Domination Games Bedtime Their room was sultry dark and warm when they walked in. Alex turned on an unshaded red overhead light that cast eerie shadows on them and the room. He released Gemma from the neck corset and arm binder, then added padded wrist restraints connected by a light, twelve inch chain. She was still restrained in accordance with Cabal rules, but could do for herself in the bathroom. When she returned, Alex was wearing his ruffled dress shirt, open at the neck and his dress trousers. He was staring into the flames jumping in the ornate hearth, idly slapping at his palm with the cane. The rooms at the retreat were designed for dual use. All the furnishings were, of course, comfortable, even luxurious. A couple who'd had enough D/S or sexual stimulation during the day could come to the peace and quiet of their room and nothing would suggest that this place was one of the finest B&D or D/S facilities in the country. If, on the other hand, a couple or a group came to their room revved up, and ready to play, the same furniture would still suffice. Regardless of game or fetish, whether the guests wanted a mild tie down session or a strict, inverted suspension or a tightly restrained and strict thrashing, every prop or toy needed was already provided in their room. The same hassock that looked so elegant, comfortable and refined in the center of the conversation grouping, became a strict whipping block with just a few simple adjustments and the addition of some readily available leather straps. The decorative overhead chandelier hid an electric winch that was capable of safely lifting over five hundred pounds. The easy chairs were modeled after the ones described in the classic Victorian erotic novel "A Man with a Maid" and could suddenly entrap the unwary victim in their spring loaded arms. The bed had the stereotypical brass headboard bed complete with special hooks for easy attachment of whatever restraining toy the players wanted to use. Alex, of course, knew all about this aspect of the room. Gemma had, during their previous visits, taken almost fiendish delight in capturing him in every one of the hidden gadgets, and then giving him a first hand demonstration of all their secret tricks. Now, he'd be turning the tables on his wicked love with her full, if not completely willing, approval. And he was definitely looking forward to most of it. Alex saw her standing in the bathroom door, watching him. He held out his hand, bowed, and offered her the hassock in exaggeratedly courtly manner. She visibly steeled herself and then walked over and sat down. "You haven't removed these, Master Alex." she said lifting her cuffed hands to point to the nipple clips still vibrating on her breasts. The vibration precluded the normal numbing effect of long term wear of the pinching little toys. Her nipples were starting to get sore. "No, I have not. Your hands are available. You could remove them." "No, I don't think so, Master Alex." her tone was sardonic as she recognized one of her own precise language word games. He had said that she 'could', not that she 'may' or was 'allowed' to remove them. She did so love the poor grammar of Americans. It gave a Mistress so many openings for punishments without having to work very hard for them. "You gave them to me, you will take them off when you are ready to." She gave him a rueful smile. "I already have enough to deal with tonight, Master, without earning more demerits breaking my own rules." Alex grinned and reached over to release the snap grips on the clamps. She inhaled sharply, her eyes nearly crossing from the sudden painful rush of blood and sensation back into her nipples. She had been more numb than she thought. Before she could regain her equilibrium, Alex bent down and kissed her thoroughly, tasting her, savoring her without the restraint she demanded in their normal roles. When he broke the kiss, Gemma found herself following him up, trying to prolong the intimacy of the contact. Her pussy was all but spasming in response to the pillaging of her mouth by this man who was supposedly her slave. She had been kissed thoroughly before, been eaten out expertly, and by highly skilled lovers. Alex himself was probably the best, most devoted worshiper in all her experience, but if she had ever had a more erotic moment in her life than that kiss, she could not remember it. It seemed that every other minute of this misbegotten day, Alex became more and more a unknown quantity, more of a stranger to her. And that made no sense at all. She was his Mistress, wasn't she? Wasn't she supposed to know him better than he knew himself? Alex gently pushed her back down to the hassock. He sat on the chair across from her. "Well, Mistress, dear. The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things. We have some decisions to make tonight." She gave him her full attention, trying to ignore the pulse of her arousal and the gentle throb of it echoing in her nipples. Alex grinned. "I don't know if you've considered it, but there is no reason for me to cane you tonight." Gemma's head snapped up, her eyes wide in confusion. "Well, there's not, you