Page 34 of Alluring Darkness
“Ifyou get out of these restraints,” Rico interrupts, “it will be because Eli allows it. So if I were you, I would take Kaden’s advice from earlier and start practicing your groveling. Like I said, he’s not happy with you right now.”
“He’snot happy? I’m the one who’s…” I trail off as Kaden returns carrying three items. My eyes go wide. “What is that?”
He holds them up one at a time while saying, “Blindfold. Noise-cancelling headphones. Penis gag.”
“Seriously?” Rico says, and sighs in exasperation.
“What?” Kaden replies.
“The blindfold and the noise-cancelling headphones?”
“Of course. Sensory deprivation only makes the waiting so much more… thrilling.”
They continue to bicker but all I can do is stare at that penis gag. It’s a black rubber ball with straps set into the sides. Except the ball isn’t completely round. On one side is a thick rubber penis that looks like it will fill my entire mouth.
Before I can get my wits about me again, Kaden climbs onto the bed and forces my jaw open. Then he shoves the penis gag into my mouth. It’s so big that it hits the back of my mouth when Kaden tightens the straps behind my head. I gag.
Kaden just smirks at me and gives my cheek a couple of brisk pats. “Remember what I said. Grovel.”
Then he slips the blindfold over my head and places the headphones over my ears.
Everything goes dark and unnaturally silent.
I shake my head, trying to get them off, but it only makes the rubber cock hit the back of my mouth once more. I gag yet again. Yanking against the ropes, I try futilely to get free. They don’t give an inch.
My heart slams against my ribs.
I have no idea if the Hunters are still in the room, watching me, or if they have already left. And I won’t know when Eli returns either. But there is nothing I can do about that.
Settling back against the mattress, I place my head in a position where the gag doesn’t hit my throat. And then I do the only thing I can do.
I just lie there and wait for Eli to show up.
It’s impossible to tell how much time passes. Just like Kaden said, the sensory deprivation screws with my perception until time loses all meaning. Ten minutes could have passed. Or ten hours.
All I can feel is my heart thudding in my chest and the ropes pressing against my bare skin.
Soft fingers brush against my leg.
A jolt shoots through me like a lightning strike, and I jerk my head up. The move makes the rubber cock hit my throat again. I gag and then force myself to lie back down again so that it won’t trigger another gag reflex. But I can’t stop myself from turning my head this way and that, trying to see or hear anything. When it doesn’t work, I yank against my restraints again.
Those soft fingers trail over my knee and up my thigh. And because I can’t see or hear anything, my sense of touch is incredibly heightened, so every brush of his fingers makes lightning crackle across my skin. I squirm against the mattress.
The fingers disappear.
My heart pounds against my ribs.
Then the headphones are lifted off my ears, and sound rushes back to me. Suddenly, I can hear the groan of the ropes as I pull on them, the sound of my own heavy breathing, and the faint rustle of someone’s clothes.
My heart stutters as those gentle fingers trace my cheekbones. Then they curl underneath the edge of the blindfold. I blink against the sudden light as the dark fabric is pulled off my head.
When my vision clears, I find myself staring up at a dangerously handsome face. A smirk plays over Eli’s lips. His dark hair is slightly messy, as if he has just showered and then dragged his fingers through it. And his eyes, those eyes the color of burnt gold, stare down at me with an intensity that snatches the breath from my lungs. I run my gaze over the scar that cuts through his left eyebrow and down his cheek.
Fuck, he looks like a ruthless god come to claim his vengeance.
Heat spreads through my stomach, and my clit throbs.
He cocks his head. “Princess.”