Fifty Shades of Alice Through the Looking Glass (Second Book of the 50 Shades of Alice Trilogy)

put on panties?”
    Alice frowned. “I don’t have any.”
    “That proves you want people to stare. You don’t even have any panties to put on. How about you stand over me right now, let me have a nice, long look?”
    Alice felt herself blush at the suggestion, and a wicked part of her almost wanted to do it. But she didn’t even know who this man was.
    “You’re thinking about it, aren’t you?” he asked.
    Alice chewed her lower lip.
    “You have nothing to be ashamed of, you know. Your womanhood is quite beautiful.”
    Alice felt the aforementioned womanhood grow warmer. “Really?”
    “Like a big, pink flower.”
    “A flower?” Alice said, and she giggled thinking about Lily, Rose, and Daisy. She supposed the description made some sense, although before now, she never would have described it that way.
    “Yes. I bet it smells nice, too. I think it would look perfect on a book cover.”
    “Well, thank you, I suppose. But I doubt that will ever happen.”
    “You never know,” the man said, offering his hand. “I’m Gnat.”
    “Nat?”
    “No. Gnat. With a silent G. Short for Gnathan. And you are?”
    Alice took his hand, “I’m Alice.”
    Gnat’s hands were rough with calluses but pleasantly warm.
    “What brings you to the Sunny Bunny Fun Field of Happiness, Alice?”
    “I’m looking for…” Alice chose her words carefully. “An open mind.”
    “I could help with that,” Gnat said, lips turning up into a bright smile.
    “Really?”
    “Really. And it will give me a break from this.” He held up the Rubik’s Cube. “This puzzle is like a penis, you know.”
    “How so?”
    “The more you play with it, the harder it gets.”
    Alice giggled. “Well, Gnat, I think I’d enjoy that.”
    “The puzzle? Or my offer to open your mind?”
    “Your offer, Nat.”
    “Gnat. The G is silent.”
    “Gnat,” Alice said.
    “Well, then, lie down next to me and we’ll begin.”
    Gnat released her hand and patted the ground, inviting Alice to have a seat. She did, and the grass was soft and cool under her bare bottom. Her imagination ran amok with the possibilities of what Gnat might do.
    “What next?” Alice asked, tilting up her chin and expecting to be kissed.
    Instead of kissing her, Gnat reached into a leather satchel and removed a coiled up length of clothesline.
    “I’m going to tie you up. Have you been bound before, Alice?”
    Alice nodded, her nether parts becoming tingly at the memory.
    “Some people like to be bound and then spanked, or caned.”
    “Mmm-hmm,” Alice said, not admitting she’d tried that herself with a certain degree of enjoyment.
    “But I’m not really into that. I’m into something else.”
    “What?” she asked, genuinely curious.
    “I’ll show you.” Gnat held out the rope. “May I?”
    Alice nodded. Gnat didn’t undress her. Or kiss her. Or even talk. He laid her gently down on her back, and then began winding the rope around her body in an intricate design. Gnat was so focused on this, that Alice felt more like she was posing for a portrait than engaging in some kind of sexual activity. Just as her interest was beginning to wane, Gnat bent her legs and fastened her ankles to her thighs, exposing her delicate parts. Gnat then tied her thighs so they were wide open.
    “Okay,” Gnat said. “Try to get away.”
    Alice had been in bondage before, but never this elaborate or constricting. She had very little freedom of movement. Her arms, hands, shoulders, waist, and legs were all so thoroughly wrapped up she practically felt swaddled.
    “I can’t,” Alice said, straining to wiggle. “I can’t move at all.”
    Gnat smiled, then bent down and gave her the sweetest, most tender kiss on the lips. Alice sighed, giving in to it, his soft tongue making her whole body seem to melt.
    “It is so exciting to see you like this,” he said. “You’re so beautiful.”
    “Beautiful?” Alice was dubious. “I must look like a fly in a spiderweb.”
    “Your helplessness is beautiful,” Gnat said. “For example, what if I were to do this?”
    Gnat trailed his hand downward, touching her lightly between the legs. He drew a slow outline around her femininity with a single finger. After a complete circle, Gnat pressed lightly on Alice with his full palm and twisted it lightly, causing a most pleasant sensation.
    “Oh, my,” Alice said.
    “See what I mean? I can touch you like this, and you can’t do a thing to stop me.”
    The last thing Alice was