Bitsy sat, ruminating over her fate, in the rapidly cooling water of her deep bath. The king—Stuart—Tristan—Master, she corrected her mental voice, had graciously allowed her the freedom of her bath. The tropical humidity that characterized the lushness of the soak's beginnings had transformed her pinned up ebony cloak of hair into damp ringlets that escaped the confines of the clip.
Her bath served to clarify the murky depths of her mind. She still felt torn between the love and affection that she felt for Michael and the obsessive depths of passion Master inspired within her. The sensuous motion of the rose-scented water as it smoothed over her curves reminded her of the caressing tones that Stuart employed to coax—then demand—her sexual obedience.
Through half-open eyelids, Bitsy surveyed the sumptuous interior of the master bathroom. It was, rightfully so, a lavish refuge for a dominant ruler. The walls were stained a golden hue, a delicate wash at odds with the blood red tapestries and towels that remained, warmed and at the ready, for her eventual exit from the marble tub that appeared to have more in common with an Olympic-class swimming pool than a shower stall. An assortment of bottles and jars concealing perfumed secrets littered the edges of the oasis.
The truly shocking feature of the bathroom, however, greeted her as she rolled her eyes heavenward: a mirror mounted high into the ceiling that reminded her of the king's more salacious appetites.
The staccato of his riding boots on marble alerted her to her Master's arrival. She heard the familiar thudding of his riding crop smacking his open hand encased in the leather of his riding gloves. In response, her heart began to thud heavily, her breathing grew shallow and rapid, and her eyes dilated with glazed passion showing only peridot green orbs in her eye sockets. Why she anticipated the hard thrashing she was due to receive the way a romantic yearned for a lover's sweet kiss, she couldn't say. But, from his smirking glance, she knew Stuart had catalogued each evidence of her arousal.
As a "payment" for her languorous bath, the King had made but one demand—that he claim a forfeit from her at a time of his own choosing—now, it seemed.
"Stand." One word, harshly spoken, even as his hunters eyes turned crimson with his own answering lecherous intent.
The water sluiced down her soft pink skin, made ruddy by the warm water, leaving rapidly cooling, fragrant drops that clung like diamonds to warmed skin.
"Is this where you are claiming your forfeit?" Bitsy asked, barely able to keep the quavering excitement from her voice. Her gleaming peridot eyes followed the hypnotic movements of the riding crop.
He nodded, slowly, savoring her obvious indecision. The prim and proper thirty-one year old First Lieutenant warred with the seductive succubus his slave was rapidly becoming. Flashes of fiery submissive passion had already begun to melt the Ice Bitch façade.
"I haven't focused on your training; I've been too lax with your submissive instruction," he explained.
Bitsy's eyes widened. "Too lax?" she questioned, her voice an aghast breath, a mere whisper.
"Precisely," he answered in a tone that brooked no argument even as he chuckled inwardly. "This evening, you will experience delights--and torments--you can't even imagine. Come here, slave," he commanded, snapping his fingers and pointing at his feet.
She began to walk over, sauntering slowly to show her body to the best advantage. Her new collar twinkled in the candlelight where the metal caught the wavering lumens. She jumped when he yelled an autocratic "No!"
Bitsy faltered. "Is something wrong, Master?"
"Return to the tub, drop down to your hands and knees, and crawl to me, slave. You are showing way too much pride for a slave." The crop hitting his riding boots formed a staccato rhythm that was easily audible--even above the thunderous pounding of her heart.
After returning to the edge of the tub, she slunk down to the marble floor and began to crawl to her Master. "Straighten your back," he directed, enjoying the gentle sway of her ivory-and-rose breasts as she crawled. "Look up at me, slave," he demanded when she ducked her head.
He smiled in proud pleasure as she arrived at his feet. "Now kneel," he told her. With his left hand, he stroked her cheek in appreciation and approval.
"What next, Master?" she asked, this time unable to keep the breathless excitement from her voice.
"We're going to experiment with new forms of...restraint," he chuckled, an insidious gleam in his eyes as he glanced down at her breasts with malicious intent. "You will also learn to orgasm only with my permission and to withhold it if I deny that permission."
Bitsy's audible gulp was her only response. Her mind raced. Her Master made her feel completely out of control as he seduced her. How would she ever be able to resist the undeniable need to orgasm?
He snapped his fingers in her face to grab her attention. Bitsy shook her head as if to clear it. "I'm sorry, Master," she said, completely compliant...completely his, Stuart realized.
"Follow me," Stuart dictated then turned toward the bedroom. On his way through the door, he grabbed two lengths of slippery nylon rope.
Bitsy's pussy clenched as she wondered what the rope would be used on.
"On your lovely breasts, slave. They were made to be tied," Stuart explained. "Stand."
She stood, her hands clasped behind her back, shoulders back, as she presented her breasts to him. With deft, efficient movements, he wrapped the rope around each breast, securing them together. "It's like a rope bra," Bitsy mused, looking down and twisting to test the strength of the--tight--bonds.
"You're welcome, slave," her Master said, a strange smile on his face. "How does it feel?"
Closing her eyes, Bitsy concentrated on feeling. "I feel constrained and aroused, Master," was her grudging description.
"Let's test that arousal, then," Stuart said, sliding two fingers into her drenched pussy. Bitsy had to bite back a moan. "I see," he said, with the maddening chuckle that didn't bode well for her.