Page 45 of His Toy

Sure, it had hurt, but it had also felt better in the end than she could have ever imagined. She still wasn’t sure what had happened—it had kind of felt like an orgasm, but different, too.

Slowly, the tension leaked out of Alex’s big body, and then soft snores told her he’d fallen asleep—probably exhausted. He’d definitely expended more energy than she had. All she’d done was lie there.

Bella wanted to get through this, more or less intact, and the best chance for that was to try to fly under the radar—not something Alex excelled at. Would the Wolf have been less interested in them if Alex wasn’t the way he was? He couldn’t help it, but the Wolf seemed to enjoy the process of breaking Alex more than he was interested in Bella.

Which, if she was only in this for herself, would have been a major advantage. But she and Alex were a team, and right now she didn’t know if they were winning or losing the long war.

15

That night, Bella and Alex were served dinner in their room, during which time they talked about what might be going on that had the Wolf and his men so busy. Not that either of them were upset about being ignored—although being cooped up in the room meant they couldn’t learn anything more—but it was unusual.

“I feel like we were entertainment this afternoon; a distraction. Like watchingtvduring a break,” Bella said, a bit miserably. After all, who liked to think of their pain and humiliation in such terms? It still wasn’t comfortable to sit. If she’d thought the butt plugs were bad, the aftermath of anal sex had left her a lot more tender in that entire area. Still, she didn’t say anything about it because she could tell that Alex was still feeling guilty, even though it wasn’t like he could have done anything.

“Yeah… I don’t know exactly what is going on, but I feel like maybe someone important is coming here. For a visit or negotiations or… something,” Alex said. He wasn’t able to look her in the eye, which made her bite her lip in frustration. But bringing it up would only make him more awkward around her. Probably better just to act normal.

“I wonder who.”

The news stations they watched had always focused on the Wolf because he was so interesting and big and splashy. Although everyone knew there were others who ruled over large swaths of the population of Earth, for the most part, the Moon families didn’t pay attention to what didn’t affect their day-to-day lives. Bella was starting to realize how isolated, how ignorant that made them. From the disgruntled look on Alex’s face, he felt the same way.

Neither of them had any real theories, which made their conversation go around in circles a bit, but what else were they supposed to talk about? Eventually, Bella got into bed and watched Alex pace around the room. He ran his fingers over any seams in the wall he could find, especially around the area where they knew the television was.

“He could let us watch something again,” Alex muttered under his breath, obviously referring to the Wolf.

After he’d made several circuits of the room, Alex sighed and stood there, staring at the wall. Bella couldn’t help but admire the muscles in his back and the firm cheeks of his butt. She wondered if he was as sore back there as she was—it wasn’t exactly something she could ask.

Bella was exhausted but she couldn’t fall asleep, and she’d finally figured out why. “Come to bed, Alex,” she said softly, a hint of pleading in her voice.

Alex sighed again and turned around, frustration evident on his face. Bella’s heart twinged; she wished she had a better suggestion for him, but what were they supposed to do other than get their rest? They often needed more than they got. And she couldn’t sleep until Alex was there, holding her and protecting her from the terrors of the night.

If they needed any confirmation someone was watching—after having seen video evidence of their own interlude together—as soon as Alex had himself comfortably settled in bed with his arms wrapped around her, the lights went out. In the darkness, Bella snuggled closer to him and buried her nose in his chest hair to breathe in his masculine scent. His cock hardened against her belly, but typical Alex didn’t make a move to do anything about it.

Part of her wanted to tell him it was okay; she would be happy to be with him like that… but she couldn’t find the words. Besides, she was so tired and finally felt safe and warm in his arms. Darkness dragged her under.

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Alex woke the next morning uncomfortably hard. Having Bella snugged up against him all night had been torturous, but she’d slept a lot better for it, and he wouldn’t deny her any comfort he could give. He cursed both his dick and the cock ring around the base of it that made it impossible for him to go down.

Next to him, Bella stirred sleepily, her hand trailing along his stomach, and he gritted his teeth as he caught her wrist and pulled it away.

“Wha…?” she asked sleepily, blinking her soft brown eyes up at him. A glow appeared in their depths as she registered his presence; a glow he didn’t deserve but that soothed something inside him.

“Morning.” He gave her hand a squeeze. “I guess we’re not getting our usual wake-up call.”

“I guess not.” She glanced at the door then hesitated and looked around. “Do you know if he…”

“I don’t think so,” Alex said. At least, he hoped he wouldn’t have slept through the Wolf coming in and out of the room. Just the idea was disturbing.

Bella shifted, her body brushing across Alex’s cock, and every muscle in his body tensed. Bella gasped and looked down at his cock, which was big and red and angry looking.

“Oh my god, Alex. That looks painful.”

“Don’t worry about it,” he said shortly, trying to drag the covers back up over his hips.

“Don’t be stupid, I can help.”

“Bella, no, don’t—” He groaned as she reached underneath the sheet and wrapped her fingers around his cock.

“I don’t mind,” she murmured, pressing her soft curves against him from the side. “As long as you don’t mind… and we keep the sheets up so they can’t see.”

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