HIS DOE, HIS DAMNATION (An Erotic Billionaire Romance) novel Chapter 82

Meadow’s POV:

I failed.

I failed the fucking test. And now Alaric wasn’t going to give me what I wanted.

But I couldn’t help it. The onslaught of emotions and the pleasure and the pain just… it was too much. And so, I gave in. The worst part about this was knowing that this was only a glimpse of what Alaric could and would do to me if I had passed.

And I couldn’t take it.

My throat tightened as Alaric uncuffed the spreader bar from my ankles. I was breathing hard, trying to swallow. He kissed my ankles, rubbing against them with his thumb even though they weren’t sore. Something fluttered inside of me.

A few seconds passed before I felt him pull the plugs out of my ear. Relief washed over me like a wave when he gently loosened the blindfold, the silk sliding against my skin as he took it off.

The first thing I saw was his face. The corners of his mouth were slightly curved, eyes glinting with dark amusement. How was… How was he amused right now?

Alaric leaned over, his lips brushing over my temple in a soft kiss. “Good girl,” he whispered. “You did it.”

My voice was like air when I replied. “I failed. What do you mean I…” I trailed off as realization slammed into me hard. He wanted me to fail.

“You rigged it, didn’t you?” I breathed as Alaric worked on the handcuffs, taking them away from my wrists. “You wanted me to fail.”

Anger swirled in my stomach, making its way up my chest. Why would he do something like that?

“I didn’t rig it, Meadow,” he replied simply. “You failed because you couldn’t handle it. I didn’t even push you too hard.”

My nostrils flared and I sat up, running my hand through my hair. “You didn’t push me too hard? Alaric, you edged me more times than I could count. How is that not pushing me too hard?”

Alaric was standing right in front of me, and from my position on the bed, I was at eye level with his bulge. His very hard, protruding bulge.

It was so hard I was surprised his cock hadn’t even burst out of his pants yet. But that wasn’t the focus of this conversation.

He smirked as he reached out to cup my face with a rough palm. “Trust me, baby,” he murmured. “If you thought that test was hard, then I’m sorry to say it, but you’re nowhere ready for the tether room yet.”

A frown pulled at my mouth. “You think I’m weak, don’t you?”

“No,” he replied without hesitation, his eyes flashing as they dropped to my breasts. “You’re perfect, Meadow. Fucking perfect.”

My lips parted, ready to argue, but the words got caught in my throat when he pushed me further into the bed, coming on top of me so he was hovering. Alaric shoved out a breath as he trailed his hand up my naked body, leaning in to brush his crooked nose against my cheek.

“Perfect,” he repeated into my ear, softer this time. “But not ready.”

I didn’t know if the words were supposed to hurt as much as they did, but they cut me deeply. My chest ached like he had struck me harder than when he slapped my pussy. I wanted to scream, to tell him that I was ready, that I just needed to prove it. But my body betrayed me, burying my anger and frustration as it trembled under his touch.

I was still soaking wet between my thighs.

“You…” I swallowed hard, glaring at him when he pulled back to look at me even though my cheeks burned. “Did you enjoy watching me break, Alaric?”

His mouth curved. “I enjoyed watching you fight to pass the test,” he corrected, his voice deep and smooth as butter as he pressed a quick kiss to my mouth. “But I won’t enjoy destroying you, Meadow. And that is what would happen if I let you into the tether room too soon.”

Something inside me snapped at his words. That was what I wanted! God help me, I needed him to destroy me. I wanted to know what he was holding back, what more he thought I couldn’t handle.

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