Epilogue

Avalyn

"You'll be sunburnt. Let me put sunscreen on your back." Nik pulled the strings of my bikini, making it fall open, and then rubbed the cream all over my back. I was lying on the beach chair, getting the tan in on my back.

A soft moan left my mouth at the feel of his rough, calloused hands working gently across my back.

I turned my head to the side and looked at him from the corner of my eyes.

Nikolai's sky blue swimming shorts rested a little low on his waist, displaying the v-cut. His hot washboard eight-pack abs, wide chest, defined shoulders, and thick arms were drool-worthy. He looked like God himself had carved him. And he had.

My era is hot.

He was wearing sunglasses so I couldn't see his eyes but the slight tilt of his lips told me that he was having fun rubbing my body. Of course, he was. He would never lose the opportunity to touch me. Especially since we have two little munchkins that loved to sneak into our room at night and cuddle with us. Pretty much any free time we had during the day, we would spend with the kids.

It had been two whole weeks since we hadn't had sex, which was a record for us.

And as nice as it was to spend time with our kids, and as heart-warming as it was to see Nik and Klaus finally have a father-son bond, it was seriously frustrating.

This is why we had come for a vacation to our old house— which was officially renamed the beach estate, with Eliyah and Tessa and her little family.

It was originally supposed to be just the four of us but then I couldn't just leave Kol behind and then I also decided to bring Tessa along, she is a superwoman when it comes to taking care of our needs.

Tessa's husband Jon had also joined in with their five-year-old daughter, Jenny. It was a shock to me when she told me she was pregnant and then asked me if she could get married five years ago. I felt guilty because I had been so consumed by my grief that I had stopped paying attention to my loved ones. I told her that of course, she could and she didn't need to ask me. We had a small ceremony for her in the palace itself and I had walked her down the aisle.

Nik didn't know about this until a couple of weeks ago when Tessa gathered the courage to ask us if her husband and daughter could come along too. He did end up meeting Jon before the trip and gave him one long look before he decided that he was good enough for her. Jon claimed that that one minute was the most terrifying minute of his life.

Elijah also ended up joining us because believe it or not, he also hadn't been to the beach, even though he used to live on an island— Ovzdusia. But he wasn't allowed to go out of the house.

The staff at the house was decreased because no one was staying there. I told Tessa to hire a couple of people to help her out because I wanted her to relax a little. She worked hard all the time and deserved a good break.

Nik squeezed my ass, bringing me back from my thoughts. "I don't want your ass to be sunburnt either, Love." He rasped.

"You can't touch Mama's butt, Dadda!" Viktoria screamed from far away.

"Adults can do it." Nik hollered back and looked back at me with a wolfish grin. "And thank fuck I'm an adult."

"No!" Tori shrieked and I raised myself a little to see what was happening. I was worried. They were playing in the sand and the water. It always worried me that they would flow away with the waves or something. I could control water, yes, but for some reason, the fear remained. Maybe something could happen when I wasn't paying attention or when I wasn't around or something.

Tessa and Jon were on babysitting duty so that was a relief.

Klaus was chasing Tori and Kol was splashing her with water.

Tori ran back to the beach and threw sand on the boys, making them shield their faces.

Jenny handed Tori a bucket full of sand to throw at them.

Klaus ran towards the girls. Tori, being stronger and faster than Jenny, ran away but Klaus ended up catching Jenny. He emptied the entire bucket on the poor girl before he ran away, laughing before he started chasing Tori.

Jon ran to console a crying Jenny and Tessa was trying and failing to catch my kids. Kol did nothing to help either of his best friends. He usually tended to stay away from their bickering. Klaus was his best friend and he was pretty much in love with Tori.

"Klaus, stop harassing your sister!" Nikolai said, his voice booming.

Klaus turned his head to look at us and showed Nik his tongue before he continued chasing his sister.

"Go separate them." Nik kicked Eli who was sunbathing on the beach chair next to me.

"I can't move man, I'll spoil my tan." He groaned out his reply.

"Pussy." Nik mocked under his breath and Eli smiled lazily, "my favorite thing in the world."

