The Dom Tests Her Serenity [Unchained Love 6] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) (15 page)

“Likely it was premade and she defrosted it,” said Serena.

“Or maybe she was making it for tomorrow and we’re eating it today,” said Autumn, sitting down next to them.

“Almost right. She was making it to freeze for a rainy day,” said Pete, carrying over a tray of piping-hot bowls filled with rich, creamy potato soup.

As they ate they still worried around the idea of the rogue panthers, but Josh was sure Serena was happier in her mind now, more relaxed, not really worrying about it. But her body language showed him something was niggling away in the back of her mind. He couldn’t work out what it was though. He didn’t know if she was hiding it from him or if it was too undefined for him to understand. She certainly wasn’t giving him any verbal clues. Well, they’d talk about it later. They needed to talk through the mental-telepathy thing soon anyway.

He couldn’t wait to see her face when she went to their new home. He really hoped she liked it. He and Pete had put a lot of effort in. But if she wasn’t pleased, well, they could always fix it up until she was happy. It wouldn’t be a huge drama, he was sure.

Finally people started drifting away, and Josh collected their bowls and took them out into the kitchen work area where Jeff and Paul, a part-panther, were washing dishes. He rinsed the bowls and coffee cups, put them in the sink beside Jeff, and went back to Serena and Pete. Pete nodded to him, and they all walked out of the big kitchen and along the hallway to the stairs.

“Where are we going?” asked Serena.

“Upstairs,” answered Pete.

“Like I hadn’t worked that out already,” said Serena. But Josh could tell from her voice that there was a note of interest and excitement in it. Did she think they were going to her room? Or had she guessed already?

Up they all went to the top floor and Pete stopped at the first door on the left-hand side of the hallway. He pulled a blindfold out of his pocket and covered Serena’s eyes then he unlocked the door. Josh swung Serena up into his arms and spun in a circle before walking through the doorway and into a room set up as a small den or living room. They’d furnished it with four armchairs, a small end table, and a large TV. On a counter built against one wall was a coffee machine and a microwave oven, and under the counter was a bar refrigerator. Beneath the window was a row of shelves, and on the same wall as the door was a floor-to-ceiling closet that extended from the doorway to the end of the room.

Next to the window on the same wall as the counter was a doorway into a second room.

Josh spun around a second time and Pete said, “Put her down and I’ll take the blindfold off.”

Serena held on to Josh for a few minutes after the blindfold was removed, and he loved the feeling of her hand on his arm. Of course, it wasn’t as good as having her entire body in his arms, but it was nice. He hoped she’d hold on to him more often in the future.

“Is this our apartment? Is this one of the ones JB and David were making? It’s nice. I like it.”

“It’s not all that big, but it’s big enough for our needs. We’re all out at work all day, and on weekends and holidays we’ll tend to hang out in the barn with everyone else anyway,” said Pete.

Pete’s voice was perfectly even and steady, but Josh knew he’d worried that Serena wouldn’t like it. Still, she was smiling and nodding, so she was pleased.

She pointed to the doorway by the window. “Can I see the rest of it please?”

“Sure, go ahead,” said Pete.

The door led into the bathroom, which was much the same as it had been when the two rooms had been guest bedrooms. The real alterations were in the first room, where the counter had been added, the internal doorway cut through, and the closet extended to make enough space for three people’s belongings. The bathroom had been repainted a delicate blue, with new baby-blue curtains at the high window.

“I love the color,” said Serena, opening the internal door into the bedroom.

Pete and Josh stood back, watching as Serena walked right into the bedroom. She looked straight ahead at the California king-sized bed, with its new burgundy blanket and sheets. Then she turned to the window, which looked out over the main entry to Carnal Connections and the road beyond, then finally she turned to face them and saw what they were waiting for her to notice.

Josh was almost holding his breath. This had been Pete’s idea, but he was the one who’d encouraged Pete to carry it out. Although someone else had done all the work. But still, would she like it? Fuck, he hoped so.

