Page 90 of Ravish

“I’ll leave your clothing on until it’s time for the flogging.”

“Thank you, Sir.” Her voice was soft, but that didn’t stop his cock from jumping with every word she uttered. “All you have to do is undo the ties on the shoulder straps, Sir.”

“Clever.” Colby pulled the restraints out of his bag. “Ready sweetheart?”

“Yes, Sir.”

“Safe word?”

Lara smiled. “Cookies.”

He dropped a kiss on her nose and led her over to the cross. “I’ll leave your ankles undone.” He ran his fingers over her right arm, noting the goosebumps on her skin. “Your skin is so soft.” He gently lifted her arm up and fastened the restraint, then attached it to the cross and did the same with her left arm. “Okay?”

“Yes, Sir.” Her voice was soft, but steady.

“Pale skin.” He dropped a kiss on her shoulder before he ran his hands down her arms, then over the sheer fabric until he reached the hem. Slipping his hands under the hem, he skimmed his fingers over her back.

A shudder went through her body. “I can’t wait to see your skin pink from my flogger.”

“I can’t either, Sir.”

Colby slipped his arms around her waist and skimmed up to cup her breasts before backing off. He undid the ties on her shoulders, and the fabric pooled around her feet.

His heart pounded as he caressed her naked back. This was his Lara.

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A shudder racked her body when Colby undid the ties. Lara took a deep breath and closed her eyes. The cool air of the club caressed her skin. She wanted to do this. Not just for Colby but for herself. She knew he wanted to play in the club and so did she. She was ready. She loved and trusted him. The last of her fear about how others would view her melted away.

“I’m going to start with the rabbit flogger.”

“Yes, Sir.” They’d talked about this when playing at home. Colby would talk her through what he planned to do.

The first swat from the rabbit flogger caused her to jump, then she concentrated. The slight murmur of the voices, the swish of the flogger. Colby kept his swats to her ass. Her muscles relaxed.

Her body began to warm. That’s how it was when he flogged her at home. The warming of her skin. Colby talked to the audience, but his words didn’t penetrate her mind. She concentrated on the sensations flowing over her skin and the loving touch of Colby’s flogger.

Colby’s cool hand rubbed her ass. “How you doing?”

“Green, Sir.” They’d agreed to the normal safe words except if she wanted him to stop.

“All right.” Colby stepped away and began to flog her shoulders. The tension swept away from Lara.

He stopped. Again, he caressed where he flogged, talking to the crowd at the same time.

“I’m going to move up to the suede cow flogger.”

“Yes, Sir.” Lara took a deep breath and let it out. Her shoulders slumped. She’d been tense these past few weeks. More than she realized. The flogging was helping her relax.

The first strike of the suede flogger surprised her, and her mouth fell open. With each strike, she let her body relax into the sting on her skin. Every so often, Colby would stop and talk to her, then to the audience.

Now he was flogging her ass and the back of her thighs. The image of the subs surrounding her and the looks on the Doms faces tonight rose into her mind. Tears gathered in her eyes.

Her heart had filled with warmth and more. She’d found a community, a family. One that didn’t judge her for her wants, her needs.

Tears began streaming down her face as she let go of all the emotions she’d been holding inside. The pain in her heart that her family would never understand her, the knowledge she loved Colby with all she was, and knowing her family would never accept him. Not that she cared. Not anymore. Colby was the man she wanted.

“Lara, sweetheart.” Colby whispered in her ear. “That’s it. Let it go.” The flogger fell to the floor as he began undoing her arms. “You’re with me, so there’s no reason to hold back. You did so well tonight. I’ve got you, sweetheart.”

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