Nik rolled his eyes and raised himself before he stalked toward the kids.

In a flash, they teamed up and began running away from their father. Being the smart kids they are, they split up, wanting their father to go on a wild goose chase to catch them.

I tied my bikini top and turned around to look at what happened next. Nik had away with both of them.

He easily caught Tori who was now squealing and thrashing in his arms.

"Dadda!" She shrieked and giggled.

He tickled her before he threw her over his shoulder. She was still kicking her legs in the air and Nik's face. She wasn't even trying to free herself anymore, she was just having fun.

Klaus was running around in circles around both of them and ended up evading Nik a couple of times.

Nik bent down to grab Klaus because of which he twisted away so Nik ended up grabbing our son's leg.

Nik raised his arms, dangling my poor boy in his hand upside-down.

But my poor boy wasn't a poor boy— he raised himself and clawed at Nik's body. Nik simply extended his arm and held him away from himself.

Klaus thrashed and screamed and kicked around and did everything he could to try and free himself before he realized that there was no getting away from his father. And then he went limp.

Nik ended up carrying both of them to Jenny and extended the arm that held Klaus towards Jenny. "Apologise."

"Sorry." He mumbled.

Jenny who had stopped crying by now wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled at my little man.

"Let me go now! She's not crying." Klaus demanded.

"Where do you think I should let them go, son? sand or water?" Nik asked Kol.

"Water," Kol replied with a villainous laugh.

With a single swing, Nik tossed both our kids in the water, making them shriek loudly.

I jerked off the beach chair, screaming. "Nikolai! It's dangerous."

He gave me a boyish smile. "They'll survive."

And true to his word, both of them popped out of the water, laughing like crazy, and then started splashing Nik with water. Kol also joined in and started splashing him.

A smile formed on my place when I saw Nik pretending to struggle under their assault.

"What are you waiting for?" Eli peeked an eye open.

"Huh?"

"Do you need an invitation? Go join 'em." He told me and then I too stood up and walked towards them.

Tessa was crouched down, talking to Jenny. "...my you can't go and splash the King with—"

"Of course, she can come." I scooped Jenny up and continued walking toward the water.

Tessa scrambled to keep up with me. "Mistress! She can't possibly—"

"She's a kid, Tessa. Let her play." I told the worried mother.

"But she's also a human and a slave's daughter, Mistress. It isn't appropriate." She shook her head. She was right but I still wanted the girl to have fun.

Jenny's eyes lowered and her excited mood plummeted to the ground.

"I think you are getting boring as you grow older," I told Tess playfully. "It's vacation time and you are officially off duty. You're anyways being paid extra for still working. Let Jen play with the kids. Think of it as an order."

She sighed, knowing I won't budge. She of all people knew how stubborn I was.

I placed Jenny down once we were inside the water but her spirits were still low.

I splashed some water on her, grinning and a smile developed on her face before she splashed some back at me.

Nik turned around and splash more water at her and she squealed and then she got quickly involved in playing with them.

Grinning, Nik walked towards me, his strides long. Water rivulets flowed down his naked chest. He looked so good. So inviting.

I want to lick his chest.

He splashed water on my face.

I want to claw at his back.

I splashed the water back at him.

His grin widened.

I want to suck him off. I want to taste him again.

He grabbed my waist and pulled me flat against himself and crushed my lips against his.

"Dadda, stop eating Mama's face!" Klaus laughed.

Without breaking our kiss, Nik bent down a little and pushed his hand backward in the water with force, creating a big wave that drowned the kids in it.

"That won't stop them." I chuckled against his lips.

"Who knew my kids will be my enemies?" He groaned against my lips.

Once the kids were out of the water again, they started screaming at him to stop eating me again.

"Let them grow up. I'm going to cock-block them so bad." He picked me up and I wrapped my legs around his waist, laughing.

"Kids! Mamma and Dadda are going to sleep alright? If you need anything ask Uncle Eli or Tessa and Jon okay?" I hollered at them.

I heard unanimous shouts of agreement and then Nik carried me out of the water.

But he was taking too much time to get to our bedroom so I teleported us there.

I pushed him onto the bed and he immediately went down. "What's today?"

