his cock. Slow down just a little. Let him feel himself low. The pain from the cuts will dim just enough and he’ll start connecting pain with pleasure.”
Angelica knew that voice. It belonged to the man opposite Reyes in the present.
Sweet Dove cried out. “He’s hard, Master Engles. So hard. I want to come.”
“Not yet. Lean down and take the blood from his chest. This is part of the process, the reward.”
Still straddling him, she leaned forward and lapped Reyes’s blood. Tears streamed from Reyes’s eyes, which were now closed. He moaned as her hips kept working him low.
“You’ll see. He’ll grow to enjoy all of it, including the pain.”
“And you’ll slice his memories after?”
“Yes, as we agreed, so that he’ll never think of me as his master. You were always a favorite of mine, Sweet Dove. And now you’re becoming the master. How does it feel?”
Sweet Dove turned to him and smiled. “A bit like heaven.”
Engles laughed.
Angelica had seen and heard enough. She released the chain at her neck and the vision faded.
Reyes, however, stood next to her now, his hand gripping her arm. “What’s going on?”
She met his gaze, blinking hard, as though trying to remove from her eyes the sights she’d just seen. Aloud she said, “I think I blacked out. I don’t know.” But to his mind she added,
Reyes, I had a vision, but I can’t talk about it right now. It involves Engles.
“On your knees, and no more of this crying out.”
Did I cry out?
Yes. Just drop to your knees before Engles becomes suspicious.
She fell quickly, bending over to plant her hands beside her knees. She felt so dizzy and sick at heart that tears once more welled, then plopped on the faux-leopard trim of her black stockings. She’d seen the beginning of Reyes’s torture, and her heart hurt because of it.
Engles had trained Sweet Dove how to become a sadist.
Reyes’s voice filled the room. “And be silent, slave.”
“Yes, master,” she whispered.
“Very good, Reyes.” Engles’s approving voice made Angelica cringe. “She’s probably just in shock. Now, on to more important things.”
His dismissive tone gave Angelica some relief. As long as Engles thought her worthless, he wouldn’t assign too much weight to anything she did.
He cleared his throat. “Now that you’ve brought your slave under control, I wanted to let you know that Scorpion asked me to speak with you tonight. I see that you’re surprised, but I’m happy to tell you that he has singled you out, hopefully for a quick promotion to the Board of Governors.”
“I beg your pardon?” Reyes was clearly stunned.
“I think you heard me.”
The leather chair creaked as Reyes shifted his weight. “I don’t understand, Engles. I’ve been a member for two days now. What have I done to deserve that kind of elevation? I wouldn’t say I’ve proved myself yet.”
“I understand why you’re skeptical, and in my view you should be. I don’t agree with the concept generally. You’re relatively new to the lifestyle and you have some growing to do. Our leader, however, believes differently and thinks you possess tremendous potential. And perhaps this will be an excellent means of proving yourself, since Scorpion has a requirement, something very simple and basic that I’m sure you won’t have the smallest problem fulfilling.”
Angelica’s chain vibrated against her neck. Clearly, Reyes didn’t like where this was headed.
“And that would be?”
“A bit of fun, actually. Scorpion commands a private show, just you and your slave, engaged in bondage play. The choice of dominance would be yours, chains, ropes, silk scarves, whatever you prefer. I will be there, of course, with my own slaves. Scorpion usually doesn’t allow me to attend, but he’s made an exception in this case. He knows how much I value your slave’s attributes, and if you haven’t figured it out by now, Scorpion and I are close business
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