Free The Master by Tara Sue Me Page B

penalty and you’ll earn a reward.”
    Nothing too bad was going to happen, she told herself. Even if she bumped into something, the worse he’d probably do was make her write dirty sentences. On the other hand, if she made it?
    Hell, yes, she wanted to experience one of Master Johnson’s rewards.
    “I’m ready, Sir.”
    “Good job, little one. Two steps forward.”
    It started out easy enough. Little steps forward. Turn right and two more steps. But as she made her way deeper into the room and farther from him, her nerves and self-doubt tried to get the better of her.
    “Don’t you trust me?” Peter’s voice had been accusatory. Almost as if he was saying she didn’t get a say in what they did.
    “Of course I trust you, but . . .” How would she safeword?
    “No buts. Either you do or you don’t.”
    “Sasha?” Cole’s voice didn’t sound anything like Peter’s. The memory disappeared.
    “Yes, Sir?”
    “You froze. Are you okay?”
    She took a few deep breaths.
I’m safe. I’m with Cole. He’ll protect me.
“I had a flashback, Sir, but I feel better.”
    She heard him walking toward her and then she felt his nearness.
    His breath tickled her ear. “I’m going to touch your shoulders.”
    She only had a chance to nod before his hands were rubbing her shoulders. Her body moved instinctively toward him.
    “First of all, breathe, little one. Then tell me what happened.”
    She took several deep breaths, like he’d told her before. Funny how such a simple act made her feel better. “It was a flashback to that night. Peter. He asked me if I trusted him, but I was afraid. I wouldn’t be able to safe out.”
    “So you knew you shouldn’t have moved forward?” His tone was light and non-accusatory. And his hands felt so good.
    “Yes, but I didn’t say anything. I thought it was sweet we knew each other so well we didn’t need safe words anymore.”
    “I’m not going to give you a lecture on why that was a mistake. I’m sure you’ve heard it enough. I will tell you that if you’re uneasy about anything we’re doing, I expect you to yellow. The only thing that will upset me is if you don’t use your safe words. Understood?”
    “Yes, Sir.”
    He continued rubbing her shoulders and back. It wasn’t long before her tension left completely.
    She swayed against him.
    “Better?”
    “Yes, Sir.”
    “Do we need to stop?”
    “I’d like to finish.”
    His breath tickled her ear again. “That’s my girl,” he said with one last squeeze of her shoulder. “You make me proud.”
    His praise gave her the strength she needed to finish. Though she’d doubted her ability to find a knowledgeable Dom, her instincts told her
he
was a Dom worth submitting to. Unfortunately, he was only hers for this little slice of time. He didn’t even think she was submissive enough to have sex with.
    But I can show him this. I can prove I can do this.
    With a renewed confidence, she focused on his voice and broke out into a huge smile when he told her she’d made it to the sunroom.
    “Stay where you are. Keep the blindfold on.” His voice moved closer to her.
    She was still smiling when he removed the blindfold. Her first sight was his own smile.
    “You did it,” he said. “Wonderfully and without penalty. I’m so proud of you.”
    Holy fuck, what that smile did to his face. He was so gorgeous it hurt.
    “Thank you, Sir,” she managed to get out.
    “So, what will it be for your reward? What do you want? If it’s within reason, it’s yours.”
    His lips mesmerized her. They were full and so sexy-looking, and when he smiled like he was, her heart skipped a beat.
    The words rushed out before she could stop them. “A kiss, Sir. I want a kiss.”
    He froze. “A kiss?”
    She could have kicked herself. He’d been so happy and pleased with her. Now he was looking at her like she’d lost her mind.
    She looked at his shoes. “It’s okay, I mean, you don’t have to. I under—”
    “Stop,