"Your birthday." He rasped.

"And where is my gift?" I asked.

"In your new bank account," He extended his arm to pull me towards him, "enough for you to fund any charity you like for a decade," but I stepped back. "Or multiple charities, whatever you want."

"More," I demanded.

"How much more?" He asked.

"I mean I want more gifts," I told him. I haven't even seen the money he set up for me but I knew it was outrageous.

"What do you want? You only have to ask." He stood up and walked toward me.

"A vacation on my birthday. Every year." I told him.

"Done." He agreed instantly.

"I want to see the world."

"We will see it together." He smiled softly, his eyes melting.

"And you will do as I say on my birthday." I pushed him onto the bed again. "I'll be your 'Mistress' for the day. And night. Of course." I trailed a finger down the side of his face.

His grey eyes pierced into mine before they darkened. His tongue darted out to lick his lips.

"Yes, Mistress." His voice was rough when he said that and goosebumps rose on my skin.

"Undress me," I ordered, already feeling my heart-rate spike up. "Don't touch me more than necessary."

He stood up, towering over me like always. He looked down at me, his hair falling over his forehead and creating a dark shadow over his eyes. But I could still see the shining grey orbs.

Without taking his eyes away from mine, he stepped closer, brushing his chest with mine, and then put his arms around me to pull my bikini strings open from the back.

My nipples tightened against his chest.

But he was blatantly disregarding my order. "I'll not let you cum if you keep this up." I controlled my laugh.

"Keep what up? I'm doing exactly as you said."

"Nikolai!"

He sighed petulantly and then stepped back and peeled the bikini top off my wet body. He listened to my orders perfectly when he hooked his fingers to the side of my bikini bottoms and pulled them down.

The smell of my arousal grew.

I took his hand in mine. "Let's go. Shower first." Like a diligent submissive, he followed me inside. My naked body felt hot under his gaze. And he hadn't taken his eyes off me since we entered the bedroom.

I took him to the shower stall and turned on the water.

I smirked up at him evilly. "You will stand still, okay?"

His darkened further till they were almost black. His jaw clenched and then he nodded.

I grabbed his dick and squeezed firmly. "Words."

His hips buckled at my touch and he instantly grew rock hard. "Fuck," he hissed.

My smirk widened.

His jaw clenched harder and he rasped. "Yes, Mistress."

"Good boy." I laughed and his lips tilted up too. The thought of calling Nik a boy....ya that wasn't fitting, to say the least. Nikolai was a man in every sense of the word.

I squirted the body wash in my hand and rubbed them together before I placed them on his chest and took my time rubbing and caressing his chest.

I gently moved my hands over the three scars that the bullet wounds left behind. They were light but they were there.

He gave up his life for me. Twice.

Nik dipped his head and kissed my forehead.

I lowered my hands to his yummy abs, taking my time cleaning him and enjoying how his muscles contracted with my every touch.

"You're killing me, Love." He croaked and so I moved on to his arms.

"A certain someone has shown me that delayed gratification is more satisfying." I took a good feel of his large, strong biceps, his forearms, and then his hands. My eyes and hands trace every scar on them. The snake bite on his forearm was the most prominent and scary one.

Months ago, when we were rediscovering each other's bodies and getting acquainted with the changes, Nik and I spent every night telling each other our stories. I showed him the stretch marks on my belly and my breasts left behind by the pregnancy. They had faded enough to be almost invisible but nothing got past Nik's eye.

Nik also told me the story behind every scar, no matter how horrifying it was and no matter how hard it was for him to talk about it. He told me he had nightmares about his days there and that sleeping with me and talking about it to me made them better. Upon my insistence and knowing that it helped me, he went for therapy for a few months and agreed that he was feeling better. We did couples counseling for a couple of months as per the suggestion of Dr. Newman, Nik's brilliant doctor. We were doing well. It helped us proceed with our emotions better and brought us closer.

"I change my mind. Instant gratification is the way to go." His head rolled back when I moved to his back. His very hot and defined back. Can someone's back be hot too? I felt every single indentation of his muscles. I traced the scars left behind by the two bullet wounds and the numerous other scars—some deep, some long, and some of a jarring shape, left behind by creatures from that weird dimension.

