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Lukus let out a long sigh. “Believe me, after thirty-four years, this being single shit is not nearly as much fun as it used to be. Don’t envy me. I’d give anything to have what you and James have.”
“You mean what Ihad.” Even though he said the words, he couldn’t believe she was gone.
“It’s not too late, Markus. Do you still love her?”
A wave of pain crashed through to touch every part of his body. “I’ve never loved anything or anyone so much. I feel like half of me died yesterday.”
“She didn’t die,” Lukus answered. “She’s alive and more importantly, she refuses to give up on you and your marriage. I pulled out some pretty heavy-duty punishments that should’ve made her a simpering mess within an hour and she blew through them all. You have no idea what you have, do you?”
“Other than an adulterous wife?”
“Markus, she went with that asshole because unlike you, she couldn’t keep pushing down her natural instincts, and the jerk knew how to prey on those deep-seated needs.”
“Have you lost your mind? What needs? To be beaten within an inch of her life?”
“While Jake is obviously an abusive prick, it doesn’t change the fact that Brianna has deep submissive tendencies. It’s why she went to the BDSM clubs years ago in the first place. And while Jake deserves to be in jail, he did help Brianna in one way. He helped her discover she’s a pain slut.”
Markus snorted loudly as he let loose with a scoff. “Oh, for Christ’s sake. You’re losing it, Lukus. Brianna hated how he abused her, how he hurt her. Shehatespain.”
“She hates uncontrolled pain. She hates being subjected to pain from someone who doesn’t love or protect her and who she can’t trust, but I watched her come twice since last night from nothing more than a strong belting on her ass and pussy. She hit sub-space faster than any sub I’ve ever trained. It was amazing.”
“Shut the fuck up.” Markus glared at Lukus as if he were flat out lying.
“Why would I lie, Markus? Think about last night when you were riding her up in the balcony. I arrived in time to realize she was coming completely unglued when you were controlling her, fucking her like the Dom you really are. Don’t get me wrong. Brianna isn’t even close to a full-timer for the lifestyle, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t submissive. I’ve seen how strong she can be, and I actually admire it, but I’m here to tell you there’s a part of herself she’s been trying to suppress—a part that only Jake’s dominance filled for her. She didn’t know how to tell you and because you kept the fact you were a Dom secret from her, she never had a clue you might actually understand. She’s starving for your strength, Markus.
“And that doesn’t mean she wants you to flip over to the way you were with Georgie. In case you haven’t figured it out yet, you have both extremes down pat. What you need to do now is blend the two parts of you into one strong Dom who protects his submissive, dominates his submissive, cherishes his submissive, disciplines and loves his submissive.”
Markus shook his head in disbelief. “I can’t believe it.”
“Bri mentioned she likes to read romance novels. Does she read much around you?” Lukus asked.
“Oh, hell yes. She constantly has her nose in her iPad, reading some romance novel or another. She tries to put it down when I’m home to spend more time with me, but on the weekends, I catch her reading all the time. Why?”
“Did you ever take the time to notice what she was reading?”
“Why the hell would I care? What guy wants to read romance novels?”
“Where’s her iPad? I’ll show you why you should have cared.”
Markus got up and stumbled to the kitchen, grabbing Brianna’s iPad along with a bottle of water for Lukus. “Here, but I have no idea what this is supposed to prove.”
“What it’s going to prove is what’s at the heart of your problem with both Bri and even Georgie,” Lukus said, bringing up the book application on Brianna’s device. “Being a Dom means you need to constantly be looking for ways to understand your sub. By their nature, most subs are not able to ask for what they want. They need us to pick up on the subtle cues, about what they want and need. It’s how they build trust in their Doms. If they knew how to demand what they needed, they’d be a Domme for Christ’s sake. Brianna basically told me that in so many words today.”
Markus turned his friend’s words over as he waited for Lukus to scroll through the books stored on Brianna’s iPad. Could he have been completely blind, missing Brianna’s hints about her deepest needs? He didn’t think he could feel worse than he had before, but he hated the thought of letting her down.
“Okay, there are a lot of popular erotic novels with strong, dominant heroes on her, but there are also some really hard-core books. Here… Anne Rice’sThe Claiming of Sleeping Beauty.” Lukus turned the device around so Markus could see the cover. “That’s about as graphic a D/s story as you can read.” Lukus then changed apps. “Let’s look at her browser history.”
He tapped the screen. “See, Markus. The iPad is full of visits to sites dedicated to domestic discipline.”
Lukus handed the iPad over to Markus. His hands trembled as he spent a few minutes looking through the books his wife had been reading. He openedThe Claiming of Beautyto the page-mark that Bri had left the book on and took a few minutes to read.
He could feel Lukus watching him as he read. With each paragraph he read, the faster his heart beat. It felt like a dream… All this time, she’d been sitting next to him… lying in bed at night right next to him… reading… His own cock twitched reading about all of the debauched torments Beauty was going through between the pages—torments that didn’t sound terribly different from the horrors she’d been put through at the hands of her asshole ex, Jake.
How could she read this? Markus’s mind raced, trying to understand, latching onto the words his best friend had thrown at him minutes before. Was it possible they could somehow salvage their marriage?
“Is it too late? Did I screw this up beyond repair?” Markus finally asked outright.
Lukus grinned at his friend. “Not by a long shot. She’s been waiting for you to claim her just like the prince claimed Beauty.” Then Lukus got serious, all traces of his smile gone. “And honestly, Markus. If you don’t make this right with her, I worry about her. With her tolerance for pain, if she goes out to troll for a new Dom at the clubs, she could really get hooked up with another Jake who could end up killing her. She won’t safeword out with her high tolerance for pain. She needs special care.”
