Chapter 16
My whole body ached like I’d swum an entire day in the sea.
I lay in the bed and rubbed my eyes, basking in the slight soreness in my hole, the lingering rasp in my throat too when I coughed. I wasn’t sure what time it was, but the sun streamed brightly through the windows, suggesting it was a good way into the morning.
Not like anyone would be waiting for me, though.
After being locked into a corporate environment for years, this stark shift to joblessness had thrown me for a loop, but I’d burst at the seams with inspiration for new art pieces. After years of restraining it, the colors and strokes on the canvas exploded out of me.
I should get downstairs and make some tea.
Except that required moving.
I heaved a sigh. All I wanted was to see Ursuline right now. To get the reassurance that they didn’t regret what we’d done last night.
A knock sounded on my door, and I popped upright. With a groan, I pushed myself up from the mattress.
Before I could reach the door, the knob twisted open, and the person I’d wanted to see most slipped inside.
Ursuline shut the door quietly behind them.
I was a rumpled mess, my hair askew, my clothes half on, half off my body after falling asleep in them.
Unlike me, they were pristinely put together, this time wearing a black tunic with a stiff collar that circled their neck.
Their bare arms were exposed, the muscles defined and delicious, and they glided farther in on their tentacles.
Saliva gushed in my mouth at the memory of their mating tentacles inside me, bringing me to completion.
“How are you feeling?” they asked, scanning over me. The sun highlighted the sharp angles of their chin, their long neck, their clavicles.
“Tired but so damn good,” I responded, a grin rising to my lips. My heart thumped hard. They’d come to check in on me.
“Everyone’s stepped out for the day,” they said with a glance back to the door. “So it was safe for me to swing by.” They stepped closer and ran their thumb along my cheek. “I promised I wouldn’t stay away.”
I swallowed hard, my eyes heating up. “Thank you.”
They shook their head, a soft smile tilting their lips. “You’re too genuine for this world, sunshine.”
“Is that so bad?” I asked, leaning into their touch. Their tentacles wrapped idly around my legs, offering lazy caresses. A shiver ran through me at how much I loved the possessive touches. I’d been starved for so long that I soaked up every ounce of what they gave.
“Not at all,” they said, their voice low. “You’re rare, Elrich.” They heaved a breath. “Are you serious about wanting this for as long as we can?”
“Yes,” I said at once. “I…fuck, there’s nothing between Arielle and me. Not like this. And I don’t even want to get married to her.”
Something complicated crossed Ursuline’s features, but they smoothed out. “I have a request.”
“Anything,” I said, desperate for whatever they’d give me.
They shook their head and brushed their thumb over my lower lip. “None of that, sunshine. You need to listen to the request before you agree. You’re allowed your own wants, your own dislikes, your own desires. You can always say no with me.”
My eyes burned, and a few tears slipped down my cheeks.
They shook their head, their expression pained. “Your family never gave you options, did they?”
I hadn’t realized how much their mandates had destroyed me over the years until Ursuline offered me choice. Until I started to claim what I wanted in turn.
They brushed away the tears on my cheeks, the touch firm and a balm to my battered soul.
“While I have you, I want you to be mine, and mine alone,” they said.
I opened my mouth, but they slipped their thumb inside, and I sucked automatically.
A shiver raced through me at how even that made my mind fuzz over.
“I want you knowing every second of the day who this belongs to.” They reached down and cupped my cock, and lust pulsed through me fast and fierce. “I want to lock you up.”
My brows drew together, even as I continued to suck their thumb, not wanting to let go of the comfort.
“With a cock cage, sunshine. So the only person who decides when you get to use it, when you get to come, is me.”
Oh fuck.
Heat roared through me in such a blinding torrent I almost buckled. Thankfully their tentacles coiled around my legs, keeping me upright. I sucked even harder on their thumb, as if it could communicate how badly I wanted that. My cock stiffened, the length tenting the fabric of my pants.
They caressed it with their hand, and I continued to suck on their thumb, loving the way they teased me.
How they instinctively seemed to understand what I needed most. One of their tentacles around my leg inched farther up, until it slid between my cheeks, the thin fabric of my pants the only barrier.
“Someone likes that idea, don’t they?” Ursuline purred as they continued to rub their tentacle between my cheeks, the brush against my hole making me whimper.
Saliva gushed into my mouth, and all too fast I vaulted back to yesterday, to being overtaken by them.
And the idea of my cock being caged during that?
Of being helpless to do anything while they penetrated me over and over again? I incinerated at the mere thought.
They withdrew their thumb and stopped stroking my cock. A second later, their tentacle slid back down around my thigh again. I sagged forward, my forehead resting on their chest. They carded their fingers through my hair, and another shiver coursed down my spine.
“Words, sunshine,” they said.
“Yes, please.” My words were muffled from where my face pressed against their chest, but I didn’t care. “I want you to lock me up.”
“How are you so perfect?” they wondered aloud. The praise filtered through me, like effervescent bubbles.
“When will you do it?” I asked, pulling my head up to face them.
A wicked grin transformed their features, and the breath snagged in my throat. “I brought a cage with me. I want you reminded every second of the day who you truly belong to.”
