He leaves, Daniel grinning and trying not to when Liam tells him that he’s going to be the one to lock the door. But Liam has to hear and feel the twist of the lock sliding into place in order to leave him here. That’s how bad his instincts and urges are at the moment. It’s the only way he can leave the submissive alone.

Liam’s never felt like this before.

And it will only get worse the more time they spend together. It’s going to make letting him go difficult.

They’ll burn that bridge when they come to it.

9

Liam leaves and Daniel goes to take a shower. He stands in the bathroom and looks at himself while the water gets warm. His breasts are flushed and his nipples peaked. They ache from Liam’s touch. That’s going to happen a lot now. Liam’s hands on his chest, his Dominant touching him, making sure he gets what he needs even when it’s difficult. His touch had felt so good and then it had become excruciating. He’d wanted to get away, had an overwhelming urge to run, and then he’d felt exhausted. Heavy with desire, unable to fight.

Weakness.

He’s aware it’s a thing that happens to some submissives when they want a Dominant. He remembers hearing it talked about in hushed whispers. It had seemed like an excuse for a submissive’s bad behavior. “I just got so weak, I couldn’t help it,” a submissive would say with a sigh or a blush. It was considered a good thing. And now he’s experienced what it feels like to become weak, and it’s terrifying.

Thrilling.

Beautiful.

One moment he was himself, felt like himself and the next… everything was about his Dominant. Everything narrowed down, became complicated and difficult. The moment the pain flashed through him and he’d wanted it to stop, he’d gone weirdly soft and lax. Almost tired. But warm or safe or something. Warm weakness spreading through him, stealing his ability to fight. Forcing him to give in. If Liam hadn’t stopped touching him, he’d still be out there, probably on Liam’s knot, struggling and crying and whimpering while he got fucked and his chest throbbed in agony.

Why did his Dominant stop?