It had been one week since the mind blowing, extremely painful, utter body-shuddering orgasm she had had in the grip of the otherworldly potion he made her drink. Had she not appreciated the wit, the novelty, the extreme experiences that it came with, she might have felt resentful towards him for making her go through such pain unannounced, especially after his genuine promise of release. Instead, she admired him for his creativity and the effort he put into providing her with such colourful sensations, turning their time together almost into a carnival.
Yet, despite the fact that she had technically reached an orgasm, it had been so painful and strange, it had been something totally different; provided the physical release to her body, but only confusion to her mind. After a week, she needed another release so badly now, feeling the ache every hour of every day. Of course he was aware of this. He noticed her wearing loose, silky long dresses all the time and knew so well that she did so to enjoy the tantalising caresses of the silk on her body as she moved about. He watched her wake up every morning in bed, her legs crossed, her hips unconsciously moving around in the early seconds of wakefulness, trying to get some stimulation between her legs. He saw her at night turning right and left and left and right, trying to fall asleep unsuccessfully only to give up and start touching herself in delicate places, and he listened to the moans she tried to conceal, hoping that he was fast asleep. His eyes closed, pretending to sleep, he found delight in seeing that she would rub herself for a long time and reach the edge many times but never betray their game by secretly taking herself over that hill.
He enjoyed her trembling like a gazelle every time he brushed her fingers on her neck, on her chest, on her breasts, and immediately freezing like a stone, holding her breath, totally focused on the slightest pleasure he could provide her, eyes looking deeply at him, silently asking for more. He heard her pleads, but he made her wait purposefully.
It had been a beautiful Saturday out in the sun and green. They spent wonderful time strolling in the woods, lying on grass cuddled up reading their books, him giving her the occasional caress or rub under the blanket making her see butterflies.
Back at the house, after dinner, they were in the living room enjoying a cup of tea when she noticed that the box had returned to the mantlepiece.
She gazed at it, biting her lower lip, feeling an excitement already of the unknown pleasures or wickedness of the item inside would bring. He had placed the box there ten minutes ago and was waiting for her to notice it, watching her. When he realised she did, he stood up and picked up the box and placed it onto the low coffee table in front of her.
"Shall we?" he said, reaching out to her neck to get the key from her necklace. He could not help but give her a caress with his fingertips on the nape of her neck before he moved to the opening clamp, which sent a delicious shiver down her body. He took the key off the chain, and handed it to her.
"Open," he said.
She put the key in the lock and turned it. That familiar "Click", which gave her an increased heart beat. She realised that she had started to associate the sound of the opening click of the box with arousal. She opened the lid; there inside laid a delicate Venetian mask. image
"Beautiful" she said, caressing the mask.
"I have arranged us a visit to a special invitation-only ball. We are going tonight."
"Tonight?" she asked.
"Yes, we leave in an hour. I have also thought about your preparation. Come."
He walked to the bedroom and she followed. On the bed, there was a black garment bag from a designer brand. She opened the zip and took a long strapless black velvet dress out, very elegant, ankle length. She liked it, he knew she would.
"Shall I wear it now?"
"In a moment" he said. "I'd like you to wear something else first."
She thought he had bought her new underwear. Instead, he reached for his bedside cabinet and took out a length of crimson rope. She had not seen this before, this was not their regular jute rope, it was shinier and softer. He undressed her, and started tying a karada around her upper body. He made sure to make an extra square knot where he would tie the rope around her vulva and placed the knot precisely on her clit. She let out a small gasp as she felt the knot pressing her clit, and shivered with the thought of stimulation this might give her all night. She bit her lower lip in arousal. Before he finished his work, he played with her briefly, pinching her nipples, running his fingers over the crotch rope on her vulva, just to tease her and increase her yearning, if such a thing is possible. When he was finished, he asked her to lie down the bed and took a few pictures, admiring his work and her beauty. image
He then went to get ready himself. He wore his Italian black suit, a white shirt, and finished with silver cufflinks that were shaped like a loop of rope, and a bow tie. In the meantime, she put the black velvet dress over his work, applied her make-up, and wore only a pair of diamond and ruby earrings as jewellery.
They were ready to leave. The car and the driver were already waiting outside.
* At The Ball *
They drove for about an hour in the black Jaguar. She did not know where they were going. They left the city and continued driving into the countryside. Finally the car left the main road and passed some large iron gates and continued driving on a private road with grassland and trees on both sides until they reached a Victorian manor house. He handed her the mask to wear and helped her tie the bows at the back. The driver opened the doors and they got out of the car, first him, then her. He came next to her, took her hand and led her through the marble columns on each side of the wide porch. In front of the grand wooden door, he reached out to the devil shaped cast iron knocker and knocked with a pattern, like morse code, twice.
A butler welcomed them in and took their coats while the security searched his bag for any item or substance considered unacceptable. Then the butler showed them the way towards the main hall and the grand marble stairs. She glanced at the large portraits on the walls, the antique Persian carpets on the tiled floors, classical vases, statues and other ornaments placed tastefully around the period furniture. Finally they reached a closed door and stopped. This must be a banquet hall, she thought. The butler opened the door for them indicating that they were welcome to enter.
They walked a few steps and reached a purple velvet curtain blocking their way. He pulled one wing of the curtain aside and opened the entrance for her. She curiously walked through.
They found it quite dark in the spacious room, at least at first, arriving from the well lit corridors of the house. It was a very large space with ornamented tall ceilings, not a banquet hall but a ballroom. There were many windows but the same purple velvet curtains covered all of them. Unlike the rest of the house they passed, the furniture here was quite modern.