18. CHAPTER 18

CHAPTER 18

Mercury hadn't been totally transparent with Dorsey. Yes, he was a Dom, and he was quite demanding on subs. The thing was, he didn't do it with a bunch of punishments. No, he liked to redirect until his boy was back in the correct headspace he needed to function.

Not that he allowed insolence, because he didn't. But he'd found he hadn't needed to spank, paddle, or whip to get the results he wanted. It wasn't for everyone, but he sensed Dorsey would respond beautifully.

"Come, sweetness," he led Dorsey to the recliner in front of the fireplace. Mercury sat down and pointed to the floor. "Kneel."

There was a soft rug on the hardwood flooring that was easy on his knees. Not even questioning the order, he sank down before his Dom, and damned if Mercury's smile of pride didn't fill him up with love.

"I need to talk about the kind of Dom I am to make certain we're compatible." Mercury placed a finger to Dorsey's lips when he opened them to object.

"Shh, sweetness. I just want us on the same page, that's all." Mercury assured him, and for some reason, Dorsey completely trusted him.

"There will be rules. Like checking in when you wake up, being where I expect you to be, as well as telling me when you arrive. Even though I expect to be with you each night, if by chance I'm not, you will text me when you go to bed." He tilted his head at that last one. "You are required to tell me anytime you are overwhelmed, need my help, or just out of sorts."

"Can you clarify that last one?" Dorsey asked.

Mercury chuckled, which he could tell made his sub even harder than he already was. "Fair enough," he agreed. "If any of your feelings aren't quite… well, right, like not what you would normally feel, I want to know about it. And, yes, I mean anything. It could be too giddy, more anxious, or even angrier than normal. Hell, you could be hornier than usual. But I want to know."

Then he reached down and cupped Dorsey's groin. "Which leads me to another point. You are to never touch yourself but for basic needs, which means to clean or urinate. That does not include jerking off. Ever. If I find out you did," Mercury leaned close until his lips were against Dorsey's ear, which once again had his boy shivering. "I will know. And I will punish you."

"But I like to get off," Dorsey cried.

There was something enticing that just a conversation could bring him to the edge. But he did everything in his power to keep his entire focus on Dorsey.

"I'm not a Dom who does the typical spanking punishments. Ever. If it's something you need, you need to speak up now, because that isn't how I will ever be."

"I don't really like spankings sir, but what do you mean by ‘punishments'?" Dorsey's words actually made him feel better. Happy. Satisfied. That just can't be good for his sanity.

"I will always try to correct you with positive reinforcement first and foremost." And damn if the way Dorsey looked at him as if he wanted every single thing he said to be true, made Mercury's heart melt. "That said, it doesn't mean I will let you get away with disobeying me, either."

He would never tolerate that. He might tend to want to encourage and care for his subs, but that didn't mean he'd tolerate insolence either.

"In what way, sir?" Fuck if the one word from Dorsey's lips didn't put him on edge. The honorific from his sub was… well, everything.

"In ways you might not like," he warned his sub, even though he damn well knew Dorsey would never just accept that answer.

"I need to know, sir." Dorsey's mocha eyes pleaded for answers and damn if Mercury wasn't helpless to admit what he meant.

He cupped his boy's face. "There will be no praise," Mercury said. "Possibly time out, and if you really misbehaved, I would put you in a corner."

"Wait…What?" Dorsey's voice came out as a squeak.

It wasn't something he was comfortable doing, but he also knew there had to be something unpleasant ahead in case his boy misbehaved.

Dorsey gave a nod. "What about the surprise you said you had for me?"

"Anything you want my sweet boy," Mercury whispered to him. "What it is you most desire?"

"You," Dorsey practically shouted, which had Mercury grinning.

"I'm already yours, sweetness," which, as far as he was concerned, was true. He might be the Dom, but as much as that was true, Mercury willingly admitted he belonged to the man before him. And that had never been something he'd ever believed in his entire life.

"Please," his boy whimpered.

"Such a good boy," he whispered as he opened his boy's pants, reached in and stroked his cock.

"I want you inside me," Dorsey begged.

As much as Mercury loved hearing that, it wasn't his boy's choice. "You deserve a reward, but it is still mine to give. Only bad boys insist on what you deserve."

He gripped Dorsey's shaft even tighter. "You might want more, but this is what I'm offering." It killed Mercury to say that when his own cock throbbed at the thought of sinking once again into that tight ass. But this was about teaching his boy who was in control.

He released that hard length. Damn, but he loved hearing that whimper. "I decide when you come, boy. Which is why you aren't allowed to touch this pretty cock. If you test me, I promise you, I will put a cock cage on you and not let you come for a month."

He loved the way Dorsey not only moaned, but his dick throbbed in interest.

"It will always pain me to do this to my boy," he admitted honestly. "As unusual as it sounds, I might be a Dom, but I only want to take care of you. Protect you. Love you."

The sweet sound of Dorsey's whine of need had Mercury's cock pushing hard against his zipper. He ignored it as he once more held his boy's hard length and stroked it. "I've got you, sweetness. I will always have you. Let me show you just how much I love you."

Dorsey cried out as his dick twitched before hot fluid coated Mercury's hand. When he'd collected every bit of his seed, Mercury lifted his hand and licked it clean. The sweet whine that erupted from his sweet boy's throat was music to his ears.