The room is quiet as I kneel in the corner by the door, waiting for Sir to come in. My breath, heartbeat, and the soft hum of the air conditioner are the only sounds I can hear. I'm facing the room from my corner, but I keep my eyes trained on the floor beneath me.
I'm calmer than the first time I was here, but as time drags on and my knees start to hurt, I begin to get nervous and worry. How long will Sir leave me kneeling here? Did he forget he told me to be in here by 4? That's unlikely, considering I stayed with him last night just so I would be sure to be here on time... Unease clenches in my stomach, but after a few minutes, I hear footsteps coming. The uneasiness vanishes, leaving nervousness in its place.
"Up," Sir commands briskly as he breezes into the room, not even glancing at me. The door closes behind him and I scramble to my feet, cringing as I force my legs to straighten.
"Knees hurt?" Sir asks, and I murmur an affirmative answer, struggling to keep my eyes on the floor. I see him nod curtly in my peripheral vision. "That's what I thought. I may require you to do things that making kneeling for a long period of time essential. You're to spend fifteen minutes every morning and every night kneeling from now on. When you're comfortable with that, we'll bump it up to 30. Understood, slut?"
"Yes, Sir," I say, and I watch him surreptitiously from under my lashes as he checks the leather restraints on a St. Andrew's cross. I quickly lower my eyes as he turns to go to the metal cabinet, retrieving the keys from his pocket. I stand quietly as he opens the door and starts taking things out, but curiosity gets the best of me and I peek up again. As my eyes meet his, I feel my stomach drop and the blush of shame creeping into my cheeks as I flick my gaze back down.
"Oh, there's no use for that now," he says, his tone deceptively soft and seething with irritation. After a moment, I hear him walk over to me and my lip starts to tremble as my muscles tense, waiting for some kind of punishment. His hand flashes out and gently turns my face up to look at him, and he strokes my cheek roughly where my blood has pooled. "I was just going to strap you to that cross over there to get you used to being so restrained, but you've given me a wonderful idea." His hand leaves my face and he walks around me, smacking my ass hard with his bare hand, causing me to yelp in surprise.
As he circles back in front of me, he holds up two objects for me to view.
"Ball gag," he explains, lifting what appears to be a strip of leather with a sizable red ball in the middle and buckles at the ends. "And a blindfold." He grins deviously at the look on my face as he holds up a thick band of leather that tapers to strings at the ends. I swallow, my throat constricting painfully.
"You won't be able to move, speak, or see," he continues, watching my face as he talks, "which means you won't be able to say a safe word. Instead, you're going to hold this in your hand." He holds up a little blue bouncy ball that I hadn't noticed. "If you want me to stop, you drop this, understand?"
Not trusting my voice, I just nod, my eyes wide with anxiety. A slow, malicious grin spreads across his face as he steps closer to me and fists his hand into my hair at the base of my skull. He uses his grip to lead me over to the cross against the back wall.
Setting the objects in his hands down on the floor, he looks at me, his arms crossed and a thoughtful look on his face. His torso and feet are bare, his strong shoulders appetizingly taut. My eyes travel back up to his face to find him watching me, his expression hard but with a slightly smug undertone.
"If you're done fucking me with your eyes, slut, look back down at the damn floor," he growls. I do so instantly, blushing furiously as my hair falls in my face. "But before we get to the fun stuff..."
He takes a deliberate step toward me, his figure imposing and threatening. The muscles between my thighs clench with desire, and I resist the urge to bite my lip.
Using a finger to tilt my head up, his cold gaze meets my excited and timid one. A slight scowl mars his face, not far from mine. "You broke a rule. You lifted your eyes from the floorโwithout permission. As a result, you made direct eye contactโwithout permission. As punishment..." he trails off and moves closer to me so our chests are barely brushing against each other. He runs a hand down my chest, lifting my left breast and kneading it slowly. My pulse quickens and my veins heat, but his cold eyes are still fixed to mine and the look in them is daring me to moan or squirm without permission. I struggle to contain myself, even as I feel my arousal pooling between my thighs.
"As punishment," he continues after a moment, relentlessly teasing my nipple with his fingers, "you are not allowed to cum."
I stare at him, feeling my jaw go slack and my eyes round out with horror.
"I'm glad you appreciate the severity of the punishment, slut," he says. His hand glides down my side, thankfully leaving my breast alone, but then, without warning, he reaches between my thighs and pets my sex. My inhale is a sharp gasp, and in response, he starts rubbing his thumb slowly around my clit.
I struggle not to pull away, not to grind against his thumb, not to make a noise, and not to come apart. I feel the orgasm building, creeping up my thighs, and then Sir pulls his hand away.
I moan, a wordless plea, my clit throbbing and pulsing hungrily. My hips desperately want to move, to try and find friction, but Sir has me by the hips.