His muscles stiffened as I took my time. After I was finally done, I moved around him to stand in front of him and I wrapped my arms around his waist, he finally relaxed and melted in my hold. I caressed the soft skin of his back with my fingertips and kissed his chest before I bit his nipple playfully. "Too late now." I giggled.

His boner hardened further. "You're my little kitten. Always biting and clawing." He grabbed the globes of my ass and squeezed, giving both of them a good spank.

I too cupped his butt.

He flexed it and then grinned down at me. "It's all muscle, babe." And then winked.

I lightly slapped his ass. It felt weird. I had never done it before. "I think it's safe to say that I'm much better at being a submissive."

"That you are." He pecked my lips. "But you were excited about today and I want to see what you have planned." He stepped back and stood straight again, his arms by his side, sadly. "I'm yours to do as you wish, Love. Your wish is my command." He smiled softly, probing me to go through with my plan, encouraging me to do it. "I'm loving the confidence and your high-handedness. It's so sexy. You're so sexy. You can do it."

I let out a deep breath. Yes, I can do it. And it's just Nikolai. He can always help me if I ask.

I nodded and then continued bathing him again. Once I was done feeling him up and done torturing him by making him not touch me while I'm at it, I started cleaning myself, giving special attention to my breasts, core, and ass.

Nik's eyes were shining golden, which meant that his Lycan was on the forefront.

When I bent over to wash my legs, a mix of a groan and a moan escaped his mouth before he hissed, "vixen."

I stood straight and smiled slyly at him. "Thanks."

His head rolled back and he groaned. "You have no idea how much I'm controlling myself for your amusement." His voice was deeper than usual because of his Lycan and it sent tingles down my spine. It was also filled with unadulterated lust. Exactly what I was aiming for.

"Your torture is going to come to an end soon." I scraped a nail down his naked inviting chest. His muscles contracted under my touch and his hand was tightened in a fist. "I want you to find chocolate oil in this bathroom once I leave and then come out."

"Yes, Mistress." He grinned, his eyes still sparkling.

A shiver went down my spine at his hot gaze and I quickly rushed out and lay on the bed, excited at what I was going to have him do next. I had everything planned out for the day and night. And I was very excited.

He paused when he saw me sprawled on the bed. His dick hardened and I smirked. His eyes were darker than ever when I met his gaze.

"I've been working too hard. My body is aching. I think I need a massage." I licked my lips.

He walked closer.

"Give me a massage. Rub the oil deep and good." I patted the space next to me.

"Yes, Mistress." Instead of sitting next to me, he put his legs on either side of my waist and sat over me but didn't put his entire weight on me. "I will be able to massage you better like this." He rasped and poured some oil over my body before pouring some on his hands and rubbing them.

I watched him with unconcealed anticipation.

He watched me with hooded eyes as he first massaged my shoulders, rubbing circles with his thumb and applying the perfect amount of pressure that made me moan.

Then his slick hands rubbed my chest before sliding down to my breasts. He molded and kneaded the soft, heavy globes, giving them thorough attention.

"Ah...Nik." My eyes slid shut in pleasure and my back arched off the bed.

He squeezed my tits and then rolled my nipples with his forefinger and thumb.

His slick hands made it all the better. It was a combination of rough and smooth, hard and gentle.

With a hard flick to my nipples, I was coming.

"Fuck." I moaned, watching Nik watch me with his golden hooded eyes and his canines extended.

I grinned at his Lycan. "Instant gratification might just be the way to go, Mi Amor."

I placed my hand on his muscly abdomen before he could flip me under him or something. "Just not for you. Not today."

"I'm going to get revenge." There was a dark look of torture on his face. "You're in my hands the rest of the year. I have you three sixty-four days all to myself, at my command."

"I can handle you." I winked. "Now my legs."

He gulped, his eyes closing briefly before he hoisted up and scooted back. I took my legs out from under him and placed one on his lap and the other one on his shoulder.

His hands immediately came up to grasp my leg. I stretched my leg. "Get started."