My heart lodged in my throat. That was what I longed for. The idea of marrying Arielle at this point made me sick, but I wasn’t sure how to get out of my predicament. Yet Ursuline was willing to be with me regardless. Was willing to make me theirs for whatever time we had.
They reached down and tugged at my cock.
“This will be an issue, though. You need to be soft to fit into the cage.” They brought out the cage they’d tucked in their pocket, a metal contraption that looked like it would be a tight fit.
If anything, the sight made my cock harder. “Need some help, sunshine?”
I bobbed my head and wet my lower lip.
“Ditch the pants,” they said, taking a step back. “And hands by your sides after.”
I obeyed at once, tugging my pants down and kicking them off.
My cock jutted out, hard, flushed, and red, a drop of pre-cum beading on the tip.
My insides simmered with excitement at what was to come.
I’d never even thought of anyone locking my cock away, but having a steady reminder it belonged to Ursuline? Heat roared through me.
One of their tentacles wrapped around my length, smooth and thick.
Their mating tentacle hovered over it and squirted a bit of that slick.
It twined around me, enveloping my cock entirely.
They tugged at my cock with their tentacle, the suckers rubbing along the skin sending shivers through me.
The slick started to disperse along my length, making the glide so delicious I was delirious.
There was no way I’d last long, not with their tentacle strangling my cock like this.
I was going to come, but after? I’d be locked away until they decided upon the next time.
I trembled, my hands balling into fists as they worked my cock over.
The smoothness of their tentacles, their slick, made for an easy glide, sending a rush of bliss through me with each pass, and I closed my eyes.
Ursuline handled my body with finesse, and their attention to detail led to an exquisite pleasure I’d never experienced before.
Even now, they tightened each time they squeezed around my sensitive tip, and a moan escaped again and again.
The tension increased, my balls achy and heavy and ready to spill. They worked my cock faster, their tentacle squeezing around the length at a quickened pace.
“I’m going to come,” I gasped out.
“Do it,” they challenged. Their tone was pure silk and seduction.
The taut thread tightened more, more, more, until it finally snapped.
I tilted my head back, a sob erupting from me.
My balls unloaded, the cum shooting from me, and my mind blanking with searing pleasure.
Some splattered on the hardwood, and other drops squished between Ursuline’s tentacles, which made sloppy sounds as they continued to squeeze, coaxing every drop from me.
I coasted on the sensation, not wanting to come down from it.
My breaths started to even out, and the tingles spread to my extremities, my cock quickly becoming sensitive.
Even still, I was voracious for more. My hole ached with the memory of the way they’d filled me, and saliva pooled in my mouth at the idea of sucking on them again.
“Good boy,” they said, and their praise radiated through me, warm sunlight that pierced within.
The jingle of metal drew my attention, and I opened my eyes.
Ursuline had glided in front of me, and they opened up the metal contraption before them.
They reached down and fed my emptied sac through the large loop and secured it at the base, then they drew my cock through the small loops, which looked far too short to contain me.
Once they settled my length inside, they clicked the lock on the cage shut.
My body reacted at once. Even though I’d just come, my cock swelled at the constraints, slightly uncomfortable but not problematic. The metal bars it pressed against excited me that much more. I loved the idea that I couldn’t do anything to myself. That I had this reminder around me of Ursuline.
They lifted the key to the cage. “I’m going to give you my number. If there’s any pain, any problems, message me at once. I’ll keep a key here for you in case of emergencies. Otherwise, you’ve got to come to me to get unlocked.”
I bobbed my head, thrilled at the idea. I was used to getting off on the regular, stroking myself when I was bored, but now I couldn’t. The thrill intensified. “Can I play with my hole still?”
“I’d be disappointed if you weren’t stretching yourself for me,” they said. “Eventually, you’re going to take both of my mating tentacles at the same time, sunshine.”
Oh. My cock pulsed against the cage, and a dizzying wave of lust crashed through me. Oh fuck. I nodded. “I’ll be good.”
Ursuline’s gaze softened, a gleam there that made me shiver. They stroked along my cheek. “I know you will.” They heaved a sigh. “Unfortunately, I have a full docket today, so I’ve got to go. Will you be around tonight?”
“I believe so,” I said. “The Triton family seems disinterested in what I do.”
Except Frederick had demanded I spend more time around Arielle, something she would hate. My stomach roiled.
“Give me your phone,” Ursuline said, reaching out with their palm.
I walked over to the bed, since moving with the cage around my cock was different. Each step reminded me about the weight there, the slight pressure keeping me contained. This would be the most delicious torture. I grabbed my phone and deposited it into their open palm.
“Here’s my number,” they said, typing it into my phone. “Message me if anything changes. Otherwise, I’ll check on you later.”
I bobbed my head and accepted my phone back.
They leaned in, and I pushed up on my toes to meet them in a kiss. It was searing and careful at the same time, and they placed a hand on my lower back in a possessive move that made me swoon.
When they pulled away, they reached down to cup my caged cock, a slight smirk on their lips. A thrill rose inside me.
“See you later.”
With that, they slipped out of my bedroom with the quickness they’d entered. I stood there in the middle of the room, my hands clutched to my chest, my heart thrumming.
Tonight couldn’t come soon enough.