Josh watched as her eyes lit up and sparkled brightly. Her mouth formed an
O
as she lifted her hands to her face. “Wow!” she said out loud and in his head simultaneously. “That’s amazing.”

Serena walked closer then stepped back, moved to the left, then to the right, taking in the feature wall Raegan had painted facing their bed. Josh and Pete came into the room and stood with her as she experienced it for the first time.

The picture was a scene of trees and grass and bushes. In the background was a mountain and scattered among the plants were small animals and birds. In the center of the picture, partially hidden by a huge bush, were two panthers and a cougar. The cougar had amber eyes and a tan coat, like Serena, and was smaller than the darker brown panthers. One panther had black eyes, for Josh, and the other brown, for Pete. They looked content in their surroundings, at home, and at peace, yet, at the same time, filled with life and vitality.

“Raegan painted this, didn’t he? It must have taken him ages, there’s so much detail. Look over there at the bird with blue in its feathers. And here, just peeping out behind the tree is a tiny red flower. This is splendid. Thank you so much.” Serena hugged Pete then Josh.

Once again his arms were filled with lush, warm woman. She was so beautiful and everything he’d ever wanted all wrapped up in a stunning body and with a loving nature and smart mind to keep him from thinking he knew all about her.

“Yes, Raegan painted it. I’m glad you like it,” said Pete.

“He’s very talented. When Pete talked to him about what we wanted he made some sketches and they were exactly right. It was almost uncanny how he translated words into pictures,” added Josh.

Josh got a mental image of Serena watching Raegan paint an outline on a huge piece of wood. “Was that at the movie studio?” he asked.

“That’s right,” she said.

Then the three of them looked at each other. “We really need to talk about how that happens. You said Raegan’s painting was uncanny. Well, this mind-reading kick is mighty uncanny, too,” said Pete.

“Leticia said she tested her mental telepathy out with William in that he had to think about something when he was at work and not tell her when he thought it or what he was thinking of. When he came home she told him he’d thought about growing some plants in her vegetable garden. Oh, yes, herbs that have medicinal value, that’s what it was.”

“In that case, I don’t really think we need to play games testing our abilities. I think if we ever need each other we have a set pattern we use, kind of like knocking at the door of each other’s mind, not blowing the tops off our heads like Leticia did today. Although she may be much more powerful than any of us is,” said Pete.

“And only if we don’t get a response do we crank up the power. Unless it is a five-alarm fire, then go for it,” added Josh. He liked the idea that even if Serena was bound and gagged she’d be able to call him. Although hopefully the only time she ever would be bound and gagged was in the dungeon when they were about to fuck her.

“Traffic lights,” said Serena, giggling.

“Huh?”

“Traffic lights. If all’s well I’ll think green. If it’s a little worrying I’ll think orange, and it there’s trouble I’ll think red,” she explained.

“Honey, you’re brilliant. I like that plan,” said Pete.

Josh smiled. Yeah, he did, too. Now she’d always be safe even if they weren’t there right with her.

* * * *

Pete had booked a private dungeon tonight. Chaining Serena to their big new bed was good, but tonight he wanted to use some more advanced furniture. They’d all come down together, but as soon as they’d arrived he’d tapped Serena’s mouth, indicating the scene had begun. She dropped her gaze to the floor and inside he smiled. She may have looked like the perfect little submissive, but he was willing to bet big money that sooner or later she’d do something to push his buttons. She was a genuine submissive, but one who liked to test out the boundaries, and a person who reveled in being punished for her deliberately naughty actions. He liked that in her. She was his, no doubt about it, but she was still herself as well.

“Undress,” he ordered.

As always, Josh shucked his clothing, leaving it where it’d fallen, and moved into the center of the room, standing in front of Pete.

Serena looked around, walked over to a chair, undressed, piling her clothes on the chair, then stepped daintily on the cold stone floor until she was standing beside Josh. Her posture was right, head bowed, legs apart, hands behind her back, but he could hear her mind murmuring in the background. She was excited, happy, enjoying herself, all of which was good. He hoped to surprise her during the evening though. A Dom could never allow his sub to become complacent.

