Aidan nearly sighed as Lexi placed her soft, sexy body over his knee. His dick was an iron poker pressing against his leathers. He’d been rock hard all day, but his erection reached epic proportions the minute they had walked into the room.
She was shaking slightly as she positioned herself facing down over his lap. Such a sweet bundle of femininity. He’d seen her insecurity when he’d ordered her to strip, but he couldn’t resist. It had been so long since he’d been close to her, his skin against hers. He needed to see her again, all of her. She was as perfect as he’d remembered. Glorious, round breasts tipped with dusky pink nipples. Generous hips he’d loved to grip as he’d fucked into her tight pussy. If they had been alone, he would have ordered her to spread her legs and present her pussy to him. An image of that one perfect night flooded his brain. He’d shoved his cock into her wet pussy and pulled out to offer Lucas a taste. Lucas had bent down to put his mouth on Lexi, but Aidan had stopped him. He’d pressed his cock to Lucas’s mouth and shared the taste of their lover.
Oh, he wanted that again, but he had to prove himself first.
He caressed Lexi’s silky skin. She’d been a perfect brat, thinking she could control her own punishment. Julian was right. She was in dire need of some correction. He brought his hand up and smacked that gorgeous ass.
Lexi yelped, but he was merciless. Her pretty legs kicked, and she clutched his ankles. He spanked her over and over, never losing count. He watched her porcelain skin flush a pretty pink as he struck in a pattern, never hitting the same spot twice. After he reached a count of ten, Lexi seemed to calm, her body softening and hanging over him, limp as a doll. He could hear her crying, and everything in him wanted to pull her up and hold her, but she needed this. She needed the discipline and everything that came after.
He slapped her ass, carefully remembering every bit of his training. The last few months had been a nonstop mixture of getting reacquainted with ranch work and learning how to be a Dom. He’d spent every hour of the week working the herd he’d inherited from his father and the weekends learning what he needed to know to get his loves back.
Julian Lodge and Leo Meyer had made sure his training was thorough. There wasn’t anything, and he meant anything, he could do to Lexi and Lucas that he hadn’t had done to him. He knew that Lexi’s ass was stinging. He brought his hand down one last time, and it was done. Now was the part he’d wanted to get to all along.
He smoothed his hand down her spine. “You did very well, Lexi.”
She sniffled but didn’t move under his hand. He took it as his cue to help her up. She was soft, almost boneless in his lap as he arranged her so she sat cuddled in his arms. Lucas walked up behind him and stroked her hair. Tears streaked down her face, but she seemed calmer now. He’d never gotten the whole “getting spanked” thing, but damn if it didn’t work for Lexi. She tilted her head up and those dark blue eyes pulled him right in. She was so fucking gorgeous. All he wanted to do was bend his lips to hers and kiss her. There was a watery smile on her face as he realized she wasn’t looking at him. Lucas bent down and brushed his lips against hers.
“You were great, baby,” Lucas said.
She practically glowed under his praise. Her grin turned slightly devilish. “Thanks, babe. It takes true talent to get your ass whipped.”
“Step back, Lucas.” He nearly winced at the harsh edge of his voice.
Lucas merely winked at Lexi and did as he was told. He took it as the confidence of a man who was certain of his place with a woman. Lucas wasn’t jealous of him, but oh, he was getting jealous of Lucas. And Lexi, now that he thought of it. He was jealous of their ease and comfort with one another. Julian had been right. They needed a Dom. He needed to make sure he was the Dom they wanted.
“Now, we can start things properly.” He shifted her off his lap. No kiss for the man who’d given her the spanking, but he still had a job to do, and Lexi still had some punishment coming. “Find your position, please.”
Lexi sank gracefully to her knees in front of him, and her head was lowered, sending her long, glossy black hair cascading down her body.
He turned slightly to bring Lucas into his line of sight. He cocked a single eyebrow, sending Lucas the question he shouldn’t have been required to ask.
Lucas’s face lit with surprise. “Really?”
Lexi might not be the only one with a red ass. “You signed the contract, sub.”
A light stain crept up Lucas’s neck. Aidan might have worried, but there was a slight smile playing on Lucas’s lips, and there was no mistaking how his cock responded. That big cock was straining against the leather of his pants as Lucas gracefully stepped around him and sank to his knees beside Lexi.
He had to catch his breath. This, this was what he’d longed for. Why had he wasted all that time? They were gorgeous sitting there together, their dark heads bowed in submission. It was a precious gift, one he’d thrown away before. He wouldn’t make the same mistake again. He stood and placed a hand on each bowed head. Both of his subs had dark hair. Lucas’s was black as night, while Lexi’s seemed like it was threaded with wisps of auburn. They were so alike and yet so very, very different.
