The infinity symbol shaped lock had an emerald embedded in it, and his key sported a matching emerald. Both pieces were in yellow gold, were polished to perfection, and the collar itself was a gold chain, dainty and pretty enough to look like a necklace. That was her everyday collar to wear when at work and around vanilla people. Her real collar was much more solid, also in gold with a lock in the shape of a Viking infinity symbol embedded with an emerald. Both pieces were meant to match her wedding ring

Although they preferred to keep their relationship private, the others had a pretty good idea of how exactly their dynamic was, and they would find nothing unusual about Tracy wearing a gold and emerald piece of jewelry. He had been insisting on her wearing something green on her person always in preparation for this.

It was time. It was way past time. Since this was a special night, Loki had something special planned. Something his Pet had been curious about for quite some time. He felt she was ready for it.

That mixture of nerves and excitement in her eyes never failed to turn him on, and he was witnessing it now as he showed his Pet the golden ropes he had created. As soft as silk, they were strong enough for the suspension he had in mind. He would never trust her to anything less than god made.

She ran the ropes through her hands, fingering the texture. "I guess I wasn't subtle enough when I watched those Shibari demonstrations at the kink shows..."

Loki smirked. "You know very well I notice everything, my Pet, especially when it comes to you." He held out his hand and she gave him the rope. "And the great thing about being with a god? You do not have to wait for long for the good stuff."

"What do you-" She was interrupted by the green flash that served as the signature for his seidr. Of their own accord, the ropes began to wrap around her. She held still as the rope quickly wove itself into an intricate pattern along her body, creating a harness, then wrapped itself around her limbs to create the rope cuffs that would be needed.

He amused himself watching her admire the intricate loops and knots the rope made on her curves, framing her body in a display meant only for him. She deserved to be adorned in gold and precious jewels, and as he gazed at her he made a vow to engage her in rope play far more often.

He hooked a finger under one of the ropes crossing over her chest and ran it along the underside of the rope, causing her to shiver with the light caress of the back of his finger. He repeated the action with one of the rope thigh cuffs, deliberately grazing her lower lips with his knuckles. She whimpered and gripped the lapels of his shirt, dragging him down. He obliged and kissed her tenderly, allowing the passion to build until he devoured her. He grazed her with his knuckles again to find she was already wet. It was time to move on to the next part of his surprise.

He snapped his fingers and out of the darkness of their bedroom appeared a rig, a frame composed of four planks forming two X's and a fifth plank straddling the X's. It was a simple Shibari frame, perfect for what he had in mind.

"I am going to bind you up, Pet. Are you alright with that?" He needed to ask the question. His wife still had some PTSD from her time as a captive, and being rendered immobile could provoke unexpected reactions out of her. Loki needed to make sure she would be okay and wouldn't panic. "You know if we need to stop, I can unbind you in the blink of an eye."

She pressed herself against him in answer, reaching up to run her fingers through his silky black hair. "It's you, so it's alright. I trust you completely."

Those words never failed to strike him in the heart. Very few people had trusted him throughout his life, and having the trust of the woman he loved was a gift he never took for granted.

"In that case, my love…let go and allow my magics to make you soar." He leaned down to taste her lips again while the emerald light of his seidr manipulated more ropes into unrolling like snakes. They rose into the air and attached themselves to the frame at the strategic points he had spent hours studying in preparation for this night. He had known he would eventually incorporate ropes into their play the very first time he watched Tracy's eyes as she admired a shibari demonstration, and so had dedicated himself to intensive learning. It truly was an art.

He lifted her into his arms and connected the loose ends of the ropes to the loops of her harness and rope cuffs. "Alright, I am going to let go... just relax, I have you." He slowly withdrew his hands and there his Pet lay in a hammock made of golden rope and her own body. Her head hung down and her body went limp.

She was gorgeous like this, and Loki took several moments to commit the sight to his memory. He studied her relaxed body, noting the goosebumps along her skin, and finally looked at her eyes. They were glazed over and half-lidded with lips parted.

Just like that, she was flying. Exactly where he wanted her.

His fingers tweaked one of her nipples as he tested her by running another digit through her slit. She was soaked, and he gathered up some of her nectar to use as lubricant. Rubbing her clit clockwise, he used his other hand to stroke her neck, grope her breast, pinch her nipple again, and finally he penetrated her with his fingers, dexterously using his thumb on her pearl at the same time. His Pet's body tensed up and her breaths came out as desperate pants.

"That's right, my love. You are doing so well for me. I want you to come undone... now." She let loose a breathless scream, her body jerking in the ropes causing her to swing while he continued to finger fuck her to prolong her orgasm. Hanging in the gold ropes, with the silk hugging her frame, her lips wide open as she cried out, her body flushed...she was the most beautiful sight Loki had ever beheld.

He helped her come down slowly, then wrapped his arms under her as he commanded the ropes to let go. He carried her over to the sofa and held her in his lap while sitting down. He caressed, he petted, he praised as she trembled.

It took a long time for her to stop shaking, for her hands to begin wandering his body. "Not just yet, my Pet," Loki caught her hands before they traveled downward. "There is something I want to surprise you with first."

Tracy cracked a smile. "Another one?"

He shifted her off his lap and left her sitting on the sofa, looking up at him. Then she gasped loudly when he called in the gold collar. "I know we have discussed this before and agreed that we did not need it. But now it feels right. It feels right to mark you not only as my wife and my eternal love, but as my beautiful slave. I would be proud if you would wear this when we are together, and when we are in public..."

He called in the collar-necklace, and her breath caught. He saw her eyes fill with tears that were yet unshed. "Will you wear my collar, Tracy, my Pet, my love, from now until...well, until." Loki didn't elaborate on the until. They both knew what he meant.

"I will Loki. Oh, you know I will." Now she was crying fully.

"Then kneel." Loki waited until she obeyed, was on her knees before him, trembling and lifting her hair with a hand while he snapped the gold ring about her neck. Then they embraced.

Later on, as they made love, Loki knew that he now possessed her heart, her soul, and her submission.