He took the oil bottle and poured a little on my entire leg and then started rubbing it in my skin, his hand gripping and squeezing and rubbing my soft flesh.

Small moans would leave my mouth when he would massage a particularly tight spot.

I caressed his rock-hard dick with the toe of the leg that was in his lap. His movements faltered and his dick throbbed.

I grinned and then trailed my hand from down my cleavage to my core and then I started rubbing myself in circles.

A mixture of a moan, groan and a growl left Nik.

I spread my lips apart, giving him a good view of myself before I inserted two fingers and began pumping.

I was very wet but this wasn't working so I imagined that it was Nik's fingers inside me instead. I added another finger to make it more realistic. Nik's two fingers were the size of my three fingers.

A moan left my mouth as I slowly built myself up.

It wasn't nearly as good as Nik but seeing his intense eyes staring at me unblinkingly made it worth it.

After a couple of minutes, I was still just not there. I just can't seem to find my release without him. I need his touch. He lights me on fire.

"Ava." His eyes squeezed shut in pain.

"Yes?" I grinned. This is so much fun!

"Stop."

"I'm not doing anything." I grinned further and continued rubbing him.

"Please." His golden eyes pierced into mine. "You have no idea about the amount of control I'm showing right now. Not being able to touch you the way I want to is...I feel deprived." His chest was heaving hard and I could feel him through our bond. He was struggling hard.

I instantly felt guilty. I was about to take my legs off him but he clasped it, keeping it on his shoulder.

He shook his head. "No. It's fine. I just want you to know," his voice turned into a growl, "once the clock hits twelve, I'm going to fuck you. Hard." His throat moved as his eyes roamed around my body. "So hard that you will be able to see the sun, the moon, and the stars."

I gulped.

That sounds very promising.

And then he began massaging me again, his golden eyes fixated on mine.

I tried touching me again but that flew out of the window when I realized that I'll never be able to cum without having Nik touch me.

"That's enough." My voice was thick as I said that.

I still need to come.

I got off the bed. "Lie on the bed. In the center." I told him. "Head close to the headboard. No pillows."

Still not taking his eyes away from mine, he did as I said. I climbed on the big bed and stood beside his head and looked down at him.

A smile started forming on his face when he realized what I was about to do.

I straddled his face. "Eat."

His arms locked around my hips and his tongue snaked out to tease me before he took it away.

"No teasing." I groaned, my hips buckling. "I need you to eat me out hard and fast."

And so he did.

He opened his mouth, and for the first time, he dug indirectly.

He licked. He sucked. He flicked my clit. He made out with my core.

"Oh fuck!" I held on to the headboard as I rocked my hips against his lips.

And then he bit me, making me cry out loud. "Fuuuuck!"

His arms banded against me tighter, making me sit down on him and he raised, angled his head, and then inserted his tongue in me.

Fuck.

I'm going to die now.

"Nik." I moaned. "Right there." I hissed as I moved with him.

Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit.

He gave me a final lick and then a final flick to my clit.

And then I was coming.

My voice died out as I cried loudly.

Nik's hand dart up and he grabbed my breast and squeezed it hard, his nails digging in.

My hips bucked mid-orgasm and he licked me again. "Oh god."

My heart was racing and my oxygen was low as I heaved, trying and failing to regain control.

Gently, Nik held me by my waist and picked me up, placed me on his waist, and pulled me down on him.

My head rested on his chest as my body recovered from the exertion.

Nik placed his finger under my chin and raised my head so I was looking at him.

"You're my favorite meal." He murmured against my lips and then his tongue darted out to lick his lip before he kissed me softly. I tasted myself on him and I felt a blush rise on my cheeks.

He caressed them with the back of his fingers. "It mesmerizes me how you still blush, Love. Even after all this time."

I leaned in his touch. "If you think about it, we've truly only been together for a year and a half." My voice was soft. "A year earlier and about six months now." I had been with Gabriel more than twice than this and it still felt like it was nothing in comparison to the time I had been with Nikolai.

His eyebrows furrowed before realization lit his eyes. "Feels like we've been together for lifetimes."

"We have." I smiled. "We've had some distance between us. And we have also been through so much together. Maybe that's why."