The reason he’d chosen this particular private dungeon was because it had a huge, solid free-standing St. Andrew’s cross that could be inverted. It could also hold two people at once, a bonus when a Dom had two subs.

He stood beside the cross and said, “Serena, come here.”

He locked her hands into the upper cuffs and her feet on the step. When she was secure he called Josh over. “Josh, come here.”

It was time to manacle Josh facing Serena but on the other side of the cross. Since Josh was taller, he was able to place his feet in the holes at the bottom of the cross.

Pete had been unable to decide exactly which toys to bring with him and ended up bringing both a whip and a flogger. First a few cracks of the whip, he thought, then the more teasing strokes of the flogger. With his two subs facing each other on the St. Andrew’s Cross, they would be able to see every expression on the face of their mate as he punished them. Pete was certain that would enhance their own experiences because they would be anticipating the next time he whipped them and also empathizing with every stroke of the whip on their mate. Oh yes, this was going to be arousing indeed.

As he had done in the mating cave, he cracked his whip several times as he marched around behind them, circling the cross. On his second circumnavigation of them both he made feints at one or another of them without actually striking either of them. Finally on the third lap he lashed the whip across their asses as he passed them then stopped behind Josh to lay half a dozen firm strokes over his ass. Once behind Serena he cracked the whip before touching her, leaving four neat parallel lines on her ass.

He walked over to his backpack, taking his time, moving slowly, casually, wanting them both to be thinking and wondering about his next step. He was careful to keep his mind blank, not to remind himself of his plans for the session, just in case he inadvertently let them see any of his thoughts.

Mostly, this mind-reading ability was a wonderful bonus, but he’d have to learn and practice secrecy for times like this. Anticipation built arousal, and he didn’t want to remove one of the key components of a good BDSM scene.

He took his flogger and stood behind Josh before using an underarm stroke to flick the strands over Josh’s inner thighs and just lightly touch his balls before striking his thighs again several times. Then it was Serena’s turn. He stroked the strands over her shoulders then along her sides before lightly hitting her breast from underneath. A quick glance at her pussy showed her lips and the top of her inner thighs damp with her cream. Josh’s cock was engorged and the head already red, so there was no doubt they were both enjoying the play.

Now for the surprise. He focused on keeping his mind blank, not turning his head to look, just using his peripheral vision to kick the brakes off the cross, then he rotated the arms slowly around until Josh and Serena were both upside down.

This time he used his flogger to tease them, trailing the strands over sensitive areas of flesh, with just the occasional hard whack to remind them that he was in charge here and to ensure they stayed on edge. He wanted to push them as far as possible, to make them restrain themselves and wait, so that their orgasms would be harder and take them higher than usual. Pete wanted tonight to be special so that their orgasms would be better than ever. His aim as Dom was to arouse them higher and higher, giving them ever greater pleasure, while teaching them that he was in charge, that he knew best, that he understood their needs and ministered to those needs in the best possible way.

Pete left them upside down as long as he dared, wanting them to feel the pressure in their heads and arms then to notice how the blood gradually returned to its usual places. Just such a simple thing as being upside down could lead to self-discovery, to knowing and appreciating their own limits, to feeling a different kind of pain and then the pleasure that followed it.

Gradually he returned the cross to the upright position and put the brake on. With his flogger he hit their calves and feet, encouraging the blood to drop down and begin circulating again. Next he collected his whip and laid a few strokes over Josh’s shoulders to remind him of why they were there. Pete returned to his backpack and fetched the tube of lube and began playing with Serena’s ass. She tried to widen her legs for him but could only move a mere fraction of an inch. However, he knew he’d be able to manage without her help. He let Josh see the lube as he smeared it on his fingers and knew Josh would be imagining every touch of his fingers inside Serena’s puckered rosette.