Free Everything He Wants by Erin Lark

okay?"
    "Yes, Master."
    "How are your knees?"
    I shifted my weight from one knee to the other. "Stiff, but I..."
    "Go on."
    "I don't want to stop, Master."
    He caressed my cheek. "I wasn't planning to. Remember, it's my job to push your boundaries. We'll go slow at first, but as you become more comfortable, I'll be pushing you even more. Understand?"
    "Yes, Master."
    "Good."
    The air around me cooled as he stepped away, but after that, he didn't move. I couldn't tell if he was in front of me or beside me. I strained to hear his breath. A foot shuffling against the floor. But like earlier, all I found was silent nothingness. Open your eyes. I couldn't. I feared if I did, I'd lose whatever hold I had on my submission. I wasn't ready to wake up yet. To go back to my normal life.
    "Tell me your safe words," Jake ordered, his voice coming from somewhere in front of me.
    "Yellow, if I'm uncomfortable. And..." I frowned. "Red, Master."
    "Yellow to slow down, yes." I could almost imagine him standing with his arms over his chest. "What is red for?"
    "To stop, Master."
    "Good girl. You will use these if you need them, do I make myself clear?"
    I swallowed. Hard. "Yes, Master."
    He didn't speak for a long moment, but I could hear his footsteps as he walked away from me. I waited to hear him scaling the stairs, but either my hearing was off, or that wasn't the direction he'd gone. Something jingled in front of me. Off to my right.
    My body tensed as icy panic swept through me. Cuffs. It was the only thing I could think of, at least that I'd noticed, that could make a noise like that.
    I licked my lips. Wondered if now was a good time—the perfect time—to use a safe word. He isn't Dennis. Right now, that much didn't seem to matter.
    "Yellow," I squeaked, surprised when Jake dropped whatever he was doing to join me.
    He lifted my chin. "Open your eyes." I did, and he let out a sigh of...was that relief? "Talk to me. Are you uncomfortable? Do you need to change positions?"
    I shook my head, testing the weight on my knees to make sure I was still good where I was. "No cuffs. Please, Master."
    He smiled and kissed me on the forehead. "We'll see, but don't worry about that now." He turned away, then stopped. "Why not get on your hands and knees? You can even put your head down on your arms if you need a breather. I'm just grabbing a few things."
    I did as he asked, closing my eyes before lowering onto my hands and knees. My hips complained, but for the moment, I ignored them. Bowing my head, I listened to the sounds of the dungeon as Jake rummaged through an assortment of items for whatever it was he'd been looking for.
    "Shut your eyes," he said, approaching me once I had. He set a few items on the ground. "Hold out a hand."
    I did as he asked, and he set something cold and metal in my palm. Sitting back on my legs, I used both hands to inspect the item, surprised when one end opened.
    "Put your finger inside," Jake said, his voice almost playful.
    I let the item close on an index finger and noted the odd pressure that was there. "What is it?" I handed it back to him.
    "A nipple clamp."
    I shivered, trying to imagine that very brief pressure on one of my breasts.
    "Relax. The reason I told you to close your eyes is so you don't need to see everything all at once. Give me your hand again."
    I half expected him to put gel in my palm if only to get a reaction out of me. Instead, he draped something over it, gently dragging it from one side of my hand to the other. I was vaguely aware of the fact this particular item had various ends. Soft. Light. A flogger, I realized as I listened to the hiss from the tails gliding across my skin.
    "Do you know what this is?" Jake asked, dragging the tails of the flogger over one of my breasts.
    "A..." I whimpered when the tails teased one of my nipples before skating across my ribs. "A flogger, Master."
    "Very good. Ticklish?" He ran it over my ribs again.
    "Yes, Master."
    "I can tell. You've got goose