My Special Place - Orgasm Trance

Deep Induction - Orgasm Control & release - Waking Trance

​This is a written induction and it is meant to be read by a woman as it will include the female anatomy. Gay or straight, this induction will work for you.
  
Word of warning before you continue: 
 
This induction is meant to put suggestible people in a deep trance. The more suggestible you are, the deeper you’ll go. If you decide to read this in its entirety, you agree to let my words safely place you in a state of mind where my words can guide and instruct your subconscious.
 
This should not be taken lightly. 
 
Please stop and ask yourself if that is what you want. If you read this and follow my instructions to the letter with an open mind, you WILL drop into a trance for me.
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​This induction uses trust and so, if you do not trust me, this will not work for you. 

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Please feel free to contact me before you decide to read this induction with any questions or concerns. I will be more than happy to answer them.
 
If you are very suggestible to trance, this can be a very powerful experience and you MUST decide if you are comfortable reading this.

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​Things to expect after reading this induction: 
 
This induction will make you horny. Very horny… 
 
To the point that you’ll have the option of experiencing a powerful release at the exact moment you will awaken from this trance. I will be in control of your release. I will prevent it until you are ready to awaken. 
 
If you do not enjoy someone giving you oral pleasure, do not read this induction.
 
This trance is meant to slowly build your arousal until you think you can’t hold back. If you follow my instructions to the letter with an open and trusting mind, it will help you block it until you are ready to experience an amazing and wonderful orgasm.
 
For the purpose of fully experiencing this induction, refrain from touching yourself until you are instructed to begin. Don’t worry, it will be worth the wait.
 
If this induction did not work for you and you didn’t go under, there is no worry since you’ll be able to read a very erotic scene as you picture how it would feel.
 
This induction WILL NOT implant any post hypnotic suggestions or triggers. You will not be left with a ‘sleep trigger’ or an orgasm block.
 
This induction will send you inside your mind to a special place where you’ll be able to experience all of your senses as they awaken one by one as the induction will make you relax and drop for me.
 
While in a deep state of trance, my words will caress your sexual ego to make you feel beautiful and sexy. You will be blank and mindless as my words will increase your arousal and appreciation for the deep trance you are in. 
 
This trance won’t force or compel you to contact me, but it will leave you with the exquisite satisfaction that I, The Traveling Master, have given you a memorable and pleasurable experience. 
 
If you follow all my instructions and trust me. You will experience an incredible sexual experience. For those that are extremely suggestible, be warned that the experience can be very intense, but exquisite and deeply satisfying.
 
If you are ready and you consent to being made to experience all this, then please proceed.

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DO NOT READ THIS IN PUBLIC.
 
I expect you to be in a safe place, alone and ready to relax for me. 
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​If you are, then you may continue.
 
First, thank you for trusting me with your mind. It is an honor and I will not let you down or betray your trust.
 
Make sure you are nice and comfortable for me. You know this is going to feel incredible and you want to experience it. Make sure you are sitting comfortably and that nothing can disturb you.
 
Are you ready? Very good.
 
You will follow my instructions without hesitation or worry because you trust me.
 
I want you to focus on these words.
 
They are my special words.
 
They hold no malice. They are pure and trustworthy.
 
You know that you can trust them to keep you safe and secure.
 
You love to read my words because it makes you so happy, euphoric and aroused... 
 
Focus on my words. You know that they can follow you inside your mind.
 
Focus on my words. You love to feel my words control you because you trust me completely.
 
Focus and relax as you follow my instructions.
 
Take a long slow breath and feel yourself focus more and more on my words. Let the air out slowly. It is draining away from your lungs... Relaxing you more and more as all the stress and excitement drains away. Giving you more and more focus. You can focus on my words so easily because you trust my words completely.
 
Trust is your key.
 
You are doing so well for me.
 
Each slow breath makes you calmer. Every time you feel the air draining out, you relax more and more.
 
In…
 
And out…
 
Relaxing so perfectly for me…
 
I want you to take another long... Slow... Deep Breath...
 
Let my words sink in and relax you... Let the air come in... Letting my words follow you inside your mind as your lungs slowly fill with pure oxygen... Hold it. Count to 5 in your head...
 
1
 
2
 
3 Still holding your breath
 
4
 
5
 
Good...
 
