She was shaking slightly as she positioned herself facing down over his lap. Such a sweet bundle of femininity. He’d seen her insecurity when he’d ordered her to strip, but he couldn’t resist. It had been so long since he’d been close to her, his skin against hers. He needed to see her again, all of her. She was as perfect as he’d remembered. Glorious round breasts tipped with dusky pink nipples. Generous hips he’d loved to grip as he’d fucked into her tight little pussy. If they had been alone, he would have ordered her to spread her legs and present her pussy to him. An image of that one perfect night flooded his brain. He’d shoved his cock into Lexi’s wet pussy and pulled out to offer Lucas a taste. Lucas had bent down to put his mouth on Lexi, but Aidan had stopped him. He’d pressed his cock to Lucas’s mouth and shared the taste of their lover.

Oh, he wanted that again, but he had to prove himself first.

He caressed Lexi’s silky skin. She’d been a perfect little brat, thinking she could control her own punishment. Julian was right. She was in dire need of some correction. Aidan brought his hand up and smacked that gorgeous ass.

Lexi yelped, but Aidan was merciless. Her pretty legs kicked, and she clutched his ankles. He spanked her over and over, never losing count. He watched her porcelain skin flush a pretty pink as he struck in a pattern, never hitting the same spot twice. After he reached a count of ten, Lexi seemed to calm, her body softening and hanging over him, limp as a doll. He could hear her crying, and everything in him wanted to pull her up and hold her, but she needed this. She needed the discipline and everything that came after.

He slapped her ass, carefully remembering every bit of his training. The last six months had been a nonstop mixture of getting reacquainted with ranch work and learning how to be a Dom. He’d spent every hour of the week working the herd he’d inherited from his father and the weekends learning what he needed to know to get his loves back.

Julian Lodge and Leo Meyer had made sure his training was thorough. There wasn’t anything, and he meant anything, he could do to Lexi and Lucas that he hadn’t had done to him. He knew that Lexi’s ass was stinging. He brought his hand down one last time, and it was done. Now was the part he’d wanted to get to all along.

He smoothed his hand down her spine. “You did very well, Lexi.”

She sniffled, but didn’t move under his hand. Aidan took it as his cue to help her up. She was soft, almost boneless in his lap as he arranged her so she sat cuddled in his arms. Lucas walked up behind him and stroked her hair. Tears streaked down her face, but she seemed so much calmer now. He’d never gotten the whole “getting spanked” thing, but damn if it didn’t work for Lexi. She tilted her head up and those dark blue eyes pulled him right in. She was so fucking gorgeous. All he wanted to do was bend his lips to hers and kiss her. There was a watery smile on her face as Aidan realized she wasn’t looking at him. Lucas bent down and brushed his lips against hers.

“You were great, Lexi.”

She practically glowed under his praise. Her grin turned slightly devilish. “Thanks, babe. It takes true talent to get your ass whipped.”

“Step back, Lucas.” Aidan nearly winced at the harsh edge of his voice.

Lucas merely winked at Lexi and did as he was told. Aidan took it as the confidence of a man who was certain of his place with a woman. Lucas wasn’t jealous of him, but oh, Aidan was getting brutally jealous of Lucas. And Lexi, now that he thought of it. He was jealous of their ease and comfort with one another. Julian had been right. They needed a Dom. Aidan just needed to make sure he was the Dom they wanted.

“Now, we can start things properly.” Aidan shifted her off his lap. No kiss for the man who’d given her the spanking, but he still had a job to do, and Lexi still had some punishment coming. “Find your position, please.”

Lexi sank gracefully to her knees in front of him, and her head was lowered, sending her long, glossy black hair cascading down her body.

Aidan turned slightly to bring Lucas into his line of sight. He cocked a single eyebrow, sending Lucas the question he shouldn’t have been required to ask.

Lucas’s face lit with surprise. “Really?”

Lexi might not be the only one with a red ass. “You signed the contract, sub.”

A light stain crept up Lucas’s neck. Aidan might have worried, but there was a little smile playing on Lucas’s lips, and there was no mistaking how his cock responded. That big cock was straining against the leather of his pants as Lucas gracefully stepped around Aidan and sank to his knees beside Lexi.

Aidan had to catch his breath. This, this was what he’d longed for. Why had he wasted so much time? They were gorgeous sitting there together, their dark heads bowed in submission. It was a precious gift, one he’d thrown away before. He wouldn’t make the same mistake again. He stood and placed a hand on each bowed head. Both of his subs had dark hair. Lucas’s was black as night, while Lexi’s seemed like it was threaded with wisps of auburn. They were so alike and yet so very, very different.