He looked up because he had a job to do. The crowd was waiting. Leo stood close to the stage, arms across his chest. He was standing in for Julian because Julian had come to think of Lexi as a daughter. Julian had told Aidan he had zero desire to see his “daughter” naked. Jack Barnes had felt the same way. He wasn’t in the dungeon this evening. So it was Leo he looked to when he went into his punishment protocol.
“Master Leo, this woman belongs to me by right of contract. She has broken the rules of this club and seeks to make reparation. Will you accept?”
Leo’s head nodded. “I speak for Mr. Lodge. We will accept her apology should she make it with an open heart.”
Aidan reached down and drew Lucas up, presenting him to the crowd. “This is my partner. He will aid in her pain and pleasure. Lucas, prepare her.”
He felt Lucas flinch, but then Lucas straightened up, standing tall. His shoulders squared; his jaw firmed. He went from sub to Dom in an instant, a chameleon as always. Lucas was very good at taking on the roles needed to please those around him. One day, Aidan would prove to him that he didn’t need to take on roles. One day, they would all be together, and Lucas could simply be Lucas.
But for now, Lucas played his role to perfection. He had Lexi on her feet and bound to the sawhorse. Her gorgeous ass was in the air. The pink hue of her flesh there called to Aidan. He checked the knots Lucas had tied and found them to be expertly done. Tight, but it wouldn’t cut off her circulation. Lexi rested her head down on the padding of the bench, her eyes closed, her expression beatific.
It was time to start.
Aidan walked to the table and pulled out his first implement. He knew from talking to Leo that she’d never taken this particular torture.
He picked up the small plug and the bottle of lube. He watched Lucas’s eyes widen as he walked toward the sawhorse.
“Are you serious?”
“Don’t question me, Lucas.” He sent him a look that had those green orbs sliding away from his face. “Hold her cheeks open. Lexi, you are not allowed to talk unless it is to use your safe word.”
She shuddered underneath him, but kept her mouth closed. Lucas’s hands came out and parted those lush cheeks. He stared down at that beautiful asshole. Shit. He had to get himself under control. It was cute and perky, if an asshole could be described as perky. He dribbled lube into the crack of her ass. This was what he’d gained by tossing aside his so-called morality. He’d gained the ability to enjoy his loves on every level. His sex life with Lexi had been nice before, but it had been very vanilla. What he wanted now was different. He wanted no boundaries.
He took his time, massaging the lube onto her rosette before he pressed his pinky finger in. The tight muscles of her anus tried to keep him out, but he wasn’t going to allow it. He worked his finger back and forth. Lexi whimpered a little. The sound went straight to his dick. Aidan finally pressed the finger in. He looked up and Lucas was watching, his green eyes dark and lustful.
“Join me.”
It was all Lucas seemed to need. Lucas’s pinky joined his. He pressed in, first to the knuckle. Lexi groaned, but didn’t say a word. Her ass wriggled as though she was trying to accommodate them. Finally, Lucas’s finger slid in past the tight ring, joining Aidan’s.
Fine trembles crept across Lexi’s skin. Aidan and Lucas found a rhythm as they fucked Lexi’s asshole with their fingers. When Lucas pressed in, Aidan pulled out slightly. They both massaged her anus, opening her, and all Aidan could think about was replacing those fingers with his cock. He’d been inside Lexi many times, but he’d never taken her ass. He’d never shared that with her because he’d had a stick up his own.
After a moment’s sweet play, he looked to Lucas. “Get the bullet. Strap it on her and then take your position in front of that lovely mouth.”
Lucas pulled his finger out and rushed across the stage. He quickly washed his hands and came back with the small egg-shaped vibrator and a washcloth. Aidan pulled his finger out and allowed Lucas to wash him while he stared at that hungry asshole. It was tight again, but he would fix that. While Lucas strapped the vibrator around Lexi’s hips, Aidan prepped the plug. He lubed the small, hard plastic plug and lined it up to Lexi’s anus. Lucas stepped around to his position, and his hand quickly found Lexi’s hair. He smoothed it back.
“Press back against me, Lexi,” Aidan ordered, pushing the tip of the plug just inside the rosy pucker of her asshole. She moaned, but did as he asked. He fucked the plug back and forth until it finally slid deep inside her. He held her cheeks apart, admiring how the plug looked. His heart was racing. Every inch of his skin tingled with want. He traced the line of her spine before placing a lingering kiss on the small of her back. “Very good, sub. I think they enjoyed that. They loved watching me and Lucas prepare that virgin ass to take a reaming. One day you’ll take a cock up that little hole to please your Masters, won’t you?”