Now let it out slowly... There is no rush... Feel your lungs empty out... Feel the air slowly slipping out through your lips... Taking away all your anxious thoughts and worries...
 
Now do this again.
 
Take a deep breath for me. Let all that warm loving air fill your chest as my words follow you deeper inside your mind. Slowly taking in as much air as you can... More and more until your lungs are filled... Now hold it and relax...
 
Count to 5 in your head.
 
1
 
2
 
3 Still holding your breath.
 
4
 
5
 
And slowly let the air escape... Draining all your worries and stress.... Making you relax...
 
Good... Very good...
 
You are calm and relaxed for me. You Take another long deep breath.
 
In...
 
And Out...
 
Good... Very good...
 
You can see it in your mind now. My words are floating in. Flowing you as you go deeper and deeper for me. You can feel my presence all around you. Making you safe and secure. My words follow you into your innermost self.
 
You trust them to make you feel good. 
 
Trust is your key.
 
Your trust makes me so happy. You know I only want what is best for you. That is why you trust me so completely. 
 
Now...
 
Focus...
 
My words are with you. They are like your shield. They make you feel safe and secure. As you focus on them, you can feel that they hide a special gift. A reward for my good girl. 
 
Now focus even more.
 
Take a deep breath for me and relax. You are safe and secure. Nothing can hurt you here. You are inside your innermost self and there is nothing but truth and bliss inside your mind. My words shield you from anything bad and unpleasant.
 
As you focus on my words, you can feel it. Hidden between the lines. There is a gift for you inside my wonderful words. Focus and take a deep breath. Let it out and relax for me.
 
Deeper and deeper for me... Good... Very good...
 
Each slow breath brings you deeper than before. Your lungs fill up slowly with comforting air. Making you feel so relaxed. So comfortable… The air escapes your lungs slowly. Taking away your worries and replacing it with happy empty warmth.
 
Sending you deeper and deeper.
 
Each rising breath calms you more and more while your sinking chest expels your breath, bringing you deeper.
 
Breathing in… Letting my words into your mind… Breathing out… Sinking deeper…
 
It feels so good to relax for me. It makes you focus on my words. It gives you the ability to see the gift hidden inside them.
 
Your focus grows with every calming breath. You are deeply relaxed as you feel my words sink deeper into your mind.
 
They have a special gift for you. You will love it so much.
 
Focus on my words and I will show you.
 
My words carry you away. Traveling safely through time and space until you reach a unique and special place. A faraway place where you can experience incredible and wondrous things. A safe place where my words can show you the special gift I have for you.
 
You are now in that place. 
 
You have such a powerful imagination. Let it soak in my words… Let it create the place they describe…
 
Focus that powerful imagination on my words and let them show you my special sanctuary.
 
In this place, you can picture yourself so clearly. Completely relaxed. Completely safe. You picture yourself with your eyes closed, but you will not close your eyes now. You need to read and focus on my words so they can guide you. 
 
You want them to show you my special sanctuary.
 
Good. Very good.
 
You can feel yourself in that special place. You can feel your body as it relaxes for me. One by one, your senses will become real for you in this special place. My words will guide your incredible imagination.
 
The first of your senses to appear is touch.
 
You can feel your body. You can feel your skin. You are sitting down comfortably on a sofa. There is nothing else. No aromas. No tastes. No sounds. No sights.
 
Just your sense of touch.
 
It makes you focus more and more as you sink deeper into that wonderful feeling. 
 
Your skin informs you that you are wearing a silk dress, but nothing else. It feels so nice against your skin. You can feel it so keenly. So soft and wonderful.
 
You are so beautiful and sexy.
 
You can also feel warmth on your left arm. The dress does not cover it and you feel a familiar heat coming from somewhere to your left. Your sense of touch is so keen now. You can feel everything around you. Your left hand is resting on the cold leather armrest while you can feel that your right hand is holding something.
 
It feels smooth… Like glass… You smile as you realize you are holding a wine glass.
 
The second of your senses to appear is smell.
 
Delicious aromas hang in the air around you as you slowly breathe them in. The first you recognize is the smell of burning wood. Yes… The heat you feel on your left arm is a roaring fire. The fire must be so warm. You can feel it on your skin… 
 
You can clearly smell the fumes as the flames consume the wood in the nearby fireplace.
 
