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trouble. He wanted so much more, as did she, but she was too

afraid of her feelings. They were too mixed, and her fear

overwhelmed her desire.

“Please, be gentler,” she begged.

“Trust me.” His forehead pressed to hers briefly.

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Brandr left her where she was for a moment before returning.

It was scary to be left alone tied to a wall even though he remained

in the hut. She was so vulnerable. His eyes were intense when he

once more stood before her and he lifted a long leather strap to her

face. Sky almost screamed. She thought at first he meant to beat

her. But he would never harm her that way, she knew he

wouldn’t, and she trusted him enough to know it absolutely.

Instead he wrapped the length around her mouth, gagging her. Sky

felt terrified. She could no longer ask him to stop; her vulnerability

had doubled.

Oh God what is he going to do?

She moaned when Brandr returned to her breasts and ravished

them. Her knees pulled up when one finger dipped into her

vaginally. He pumped harder after spreading her legs apart. Sky

had no leverage. Her feet were no longer on the ground, but

Brandr was careful to keep her full weight from her wrists.

Brandr rubbed his erection on her and lifted her hips to wrap

her legs around him. His thrust into her vaginal heat was punishing

and Sky screamed. Her bound hands fisted tightly. She felt the

tremor rush up through her belly. The wood against her back was

unbending as the furs were not and she was pinned with nowhere

to retreat. She had no choice but to remain in place and accept all

of him. Brandr removed himself and thrust even harder. Sky

screamed again, unable to even arch her back. She wondered if

Colleen had felt this fear, pain, excitement. It was a confusing

mixture. Brandr was merciless and she could see his muscles bunch

and flex. Sky closed her eyes. He had said he would be gentle, but

she fearfully realized he might have lost control. He bucked against

her thrusting deeper until Sky could take no more of him in. Or so

she thought. His finger went deeply into her behind. Sky didn’t

scream this time. He was gently thrusting one finger inside her.

Sky realized he did have control, only he had all of it.

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The sweat dripped down her shoulder blades and between her

breasts to mix with Brandr’s. Her head slumped back and she

relaxed under him as Brandr slowed his movements. Her hands

opened and lay limp. Her frantic gasps turned to moans. He rocked

against her. His one hand squeezed her breasts while the other

remained in her behind. His weight pressed against her, holding

her still. She couldn’t decide what felt stronger, the solid wood

beam at her back or the powerhouse of a man at her front. He

thrust faster and harder until her eyes fluttered and she wondered

if she would faint.

“You’re fine, little Valkyrie. Feel me; don’t fight me.”

Sky realized her insides had clamped tightly around him.

Without realizing it, her body was resisting him even though she

remained limp. She hadn’t relaxed her entire body. She hadn’t

given him the control he so desperately sought. Concentrating, Sky

stopped tensing when he thrust. He wanted her to trust him. He

protected her. She wasn’t certain, but she thought perhaps he

loved her. Her thoughts calmed her. It was difficult, but her entire

body gave in to him.

“That’s it,” he groaned.

Brandr kissed her cheeks, her throat. She was captive beneath

him. She was dependent on him. But as his captive, he owed her,

too. Her legs wrapped tighter around his waist. He growled out

she was his alone tonight.

She was. Her climax was building with each powerful stroke

as she accepted him. He not only took her, but he took her to a

place she had never been. A wave of such intense emotion washed

over her, she tensed then stilled. She was motionless when he

groaned.

He came and his body remained as unmoving as she.

“Think first before you answer,” Brandr panted. He was

breathing as hard as she was. He was still carefully moving his

finger in and out of her behind. “Are you hurt?”

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Sky was tempted to nod her head. But in her mind she

evaluated limb by shaking limb. He hadn’t allowed her back to

smash into the wood behind her, since he had pinned her too

tightly for her to move. Her vaginal area was hot and still closed

around him. For all his roughness she didn’t mind that his cock was

still buried inside her. She finally shook her head no.

“Are you afraid?”

She had been, but she wasn’t right at this very moment and

shook her head again. He added a second finger that also slipped in

and out of her behind carefully.

“Will you let me teach you more?”

Sky opened her eyes. Brandr’s blue eyes wore the same

intense expression as before. Sky felt her body quiver. Very slowly

she nodded yes. Brandr looked victorious and pulled himself from

her heat. He gripped her under her behind and lifted her down to

settle her onto her shaky feet. He removed his fingers. He untied

her hands, only to retie them behind her back. He kept her gag on.

Brandr laid her on their furs for a moment while he lashed her

ankles together then dressed. Sky started shaking. Brandr wrapped

her in a fur and slung her over his shoulder and left the hut.

Sky was panic-stricken. He wouldn’t take her to the cabin like

this; she knew him well enough to know he would kill anyone who

touched her, except Rolf of course. It was dark out and she was

tied and gagged; she had no choice but to put her life in his hands.

She felt him slowly decline down the side of a hill and realized they

were heading to the river. Sky was concerned. But he didn’t stop

at the river. He walked for quite some time and she wondered if he

found her to be getting heavy. He seemed to have a destination in

mind; his gait was sure and steady. She whimpered.

“It’s all right,” he soothed. “I’ll protect you.”

She wondered if she would need protection from him. It was

an amusing thought. Sky knew in her heart he would kill a wild

animal bare-handed for her. He spoke quick words to calm her,

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telling her she would love the little springs. It was his favorite place

and he wanted to share it with her.

