling. Without any penetration, Leo simply caressed her in a way she’d never known before, and it sent a wave of pleasure over her that she hadn’t counted on. He thrust two fingers inside her cleft and continued licking in circles around her tight opening, and she soon bucked and began groaning in pleasure.