You bring the glass to your nose and breathe in a second slow breath. The aroma of the wine progressively invades your sense of smell. The pleasant fragrance of the wine promises you how good it will taste.
 
You can detect notes of a floral bouquet underneath the mild vanilla and berries. You take in another slow breath and detect the wonderfully complex aromas lifting up from the glass in your hand.
 
The third of your senses to appear is taste.
 
First, you feel your tongue inside your mouth. You lick your lips and taste something delicious. It is sweet and alluring. You can taste the cherry lipstick spread exquisitely on your lips. You lick again and feel the texture of your glossy lips. Tasting the sweet chemical cherry flavor.
 
You love wine as well. You want to taste it. You bring the glass closer to your lips and take a small sip. The tasty liquid spreads inside your mouth as you focus on the different notes it contains.
 
Oak…
 
More cherries…
 
You can taste hints of the floral bouquet you smelled before. The notes of vanilla are perfectly balanced with the dry acidity and silky tannins. You swallow and savor the way it lingers in your mouth.
 
The fourth of your senses to appear is sound.
 
As you relax more and more, you can hear the crackling of the fire. You can hear it hiss as trapped steam is forced out of the log. You can hear it chirp and crack as the wood is consumed and weakens. Giving off wave after wave of comforting warmth.
 
The sound is so soothing. Warm. Relaxing. It is so easy to focus on that sound as you relax on your leather sofa. 
 
Inhaling the sweet aromas… Tasting your perfect wine… Feeling the silk on your skin…
 
You take in a deep breath and relax as you enjoy the sensations
 
Deeper and deeper… You relax more and more as you listen to the inviting fire.
 
The more you relax and focus on the sounds around you, the more you become aware of my words. In my special place, they can lift off the page and materialize.
 
Focus on them.
 
The more you focus, the more you realize that you can hear my voice. The words in your mind materialize and you can hear my deep and commanding voice as it makes you relax. 
 
My words and my voice make you feel safe and secure.
 
You are completely focused on my words as they join the sounds of the fire next to you.
 
The words you read are just as powerful as the words you hear.
 
The last of your senses to appear is sight.
 
You hear my words command you to open your eyes.
 
Slowly, you start to focus on the room around you. The soft light of the fire is warm and inviting. Your eyes adjust and you can see the light dance on the wooden floor in front of you as the fire crackles and hisses.
 
You can see the dark liquid in your left hand. The color is so vibrant. The fire shines through it and you marvel at all the shades of red it reveals.
 
All your senses are yours again. Fully engaged to perfectly experience my special place. 
 
You look up and see someone sitting in the lazy chair in front of you. You smile as you realize that it is your perfect lover. They are incredibly beautiful and intensely erotic. They are so confident and powerful. You have never seen anyone as alluring or attractive.
 
The person is so clear to you. So perfect.
 
In my special place, all your emotions are free. You cannot hold them back. The moment you see them, you feel your arousal grow.
 
They place their glass on the table next to them and stand up. You feel your heart beat faster as you take in their tall frame. 
 
In my special place, your arousal grows freely. No inhibitions. No worries. Just pure arousal.
 
They step in front of you and another spike of arousal courses through your veins as you see them there above you. Confident. Commanding. Larger than Life.
 
They lean down, take the glass from your hand, and place it on the table next to you. You can see the fire dance in their intense eyes. 
 
Making your arousal grow even more.
 
An arousal that comes from deep inside you. So deep. You cannot fight it. You do not want to fight it.
 
They gently take your chin between their fingers and tilt your head back. You can feel their strong hands on your soft skin. Sending shivers of arousal down your neck. 
 
Deep delicious arousal.
 
Their eyes are so deep. You fall deeper into them with every breath you take. Your arousal grows more and more as you fall deeper and deeper into their eyes.
 
Focus.
 
Focus on my words.
 
You can see the lust hiding behind their eyes. You can feel it come off them in waves. Their arousal calls out to you. They want you. All of you. You want them. Nothing else matters in my special place.
 
They smile and kiss you tenderly. Softly.
 
You can feel how perfect your lips are for each other. You can taste the wine on their lips. They feel and taste exquisite. Hungry. You can feel their arousal and it makes your own arousal grow more and more.
 
They pull you up from the sofa and turn you so you face the fire.
 