know. You've won your way into the finals. There are no penalties for not winning tomorrow. All you have to do is show up without the stripes on your gorgeous black fanny and you are disqualified, the competition will be declared over and we can simply go home." Gemma started to speak but Alex silenced her with a gesture. "If you decide to proceed with the game, we will have to cane you and that has a couple of different ways to go as well. I can cane you tonight, get it over with, and you can rest on your tummy tonight, not having that still hanging over your head to disrupt your rest. Of course, in that case, it won't be what's over your head keeping you awake. However, I think I can get you to sleep tonight, sore fanny and all. You will probably be less sensitive tomorrow and will probably handle the big game better for it. "Or you can wait until tomorrow. I won't have to cane you as hard to ensure you are marked for the pregame inspection, but you will still be freshly caned and probably more sensitive than you would be in the first case." He drew a deep breath, and controlled himself. "It goes without saying that I would rather not cane you. I have been sitting on the stripes I gave myself all night and I cannot imagine inflicting that on you, my love." "However, the decision is yours to make. I will do whatever you ask of me, and hope that you'll be able to forgive me." He stood and walked over to lean against the fireplace and stare into the dancing flames. Gemma sat for a long time. She had not considered that she could stop now and not pay the price of a caning, that she could quit and not have to face the evening as a pleasure or entertainment slave for the membership, particularly for Rayna. The solution had much going for it. For one thing, her favorite slave would not be given the chance to get more of an upper hand with her than he already had. Just as quickly as it occurred to her, that thought was dismissed. Alex might enjoy having her at his feet and playing little bondage games with her, but look at him. He was really upset about having to use the cane on her. And he did play his games very well. The leather of the hassock was becoming stained from the flow of her aroused response to his kisses and caresses. Besides, she really did want to win, she wanted Rayna squirming and humiliated at her feet. She wanted revenge for herself and for Alex. She stood, still balancing carefully on the tall heels and walked over to Alex. She brought her arms down over him from behind and hugged his back to her. She gently brushed her sensitized nipples against the smooth broadcloth of his shirt and shuddered from the sensation. She rested her chin on the top of his head. "Gotcha, little Master." She giggled, surprised at her pun and the giggle itself. She was actually starting to enjoy this! "I want to win, Alex. I want that bitch who put me here and who hurt you without care for your health." He spun in her arms, and then scooped her into his. His strength, as always, amazed her. He sat down in the easy chair and simply held her for a few moments. "When do you want it?" There was no question what he meant. The caning. "The sooner the better, Master Alex." He nodded and settled her on the seat and got up to prepare the whipping block. The legs locked into hidden latches in front of the fire. A hand crank underneath the upholstery raised the hassock to a more optimum height. Leather straps were stored behind the bar and were quickly attached to lick rings on the hassock legs. When he was done, Alex led Gemma to the alter of her coming submission. He put pillows on the floor on the fireplace side of the horse to cushion her knees. Her knees were strapped tightly to the furniture legs. The hassock was wide and this binding forced her knees to spread nearly two and half feet. The effect was to place her vulva on display and to make clenching her cheeks very difficult. Her torso was draped over the top and then her hands and elbows were strapped to the front legs of the of the hassock. She could already feel the heat of the fire on her buttocks and on her pussy. A final wide strap pulled hard into the small of her back. The strap forced her to arch her back into the hassock and to lift her ass and shoulders against the restraints on her arms and legs. Every muscle of her lovely arse was taut with strain, roundly and perfectly presented to the tender mercies of the cane. Alex left for a minute and returned with a face harness that, when strapped on, would force a thick, wedge shaped rubber bit into her mouth. "The room is sound proofed, you know, Master." she said as he adjusted the straps to her head. Not only would the bit be uncomfortable, but the black rubber tasted terrible. "I know, but that isn't the purpose of this anyway. I am not as skilled as you are, Gemma. I do not want to give you more than five strokes, so I must ensure that I mark you. I may strike too hard and I don't want you biting your tongue or your lips. Remember when you used the whip on me? You did the same thing." And in the bit went. It was just as foul tasting as she remembered. And she remembered the scene with the