A Master for Matthew (The Dungeon Book 6) by Brissay Aimee

Author:Brissay, Aimee [Brissay, Aimee]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: a
Published: 2020-01-09T16:00:00+00:00

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Hugh’s stomach fluttered, twisting up in knots at the wide smile Matthew offered him. There was so much honesty and openness in Matthew’s face that it caught Hugh off-guard. There were so many feelings flashing there, each more intense than the last, that it made Hugh want to take him in his arms and hold him there until he’d chased away all Matthew’s worries.

But to do so would just freak him out, so Hugh fought to keep himself under control and focus on Matthew. After all, that was what he wanted.

“Hope.”

“Excuse me, Sir?”

“Hope is your code word to make the transition from non-play activities to play.”

Matthew’s eyes went wide. Hugh continued, making sure to give him enough time to process everything.

“Whenever I say it, you will go to your knees, hands behind your back. You will not talk when the scene starts unless I tell you otherwise. If you don’t use your safe word, the scene ends when I say hope again.”

“I understand.”

“What is your safe word?”

“Apple.”

“Apple it is. Now, run through all my instructions again to make sure you understood everything correctly.”

As Matthew repeated the instructions, Hugh took the time to observe him. Having something to do, even something as small as relaying instructions, helped put him at ease, his personality peeking through. And Hugh wanted to see more of it. He wanted to get to know the man without the barriers, the layers of protection he’d built around himself.

“Very good, Matthew. Do you have any questions?”

“No, Sir.”

“Good. Now, I’d love to get know you better.”

At once, Matthew’s eyes hooded and he threw Hugh a careful look. So, he didn’t like to talk about himself. “What do you want to know?”

“Anything you’re comfortable telling me.”

“Oh.” Tension visibly drained from Matthew, though he retained the careful expression.

“Tell me what you like to do, for instance. Do you have a hobby?”

“Well…”

“It’s all right if you don’t. A lot of people don’t.”

“No, I do. It’s just…embarrassing.” A lovely blush colored Matthew’s cheeks.

“Now I have to know.” Hugh teased him.

“Nooo.”

“Come on. Spill.” Hugh wiggled his eyebrows, trying to put Matthew at ease.

“I volunteer at the animal shelter downtown.”

“You do? That’s awesome.”

The blush deepened, but he looked less embarrassed. “It’s not much—I’m mostly on clean-up duty—but they need all the help they can get.”

Hugh’s lips split into a grin. “Don’t put yourself down. It’s pretty awesome. Do you get to chose the animals you work with or are they assigned to you?”

“Sometimes I do, but usually only when they have more volunteers, or if I have the day off and get to put in more hours. I like the older cats.” Matthew’s face lit up as he talked, tugging at Hugh’s heart. So Hugh probed further, just to hear him speak more.

“So, today, if you weren’t here, you’d be there.”

“I don’t go in every day off, but probably.”

“Maybe one day you will take me with you to the shelter.”

“You’d like that?”

“Absolutely. Tell me about the cats.”

“Most of them are going to be there until they die.

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