MasukEzra fucked her like he was trying to break her.
Each thrust was deep and deliberate, pushing into her with a rhythm that stole her breath. Vienna's legs wrapped around his waist, her heels digging into his lower back, pulling him closer even as she cried out from the force of him. The collar pressed against her throat with every movement, a constant reminder of who she belonged to tonight. "Look at me," he commanded. She forced her eyes open. His masked face hovered above hers, those dark eyes burning down at her. A vein pulsed in his forehead. His jaw was tight. He looked like a man barely holding onto his control. "You feel that?" he growled. "You feel how tight you are around me? How your body is squeezing me like it never wants me to leave?" "Yes, Daddy." The word came easier now, slipping off her tongue like honey. "I feel it." "You are so fucking wet." He pulled out almost all the way, then slammed back in. Vienna's back arched off the bed. "Dripping down my cock. Making a mess of my sheets. Do you care?" "No, Daddy." "Good girl." He changed his angle, thrusting upward, and suddenly he hit something inside her that made stars explode behind her eyes. "There. That spot right there. You like that?" "I like it. I like it. Please do that again." He did it again. And again. Each thrust hit that same perfect spot, and Vienna felt the pressure building in her belly for the second time that night. It was different from the first orgasm. Faster. More urgent. Like a wave about to crash. "Daddy," she gasped. "I am going to come." "Not yet." "I cannot wait this time. I really cannot." "You can and you will." He slowed his pace, pulling back to shallow thrusts that barely touched that spot. The pressure eased slightly, and Vienna whimpered in frustration. "You come when I tell you to come. Not before." Tears slipped from the corners of her eyes. "That is cruel." "Yes," he agreed, and he smiled. It was not a kind smile. It was the smile of a man who enjoyed watching her suffer. "I am cruel. And you love it." She did. God help her, she did. He pulled out entirely and flipped her onto her stomach in one rough motion. Before she could catch her breath, he grabbed her hips and lifted them, pulling her onto her knees. Her face pressed into the sheets. Her ass was in the air, still stinging from the paddle, and her wetness was cooling on her thighs. "Hands behind your back," he ordered. She crossed her wrists behind her. He bound them with one of the silk ropes, not to the headboard this time, just tied together. The silk was soft but tight, and she tested it once before letting her arms rest against her lower back. "Now," he said, positioning himself behind her. "You are going to take every inch. And you are going to thank me for it." He pushed inside her again from behind, and the new angle made her gasp. He was deeper like this, impossibly deep, and she felt stretched and full and completely helpless. Her bound hands meant she could not brace herself. Her face in the sheets meant she could not see him coming. All she could do was feel. And God, she felt everything. He fucked her hard and fast, his hips slapping against her bruised ass with every thrust. The sting of the paddle marks mixed with the pleasure of his cock, and Vienna moaned into the sheets, her voice muffled by the fabric. "Thank you, Daddy," she sobbed between thrusts. "Thank you. Thank you." "Louder." "THANK YOU, DADDY." He reached around and found her clit with his fingers, rubbing in tight circles that matched the rhythm of his hips. The pressure in her belly exploded back to life, bigger than before, more desperate. "Please," she begged. "Please, please, please." "Please what?" "Please let me come. I need to come. I need it so badly, Daddy. I will do anything. Anything." "Anything?" "Anything." His fingers pressed harder on her clit. His cock drove deeper into her. His other hand grabbed her bound wrists and pulled them toward him, forcing her back to arch even more, and Vienna saw spots dancing in her vision. "Come for me, princess," he said against her ear. "Come all over Daddy's cock." The world shattered. Vienna's scream was swallowed by the sheets. Her whole body convulsed, her inner walls clenching around him so tightly that he groaned and buried his face in her neck. The orgasm went on and on, wave after wave, until she was nothing but trembling flesh and ragged breath and the sound of her own broken moans. Ezra pulled out and flipped her onto her back one last time. He knelt between her legs, his cock in his hand, stroking himself fast and rough. His masked face was tilted back. His jaw was slack. "Open your mouth," he said. She opened her mouth. He came on her tongue and her lips and her chin, hot and salty, and she swallowed what she could while the rest dripped down her neck onto the collar. He watched her with dark, hungry eyes as she licked her lips clean. "Good girl," he breathed. He collapsed beside her on the bed, his chest heaving, his arm thrown over his eyes. Vienna lay still, her bound hands trapped beneath her, her body aching and wet and