Page 127 of Sunrise

Knox would say the same thing.

He told me I’d come back to him, and he was right.

My footing is solid as I escort my girl down the hall and straight to the Butterfly Ceremony. “If I hadn’t come back, I never would have met you.”

She squeezes my arm and stays quiet until we’re almost at the double doors. “Have you heard from him yet?”

“No.”

“Me either. Should we be worried?”

“No.”

The room is packed with Monarch Club members dressed in their finest. I opted for a suit instead of a tux this time because I’m not offering myself as a prize to the Butterfly. Sophie asked me if I was okay sitting this one out, and I said yes. She’s notputting herself on the menu either. We already told Ryker our decision, and he informed the contestants. Two left already.

It's fine. We’ll still make a fuckload of money for whatever charity Ry’s picked this year.

Standing in the corner at the back of the club, I hold her in my arms and kiss the side of her neck. The stage curtains open and the ceremony begins. Ryker does his usual greeting and goes over the rules, then the first woman walks into the spotlight and the bidding begins.

The one with the highest bid will win the title of Butterfly and stay in the special suite at the Monarch Club for an entire month with any Dom she chooses. Her options will present themselves in her room directly after the ceremony is over.

I’ve never liked or disliked being an option. Pleasuring a woman is easy because I can read cues, body language, and ask a lot of questions up front, then proceed from there. As a stone top, the pillow princesses are my preferred subs. They don’t touch or pleasure me, and I can devote myself to only giving them euphoria. It’s been helpful in my journey back to liking sex. They usually love when I practice Shibari on them, too. During those sessions, we talk, and they open up about all kinds of things. I sort of feel like a therapist more than a Dom. By the end of the month, I’m a little more head-fucked, and they’re a little more ready to show the world their new transformation as a strong, sexual, independent creature.

I love the world Ryker’s built. I never want to leave it.

This place, and those within its wall, gave me the courage to find my desire again. I’m no longerafraid to ask for what I want. And with Knox now part of it, my life finally feels like it’s real again.

Sliding an empty chair over to our dark corner, I take a seat and pat my thigh. Sophie’s mini dress has her tits nearly spilling out of the top and they jiggle as she drops into my lap. She’s also not wearing panties, per my request.

“Play with me,” I whisper against her ear.

Her tone is instantly sultry. “What do you have in mind?”

Peeling her tight dress up so I can have access to what I want, I say, “Quiet means deeper. Loud gets you next to nothing. Understand?”

She trembles with anticipation. “Yes.”

Playing with her clit, I draw her arousal out until it’s coating my fingers. With the stream of potential Butterflies parading on stage, and the entire room dimly lit, this is fucking perfect. Sophie leans forward for a moment so I can unbutton my suit jacket, open my fly, and pull out my dick.

Holding it straight up, I whisper-growl, “Ease onto me, baby.”

Sophie slowly impales herself with my dick. A shudder runs through her when she sinks all the way down, taking every inch of me.

“Good girl,” I growl in her ear.

Holding her hips, I guide my girl up and down the way I like, at the pace I want. She’s got every bit of me bottoming out. Soon enough, she whimpers. I pull her off and only fuck her with the first couple inches of my cock, until she stops making noise, then I give it all to her again.

She makes a lot more noise.

“You’re not good at this game.”

“I’m not even a little sorry,” she groans, riding me while we watch the Butterflies on stage. I keep punishing and rewarding her until we’re both a panting mess in the back corner.

“Six-hundred thousand!” someone yells from the audience.

“Cheap assholes,” I growl, then slam into her again.

Sophie cries out, and I cover her mouth with my hand. She starts rubbing her clit while I fuck her harder, faster. We’re not going to last in secret like this.

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