*{RUE}*

A scream ripped from my throat before I could stop it, raw and startled. "What the fuck was that?"

"Relax, Rue," Damon murmured, his voice infuriatingly calm right against my ear.

"Relax?" I craned my neck, straining fiercely against the cuffed wrists pinned above my head. "How the fuck do you expect me to relax when you just shoved something up my ass out of nowhere?"

A low chuckle rumbled from his chest, vibrating against my skin. "No need to be so uptight. It's just a butt plug."

The breath I hadn't realized I'd been holding escaped in a shaky sigh.

My heart still pounded against my ribs, but...