Aidan looked up because he had a job to do. The crowd was waiting. Leo stood close to the stage, arms across his chest. He was standing in for Julian because Julian had come to think of Lexi as a daughter. Julian had told Aidan he had zero desire to see his “daughter” naked. Jack Barnes had felt the same way. He wasn’t in the dungeon this evening. So it was Leo he looked to when he went into his punishment protocol.

“Master Leo, this woman belongs to me by right of contract. She has broken the rules of this club and seeks to make reparation. Will you accept?”

Leo’s head nodded. “I speak for Mr. Lodge. We will accept her apology should she make it with an open heart.”

Aidan reached down and drew Lucas up, presenting him to the crowd. “This is my partner. He will aid in her pain and pleasure. Lucas, prepare her.”

Aidan felt Lucas flinch, but then Lucas stood tall. His shoulders squared, his jaw firmed. He went from sub to Dom in an instant, a chameleon as always. Lucas was very good at taking on the roles needed to please those around him. One day, Aidan would prove to him that he didn’t need to take on roles. One day, they would all be together, and Lucas could simply be Lucas.

But for now, Lucas played his role to perfection. He had Lexi on her feet and bound to the sawhorse. Her gorgeous ass was in the air. The pink hue of her flesh there called to Aidan. He checked the knots Lucas had tied and found them to be expertly done. Tight, but it wouldn’t cut off her circulation. Lexi rested her head down on the padding of the bench, her eyes closed, her expression beatific.

It was time to start.

Aidan walked to the table and pulled out his first implement. He knew from talking to Leo that she’d never taken this particular torture.

He picked up the small plug and the bottle of lube. He watched Lucas’s eyes widen as he walked toward the sawhorse.

“Are you serious?”

“Don’t question me, Lucas.” Aidan sent him a look that had those green orbs sliding away from his face. “Hold her cheeks open. Lexi, you are not allowed to talk unless it is to use your safe word.”

She shuddered underneath him, but kept her mouth closed. Lucas’s hands came out and parted those lush cheeks. Aidan stared down at that beautiful little asshole. Shit. He had to get himself under control. It was cute and perky, if an asshole could be described as perky. He dribbled lube into the crack of her ass. This was what he’d gained by tossing aside his so-called morality. He’d gained the ability to enjoy his loves on every level. His sex life with Lexi had been nice before, but it had been very vanilla. What he wanted now was different. He wanted no boundaries.

Aidan took his time, massaging the lube onto her rosette before he pressed his pinky finger in. The tight muscles of her anus tried to keep him out, but he wasn’t going to allow it. He worked his finger back and forth. Lexi whimpered a little. The sound went straight to his dick. Aidan finally pressed the finger in. He looked up and Lucas was watching, his green eyes dark and lustful.

“Join me.”

It was all Lucas seemed to need. His pinky joined Aidan’s. He pressed in, first to the knuckle. Lexi groaned, but didn’t say a word. Her ass wriggled as though she was trying to accommodate them. Finally, Lucas’s finger slid in past the tight ring, joining Aidan’s.

Fine trembles crept across Lexi’s skin. Aidan and Lucas found a little rhythm as they fucked Lexi’s asshole with their fingers. When Lucas pressed in, Aidan pulled out slightly. They both massaged her anus, opening her, and all Aidan could think about was replacing those fingers with his cock. He’d been inside Lexi many times, but he’d never taken her ass. He’d never shared that with her because he’d had a stick up his own.

After a moment’s sweet play, Aidan looked to Lucas. “Get the bullet. Strap it on her and then take your position in front of that lovely mouth.”

Lucas pulled his finger out and rushed across the stage. He quickly washed his hands and came back with the small egg-shaped vibrator and a washcloth. Aidan pulled his finger out and allowed Lucas to wash him while he stared at that hungry little asshole. It was tight again, but he would fix that. While Lucas strapped the vibrator around Lexi’s hips, Aidan prepped the plug. He lubed the small, hard plastic plug and lined it up to Lexi’s anus. Lucas stepped around to his position, and his hand quickly found Lexi’s hair. He smoothed it back.

“Press back against me, Lexi,” Aidan ordered, pushing the tip of the plug just inside the rosy pucker of her asshole. Lexi moaned, but did as he asked. Aidan fucked the plug back and forth until it finally slid deep inside her. He held her cheeks apart, admiring how the plug looked. His heart was racing. Every inch of his skin tingled with want. He traced the line of her spine before placing a lingering kiss on the small of her back. “Very good, little sub. I think they enjoyed that. They loved watching me and Lucas prepare that virgin ass to take a reaming. One day you’ll take a cock up that little hole to please your Master, won’t you?”