"Maybe." He pecked my lips again. "It's hard for me to remember a life in which you didn't exist. Everything is you, Avalyn."

A feeling of warmth settled in my heart.

I am loved.

I am so very loved.

I have everything I could ever wish for and more. A loving era that, two wonderful kids, a supportive family, and a Kingdom where I felt like I belonged.

There was a time when I wished to die.

Now I want to live each day to its fullest. With everyone, I love by my side.

"I love you, Nikolai." My voice shook as I said that. I feel so emotional.

He caressed my face with a soft smile, pushed my long silver locks behind my ear, and then kissed me. "I love you too."

I gave him a grin. "Good. Because this meal is yet to be feasted on."

His eyes twinkled. "Cook away."

I dragged myself out of the bed with a mischievous smile, walked into my closet, and took out the bag I had specifically told Tessa to pack.

I was overall my fears and reservations. I knew what I liked and didn't like. And I wanted to experiment.

I picked up the bag and carried it outside.

Opening it, I took out the leather cuffs, the paddle, the flogger, the riding crop, the cane, the whip, and the blindfold and tossed them on the bed.

"Oh hell no!" In a single jump, Nik was out of the bed he stared at me in shock, his hands on his waist.

I stared at him in confusion for a second before it clicked. Did he— did he think I wanted to use all of these on him?

I controlled my laughter.

"What the fuck, Avalyn?" He pointed at all the toys on the bed. "The teasing and the massage were fine but this is just too much!" He trailed his fingers through his hair.

"But it's my birthday!" I bit my lip and widened my eyes for a puppy-eyes effect. "You said anything."

"But I didn't mean this!" He looked affronted. "I'm sure you don't even know how to use these."

He was right. I had no idea. "Yes. But you do." I gave him an angelic smile.

"Of course I do but you do—" his eyes shifted from me to them and then back to me. "It's not for you to use on me, is it?"

I shook my head, still smiling.

"You little—" He picked me up and threw me over his shoulder, slapping my ass a couple of times and tickling me at the same time.

"Nikolai!" I laughed. "Put me down!"

"No!" He tickled me more and I squealed.

I got an idea. "Put me down, slave!"

He huffed and put me back on my feet before crossing his hands against his chest. "I'll be sure to get you back for this later."

"Sure." I giggled.

And then his face lost all humor and he looked down at those things. "What's all this then, Ava?"

"Well this is called a flogger," I picked it up and flicked it against Nik's chest, "you are supposed to hit me with it, just like this." I flicked it again, the leather tails splaying across his chest lightly.

His eyes still didn't hold any humor as he stared at me unflinchingly. "You aren't into all of this. You don't like it. You don't like anything that isn't me."

"I've gotten over it," I informed him with a smile. "I'm finally at a place where I can be true to you and myself that I like pain. At least a little pain." Nothing like Natalia though. She was on another level. "I've gotten over my reservations and I want to explore everything. And I want you to show me. To help me know what I like and don't like."

"What if you don't like it?" There was a dark shadow in his eyes. He was scared. Scared for me.

I need to remove it.

"Then so be it." I shrugged. "I'll tell you. I promise. I used to be scared earlier. But I'm not anymore. I trust you. And I trust you that you'll stop the moment I say so. And that you'll know my limits. You'll know when to push me further and when to stop."

There was still a little hesitation on his part.

"Come on! I'm not scared anymore! I wanna know what I like and don't like." I tossed the flogger back on the bed. "You'll not be taking advantage of me, I promise." I picked up the blindfold. "I want both of us to enjoy it. I know you like it. Why deny us both of something we like and want?" I put it on top of my head and covered my eyes. "Think of it as an order. I order you to become my Master." Yes, it made perfect sense in my head to order him to order me.

I couldn't see him but I could feel him. He wasn't moving.

"Now stop wasting time and pick up something and start!" The anticipation was clear in my voice. And because of the blindfold, I became hyper-aware of everything. The excitement buzzing in me was palpable.

I could feel him move before he neared me. My skin prickled up.

He slid the blindfold off and I opened my eyes, looking at him in confusion.