When they came to a cave, Sky was placed onto her back on

the fur she was wrapped in. Though there was no fire, the pools of

water had an odd glow that cast a little light. Brandr removed his

pants; he had his leather pouch of grease. Sky had thought all of the

men in the village were lust-filled dogs because each one had the

same type of pouch. But she soon discovered the grease had other

purposes. The leather was lined with the waterproof stomach of an

animal. The grease could be quickly melted in a bowl or an

indentation in a rock and the moss wicks the men carried could be

lit and turned into added light. They also used it for cooking, as a

butter substitute and on occasion one of the ingredients for soap.

Right now, Sky knew there was only one purpose in Brandr’s

mind.

Brandr rolled Sky to her belly and she felt his fingers, slick

with grease, pump into her behind. Sky’s eyes widened in some

trepidation. He was going to take her behind the same way? Out

here where it was open? Though no one was around, someone

could come upon them. She whimpered loudly.

“Don’t be afraid. I won’t hurt you.”

She knew that. She just didn’t want anyone else seeing them

together…doing this. Brandr pulled her up and carried her to the

hot spring in the cave. He entered the water carefully and placed

her belly down over the pool’s edge. Sky still whimpered, as she

looked at the entrance of the cave.
Is that
movement?
No, it was a

bush in the wind.
Wait, is that a crunch?
No, just a squirrel.
Are there

fish
in this pool?
No, it was Brandr’s cock moving in the water.

Her attention was on her surroundings until she screamed

under her gag when Brandr thrust painfully into her behind. The

grease had made her slick and every inch found its way inside her.

Sky gasped, her eyes opened wide. He did mean to take her

roughly. She squirmed and wiggled and he gripped her tightly, too

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tightly. He was so strong and she felt so helpless. Brandr pulled out

then thrust again, harder, until he was pumping just as wildly as he

had in the hut. No wonder Colleen hadn’t cared if she had been

seen; Sky had too much to concentrate on with Brandr.

Oh.

His thrusts were so powerful, like the first time he had taken

her this way. She had thought he had been angry, but now she

knew better. It wasn’t his intention to cause her pain. Sky sobbed

and choked and went limp, giving him complete control. She

didn’t let any of her body tense as she accepted him. It was less

painful when she remained calm under him. Sky felt Brandr’s grip

loosen as he gentled his thrusts. Sometimes he didn’t realize his

own strength. Water still sloshed over the sides, but Brandr was

gliding into her. She realized it wasn’t really the roughness he

craved, it was her total submission. Once he had it, the rough

thrusting ceased. Now she understood. Her fear evaporated

completely. It was never his intention to hurt her or make her fear

him. And she didn’t. She wondered if Brandr even knew that

compliance was all he wanted. His hand was stroking her bottom

gently. She heard him gasp in huge amounts of air. He spoke sweet

words of love to her. She was right; he did love her.

Sky heard him grunt when he came, as he worked his fingers

against her clit. She was so aroused, so hot. The water was hot, the

cave was warm. She could care less if someone came upon them.

She was safe. Brandr felt so good. She shuddered her release. She

lay there and wondered about the questions he had asked her

before. She wasn’t in any real pain. Her butt hurt although not as

much as she thought it would. She wasn’t afraid; she had a new

insight to this man who would soon be her husband. Brandr would

only ever share her with Rolf. Rolf had known this was what

Brandr had planned. He trusted Brandr not to hurt her. She trusted

Brandr not to harm her. She had agreed to what he wanted and she

was fine. She felt so much relief.

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Brandr removed her gag. She was breathing heavily; his big

body had her wrapped in his arms, pinned gently.

“Not every night,” she whispered. “But sometimes I won’t

mind if you take me like this again.”

“Good,” he said. And thrust himself into her and began again.

* * * *

It was Rolf’s second night away. Brandr had chosen to eat at

the large cabin. Sky was sitting quietly beside him while the

captives served them the meal. She watched each captive for a few

moments with interest. The more she understood, the more

intriguing their life became to her. She understood why Brandr had

thought she was a slave when he had voiced his many concerns to

her one day once she was able to understand him. He had been

amazed she had asked for her hair to be cut; she hadn’t been

forced. It wasn’t a punishment. She learned that people here knew

of a slave’s status by their short hair. The free women kept theirs

long and loose or coiled depending on their marital status.

Sky was aware of the captives who had daily protection. They

smiled and laughed with each other. They were happy. Their

captors were rabid bears when protecting them and it was easy to

see the men were more than just fond of them. One man had

already declared there would soon be a wedding and the woman

had begun eating at the table with the others as Sky did. Others

were able to coax protection for a few days at a time from different

men who the women declared to be gentle and agreeable. Sky

liked them and treated them with respect and they treated her with

deference given a free woman and were friendly in turn. They

looked healthy and well fed, never fearful of where their next meal

was coming from. All except the one. Now with Rolf gone, no one

seemed eager to feed the captive slave, the woman everyone would

rather forget existed. In fact, the woman and her situation were so

explosive, the villagers dealt with it by never referring to her by

name. That alone made Sky wonder. If given a name, she would be

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given a soul. She would be made a person. Perhaps not only Rolf

battled with himself.

The captive slave still glared at Sky. Sky was at a loss. She