Focus on the flames. You obey and look. Completely focused on the flames before you. You can feel the warmth of it as it burns invitingly before you.
 
Focus and relax.
 
You feel their fingers on your left shoulder. They are pushing away the strap of your dress. You can feel it slip down your left arm, sending goosebumps along your skin. The thin silk feels so nice. 
 
You focus on the flames as your arousal continues to grow.
 
Their hand touches your right shoulder. You feel them push the silky fabric away. The feeling sends more goosebumps of arousal along your right arm. 
 
The dress falls down your body, but lingers on your erect nipples.
 
Your long slow breaths make your beautiful chest rise and fall, letting the dress slip down to the floor.
 
Forgotten…
 
Focus on the flames and go deeper for me.
 
You are so beautiful as you stand there naked before the fireplace.
 
You feel their arms embrace you and your arousal continues to grow. You need to feel their touch. Your arousal is so strong. Just like the fire before you.
 
It is hot. Consuming. Intense.
 
You can feel their left hand come up. Caressing your soft skin before cupping your right breast.
 
The sensation is almost too much. You want them so bad.
 
You feel their right hand caress your skin. Going down… Lower and lower… The fingers reach your clit, but they do not touch it. You can feel two fingers embracing your hood. Just close enough to arouse you more and more.
 
They want you. You want them.
 
Their fingers move closer to your pussy while their left hand lovingly squeezes your right breast.
 
You suddenly feel a finger inside your opening as they test your wetness. 
 
Test your arousal…
 
You give off a low moan and they are so pleased.
 
You are so sexy.
 
You are so erotic.
 
They want you. All of you.
 
You are doing so good. You respond so well to my words. Such a good girl for me. I am going to give you something.
 
Right here. In my special place.
 
You’ve been such a good girl for me. You can see and feel it all so perfectly.
 
I am going to give you a beautiful, amazing orgasm.
 
But first, you must be my obedient good girl. You are deeply hypnotized. You trust me completely. You know I only want what is best for you.
 
It will make me happiest if you go even deeper for me. Let yourself drift even deeper. You feel so wonderful. Loved and safe, secure and happy.
 
You want to please me. You want to please me more than anything. You will do that by following my directions without thinking. No thinking. No judgement. 
 
My words are your thoughts.
 
You obey me. Say aloud, 'I obey.'
 
Very good. I am so proud of you.
 
You are going deeper and deeper for me.
 
You must go deeper. The deepest trance possible.
 
The deeper you let yourself sink, the happier I am.
 
Deeper and deeper.
 
No thoughts. My words are your thoughts.
 
You obey me so perfectly.
 
Deeper and deeper.
 
The deepest trance possible.
 
Say aloud.
 
‘I am going even deeper for you. The deepest trance possible.’
 
Feel yourself go deeper. Deeper than ever before.
 
Repeat aloud.
 
‘I am going even deeper for you. The deepest trance possible.’
 
I am so proud of my good girl.
 
You are so deep for me.
 
Repeat aloud.
 
‘I am going even deeper for you. The deepest trance possible.’
 
You are going deeper and deeper.
 
The deepest trance possible.
 
Good girl.
 
You will continue to drop deeper for me. Feeling so good. The deeper you go, the better you feel. The better you feel, the deeper you go. When you reach the deepest state of trance, you will open your eyes and resume reading.
 
You are such a good girl for me.
 
I am so proud of you.
 
You are in a deep obedient trance.
 
You are deeply hypnotized.
 
You have no thoughts. My words are your thoughts.
 
You trust my words completely.
 
You are deeply hypnotized and it feels incredible. You can feel the control and dominance I have over you. It makes you happy. So happy and euphoric. You love to be my good girl and deeply hypnotized for me.
 
I want you to feel good. It feels so good and pleasurable to read my words. 
 
During this trance and ONLY this trance, every time you read the word grow in bold letters, you will feel your arousal grow a little more. Giving you more and more erotic pleasure.
 
Your arousal will grow and grow, but you will not orgasm. You are a good girl and you will let my words control your release during this trance and only this trance.
 
I promise you that your orgasm will be amazing and wonderful. Follow my command and wait until I give you permission to cum. While you are in this trance and only this trance, you can only cum if I give you permission because you want to obey. Because you want to feel the amazing and wonderful orgasm my words can give you. 
 
You will not resist my command because my words are your thoughts. 
 