marked. The collar was sticky now. Her thighs were sore. Her ass throbbed. She had never felt more alive. After a long moment, he sat up and untied her wrists. The silk fell away, and she rubbed the red marks on her skin. He took her hands and kissed each wrist, soft and slow, then her palms, then the inside of her elbows. "How do you feel?" he asked. "Ruined," she whispered. "Good ruined?" She smiled. It was a tired smile, a wrecked smile, but it was real. "The best ruined." He stood and walked to the bathroom. She heard water running. When he came back, he had a warm washcloth in his hand. He knelt beside the bed and cleaned her gently, wiping the sweat and wetness and salt from her skin. He was careful around the paddle marks, dabbing instead of rubbing. He wiped her face clean of tears and come. He even cleaned the collar, running the damp cloth over the leather before unbuckling it from her throat. Her neck felt naked without it. He set the collar on the table and pulled the sheets up over her body. Then he climbed into bed beside her and pulled her against his chest. Her back pressed to his front. His arm draped over her waist. His lips brushed the back of her neck. "Sleep," he murmured. "You have earned it." Vienna wanted to say something. Thank you. I have never felt this way. Who are you? But her eyes were already closing, her body already surrendering to exhaustion. The last thing she felt before sleep took her was his hand on her hip, his thumb tracing small circles on her skin, and the steady beat of his heart against her back. --- Vienna woke to sunlight. It streamed through a window she did not recognize, falling across her face in warm gold bars. She blinked. The sheets beneath her were dark gray. The ceiling above her was high and white. The air smelled like cedar and sex. She was alone. She sat up slowly, wincing at the ache between her legs. The bed was empty beside her. The armchair was empty. The table held only the velvet box, closed now, and a glass of water with a note folded beneath it. Her hands shook as she picked up the note. Princess, You were exquisite. Last night was not a transaction for me. I hope it was not for you either. Fifty thousand dollars has been wired to your account, as promised. The second half will arrive when you confirm you have read this note. Do not look for me. Do not try to find me. What we had was real, but it was also one night. That is all it can ever be. Take care of yourself, Vienna. You will always be mine. No name. No signature. Just the faint ghost of cedar and whiskey on the paper. Vienna read the note three times. Then she folded it carefully and tucked it into the pocket of her robe, which someone had draped over the foot of the bed. She should have felt satisfied. She had gotten what she came for. The money. The experience. The orgasms she had waited her whole life to have. But as she stood and walked to the bathroom, stepping under the hot spray of the shower, she could not stop the tears from falling. She did not even know his name. And somehow, that was the most painful part.The news of Marcus Webb's innocence spread quickly. Vienna had not intended for it to become public. She had wanted to keep the truth private, to process it with her family, to grieve and heal in her own time. But the prison had leaked the story to a journalist. And the journalist had run with it. Within days, the headlines were everywhere. The Man Who Didn't Kill Marcus Cross The Board's Failed Murder Plot A Killer's Confession: I Lied to Save Him Vienna read the articles and felt sick. The world was feasting on her family's pain. They were turning her father's death into a spectacle. They were turning Marcus Webb into a hero. But he was not a hero. He was a complicated man who had made a terrible choice in an impossible situation. He had lied. He had let them believe he was a murderer. He had carried the guilt of a crime he did not commit. He was not a hero. He was a human being. --- The phone calls started the next day. Vienna's office phone rang constantly. Her cell pho
The letter arrived on a Tuesday morning. Vienna was in her office at the center, reviewing grant applications, when the receptionist knocked on her door. She was holding a white envelope in her hand. "This came for you," she said. "It was hand delivered." Vienna took the envelope. Her name was written on the front in careful, elegant script. There was no return address. No stamp. Just her name. "Who delivered it?" she asked. "A young man. He said it was from his grandfather. He said his grandfather was in prison and could not send it himself." Vienna's blood ran cold. She opened the envelope. Inside was a single sheet of paper. The handwriting was shaky. The words were simple. Dear Vienna, I know you do not want to hear from me. I know you have every reason to hate me. But I need to tell you something. Something I should have told you years ago. I did not kill your father. I was there. I was in the room. I saw him die. But I did not kill him. The board told me to. They pa