"We will go slow, okay?" He cupped the back of my neck and caressed my bottom lip with his thumb. "You not being able to see anything will make everything too intense. More than it is. For your first time, I want you to know and see what I'm doing, alright?"

"Sure." I shrugged with a grin. "Let's begin."

He took the leather cuffs and put them on my wrists. "Use your magic and tie these up to the ceiling."

I raised my hands and did as he said.

"No. Use a real rope. You won't be able to sustain your magic when I'm doing what I'm going to do with you." Nik informed.

I gulped. Instead of just using magic to help me keep my arms raised, I imagined a rope attached to the ceiling and my cuffs.

"Good girl." Nik smiled.

"Let's start with a little warmup first." He stepped closer and kissed me, angling my head properly and then snaking his tongue in my mouth. I sucked it before biting it.

His hand came down on my ass hard and I moaned before a smile slipped past my lips.

"Impatient?" He bit my lip gently.

"Very," I replied honestly.

"That won't do, would it?" His hands roamed around my body as I squirmed and twisted.

Oh, God. Being tied up is already intense.

"I believe I'm going to have to teach you how to be patient."

"Oh, yes, Master." I moaned as he squeezed my ass.

He stepped back and my eyes opened to see him pick up a flogger. "Ava?"

"Yeah?"

"I need you to pay attention right now." Upon hearing his words, I opened my eyes fully and straightened up.

"First I'm going to give you a feel of it. And you're going to tell me if you like it or not, okay?"

"Yes, Nik." I smiled at his thoughtfulness.

"Okay." He let out a small breath. That's when I realized he was a little scared and a little nervous too. And that he was doing all of this only for me.

I was brought out of my thoughts when I felt the tails of the flogger swing against my ass.

My toes curled and a gasp left my mouth at the foreign sensation. Oh, God.

It wasn't too hard. It wasn't too soft.

It was nothing, unlike anything I had ever experienced.

The smell of my arousal hit my nose.

"I think it's safe to say that you like it." Nik's face appeared in front of me.

My body felt hot. I felt empowered.

I nodded, biting my lip.

He snapped the flogger against my breasts. "Words."

A moan left my mouth and my eyes slid shut. I felt the throbbing in my core. "Yes, Master," I somehow manage to rasp out.

Master gently caressed my heavy molds. I looked down and saw light pink colored stripes covering where the tails had splayed across my breasts.

"You amaze me, Ava." He kneaded my round molds.

"Thank you, Master." My cheeks heated up.

He tossed the flogger on the bed.

"What? That's it?" I wanted more!

"We'll try out everything first. I want to know what you like." He said.

"Okay." I nodded and smiled at him. "Do as you wish, Nikolai."

He picked up the paddle next.

"This will feel a lot like my belt." He said and I immediately knew I would like it.

He moved behind me and first placed the paddle against my left asscheek and tapped lightly before he snapped it against my skin.

I automatically rose to my toes and my head rolled back. All my nerves came alive. He laid two other continuous stripes. One on my right ass cheek and another one on both.

"Oh, God." I groaned as my knees buckled, the rope the only thing holding me up. My body twisted and turned.

I heard the paddle being dropped on the floor before Nik caught my waist and turned me around. I rested my forehead against his chest.

I was feeling too much. It was so intense.

He caressed my back. "Too much?"

I nodded. "In a good way." I didn't want it to stop.

He caressed my butt, his touch gentle even though his skin was hard. "Heal yourself."

"It feels good," I argued softly.

"I'm going to use the crop next. It will be too intense if you mix those feelings." His soft caresses didn't stop.

"Okay," I said and healed myself under his hands. He gave me a good squeeze after.

He placed a kiss on my forehead and tucked an errant lock behind my ear and then let go.

He picked up the crop next.

He caressed my ass with it first.

Safeword?" He asked.

"Ocean," I replied immediately.

"Promise me you'll use it immediately if you can't take it." He almost pleaded.

"I promise, Nik," I vowed.

And then he snapped it against my ass.

A shriek left my mouth at the unexpected sting. I wasn't sure if I liked it. It hurt more than I expected but not to the level that I couldn’t take it.

"Talk to me," Master said.