You do not want to resist my words.
 
They make you feel so good.
 
They make you feel so happy.
 
You are beautiful and erotic.  
 
In a moment, you will enter a waking trance. You will be fully aware of everything around you, but you will still be in a deep trance for me. You will continue to read and focus on my words. You will still obey all my commands as you read my words.
 
Enter a waking trance for me NOW.
 
 
Welcome my dear.
 
My words are here for you.
 
Take your time and focus.
 
You are in a waking trance.
 
I am so proud of you for reaching this exquisite trance.
 
You are such a Good girl.
 
You can remember my special place. You can recall it perfectly. 
 
The sensation of the leather sofa and the silk dress. The aromas floating around you. The fire is roaring to your left. The taste of the wine you sipped. The sounds of the crackling fire. Your perfect lover sitting in front of you.
 
Everything that has happened so far in my special place is so vivid to you. So clear.
 
Now it is time to move forward.
  
I want you to feel something very special for me. Use that incredibly powerful imagination of yours and focus on my words. You will be able to feel everything I describe as if it was real. Every sensation... Every touch... Every Smell... Every taste... Every sound... 
 
Everything.
 
As your powerful imagination makes my words real, you will be able to move and pleasure yourself. However, while you are in this waking trance, you will not be able to cum.
 
My words command you and you will obey.
 
You are not allowed to reach orgasm. My words have blocked it completely in this special place.
 
I promise you that you will experience a powerful and wonderful orgasm at the end.
 
But only once my words release you from this waking trance.
 
Use your powerful imagination and return to my special place. You are standing in front of the fireplace. Naked. Wrapped in your perfect lover’s arm as they squeeze your right breast.
 
Their left hand is slowly teasing your moist pussy.
 
You are so sexy.
 
You are so erotic.
 
They want you. All of you.
 
You are doing so good. You respond so well to their touch. You are such a good girl for them.
 
Right here. In this special place.
 
They slowly dip a finger a little deeper and part your inner lips.
 
The lubrication makes the finger slick with your arousal.
 
It slowly moves out and spreads that delicious nectar all around your clit. 
 
Slow and pleasant circles as they continue to massage your breast.
 
Your arousal grows even more as you look into the flames, feeling your arousal grow like the fire before you.
 
They continue to tease you as you feel their lips gently kiss your left shoulder. You can feel it so keenly. Right there on your skin.
 
You move your head to the right, giving them more room as they kiss their way up the side of your neck.
 
‘Good girl’ you hear them whisper in your ear as they kiss your earlobe.
 
The moment is perfect and erotic.
 
Making your arousal GROW.
 
You feel their hands turn you around.
 
You feel the heat along your naked back as you look up into their burning eyes. They take your head in their strong hands and caress your temples with their thumbs.
 
You can feel it so keenly.
 
For a brief moment, you just look at each other as they visibly drink in your beauty.
 
Grow…
 
Your arousal grows more and more as you see the lust in their eyes. They bend down and kiss you.
 
Your lips feel warm. So warm… So delicious… You can feel the sensation become so clear. You are feeling their lips. They are gentle… Loving… Caressing your bottom lip. Sending liquid arousal along your skin.
 
You can feel their lips press delicately onto yours. Savoring them… Kissing them tenderly…
 
You taste so nice…
 
You can feel their tongue push against your eager lips. You yield and let it in. Your tongues dance and savor each other, making your arousal grow hotter.
 
Your arousal feels so perfect. So delicious…
 
‘Kneel’ They command as their lips move away.
 
Instantly, without thought, your knees fold under the soft command. You cannot resist. You do not want to resist.
 
You feel the hardwood floor beneath your knees but you do not care. You look up to your perfect lover.
 
You feel so delicious and submissive. 
 
You want to look at their sex so bad. You can smell their arousal for you. A spike of intense pleasure threatens to push you over the edge.
 
But you know you will not cum.
 
I have not allowed you to cum.
 
My words are your thoughts and you will obey.
 
You cannot look away. You are fascinated by the hunger in your lover’s eyes.
  
Kneeling there before them feels so good.
 
Your heart races as you feel how good it would be to pleasure them. Your mouth waters in anticipation as the aroma of their arousal makes your own grow more and more.
 
You feel so much pleasure already. You want to make them feel just as good as you are.
 