The weeks after Marcus Webb's trial were strange. Vienna had expected to feel relief. She had expected the truth to set her free. She had expected closure to bring peace. But instead, she felt hollow. Empty. Like a wound that had been reopened and was now bleeding again. She went through the motions. She woke up each morning. She made coffee. She went to the center. She came home. She ate dinner. She went to bed. But she was not really there. Part of her was still in that cabin. Still hearing Marcus Webb's confession. Still seeing the face of the man who had killed her father. She could not stop thinking about it. The injection. The board's plan. The years of silence. The guilt her mother had carried. The guilt she now carried herself. She tried to push it down. She threw herself into her work. She spent long hours at the center. She answered emails until her eyes blurred. She planned events and wrote speeches and shook hands with donors. But the grief would not be ignored. ---
The book was a success. It sold thousands of copies in the first week. It was featured in newspapers and magazines. It was discussed on television and radio. Vienna's mother became a voice for families who had been silenced by the system. She spoke at conferences. She gave interviews. She told her story again and again. But something was still bothering her. Vienna noticed it immediately. Her mother was quieter than usual. She was distracted. She spent hours staring at the wall, her eyes vacant, her hands trembling. She jumped at sudden noises. She cried for no reason. Vienna found her on the balcony one evening, staring out at the river. "Mom," she said softly. "What is wrong?" Her mother did not turn around. "I have something else to tell you." Vienna's heart clenched. "What?" Her mother was silent for a long moment. Then she said, "I have been keeping a secret. A secret I should have told you years ago." Vienna crossed the balcony and stood beside her. "What secret?" Her
The book launch was in three days. Vienna's mother had been working on it for over a year. The Man I Loved. The story of Marcus Cross. The truth that had been buried for so long. She had poured everything into it. Her grief. Her guilt. Her love. Every page was a testament to the man she had lost and the years she had spent in hiding. But now, with the launch only days away, she was falling apart. Vienna noticed it immediately. Her mother had stopped eating. She had stopped sleeping. She spent hours staring at the wall, her eyes vacant, her hands trembling. She jumped at sudden noises. She cried for no reason. Vienna found her on the balcony one evening, staring out at the river. "Mom," she said softly. "What is wrong?" Her mother did not turn around. "I do not know if I can do this." "Do what?" "The launch. The interviews. The readings. All of it. I do not know if I can stand in front of all those people and talk about your father." Vienna crossed the balcony and stood beside
Lila came back the next day. Vienna was in her office, reviewing grant applications, when there was a knock on the door. She looked up and saw the young woman standing in the doorway, her hands clasped nervously in front of her. "Lila," Vienna said, setting down her pen. "Come in." Lila stepped inside. She looked different today. Still tired. Still pale. But there was something new in her eyes. A flicker of determination that had not been there before. "I wanted to thank you," Lila said. "For yesterday. For everything you did." "You don't have to thank me." "I do. I've never had anyone help me like that before. Not without wanting something in return." Vienna gestured to the chair across from her desk. "Sit down. Tell me how your mother is doing." Lila sat. "She's okay. The specialist you arranged saw her this morning. She said the surgery can be scheduled for next month. She said there's a fund that can help cover the cost." Vienna smiled. "That's wonderful news." "I know.
Vienna dried off slowly, stretching each movement to delay the inevitable. As long as she stayed in this bathroom, wrapped in a thick white towel that smelled expensive, she did not have to walk out into the real world. She did not have to accept that the night was over.But the water had run cold
The floor was cold beneath Vienna's knees.She knelt in the center of the room, naked now except for the collar. The black lace was gone, tossed somewhere onto the floor. The silk ropes were coiled beside her on the bed, waiting. Ezra stood in front of her, still fully dressed, his charcoal mask hi
The leather was cool against Vienna's throat.Ezra stood over her, his masked face unreadable, his fingers working the buckle at the back of the collar. The strap sat snug against her skin, not tight enough to choke, just tight enough to remind her it was there. A small silver ring dangled at the f
The mask itched.Vienna Cross stood in the narrow back hallway of The Velvet Room, her bare shoulders pressed against cold concrete, and tried not to throw up.Six other women lined the wall beside her. Each wore the same thing: black lace lingerie, a silk robe, and a full face masquerade mask in m







