Page 74 of My Wild Pet

A small warmth against my hand pulls me back to reality again. I look down. Briar’s hand is in mine. Aefre is walking in front of us and doesn’t see, or doesn’t want to see.

“We’ve got this,” she says in accented Imperial.

The simplicity of her words disarm me. Her green eyes meet mine, and for a second, the weight of this place eases.I’m not alone here. And I won’t let Briar die. I’ll die first before I let that happen to her. Still, I think,Forgive me, Fifi. I swear I didn’t know.

I squeeze Briar’s hand. “Merci,” I whisper, expecting a shock from my collar, but none comes.

Aefre notices us from the corner of his eye, but he says nothing. As if we were free for the last two minutes.

Suddenly everything feels different than it did before. As if the lighting changed from pale lavender to bright white. I climb the stairs and am detached from its history. It’s both freeing and frightening.

The inside of the Spire feels like stepping into a dream, gleaming corridors stretch endlessly, their intricate designs shifting and shimmering under a soft and unnatural light.

We’re led to our quarters, a streamlined and compact room. The bed in the center is much larger than what I have on theLuminous Arc.

Aefre stands in the room with us. “You’ll be monitored at all times,” he says. “Do not forget that.” Then he unfastens the leashes from our collars.

“Am I to stay here too?” Briar asks.

“Yes. It’s tradition. A little perk for competing in the Grand Championships,” Aefre confirms.

Briar tries her best to hide a smile, but fails.

“However,” Aefre continues, “you will wear chastity devices when you’re alone in this room. Both of you.”

Briar frowns.

It’s clear that our bodies, and by extension our intimacy, still remain under Aefre’s strict control. He never demanded this with Fifi, but then again, Fifi and I were only intimate when Aefre and Kaelin made us.

I watch with unease as Kaelin enters and retrieves two metallic cases from an unmarked trunk. Inside each case rests a small device with tiny glowing indicators that shift from green to blue with a steady pulse.

“These are standard chastity devices in the Empire. They’ll ensure you both focus on the tasks at hand with no distractions,” Aefre explains as he holds up the devices like an auctioneer.

The device for me is shaped to fit around my most intimate parts, with a flexible alloy band that secures around my waist.The interior is lined with a soft padding so it can be worn long-term.

Briar’s device is similarly form-fitted, a small shield that cups between her legs, angled to lock with a slim harness around her hips. It looks uncomfortable, especially when Aefre demonstrates how it snugly seals with a quiet electronic click.

“Any attempts at forced removal will trigger a fail-safe,” Aefre says. “It’ll emit a low-level shock strong enough to deter tampering. A built-in sensor will report your vital signs—heart rate, blood pressure, cortisol levels—relaying the data back to our pet rings just as your collars do,” Aefre and Kaelin both hold up their rings just in case we are stupid humans and forgot how they issue the punishments through our collars.

“If you become too aroused, the device will tighten and restrict blood flow,” Kaelin adds.

“How will we clean ourselves?” Briar asks.

“Each device can detach or open partially for cleaning at set intervals, under direct supervision, of course. But beyond that, you will remain inaccessible to each other sexually when you are in this room.”

Kaelin beckons me to him, with the device in his hands. “Remove your clothing Ember.”

I obey.

When I’m naked, Aefre comes from behind me and begins stroking my penis. I don’t know why I feel embarrassed. He’s done this every week for the last twelve years, but I don’t want Briar to see me like this. To see Aefre making me orgasm for him.

“Ember,” Aefre says. “Is it nerves?”

Briar and I make eye contact. Her face is unreadable and then she looks away.

I close my eyes and pretend I’m somewhere else. I concentrate on the orgasm Aefre wants me to have.

“That’s a good boy,” he says as he finishes me. I shake uncontrollably in his arms as Kaelin collects the semen. And then attaches the chastity belt.

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