Adrian Kael
I give him two warm pats on the head and turn around. I leave the
cafeteria like someone leaving a theater after the show is over; calm
and impeccable, as if nothing had exploded there just moments
before.
The message has been branded with fire: no one else will dare to
laugh at or humiliate my Magnus.
I walk back to my cell slowly, approach the bars, reach into my
pocket, and pull out the keys. I enter the narrow space and pull the
bars back, locking the cell behind me with a dry click.
My gaze turns immediately to the paradise in front of me. Magnus is lying face down, naked on the rumpled sheets. He hasn’t dressed
since the spanking. His body is tense–a small detail, but it tells me
everything: he is awake. And that pleases me.
A slow smile opens on my face. I approach the bed, devouring every detail of him with my eyes. The broad back, the exposed tattoos, the
marks I left on his buttocks–purple, red, beautiful. There is no
painting more beautiful than this work of art.
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For a moment, I stand still, just looking. He doesn’t say anything. He
doesn’t move.
I move away from the bed and go to the shelf. I grab an anesthetic
ointment that will relieve the burning and the bruising on his
delicious buttocks.
I approach slowly. I kneel beside the bed. His body stiffens even more,
but he remains still. This pleases me deeply.
I pour a little of the ointment onto the marked skin, cold against the
heat of the bruises. I begin to spread it slowly, my fingers sliding with
care; I don’t want to hurt him. He lets out a brief, muffled sigh that I
know is from pain.
I finish applying the ointment and stand up. I walk back to the shelf,
put the jar away, and grab a simple painkiller that will ease some of
the pain. I also grab a bottle of water. I return to him.
“Here, my love.” My voice comes out low but firm. “Turn that beautiful
face to me. You need to take the medicine. It’s a painkiller. It will help
with the pain.”
I crouch down at the level of his neck.
“Turn to me, love,” I repeat, softly, almost a request.
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He takes a deep breath. Slowly, he turns his face toward me. My heart
races as I realize his eyes are not filled with rage, but something else
-caution, resignation. Not rage. It pierces through me like a sweet
shock.
I give a smile.
“Here, love.”
I place the pill in his mouth. He opens it without hesitation. I put the
bottle to his lips, and he drinks. My heart hammers in my chest, each
beat stronger than the last.
He turns his face to the wall again, offering me only the back of his neck. But I don’t get angry. I don’t feel rejected. On the contrary, I’m
happy with this small step. It’s progress.
“I accept it,” the sentence comes out low from his mouth, almost a
whisper.
My body freezes. My heart accelerates even more. My eyes travel across his naked back, as if seeking to confirm I heard correctly.
“Accept what, love?” My voice falters for the first time in a long time.
He sighs, his body relaxing just a fraction.
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“I realized that nothing is going to work. Even if I want to kill you, even if I want to hurt you a thousand times over, you will always be
stronger than me. I have no one. You control everything. There is no
way for me to win. The only option I have is to accept this sickly love
of yours and try… try to like you. Since I know you’re never going to
let me go.”
I feel my legs give way. I drop to the cold floor, sitting and staring at
his tattooed back.
“Are you serious? You aren’t playing with my love just to make me
lower my guard so you can try again?” My voice comes out lower,
rawer.
He laughs without humor.
“I’m not crazy enough to play with this love that you find so sacred. If
I did, you’d probably kill me or chain me up.”
I lean closer to the bed, my hand hovering before touching him.
“But I have one condition,” he says firmly.
I stop, my body suspended in midair.
“And what would that be?”
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He turns his face toward me, his expression serious.
“That you respect my opinion. I know I’ll continue to be the passive
one in this relationship. And I want you to at least respect my limits.
I’m not ready for… for certain things yet. You know what I’m talking
about.”
This pulls a low, almost nervous laugh from me.
“Yes. Yes, I can control myself. I can respect your opinions, your
limits.” I move a little closer, my hand rising slowly to his cheek. “Just
like me back. Please.”
I caress his face with care.
“I love you so much. You have no idea how crazy my heart is in here.
You really managed to make me blush, love.”
A sincere smile appears on my lips, a smile that even surprises me.
I am truly happy.
“I promise you won’t regret it, Magnus. I will respect your limits… if it
means you can come to like me faster.” The words come out calm,
almost like a vow.
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Magnus just stares at me. His cautious eyes fix on mine. I tilt my
head, confused.
“What is it, love? Why are you staring at me like that?” I ask, trying to
decipher his gaze.
He sighs.
“You, having a sincere smile… It makes you actually look like a
normal human.”
The sentence makes me laugh for real, a warm, unexpected laugh.
“You’re silly, love. I am a normal human being,” I reply, amused.
He rolls his eyes, and the gesture pulls another laugh from me, lighter
this time. And it is in this instant that a wonderful idea sprouts in my
mind like an explosion. Something that will make him love me even
faster.
I stand up so quickly that he startles, his body rigid on the mattress.
“I’m sorry, love,” I say, trying to contain my excitement. “Since you
took this huge step in our relationship, I’m going to give you a
wonderful gift. But I need to talk to my father about it. I’ll be right
back. Try to get some sleep.”
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I lean over him and kiss his head affectionately, my lips lightly
brushing his messy hair.
“I love you,” I whisper in his ear.
He makes a movement with his hand, almost a wave.
“Right… Go do whatever it is you want to do.” His voice is low, heavy
with resignation.
That makes me laugh again.
My heart is nearly leaping out of my chest with excitement. I leave
the cell with a wide grin, already thinking about what I’m going to
prepare for my king.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
