<strong>~ Domina Valeria; calling the Lanista's bluff ~<br/>~ Villa inner courtyard ~ </strong><br/><br/>The thunderous response brought dilation to Valeria's amused gaze, while the whispered addition sent a shiver of anticipation down her spine. As far as she was concerned, the grinding tilt of the Dominus' pelvis against her mound was the only lightning she needed. Her body always found a reason to ache for him, even if her mind wished to remain stubborn. And so it would seem that she was eager to draw out the storm, first with the successful theft of his grape, and then with the smothering of her lips over his fingertips in a bluff-calling kiss. Her grip refused to leave his wrist, even as he dragged his finger betwixt her bosom. The Dominus would surely feel the shift there, as her lungs contracted to accommodate the deeper breath she inhaled. Of course, that only served to purposefully push her breasts against his touch. As did the way her fingers wrapped around his wrist in a tighter grasp, trying to drag his hand further south down her torso, to exactly where<em>she</em>wanted it.<br/><br/>Manius had of course, called Nakia's name, but still, the Domina refused to acknowledge the presence of any slave. The command he gave had amused her greatly, though her husky chortles were accompanied by the arching of her back as he followed the line of her curving spine. The damn man knew how to tease her, as lightning jolts coursed through her stomach again down to her loins, following his thunder. The pat at her arse encouraged an accentuated albeit painfully slow grind of her womanhood against his erection. Her inner thighs squeezing against his outers, as his words against her ear only tantalised her further to call his bluff. The hand that held his wrist, wherever that had got to, finally abandoned that task before she lost herself to her own inner heat. Instead, her fingertips traced up the skin of his forearm with the drag of her manicured nails. Her other hand still combing through his locks in slow and rhythmic motions, pulling tautly against the hair from time to time. Meanwhile, her face nudged against his with the release of a frustrated breath upon his jaw that was tainted by her husky groan. Her nose tip dragging up his cheek, followed by upper lip with bottom bringing the rear. Teeth even grazing slightly before she finally brought her lips together to conclude the hungry kiss.<br/><br/>“Ah, but you forget one little detail, my love,” she coyly uttered. A simple tilt of her head again, brought her lightly puckered lips<em>very briefly</em>upon his. A mere brush, as though daring him to be the one to claim her. The movements caused by words ecaping her tongue only added to the teasing. All the while, Valeria kept strict eye contact, even as she raised her voice to address Nakia instead.<br/><br/>“Nakia, remind your Dominus who yet awaits ....<em>appropriate</em>attention.”<br/>