Dare You Forever (Brothers of Ink and Steel Novella 2.5)

Jules stands in the middle of the circle of chairs and taps the head of a microphone. Now I notice the dance floor and a punked out woman disc jockey who looks curiously like PINK.

My attention is taken by Jules. “About a year ago my beloved husband, Nate, proposed to me. When we announced the engagement to Josh—in Vegas, after he won an MMA fight—he was pretty shocked … Nate showed him my hand and said, ‘A man finds the woman he loves and puts a ring on her finger.’ And that’s exactly what my big brother did. He found Sophie, the love of his life, put a ring on her finger and, tomorrow, will make it forever official.”

Everyone says awwww, and I blush.

“Come on and hold up that ring!” Jules, who’s acting as MC, instructs.

“It really is a big rock!” I admire it as I soak up the applause. “Josh goes big with everything … HA! Josh IS big everywhere!”

Everyone cackles with laughter, whistles and shouts.

Jules lifts a halting hand. “No! Too much info about my brother!” she cries, but she’s laughing too.

“It’s the perfect lead in though!” Livie breaks in with another microphone. “And trust me when I say I know ALL the women here want to know just how huge your husband really is!”

All the women scream.

He’s a celebrity—might as well enjoy it!

“Jules will get over it.” She laughs and turns to me. “Are you ready for the festivities?”

I swallow back my drink, lift it in the air and shout, “BRING IT ON!”

Jules and Livie look at each other and together announce, “Let’s welcome Mistress Kim from Hot Seductions!”

The crowd goes crazy. I turn my head to see two musclebound gods—I mean guys—one Caucasian and one African American. Both are wearing black dress pants and black bow ties—that’s it—and they’re carrying a long luxurious chaise on a platform with a woman dressed in a studded black leather pantsuit perched on top of it.

They set it down and lift Mistress Kim to her feet.

We’re all applauding; whistles echo over the walls, even above the throbbing tech music.

Mistress Kim simply nods her approval to her audience then cracks her long braided leather whip in the air.

Both Adonises flank her, one at each side, and kneel subserviently.

“Are you ready for me to bring you pleasure?” she asks in a feminine dom tone that makes you say yes!

The crowd screams with excitement!

“What are you waiting for?” she shouts into her mic, scolding her servants.

She raises her whip and it snaps sharply. The men bow as they run offstage and, in a moment, come back carrying a long table that they place in front of me like an offering.

HOLY FUCK! It’s covered with sex toys and kinky playthings!!

Everyone howls as the guys each kiss me on the cheek, one on each side of my face, and then dance through the crowd, winding the women up even higher.

“Our gorgeous, willing-to-please gentleman will be back!” Kim, announces. “But now we’re going to have some intimate playtime with our beautiful bride-to-be!”

The guests all clap.

“Let’s all start off with some sexy Q&A,” she purrs. “Now tell Mistress Kim all, Sophie.”

The women scream, out of their minds, and “Hey Mama” with David Guetta and Nicki Minaj begins to thunder through the sound system.

“Our entire audience wants you to come clean,” Kim says, emphasizing the word come. She says it almost as much to the crowd as me. “I bet that man of yours is an alpha male tiger in the bedroom, with his in-the-ring moves, his sinful bod constructed of pure muscle and ink and come-fuck-me eyes!”

I don’t think the screaming is ever going to stop.

“Do you and Josh like to employ the use of toys during your intimate times?”

Livie sneaks up and hands me her mic.

“If you want me to answer a question like that I’ll need this …”—I hold out my empty cock-cup—“filled back up.”

The girls roar and a new glass replaces my empty.

After a stiff shot, I answer. “Yes. He loves to please me in every way possible,” I tell them. “And always likes to try new things.”

The crowd likes that answer!

“This is the dish we want to hear!” Mistress Kim says. “Let’s give Sophie a hand for being so sexy with her man!”

The room fills with shouts and applause.

“Now tell us the truth.” Her voice hints at a threatening punishment. “What is your favorite?”

She indicates the smorgasbord of sensual devices on the table—dildos, strap-ons, vibrators, anal beads, butt plugs, masks, cuffs … “You asked for the truth?”

“Ladies, we want the truth, right?” she asks, riling the crowd.

“Then the truth is, my favorite toy is Josh North’s hard, hot, and ready naked body completely slick and oiled with naturally flavored organic coconut oil that I can lick when I want to.”

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