"I don't know if I like it," I said truthfully.

"Let's try a couple more strikes, okay?" He asked and I nodded, biting my lip.

He laid another strike against my other ass cheek and while I had been expecting it, I still jumped.

He came in front of me again and caressed my cheek and then placed the flat end on my left nipple, letting me know where he was going to hit.

I held my breath, waiting for the strike.

And when I felt the sting, my eyes slid shut and a moan mixed with a groan escaped my lips.

"Again." My breath hitched.

And he laid another strike, on another nipple, harder than the previous one.

"Fuck." A hiss left my mouth and my head rolled back and so did my eyes.

His nostrils flared as he smelled my arousal.

I looked down and saw that he was hard as a rock. It turned him on. He liked it just as much as I did.

"Oh, Goddess." Nik groaned as he stepped closer and dug his nose in my neck, his arms wrapping around my waist. I pushed my breasts against him harder, wanting more contact.

He released the crop so it fell on the floor and then pinched my nipples. I rose to my toes, squirming and moaning.

A shriek left my mouth when he pinched hard. He released his hold, cupped my breasts, and then caressed my nipples with his thumb gently before blowing over them.

"Did it hurt?" He looked up, his eyes twinkling.

He looked so sexy.

I bit my lip and nodded.

He gave them both a kiss. "Better?"

"Perfect." I blushed.

"I know what'll be perfect." He bend down further to pick up the crop and then held my ankle at the same time and picked it up, making me raise my leg.

I got confused as to what he was doing before he made me extend my leg sideways and placed the end of the crop against my core.

My eyes widened as I looked at him.

"From what I've observed, you should like it. Trust me." He said, his hand still.

"Okay," I whispered.

In short, quick, continuous succession, Nik laid light strikes right over my core and clit.

I squealed through them all and then fell limp when he finally stopped. "Oh my God!" I heaved.

I forced my eyes to open and saw Nik place my leg down and then give me a grin. He brought up the crop and then licked my wetness off the crop.

My tongue darted out to lick my lips. I wanted that tongue on me too.

"You're sucking me out later." I groaned. He's teasing me!

"Whatever you wish, Mistress." He winked.

I groaned. Tease!

He tossed the crop aside. It was one of my favorites.

I looked at the bed and saw that only the cane and the whip were remaining. I firsthand know that they hurt the most.

But it was just Nik. He knows my limits. And his aim isn't going to be to hurt me like Emilio's was.

I remembered Tessa's horrified expression when I had asked her to get them all for me. After listening to my explanation and trying to convince me otherwise a million times, she finally complied.

I think I'll like them too. So far, Nik has proven successful in making me like everything we've tried.

He picked up the cane and then examined it before meeting my eye.

"This will hurt." He said bluntly. "I don't know if you'll like it."

"Let's try it out," I told him.

"Fine. Don't move." He ordered and moved behind me.

I held my breath in anticipation of the strike.

He snapped it across my lower ass and the slight sting flared into a burning sensation. This was too light to truly feel anything. It hardly touched me.

"Again?" I need to be sure.

The cane made a low swooshing sound in the air as Nik laid another strike an inch below the previous one.

"Fuck." A cry wretched out of my mouth and tears spurt in my eyes at the searing sting.

"Ocean." The word tumbled out the next second.

I heard the sound of the cane falling on the floor and Nik cupped my chin and made me look up at him. "Heal yourself."

I quickly did as he told and then let out a breath of relief when the pain vanished.

He caressed my jaw softly. "No canes. Or whips. They hurt worse."

"No canes or whips." I agreed. "But the other things—hell yes."

A smile formed on his face. "Who are you and what have you done to my mate?"

I wished the ropes off my wrists and circled my arms around his neck. "Your weak little mate has turned into your strong eras that., I informed him with a grin and a quick peck.

His hands moved to cup my ass. "Can't deny that."

I played with the little hair at the nape of his neck. "You can't deny me anything, Mi Amor. Especially not tonight. Now I want you to ravish me all night and fuck me into your birthday." I grinned.

"As you wish, Mistress." He rasped and then threw me on the bed and followed through his words all night.

THE END