Chapter 11: Confession Under the Shadow of Ropes

The rage born of jealousy was like a poison coursing through Aries’s body. The image of Merin in Lisena’s embrace was seared into her mind, burning her heart with a scorching heat. She needed to erase that image, to erase every trace of Lisena from her property.

She didn't go to Merin’s bedroom, but instead strode directly to the basement… a room that was her own personal space. It wasn’t the clean, orderly room of Lisena, but a basement that retained its original state. The walls were bare concrete, with steel pipes and tangled wires on the ceiling. The air was cool, damp, and faintly musty. It was a raw, unadorned space… just like her true self.

Merin was yanked into the room, caught off guard. The unusual violence told her instantly that tonight would be unlike any other.

Aries said nothing. She shoved Merin into the middle of the room before grabbing a thick, coarse rope that hung on the wall. Her eyes were now dark and vacant, like black holes ready to swallow everything.

“Take off your clothes,” she commanded, her voice flat yet powerful.

Merin obeyed, trembling. She knew well that resisting now would only worsen the situation. Once her body was bare, Aries dealt with her immediately.

She used the rope to tie both of Merin’s wrists together tightly, before throwing the other end over a sturdy steel pipe on the ceiling and pulling…

Merin’s body was slowly lifted from the floor until only the tips of her toes brushed the ground. She was left hanging in mid-air, completely defenseless and helpless. It was a perfect display of power, a reinforcement that her life hung by a thread in Aries’s hands.

“Did you like it that much… her embrace?” Aries asked, her first sentence. Her voice was cold but laced with a pent-up rage.

Merin shook her head, tears in her eyes. “No… that’s not it…”

“Is that so?” Aries stepped closer, using her fingertips to force Merin’s chin up to meet her eyes. “Then why were you in her arms… hmm?”

She didn't wait for an answer. Her hand began to caress Merin’s trembling body slowly. But this time, it was not an exploration or an arousal, but a repeated branding. Her fingertips scraped hard against the skin, leaving red marks everywhere they passed, as if to erase another’s touch.

“Whose body… is this?” she asked in a low voice.

“…It’s yours,” Merin answered, her voice shaking.

“Good,” Aries smiled coldly. “Then it’s time for the owner to reclaim what’s hers.”

The night of punishment born of jealousy was crueler and longer than any before. Aries didn't use her shaft immediately, but instead used every part of her body to inflict pain and assert her ownership.

She bit down on Merin’s skin until bruises formed, used a leather whip on her buttocks and back relentlessly, only to lick the wounds soothingly afterward, creating a confusion of sensations that nearly drove Merin mad.

She aroused Merin until the Omega climaxed again and again with only her hands and tongue, forcing Merin to watch her own body being pleasured and punished at the same time.

“Look at me!” Aries roared, when she saw Merin trying to close her eyes to escape reality. “Look at your owner’s face clearly!”

Merin’s tears flowed endlessly. She was forced to confront the truth that… no matter where she fled for false warmth, her body and soul were still bound by the Alpha before her.

“Say it… whose are you?” Aries persisted. She used one hand to grip Merin’s chin tightly, while her other hand wreaked havoc on her most sensitive spot.

Merin shook her head. She didn't want to say it… uttering this Alpha’s name was the ultimate surrender.

“Say it!” Aries snapped, before violently thrusting her hardened shaft into the swollen, bruised love channel without any arousal whatsoever.

“Ah!”

The sudden pain made Merin scream at the top of her lungs. Her body spasmed violently.

“Say my name!” Aries roared, beginning to move her body with a fierce, crazed rhythm. “Say it… and I’ll give you the greatest pleasure!”

The pain, the pleasure, the fear, and the fragment of childhood memory warred in Merin’s head until it was a complete mess. Her final wall of resistance crumbled.

“…Aries.”

The sound that escaped her lips was hoarse and as faint as a whisper… but it echoed throughout the silent basement.

Aries’s every action stopped instantly. She froze in place. Her eyes, once dark and crazed, widened slightly. Finally… she had heard it… the word she had been waiting for all night.

The flames of jealousy were extinguished, replaced by the feeling of absolute victory.

She leaned down to kiss Merin deeply and passionately, before beginning to move her body again. But this time… it was no longer a furious punishment, but an invasion filled with possession and a true declaration of her power.

The night ended with Merin passing out while still hanging in mid-air. Aries slowly let the rope down, catching her limp body in her arms before carrying her back to the bedroom.