Chapter Twelve
Ajax
Two days of intense floggings, and while I admitted Abbott’s plan had brought us closer together, it was hard. I didn’t want to have to do it again the next day, and the next, and the next.
I was thankful I’d been the one to be flogged that evening. It was easier to take it than to dole it out. Somehow, they’d given me another explosive orgasm, and they’d both fed from me while we all came together.
And then they’d held me and taken care of me afterwards. They’d had food delivered for me so I didn’t have to cook. But mostly, they’d held me, wiped me down, and cared for my wounds.
I’ve never really been in touch with my wolf.
I mean, I know he’s inside me, but he’s never felt as if he’s a part of me.
Kieran tells me he bonded with the wolf when he took me to run, and now, I can sense the wolf when Kieran’s around.
I needed to talk to Spence about it, but hadn’t yet.
I wanted a little more time to figure it out.
My alarm awakened me, and I checked in with the cameras surrounding the property, and then with the outside guards.
I’d given myself enough time to make sure the Doyles were safe before I left for my first lesson with the bikers.
Though, I was told today would be one-on-one with Razor, so I could learn their terminology and some of the basics of the way he taught.
I’m certified for all levels of Krav Maga, and I have the most advanced belts in other martial arts and disciplines, so I didn’t foresee any issues.
Razor told me to park at the gun store and walk across the street, and I wished I’d come early enough to look through the store before my class. I should probably have time afterwards. Not that I’d buy anything, but it’s fun to look.
Razor welcomed me in and seemed to approve when I took my shoes off. He went straight into it, showing me the stances and naming them, and then watching while I copied them. I knew them all, but I followed his lead.
Ten minutes later, he initiated some light sparring. We only went at it full out for the last ten minutes of my hour with him, but that was okay. You don’t pass these kinds of tests by being impatient or snobby.
He walked me to his office and used a highlighter on several listed classes.
“The Saturday class doesn’t have any heavy sparring, but it’s mostly made up of submissive types.
Spence and Matty are in it, as well as a lot of women.
The other classes I’ve noted are all heavy-duty fighters.
You’ll be fine with them, and in fact that’s who you need to be sparring with, but I think the social aspects of the Saturday class would be good for you and your wolf.
You’re some kind of alpha submissive, and you need to feed both sides of your psyche. ”
All I could do was nod. I wasn’t sure how to respond, and I finally came up with, “I’ll talk to Spence and see what he thinks.
Thank you for making the offer. I look forward to some all-out sparring.
I had some nice sessions with the other employees at Drake Security while I was there, and I’ve missed that since going to work for Kieran. ”
“Just Kieran? Not Kieran and Gwen?”
I shrugged. “It was just Kieran for over a month. Now it’s both of them. I guess we’re still figuring that part out.”
He seemed ultra-focused on me, but you get that with bird shifters. He crossed his arms, uncrossed them.
“There’s strength in submission. My Matty is as bad-ass as they come, humanly speaking. He has the respect of my brothers, but it took a while for him to earn it. You did something to gain the respect of a few of us when they met you in the restaurant. You’ll be fine.”
I met someone named Horse when I went into the gun store.
He knew my name before I said anything — I assumed it was because he scented Razor on me, and must’ve known who he was working with.
Or, perhaps he’d known I’d be parking in their lot.
Razor was a Raven, and Horse was a grizzly bear.
I wondered what other species existed in the MC, but I didn’t ask.
I also didn’t ask why a bear was named Horse.
He showed me some of their newest toys, along with some scopes I’d heard about but hadn’t seen in real life yet.
He also offered to let me have some range time without having to buy a membership, and I decided to take him up on it, though I intended to buy a membership at some point. I had plenty of money.
When he pointed out that there was a package deal for range time and class time at the martial arts studio, it seemed a no-brainer. He said I should let Razor know the next time I came for a class, and I could pay the difference then.
I went to the mall for some more clothes suitable for Krav Maga classes, and then the grocery store, and made it back to the Doyles’ house in time to shower and be ready for them when Kieran awakened.
And was surprised when he told me he needed to get to work, and it would just be me and Gwen. Our rules said we couldn’t have penetrative sex unless Kieran was with us, and he told me the rule was lifted. We’d be able to do whatever we wanted. Just the two of us.
It felt wrong, and I told him as much.
“Then deal with it. This has to work with just the two of us, and with just the two of you. For now, I prefer it be the three of us, but there are going to be exceptions.”
“How will we...” I stood straighter and asked my question without sidestepping it. “Abbott’s rule. Who flogs the other?”
“Either Gwen will figure it out, or she’ll ask for your input. I’ll be fine with bagged blood today.” He motioned me to the bed. “Get in with her, so you’ll be there when she rises. I know you won’t hurt her.”
The trust he gave me — leaving me with her while she was vulnerable — touched my heart. I mean, sure, he could see inside my head, but still. No vampire had ever trusted me in the room with them while they weren’t animated.
“I won’t abuse your trust. Thank you.”
He shook his head. “I know you won’t. I’m glad you enjoyed your time with Razor. Abbott has a range you can use for free, but it might be good for you to ingratiate yourself with the bikers. With the coming war, any alliances we form can only help.”
I wondered if it was wrong that I wanted to be their friend because I liked them, and not because I should be forming alliances, and he answered the question for me.
“I’m glad you like them. Both Abbott and Aaron Drake value them as well.
