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"Fuck," Osas groaned. "You and her? I bet that's hot. With a ring?" He looked over at Ela. "And now I know why you weren't worried about me at all. A fucking punisher living with two un-ringed guardians and her? Yeah. I'm just glad you didn't break me."
"A destroyer," Ela corrected. "I know how to remove all of your limits. The question is whether I think you deserve that kind of abuse, and you?" He shook his head. "You're one of the good ones, Osas. You two are welcome over any time."
"And Ela doesn't really make a lot of friends," Talin added, "so that's a big fucking deal."
"Kinda got that impression," Dacos said. "You aren't much better, Talin. When I saw this was where you got paired, I figured it was the elite of the elite, and I see now that I'm right."
Chapter 61
Eladehl
Two days later, Oryll handed out our assignments for our Eroticism final. Pairings were approved or denied, and we were all given a specific subject to demonstrate. One by one, he called half of the pair down to get an envelope with all the details. Naturally, he called me instead of Nari.
Sitting at his desk, our instructor passed me the sealed paper and our eyes met. The man tried to feign disinterest, but he wasn't good at it. There was a devious glint in his eye, even though his face was calm and bored-looking. That was enough to make me worried, and when I took the envelope and his lips curled? I knew this was his final attempt to force Nari out.
That was the only reason I didn't break the seal until I was back in my chair. Even then, I didn't want to, not with so many people around us. I knew what he'd assigned us. Well, I could guess, but the excitement in Nari's eyes was enough to make me give in. Slipping my thumb under the fold, I eased up the wax and began unfolding the outer paper. Tucked inside was a small piece that listed our names, our required minimum grade to pass, and our subject.
Sexual Bondage.
"Fuck," I grumbled under my breath before passing her the paper.
I watched as her golden eyes scanned the page and then hung on that same spot. Her throat tensed as she swallowed. Ever since that session, we hadn't even tried to tie her up. She could tolerate being held down; she still loved when Wraythe moved her around or picked her up. Talin could nip at her neck or slap her ass, but those things were different.
We didn't talk about it after our class let out. Even then, I did my best to avoid it, but my mind was spinning through all of the options. Sexual bondage was just specific enough, but not too confining. This was supposed to be a display. Somehow, I had to make restraining her into an erotic show, and I wasn't sure this would work.
Just the fact that we weren't talking about it made me even more worried. Nari was the type to push. When we'd been given assignments before, she'd all but begged me to at least try. This time,shewas avoiding the subject. Oh, she talked about her schedule, how her display with Osas should be impressive, and how many chapters she still had to read for her literature course, yet Eroticism was completely ignored.
It was at dinner that evening when neither of us could avoid it anymore. The four of us found our regular table. A few minutes later, Anver pulled up a chair and claimed his new spot at the end. The guy looked at us, then our guardians, and murmured like he knew something we didn't.
"So what's the assignment?" he asked.
"They're not talking about it," Wraythe said.
"Figure it's pain play or bondage," Talin told him.
"Sexual bondage," I admitted, watching Nari for some sign of how she felt about that.
Her tongue darted out to moisten her lips, and then she pushed another bite of food into her mouth. That was it, but it said so much. Beside me, Wraythe's eyes narrowed. Next to her, Talin's shoulders slumped. Anver, however, just reached over to press his palm against her arm.
"You can always tie Ela up," he offered.
Which actually gave me hope. "I can do that," I assured her.
Nari scoffed. "You missed the part at the top of the page, huh? I must receive an excellent to pass the class, guys. Some half-hearted show isn't going to do it! Oryll picked the one thing he knew would be hard for me. I can't..." Her mouth snapped shut.
"No," Wraythe said. "You finish that thought, Nari. You keep saying you're fine, but we can tell you're not. How about you help us stop worrying, hm?"
So she began pushing her food around her plate. "I was helpless. I'm supposed to be a fucking guardian, but my hands were tied, my legs were hobbled, and I couldn't even scream for help. I..." She looked over at Talin. "You almost died."
"And we have a god on our side," he reminded her. "Nari, it's Ela."
"I know," she breathed. "That's the only reason I'm not freaking out."
"What?" I asked. "But..." A huff fell from my lips. "I am not about to do something to you that you are not completely on board with."
"That's not how this Path works," she reminded me. "I just need to know what we'll be graded on. I wanted to do a little research to see what options we have."
"What do you want to do?" Anver asked her. "Nari, you know the subject. You know your limits, and it's ok for them to change. What do you enjoy, and where is the problem?"
