Yvonne climbed onto the bed and pushed Ruby back down to it, straddling her. Ruby drew in a hard breath.

“Have you missed this?” Yvonne drew a hand down Ruby’s chest, tracing her fingers idly over her breasts. “Have you missed me?”

“Yes,” Ruby murmured. “So much.”

Yvonne dipped low, her lips brushing Ruby’s ear. “As much as I’ve enjoyed watching you squirm all week, I’ve missed having a toy to play with.”

Yvonne kissed Ruby behind her ear, using her lips to draw a line of kisses down the side of Ruby’s throat, all the way to Ruby’s chest. Ruby trembled. After so long without Yvonne’s touch, every inch of Ruby’s skin was hypersensitive, every nerve in her body primed.

Yvonne teased Ruby’s nipple with her lips, coaxing a moan from deep in Ruby’s chest. Her hand wandered down between Ruby’s legs. Ruby’s thighs quivered involuntarily.

“How long has it been since you last came?” Yvonne asked.

“I can’t remember.” Ruby was suddenly finding it difficult to think. Her mind was a fog of arousal.

“I hope you haven’t been playing with yourself. Not without your Mistress.”

Ruby shook her head. Although Yvonne hadn’t explicitly forbidden it, Ruby was all too aware that her pleasure belonged to Yvonne alone.

“Good.” Yvonne ran her fingertips down Ruby’s slit, pressing the silk of her panties into her. “You must be dying for release by now.”

“God, yes.” Ruby was getting wetter by the second.

“That’s too bad.” Yvonne pulled back slowly. “Because I’m not going to give it to you.”

What? Ruby groaned. She should have known Yvonne wasn’t done toying with her.

“Oh, Ruby.” Yvonne shook her head. “Did you really think I was going to let you get away with this? Didn’t I tell you if you kept trying to seduce me, there would be consequences?”

Ruby bit the inside of her cheek, trying to distract herself from the fire raging within her. This was agonizing.

“Perhaps I should leave you here, as you are. A few more days should be long enough for you to learn your lesson.”

Ruby bit back a curse, her head tipping back. “I can’t take any more of this. I’m sorry! I won’t do it again.”

Yvonne considered Ruby’s words for a moment. “I’m a fair Mistress. Perhaps I should give you a chance to demonstrate just how contrite you are.”

“Yes,” Ruby begged. “Anything.”

“Anything?” Yvonne folded her arms over her chest. “You really mean that, don’t you?”

Ruby nodded. “Yes, Mistress.”

“I appreciate your dedication, but for now, the task I’m giving you is a simple one. Make me come. If you can manage that, then perhaps I’ll consider letting you come.”

Ruby flushed all over. “Yes, Mistress.” She’d been waiting for this chance since that night Yvonne had fucked her in her bedroom.

“One last thing.”

Yvonne leaned over and opened the top drawer of the nightstand. The drawer’s contents made a metallic clink as she rustled around inside it. What was she looking for? Ruby’s mind raced with all the possibilities, each more intriguing than the last.