und. It was dark. All the textiles black and the wood the darkest she had ever seen.

d and sticking to the nape of her neck and temple. She fiddled with her fin

her of warmth. Inayah glanced about the room one last

way to th

sounded directly above her. She felt his presence

her hesitant, silent. Perhaps it was the realization that the

ood in his

her way to the center of the room,

ator. Each step was slow and

home?" he question

d along each toe and up his legs. "It's... nice?" Nice was an under

n the middle o

ing his face. His smile was dark then, the wicked curl of

hard already

part, " he stated calmly, "I have claimed y

ircled closer, looking down at her like

ress. I do no

something f

, do as you are told,

nds went to the flimsy straps of the white dress and she sl

d let it fall,

dress, yanking it down forcefully. She let it fall and covered

m, " he d

to that he could act on it. She made her hands into fists and forced them to her sides as she squeezed her eyes

aid more gently. "Do

she whi

arm and she jerked away, falling to the floor as she stumbled over the dress pooled

Release the

ng it down a chute. He went to a wardrobe and pulled out a black pullover shirt like the

, he went back to the desk, wrote another

of mine happen at night. You will aid in the chores and cooking, sleep when I permit you and s

he paused

ake my kindness for weakness for I am simply biding my time and plotting an appropriate punishment. Math

eyeing her, "Mathilde will provide you with mater

in the dining table. Breakfast and lunch will be separate..." he tos

eyes down, trying to th

commanded, testing several instruments he had sitting out. A cane

fear you may not last long, girl. You look like you will break easily

rrying away. He caught her arm and shoved her back over the bed. "If you move or try

her and she kicked and screamed and thrashed, but did not move off the bed. He spread the blows out, all over her ass a

She wailed and panted for at least five more minutes, writhing

g backside off the bed. He shoved the shirt up over her head, leaving the sleev

, tosSalemg her head and wishing she had the nerve to kick him and run. He landed

s, so he tortured her flesh for an eternity, until his own arm was tired

and curled into fetal posi

ace up to his. Those sapphire blue eyes staring down, "Next