Her voice was quivering and breathless. “Oh, yes, Sir. If that pleases you, Sir.”
God, she was so submissive. Why hadn’t he listened when she’d tried to talk to him about this? Why the fuck had he walked away? It was everything he could hope for. “Now it would please me to torture you. Think about the plug in your ass while you take a cock in your mouth. Lucas, fill her up. She’s your toy. Fuck her mouth.”
* * * *
Lucas stilled at the Master’s command.
Lucas, fill her up. She’s your toy. Fuck her mouth.
Well, not everything. His dick stood straight up, straining at his leathers, practically bursting the seams of his pants. Master A wanted him to fuck Lexi’s mouth here?
He looked down, expecting to see Lexi’s worried face. Those bright blue eyes stared up at him, but the smile curling her lips was seductive, not worried. His cock pulsed.
She licked her lips like she was anticipating a treat. “You better do what the big, bad Dom tells you to, or you might find something shoved up your ass, too.”
There was a loud smack as Master A slapped her ass and Lexi gasped, though she didn’t lose the devilish grin.
“You are not allowed to talk.” Master A stood ready to swat her again. He towered over Lexi’s form. His dark eyes shifted to Lucas, and Lucas couldn’t help but remember what it had felt like to stand next to Master A when they had pressed their fingers into Lexi’s tight hole, opening her up and preparing her. He’d liked the image of their hands working together. Partners in her pleasure. That’s what Master A had said. Lucas loved the sound of that. Could this man be the one? Ever since Aidan had fled like the coward he was, Lucas couldn’t get it out of his mind. He wanted what his brother had. He wanted his girl and his best friend, lovers all.
“Lucas, I gave you an order.” There was no give in the Master’s voice. It left no room for doubt or indecision. He’d made the decision when he’d signed the contract to bottom for Master A. He’d given over power to a man Julian trusted. Hell, even Jack had signed off on this plan. His hands went to the ties on his leathers.
He felt the Master’s and Lexi’s eyes on him as his cock burst free. If he wasn’t careful, the damn thing would sing a hallelujah chorus. A whole fucking year and all he’d had was the comfort of his hand. He pressed the head of his dick to those luscious lips of Lexi’s. Her tongue darted out, and Lucas thought he might come right then and there.
Smack. “You’re a tease, sub.” Master A had a fierce grin on his face. He was obviously enjoying the play. “Let’s see how you like it. Lexi, you are not allowed to come. Trust me, angel, you don’t want to know what will happen to you if you do come.”
Master A flicked on the vibe and a low hum started. Her eyes opened wide, and Lucas almost felt sorry for her. Almost. He was far too busy pressing into her hot mouth.
“Open for me.” He almost didn’t recognize the guttural sound that came out of his mouth. So long. He’d wanted her for so long. She had become his whole damn world. She was so important to him that he’d been afraid to take her. But there was no room for fear in this place. There was only pleasing the Master, and when the Master was a good one, a sub’s pleasure wasn’t far behind.
Lexi’s mouth opened obediently. She sucked the head of his cock inside, her tongue swirling, drawing out the arousal there. He steadied himself on his feet. Her tongue felt so good, lapping away at him.
“Deeper,” Master A ordered.
The Master was watching the scene with heated eyes. His hand clutched the remote to the vibe, but his eyes were focused on Lucas’s cock sinking into Lexi’s mouth. The fact that Master A was watching made Lucas’s cock lengthen further. It reminded him of the last time he’d had a cock in his own mouth. Aidan’s big dick had been covered in Lexi’s cream, and he’d licked it off. He’d taken Aidan’s cock to the back of his throat and swallowed every bit of semen Aidan had spewed.
Lucas shoved another inch between Lexi’s lips. He smiled down at her. They might have lost Aidan, but they had each other. His hand sank into her silky hair. Why had he worried? Her tongue worked around him, and he gave over. She was his. She would always be his. They would make it work.
She whimpered around his cock, the vibration making his balls ache with pleasure.
Master A put a hand on her back. “Oh, is my angel feeling the burn? Are you close? Don’t come. I’ll get out the paddle, and you won’t be able to sit down tomorrow. You suck that cock. You take him deep.”
Lexi’s mouth opened a bit more, and Lucas was able to sink in all the way to his balls. She surrounded him. Her mouth pulled as her tongue lapped, and Lucas lost it. He held her head gently and started to fuck that gorgeous, red-lipped mouth of hers. He thrust in and pulled out. Lexi moaned around him, and he noticed that Master A had his hand between her legs. The vibrator hummed, and Lexi’s eyes were wide and desperate. She had to be going crazy. She was such a responsive girl. It never took him long to get her off. Between the plug in her ass and the vibe on her clit, she had to be close. Now Master A was pushing his fingers into her cunt, probably seeking her G-spot. There was no way she could hold out.
