Free Oliver by Caitlyn Willows Page A

instructions, resting her forearms on the counter like a dutiful sub.
    Oliver stepped up beside her. “There is nothing that would please me more at this moment than to bind you and lay a strap over your pretty little ass. But I do hate having a good meal interrupted. This will do for now.”
    The scent hit her first—capsaicin cream. The cool hit her next, smoothed liberally over her buttocks. Then the burn struck—like a thousand strokes from a belt. Merideth whimpered and squirmed.
    “Now put your clothes back on and eat your breakfast. Don’t think about washing it off. It’ll only make it worse. It’s a burn I guarantee will stay with you for hours.” He capped the tube, tossed it onto the counter, and walked over to the sink to wash his hands.
    She fought the urge to dance around. It hurt more when her panties touched her ass, but that was nothing compared to when she sat. Merideth clenched her thighs and tried to focus on her food, wiggled her legs to ease the burn. Nothing helped.
    “Effective, yes?” He smirked at her.
    “Yes,” she murmured, looking away to hide her glare.
    “Such a time-saver, when we have so much to do today. Quiet too. For those times when a spanking must happen, but one doesn’t wish to draw the wrong element.”
    That yanked her head up. “Please tell me you aren’t going to take the cream with us.”
    Oliver’s grin widened. “I have something better.”
    He pulled a length of black braided leather from his pocket. The handle was stiff, perfect to fit in his hand. Two more loops of braided leather were attached to the end. Merideth had never seen anything like it. Its purpose was clear, though.
    “What is it?”
    “You really have been out of the loop, haven’t you? Pun intended.”
    He rasped the leather up her arm. Her nipples tightened; her body clenched.
    “It’s a loopy john. Fits very nicely in my pocket. Quiet and effective and packs a sting you’ll remember for a long time. An excellent take-along tool for issues that can’t wait. I’d demonstrate, but I’m no sadist.”
    Tell that to her flaming bottom.
    “The other end has another embellishment.” He pointed out the inch-long falls dangling from the handle. “Imagine this dancing over your nipples or tapped against your clit. Pleasure?” He turned the device to the loops. “Or punishment?”
    He stuffed the thing back into his pocket. Merideth hoped it stayed there.
    “It’s perfect for training stubborn subs, but it’s not a tool for the novice. I’ve worked with many Doms on its use as well as those domestic discipline couples. This is custom-made by a Dom I trained years ago. Hawk’s leatherwork is unsurpassed. One touch of one of his floggers will make your pussy weep.”
    Merideth’s breath caught. The burning on her buttocks felt too much like a hard spanking. Thinking that, hearing Oliver talk, the leather he’d brushed up her arm, all made her clit sit up and take notice.
    “Another Dom makes the most exquisite glass plugs and dildos. You’ll find an array down in the playroom.” Oliver waved his finger toward a door under the stairs. “After breakfast, you’re to go down there and find a nice-sized one. Plug, not dildo. If I don’t like your selection, I can guarantee you won’t like the one I choose. You’ll wear it until I remove it, bodily functions notwithstanding. You’ll also change into a dress or skirt and blouse, no underwear. I want unfettered access to your ass and pussy.”
    Fuck you was on the tip of her tongue. “I didn’t bring a dress or skirt.”
    “Very well. We’ll make clothes shopping the first item on our list. Please me, and you’ll feel the pleasure. Displease me, and it will be the sting.” Oliver lifted his fork to continue eating, dismissing her, expecting his orders to be obeyed.
    “You’ve changed.” Right now she couldn’t say if it was for better or worse.
    Oliver locked his eyes on hers, trapping her like a snake does a bird. Her heart