whip, too. Alex had not walked correctly for a week. Scared the hell out of her because, once again, she'd gone too far. What was it about this man that caused her to lose her carefully cultivated self discipline, her renowned control? A small rubber ball was pressed into her right hand. "Throw this if you need me to stop. You can't speak well enough though the bit for a safety word. I am taking you at your word that you want to continue, so I fully intend to give you the full measure of the five strokes. Nod if you understand." Her head shook up and down in an exaggerated signal of acceptance. "Are you ready?" Another nod. "Well, I don't think so, but trust me, beloved, you will be. Oh, yes, you will be." A blindfold covered her eyes, his hand stroked her back with a teasing, ticklish touch, and then, he was gone. Alex stood apart from her, simply looked at her, bound and blindfolded at his hands, for most of five minutes. She was the most beautiful woman in the world and he loved her. Didn't make a hell of a lot of sense when he thought about it. The tests and demands she heaped on him, the pain he had endured for her and with her certainly did not have anything to do with love as far as his middle class, third generation Italian family preached it. He simply knew that life would be very empty without her. Now, he was going to have to hurt her, at her own request, to be sure, but hurt her, none the less. His own evening of sitting on the stripes he'd given himself was proof of that. He'd never intentionally hurt a woman before today. That Stephanie bitch would have to be dealt with another time. He was certain that she would be looking for him the next time Gemma brought him here, once again as the dominant member of the team. The forced rigid posture of the bondage and the highlights from the fire made her look like a statue carved of the finest ebony. Might as well get started, this was going to take a while. He approached her and settled beside her on the hassock. Gently, he ran his hands down her ribs, barely grazing the skin. He teased at still stiff and erect nipples and licked ever so slowly and sensuously at the base of her neck and the pulse points behind her ears. Gemma shuddered against her bonds and her nostrils flared in response to the sexual, erotic teasing Alex was inflicting on her. Deftly, Alex moved down to her ass and began a thorough oral assault on her helplessly exposed ass and cunt. Agile fingers found each and every erogenous point on her body as his tongue drove her higher and higher. Gemma growled into her gag, unable to resist him as he used all the skills she had taught him to attack her sensibilities with unerring accuracy. Tiny spasms started deep in the core of her, her breath came in gasps, partially through her nose, partially around the rubber bit in her mouth -- AL ... Most ... There ... > SssaaaWhack!!< Gemma screamed in fury and pain as the stroke of the cane landed cleanly and sharply across both cheeks of her ass. She thought she must have come close to biting that damnable bit in two. So close to finishing what she was sure would have been the best orgasm of her life and then, that. Before she could form another thought, the tongue and fingers were back, working at those centers of pleasure she had trained Alex to find with her crop in hand. Fire of a different kind rekindled pleasurably in her loins and the trip to the promised land started again. Once again she was reaching for the little starry lights of climax when the cane struck, this time about two inches higher than the first, but just as hard, just as evenly placed across both cheeks of her bottom. Now she knew what he was doing. Several times in the course of training Alex, she had forced him to orgasm before she had strapped or paddled him. Without the pain dulling haze of sexual arousal to protect him, the fires she ignited were twice as hot, twice as severe. He had taken it for her and she had felt exalted above anything in her experience. Now, he was doing just the opposite with her. He was keeping her on the knife edge of climax, using the body's own hormonal pain killers to help her take the caning, to ease the pain of the strokes. Three more times Alex took Gemma to the limits of her erotic precipice, and three times he brought her back with a cutting slash of the rattan cane. The total process took nearly forty five minutes, especially since he stretched out her pleasure, stringing her out as far as he could without letting her cum, for the last two cuts. When he had delivered the last cut, he came around and removed the blindfold and the bit. Gemma's eyes cleared and she saw Alex, kneeling in front of her. He gently cupped her chin and looked at her, his eyes scanning her intently for any indication she was not conscious or that she was hurt badly. She saw the tears in his eyes, the regret that he'd had to hurt her. She felt loved. Here, tied to this abominable whipping block, her ass aflame from the cuts she herself had asked for, she felt totally and completely loved by the man kneeling before her. Alex leaned over and kissed her, then disappeared behind her again. The hands