Abbott has had his problems with them, or rather, with a specific member, but if you have a problem with one, you have a problem with all.
We’re working to heal that rift. Spence and Matty are close, and that helps.
Having others who belong to Abbot close to the bikers can only help. ”
“Matty is Razor’s?” That’s the way Razor had made it sound.
“Yes. I need to get to work. My lovely wife should rise soon. No restrictions. She’ll be able to look in your head and see for herself, though I’m certain she’ll check in with me telepathically.”
* * * *
Gwen
I awakened with a wolf in my bed, and my instincts went on alert for a microsecond before I realized it was Ajax.
I looked through his recent memories and saw Kieran’s instructions, and wondered at them.
Not that he’d put me in danger, because I agreed Ajax wouldn’t hurt me, but Kieran has always been so territorial over me.
Allowing another male around me when the sun held me hostage was.
.. well, it’d only happened when Abbott or another of our Masters had ordered it.
Kieran had never been the one to allow it.
I rolled to my side and smiled at the gorgeous young wolf. “I’m happy you’re here. It looks like you had an enjoyable day?”
“I did. It was nice to use my muscles and instincts. Kieran has sparred with me, but he’s in my head. He knows what I’m going to do before I do it. It was an actual sparring match with Razor, and while it didn’t last long, it was exhilarating.”
“You need to practice both ways. You’re in our world, so the odds of you coming up against another Strigorii are good.”
“I know, Ma’am.”
Of course he did. My hunger was great, and waking with him so strong, so happy, had me craving his essence. His nourishment.
His scent was intoxicating.
“Do you mind if I feed first, this evening? I find my mouth watering for your blood.”
“Please, yes, but should we talk about how we obey Abbott’s orders today?”
I immediately understood what he was thinking. Could I cause him pain with my bite and make him cry that way, so I didn’t have to beat him.
Yes, I could, but I didn’t want to. I wanted his blood as it was — happy and virile and full of sunshine. I sent that feeling to him, and sensed... not grief, but disappointment, and then surprise.
“You get sunshine from me?”
“You enjoyed the day, the activity, the companionship. You enjoyed driving in the sunshine.”
“By all means, do with me as you wish. I’m yours.”
I didn’t argue the point. He said he was mine, and he believed it.
I wanted him to feel what I got from him, so I opened a conduit and let him see things from my point of view.
My fangs sinking in, acting as a funnel for his blood as I sucked, as I pulled his lifeblood from his body and into mine, as I took in his essence, his being, his state of mind.
Him. Ajax, the man formerly known only as Guard.
And I saw how he took in this information. He’d been feeding vampires since he was five years old, taken from foster care and treated as food, as a sexy plaything, and yet he’d never understood how much of the person we take into ourselves.
It’s possible not to take in much of their essence, of course, to block it, but it’s so much better this way.
Bagged blood is stale to me, but it’s usually Kieran’s preference. Of course, that was when he saw a companion as a time-sink. He didn’t see Ajax as a waste of his time, and yet, he’d opted for bagged blood today.
He wanted to get a jump on the various Asian markets. I could see what the numbers were for our stock market in his head, and understood why he wanted to get right to work. He didn’t need me for that. I was fine lounging in bed with our new companion. Not our new toy. Ajax was more than that.
I gave our wolf enough hard-on cocktail to make him nearly frantic with lust while I fed from him, and then broke the news to him once I’d had my fill.
“I want you to whip my pussy and clit until I cry. You won’t get an orgasm until you’re fucking me after you’ve made me cry.”
He shook his head. “Please don’t make me.”
“I’m good. I’m perfect. You’re going to make my pussy so damned hot, it’ll be a little like fucking a human when we finally get around to it. I’ll be ultra-sensitive, and we’ll have crazy orgasms together, but first, you have to get it hot.”
“Until you cry seven real tears.”
He sounded resigned to it, and I touched his arm. “With these muscles, it shouldn’t take long. No mercy, Ajax. Tear into me. Get it over with — don’t draw it out.”
Our bed is set up for bondage, and I’d need to be bound for this.
I decided not to make him put all the cuffs on me.
I sat up, reached to the side table, and gathered what I needed.
I put the ankle cuffs on before handing him my wrist cuffs.
“Put them on me and I’ll talk you through how to bind me. ”
Five minutes later, we were all set, and he kneeled below me with one of our rubber floggers. My ankles and wrists were bound to the headboard, with my legs spread wide. I wasn’t going anywhere.
He ran his hand down my center and through my folds. “I don’t want to do this, Mistress.”
“I’m not your Mistress. I’m your lover. I’m asking you to help us follow our Master’s orders.”
He nodded. No one went against Abbott’s orders. He understood.
* * * *
Kieran
I alternated watching through Gwen’s mind and Ajax’s. I expected to be jealous, but I was in awe of their session. I kept working, while monitoring.
Once Ajax started, he didn’t hesitate. He moved forward without mercy, as Gwen had ordered. I saw him counting the tears, and he stopped at eight instead of seven. I agreed with him — one of them was questionable, and he needed the extra to be certain he followed Abbott’s rules.
And then they had sex, tender and intimate. It was beautiful. It was good I wasn’t there. They needed this, just the two of them. I stopped working and jacked off towards the end, and I came when they did. And then I got back to work.
Surprisingly, I went back to the market revived and energized, and without jealousy. Later, I’d need to consider that, but I had too much work to do before the overseas markets opened.