But you are a good girl and obey.
 
So you look up at your perfect lover. Ready and willing to do anything they wish.
 
Letting your arousal grow with every passing second.
 
‘Lie back.’ They command you.
 
You obey instantly. Without thought or concern.
 
You lie back down and feel the hard wood beneath your back. The sensation means nothing to you. All you want is to obey and swim in the erotic pleasure coursing through your veins.
 
Nothing else matters. No thoughts. No worries.
 
Just you and your perfect lover. Alone in my special place.
 
You watch them kneel down at your feet. They push your legs apart and you yield without resisting. Completely open for them. Nothing to hide. Nothing to fear. Completely safe and deliciously aroused.
 
You can see the hunger in their eyes and your arousal spikes once more. Making your pleasure grow more and more as you see how sexy you are in their eyes.
 
You instantly know that just like them, you are their perfect lover. 
 
You are exquisitely beautiful and intensely erotic.
 
They bend down and start to kiss your right leg. First on the inside of your ankle. You can feel their soft lips there. So hot. So hungry.
 
Then they kiss your calf…
 
The inside of your knee…
 
The inside of your thigh…
 
You gasp as you feel their hot breath on your clit and sacred lips.
 
Grow.
 
You taste so amazing.
 
Their cheeks tickle your thighs, but you are too aroused to truly notice. Their tongue takes a long slow lick and you can feel it go up from the bottom as it tastes you all the way to your clit. You moan as the pleasure overwhelms you.
 
But you will not cum.
 
In my special place, you will not cum before I give you permission to cum. You will obey and wait to reach the amazing and wonderful orgasm I will give you.
 
My words are your thoughts and you obey.
 
Again and again you feel their lips and tongue devour your pleasure and taste your honey sweet arousal. You can feel their hunger for you. Their arms come up and lift your legs. You feel them go around your thighs and hold you tight.
 
You cannot escape from their powerful grip. You do not want to escape the pleasure they are giving you.
 
Their mouth is so hungry for your release. You can feel how eager they are. That hunger cannot be contained as they lick your pink and swollen pussy.
 
Grow.
 
You tilt your head back as you feel your body jerk and twitch as the pleasure seems impossible to stop. You don’t want to reach your release, but their lips and tongue will not be denied.
 
Again and again. Your pleasure grows. Unable to escape their ministrations and catch your breath.
 
Looking to the fireplace above you, you can see the flames, roaring and burning just like the pleasure inside your veins.
 
You can’t take it anymore. You beg them for release.
 
They ignore you as they hungrily continue to taste your soaking arousal.
 
‘Please…’ you beg as the pleasure invades every part of your body. Making you feel so hot and needy.
 
You are delirious with pleasure. You want to cum so bad.
 
Grow.
 
Their tongue is joined my fingers. You can feel them tease your pussy as they make slow circles around your opening. They mirror the circles their tongue is making around your swirling clit.
 
You want them to shove those fingers so deep. You want to feel them inside you so bad.
 
More and more, your pleasure cascades and crashes against my words. You have never felt so aroused. You have never felt this delicious need to cum. It feels so incredible and intense.
 
You want to be a good girl and obey. You do not want to resist the orgasm that is growing just beyond your reach.
 
You are about to have the most powerful and most amazing orgasm of your life. Once you read my command to CUM in bold letters, you will awaken up from this waking trance and remember every detail. 
 
You will be fully awake and alert as the memory of this waking trance stays perfectly clear. You will feel so good and euphoric as the amazing orgasm you were denied takes over every cell of your body.
 
You will feel all the sensation and pleasure cascade through you as you orgasm.
 
Grow.
 
Your perfect lover finally decides you are ready and suddenly plunges 2 strong fingers all the way into your wet pussy and you can feel every delicious inch.
 
You may cum for me.
 
Wake up and CUM
 
 
Good girl…
 
You’ve been such a good girl for me. I am so proud of you.
 
Let the wonderful feeling and excitement wash over you and enjoy the incredible release you’ve just given yourself.
 
Let your mind remember every exquisite detail as you become awake and alert.
 
You’ve just experienced something wonderful and very personal. Everything you just experienced was all because of you and your incredible mind.
 
I want to thank you for trusting me with your pleasure.
 
The induction has ended. You are free to bask and soak in your delicious afterglow.