and tongue came back with a vengeance, and Gemma sang a song of ecstatic joy in response to their attack. The spasms began again, for the sixth time. A knot formed and grew in her belly; every muscle in her entire body tensed to the point of cramping as he took her higher. Only her uncompromisingly rigid bondage held her and kept her from gyrating madly from the teasing torment of that infernally quick and dancing tongue. Then, the world stopped. As if turned off, every muscle in her body stopped moving. Alex seized the hard, tight little button of her clit between his lips and sucked it in. He held it with his lips while he wirebrushed it with rapid, fluttering strokes with the hard point of his tongue. Gemma's world shattered. When she regained her senses, Alex was back in front of her with a glass of cool, white wine. She lapped at it gratefully, then, looked up at him. "Kiss me again, please." Alex complied and, for the first time in her memory, she kissed him back, tasting and savoring the flavor of her own spendings on his mouth and tongue. Once again, he'd protected her when he could have gotten his own back without any chance of reprisal. And then she knew. She would have to do something about that but she had something she had to do first. "Alex, cut me again with the cane." He looked at her blankly, as if she'd lost her mind. "You don't need it, Mistress, believe me. The welts will show up just fine tomorrow." "I know, Alex, but I need the cane, now, without the gift of your wonderful tongue to dampen the fire. Just one, so I will understand, first hand, the gift you just gave me." Alex looked at her as if she'd lost her mind. She grinned ruefully. "Please Alex." He shook his head again, but stood and moved behind her. She heard the cane sing as Alex whipped it in the air to get the feel of it again. His hand came to rest at the base of her spine, just above the crack formed by her buttocks. "Ask for the cut, Mistress. Say please." He wanted her to ask for it. He still didn't believe her so he was using her own game to force her to ask one more time. All right. "Please, Master Alex, one of the best across my ass, sir." The cane sang and the fire blazed anew in her bottom. She tried but could not prevent her scream of pain. Alex was at her face again. She swallowed and tried to smile through her tears. Dear God, that had hurt, ten times worse than any of the others. Was that what she had demanded of Alex? She had to speak, had to talk, for him, now. "Th .. thank you, Alex. I .... did need that." She took another deep breath. "You don't know how much I needed that." Alex threw the cane away and reached for the straps restraining her wrists. She stopped him. "No, not yet, dearheart." His head snapped up at the endearment. She did not give out many of those and usually they were given out with a sarcastic edge in her voice. "I need something else, now, more than I need to be freed. Give me your cock, Alex, make your slave girl show her gratitude for the gift of your rod by orally loving your other rod." Alex stared at her, dumbfounded. God, was she going to have to break free and rape the man? What more did he want, an engraved invitation? Alex evidently did not, because he was nude and in front of her in seconds. She had always admired his penis, especially since she had shaved off his pubic hair the first time. Oral love was not something she had a lot of practice at, except at receiving. Tonight however, was different. Tonight, she was making love. Tonight, for the first time, she knew the difference. She tried to give back, with the warmth of her mouth and the touch of her tongue, all the gifts Alex had given her this day. It must have worked, because he was soon holding her head with his hands and gently sawing his dick in and out of her mouth. It was not enough! Suddenly, she remembered what she had realized only today, that she and Alex had never had intercourse, had never made love in that most basic sense. She tried to spit out the surging cock that was now ravishing her. Alex, sensed the change and pulled out of her mouth, breathing raggedly. My god, she thought, even now, this close, he is trying to take care of me. "Alex." Her voice was a strange, high pitched, pleading wail. "Alex, make love to me, now! here! Please, Alex." This time, she did not have to tell him twice. Thought became deed and he was inside her for the first time. Alex thought he had died and gone to heaven when Gemma was sucking his cock, and he had descended into the depths of hell when she had begged him to stop. Now he knew paradise. His last thought as he spewed what felt like two years worth of sperm into her tight, hot core was how in god's name he would ever go back to the way they had been before after knowing this joy. Gemma awoke in the master bedroom bed several hours later, Alex holding her tightly in his sleep. They'd both passed out from the force of their orgasms. Alex had awakened first and had unfastened her, bathed her and put her to bed. In a few more hours, she'd have to face the 'big game'. Soon enough, she thought, and snuggling more deeply into Alex's embrace, fell back asleep.