The Frenchman's Revenge (48 page)

He smiled at her
perplexed
look as she fingered the beautiful rings and
he
added
with a teasing smile
, “
I
t is only fair to tell you these
anneux de sein
are
treacherous
.
I am told that the use of these rings makes one
’
s breasts even fuller
,
the nipples
more prominent and more sensitive
. Indeed
you will always be in a state of readiness
, constant excitation
for my pleasure and, of course,
for
yours
.”

“Hmm, I see.
What…what is the chain for?”

He grin
ned a salacious grin.

“F
or me to tug
on
.”

Elena swallowed hard
,
but her eyes were sparking as she fingered the heavy gold rings with their prominent precious stones, her interest clearly growing.

“
What is this
one for?” she asked, pointing to
the third
ring
,
the
eyes glitter
ing with diamonds.

His voice was husky, seductive.

“
Spread your legs,
c
herie
, and I will show you.”

“Oh my God, Bai.
I…you…
you
can’t mean it.”

He l
aid
her against the floor and gently separated her swollen folds
. He
slipped his finger up against
the
sensitive
ridge
of skin
covering her
clitoris
and rolled it between his
fingers
and thumb
her soft moans
responding to
his expert touch
.

“See this hood, this cover here? It is the
perfect place for
a stimulating
decoration
,
oui
,
cherie
?”

Elena’s face was bright red as she looked at the extravagant jewelry
,
then buried her head in Bai’s shoulder.

“Are you sure…sure it is okay to wear these beautiful rings in those places, especially this one?” she asked tentatively
pe
e
king out and
pointing to the ring with the diamond eyes.

“Ah,
cherie
, I promise you, we will both delight in these rings.
I will play with them constantly, titillate you and bring you to even more profound orgasms, yes?”

She trembled and buried her face again then surprising him, she giggled.

“What is
amusing
,
cherie
?”

She looked up at him, her face flushed
with embarrassment
,
but her eyes were dancing.

“You are right about one thing, Bai. My grandfather and father will not be duplicating this gift!”

He threw back his head and roared.

“You are goddamn right
about
that,
cherie
.
I am the only one who will decorate your nipples and your
luscious pussy
with
jewels,
oui
,
mon
amour
?”

He waited for several moments while she considered the rings
. Smiling
,
he held first one then the other against her nipples.

“Look
petite
,
h
ow fancy you will be. Precious stones on even more precious flesh. Mm hmm.”

Putting the clitoral ring up next to her engorged flesh, he added, “And look at this?
Think of the hours I will play with these diamonds.
This beautiful little nub will no longer be able to hide
,
cherie
.
Mais
,
oui
.
”

Elena twisted away from his probing, teasing touch
,
but it was obvious from her sparkling eyes that not only was she intrigued, she was titillated and excited by
his
scandalous gift
s
.

“
By
the way
, Elena
,
M
anu said
a fierce looking fellow droppe
d
off this box with
the
other gifts
left at the door.”

Elena looked up in surprise
when he handed her an
elaborate red lacquered box.
Painted on the top and sides of the box
were elegant scenes
of men and women in
extraordinary
sexual positions
that she recognized from her secretive
, cursory
study of the
Kama
S
utra
.
She tried to hide her interest, but the knowing look in Bai’s eyes indicated he likely
saw
the
manual tucked away in
her
bureau drawer.

Ignoring his grin
,
she tested the
gold keyhole on the side of the box
,
but it was
securely locked.
Bai smiled at her and handed her a tiny gold key.
It was then that she saw the red garter
wrapped around the box
.

She felt
the
heat
light her face
and she was embarrassed that her hands were sh
aking.
She tried to act calm, nonchalant
.

“
Ahh
, this is from the
warlord
? T
he one with the wicked proclivities?
”

“Hmm. Yes, I believe so. It seems
you did catch his eye
.
Perhaps it was the red shoes,
oui
,
cherie
?”

She g
r
inned and slipped off the garter and
held
it to her nose.

“It smells like…like me and like you.”

Bai took it f
rom
her and
sniffed
it.

“Ah, so it does.
A most erotic smell.
Wicked.”

Elena took the tiny key and
op
ened the box.
Bai saw her eyes widen with surprise
,
then a
little frown
crossed her face
,
quickly followed by
a flush of red flood
ing
her face and neck. She gasped and
stuttered
;
her
voice shook
.

“Oh
,
you were right, Bai.
The warlord i
s a
…
very wicked man
…
dangerous.”

Inside the box
she saw a set of
red and black
velvet wrist and ankle cuffs with long black silk ties and
a
matching
silk
blindfold. Nestled beside the restraints was
what at
first
looked
to be a riding crop.
A second look confirmed it had a more specific, less innocent purpose.
She reached inside
the box
and took
out
the
fancy crop
. It had
a
n intricately
carved l
eather handle
and
a
n unusual design.
The flogging end of the shaft had thin leather
tails
but underneath
the striking strips were
feathers. She stared at
the crop
for a long moment
anxiously
biting her lower lip
.
When she looked up at Bai,
she saw the
soft smile on his face and wicked twinkle in his eyes.

“Ah,
cherie
.
Don’t be afraid.
Feel
how soft these feathers are? They whisper sweet words of love to
your
tender
skin
.”

He pulled the leather tails back to reveal the
nest of
feathers and dusted
the
m
across the inside of her knee
and along the
sensitive fl
esh of her
inner
thigh.
She trembled and gasped at the erotic touch. Then with a
n audible
snap
,
he flicked the leather tails sharply across her thighs
. S
he jumped and cried out more in surprise than pain.

Rubbing
the pink mark
to take away the sting
,
he
ran his fingers over the leather tails and didn’t hide the gleam in his eyes.

“You see,
cherie
, what a remarkable
device
this is
?
The loving touch of the downy feathers
or
, in contrast,
the sting of the
leather. Sharp,
yes, but
still soft
, not hurtful in the hands of an expert,
oui
,
mon petite putain
?”

Elena tried to
cover
her
nervousness
but couldn’t
. Neither could she
hide
the excitement
quivering in her groin
or the
telltale flood of moisture
between her legs.
Seeing the
look in his
eyes and his knowing grin at the dampness on her thighs
,
she knew that Bai
understood
all too well her conflicting emotions.

Doing her best to take charge of the situation,
Elena
held up the velvet
wrist
and
ankle cuffs with
the
long
silk
ties
and asked
with a
dismissive
snort
, “And these?
These are necessary for the big strong warlord to control his prisoner?”

Bai chuckled
,
a low rumbling sound.

“
Ah, only when necessary
,
mon amour
.
As long as his
putain
behaves
,
is not naughty or wicked, he won’t need to
restrain
her.
But you of all people know how naughty my
petite putain
is.
S
o,
yes, on occasion these will be necessary.
Not to capture or hurt, but to hold her still while I show her what happens to naughty, wicked little girls when they don’t behave.”

Bai put the whip and restraints back in the lacquer box, locked it
,
and pushed it to the side.
He leaned down and kissed her on the
cheek
.

“
We will put this away for tonight
,
ma petite
.
You have been a surprisingly good girl today
and the
warlord
’
s devices
won’t be necessary.”

He walked over to the bed and tossed several large pillows on the floor
in front of the fire
,
then reached for a
bottle of champagne
.

He
lay
down beside her and propped himself up on one elbow.
Seeing the uncertain look on her face, he ran
his
fingers teasingly
over her chin
,
then
pinched the corner of her lip and smiled at her soft groan.