“You feel so fucking good, Lexi.” He pumped into her, his cock pulsing. His balls drew up, and he felt his blood racing through his system. He looked at Master A, their eyes meeting, and Lucas saw it.
Such a small thing, but then he’d memorized the man’s body. He’d had one night in paradise, but he’d loved Aidan for so long before then. The mask had slipped slightly, and his eyebrow was visible. So was the scar Aidan had gotten at the age of seventeen. He’d told Lucas the story over beers one night while they waited for Lexi. Aidan had been playing at a bar. Aidan had lied to get the gig.
She sucked at him, pulling his cock to the back of her throat and swallowing. The soft heat of her throat did him in. He pulsed and came as he watched the man he thought he’d never see again.
The bar fight had resulted in Aidan damn near losing his left eye. Master A’s eyebrow was creased with a perfect crescent-shaped scar.
Lucas’s mind whirled as he pulled out of Lexi’s mouth. He took a step back, trying to understand what the fuck was going on. One moment the world had been close to perfect, and now he didn’t understand a damn thing.
Aidan’s eyes—yes, he could see that plainly now—were on him. “Lucas, take over for me here.”
Lucas didn’t move. He looked down at Lexi. Her eyes were closed as she concentrated, probably trying to hold off the orgasm that was coming.
“Lucas!”
Lucas turned to the man who had once completed their threesome and then torn them apart. A bitterness welled up inside him. Aidan thought he could play a game with them? A sick feeling hit the pit of Lucas’s stomach. This betrayal could go far past Aidan playing a trick.
“Does my brother know you’re here?”
Aidan stopped. Lucas knew the minute his face fell that he’d been right. There was a long moment of silence.
“Yes.”
Lucas simply turned away and began working on Lexi’s bindings. Her eyes were open and questioning.
“You can talk, baby,” Lucas said, his voice flat and emotionless. “We’re done here.”
The Master drew himself up to his full, intimidating height. “Lucas, stop it right now. You signed a contract. Do you really want to put your rights at this club in jeopardy?”
“What’s happening?” Lexi’s hands came free. Lucas wished he’d brought a shirt or a freaking robe with him.
“Get behind me, Alexis.” He pulled her off the sawhorse and unhooked the vibrator, tossing it away.
Aidan O’Malley seemed a bit miffed his game was up. He invaded Lucas’s space, but Lucas was done being intimidated by him. He wasn’t sure what Aidan was doing here, but he was done.
“This club can go to hell for all I care now. And so can my brother and Julian.” Lucas turned to Leo, whose eyes were grave.
People were talking now. There was a hum in the crowd. Despite Julian’s disdain for gossip, The Club thrived on it. They would be grist for the gossip mill for years after this, but it didn’t matter.
“Lucas, please.” The Dom was gone. Aidan seemed to almost deflate.
Lucas felt Lexi’s hands on his waist, tightening. “Who is he?”
Aidan pulled the mask off his face, and for the first time, Lucas truly looked at the man. He looked older and harder, his once stunning face now hard as granite. He was still a beautiful man, but he’d changed, and there was no doubt that he’d been through an enormous amount of pain. What the fuck had happened to Aidan?
“Lexi, I came back to fix things.” Aidan tried to take a step toward them, but Lucas merely moved back.
Lexi curved around Lucas’s body, straining to see what was going on. “Oh, my god. Aidan?”
Lexi took off. One minute she was on the stage behind Lucas, and the next she was pushing her way through the crowd. She didn’t seem to care that she wasn’t wearing anything. Lucas started to take off after her, but a big hand pulled him back.
“Lucas, please listen to me,” Aidan said, his gravelly voice deep and pleading.
He pulled away. “Yeah? Like you listened to me? I believe both Lexi and I begged you to listen, and what did you say? You said you didn’t want this fucked-up life. I believe you called me a queer.”
Aidan paled visibly. “That’s not true. I said I wasn’t gay. I would never have used that word.”
“Yeah, well, you made yourself plain.” Lucas started to walk past him, but he got in the way again.
“Lucas, I was wrong, so fucking wrong—”
Leo placed a hand on Aidan’s shoulder. “He’s done for now, Aidan. Let him go.”
Lucas strode off the stage after Lexi. He tried not to think about the sorrow in Aidan’s eyes.
“I love you, Lucas.”
Yeah, he wasn’t going to think about that, either.