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Merrick chooses the bench for my punishment, and I gladly bend over it, so he can put me in the restraints. I deserved this; I should have trusted him. We just had this conversation, so why would I think that he would do what I accused him of? I feel his hand squeeze my cheeks as he walks to the other side. āYou will get ten marks for that potty mouth and not addressing me properly, and then you will get twenty for running and putting yourself in danger,ā He opens a cabinet door, and pulls out a long, thin implement, āThe first will be administered with the cane, and you will count, Aria.ā Oh crap, heās never used the cane on me before! I canāt even remember if it was a hard limit of mine, āY-Yes, Sir...ā Heās also using my name and not my nickname he gave me, this isnāt going to be good, but I will accept it all. I donāt hear it come down, but I feel the sting as it lands across my cheeks, and I call out the first one. I continue to hold in my cries as I count them out, even
MERRICK I think Iām beginning to lose my mind. What happened with Aria tonight is so out of character for me. The fact that her screaming āstopā didnāt faze me, actually scares me a little. I have no place dominating any sub if I cannot stay in the right frame of mind the whole time. I know I was out of my mind with worry when Aria ran, but I should have waited before taking her to the playroom for her punishment. How am I supposed to face her again after what I did? I no longer deserve to be a Dom to her; I no longer deserve her, period. It doesnāt matter what she did, she didnāt deserve to be abused, and thatās exactly what I did. The whip, which is a hard limit of hers and I dismissed it entirely! That is why I am now sitting in a corner all by myself at a dive bar that Iāve never been to. Nobody should be able to find me here, not Jory, and sure the hell not Knox. I fucked up big time, and the moment Knox finds out what I did to our precious girl, heāll most likely be gunni
MERRICK (cont.) Wrapped in just a towel that hangs low on my waist, I grab another towel to dry my hair as I walk into my bedroom. I stop short when I notice her in the Nadu pose wearing a deep purple baby doll lingerie set. My dick hardens in an instant, when I see her in my room waiting just like Iāve taught her, only she shouldnāt be here. Especially dressed the way she is, even though sheās usually naked when sheās in my space. āAria, what are you doing. I need you to get up, you shouldnāt be here.ā I stop and stand right in front of her, but she doesnāt move. She remains in the pose, with her head bowed down, āAriaā¦ā I grab her chin and lift her face, but what I find is disturbing, āWhy are you crying?ā āDid I do something wrong? Why donāt you want me anymore?ā she asks and then hiccups. āWhat are you talking about, Aria?ā I crinkle my brow because she has me totally confused. āYou keep calling me by my name instead of your pet name for me, and you havenāt tou
MERRICK (cont,) āIt started when I was seven years old. My dad passed away shortly after I turned six. My mother went into depression really bad after that. I remember them being so happy together; they were so in love. They had been high school sweethearts.ā I smile as I reminisce. Aria remains quiet, as she listens intently, drawing circles on my chest with her finger. If I was a Daddy Dom, I would find it adorable because she looks exactly like what a little would look like while their DD was telling a story. The only thing she isnāt doing is sucking her thumb, but I could give her something else to suck if she really wanted it. Ugh, Iām getting off topic; thatās what happens when Aria is around. āMy parentās had me during their second year of marriage, and from what I was told when I was younger is that I was the apple of their eye.ā My smile fades as my mind fast forwards, āMy father hadnāt been feeling well, so mom made him go to the doctor, and thatās when they told hi
Bewitching Hearing Merrickās story breaks my heart, and it explains so much as to why he is the way he is. If you donāt know his back story, then you will never understand the man himself. Iām seeing the real Merrick Kingston right here, and I think that I have already fallen in love with him. His kiss is the deepest emotional kiss that I have ever received from him. The fact that he never kissed his sub in the past, but he has me, tells me more than I had originally thought about him but this kiss right here...itās with his whole heart. I pull him as close to me as I can, and it still doesnāt feel close enough, āFuck me. Sir.ā I mumble against his lips, but he shakes his head, no. āPlease, I need you...ā He pulls away from me just a little, āI want nothing more than to be inside of you Aria, but I canāt just yet. I will not allow myself that pleasure until I feel like Iāve been punished enough.ā He brushes some of my hair aside and smiles down at me a little too sadly, āI h
Both Jory and Knox are in the dining room when we come walking in. Knox does a double take because normally, I'm to be kneeling already to wait for Merrick. Instead, he had caught up to me after my little admission when leaving his room and took hold of my hand, and thatās how we walk into the room. Jory on the other hand glares at his friend beside me, not liking that Iāve already forgiven Merrick. Yes, my back is sore, and he fucked up, but everyone is allowed to make a mistake and he is very remorseful. I will have to talk to Jory a little more later on. I had slept in his room last night, so Knox didnāt find out what had happened, and Jory took very good care of me. A chair scrapes and Jory stands up, āIām going to head to the office,ā He informs Knox and then steps up to me and presses his lips to my forehead, āCall me if you need anything, sweet girl.ā I smile up at him, āThank you for last night, and I will.ā His shoulders relax a bit and then he walks out after giving a
Iām sitting in the window seat in my motherās room with a book in my hand, but my attention isnāt on the words within. No, itās on the thoughts running through my head. Everything that Merrick revealed to me earlier, including his love, has me reeling, and not in a bad way. I know that Iām in love with all three of them, but Iāve only just come to terms with the last two these last couple of days, and even then, I wasnāt quite sure if it was the real thing or just an extreme infatuation with them. Now, I know that without a doubt, I do love both Merrick and Jory as well. Glancing up to watch out the window, my motherās nurse, Nikki, snickers, āYou look like a woman in love, Aria. Mr. Hamilton is a great catch.ā I study the other woman for a moment and then smile, āYes, he is, but what makes you think that Knox is the one that Iām in love with?ā āWell, I could be wrong, but he is the one who moved your mother here and is looking into her medical history to find out all the lies
JORY Walking in and seeing what my best friend was doing to our girl infuriated me. I couldnāt believe that he was that much out of his mind that he would hurt Aria. I know he will be beating himself up over it because thatās not who he is. I donāt rightfully know why he went off the deep end, but I donāt care to hear it because the fact is that he did, and nothing will change that. I took care of Aria afterwards, soaking her in a bath and then putting antibiotics on the welts that had split open a little. Itās not that it was really bad, Iāve seen him do worse on willing subs, but itās the fact that I could hear Ariaās cries for him to stop and he hadnāt. As well as him using a whip on her, which is a hard limit. He dismissed all of his training all because something fucked with his head, and I canāt have him dominating our girl if he canāt remain in control. Watching them walk into the dining room hand-in-hand this morning, irked me to no end, I couldnāt stand to be in th