I woke up with a start, unsure of where I was. I was still bound at the wrists and ankles, causing me considerable alarm. I tugged at them uselessly, my breathing quickened and I melted into survival mode. The threshold of fear took over my ears and my senses faded in and out as I whimpered and struggled. I lost energy quickly, slumping back onto the bed that was my prison. I tried not to think about the night before, about his pounding in and out of me and how I'd felt.
I hadn't noticed but he was standing in the door frame of the room, leaning casually, barely glancing up at me from his post. I froze in fear. I remembered he'd had a knife last night. Was he going to kill me? That's what always happened on the news, in the movies.
"Would you like me to untie you?" He asked it in a monotone, without any real concern.
I nodded exaggeratedly, afraid he wouldn't see me. My throat was constricted.
"Then you ask, you say 'would you please untie me, Sir?'" He looked on expectantly.
"Would...would you please untie me...Sir?" He smiled slightly as I added the last syllable, giving him exactly what he wanted. He walked over to me and calmly untied me. I immediately began rubbing my chafed wrists. I barely noticed him massaging the blood back into my ankles.
"Thank you, Sir." I added.
"Yes, come on to the kitchen. You must eat some breakfast." He left as I scrambled up desperately trying to follow him. My feet hit the cold floorboards with a smack. I almost fell over, dizzy from rising so quickly. When I made it to the kitchen he was already standing there, arms crossed, staring at me with the same inky black eyes as last night.
There was no denying his handsome build. He didn't have a shirt on and I could see his well-defined abs and shoulders. His face was that of a dark angel, shadowed but beautiful.
"There is food in the fridge and cereal in the top cupboard, you may eat whatever you want." Only his jaw moved.
I carefully teetered to the cupboard, reaching as high as I could to open it. It was too high, I hopped hopelessly, unable to snag the handle. Instantly he was behind me, reaching over my head to open it, cornering me between the wood and his hard chest. He retreated back to his stance at the countertop, watching me stoically, adding to my humiliation. I was still naked.
I grabbed the first thing I saw, Cheerios, and poured a few into my hand. I realized how starving I was and ate faster. I forgot about the man standing a few feet behind me and tried to assess my situation in my mind.
I was doubtlessly in grave danger. I didn't know where I was, who I was with, or even why I was here. I knew I was in trouble, but I didn't leave. I didn't even try. It was as if an invisible tether was centering me here, gravity was keeping me from running. I turned around and briefly met the gaze of Sir before dropping my head ashamedly.
He put the box away and stood still before telling me that I must be thirsty. I drank from the glass of water he presented and then looked around at the penthouse.
He was rich. He had to be! It was a large suite, immaculately decorated in modern minimalist style. Nearly every wall was made of one-way windows, allowing its occupants to see out but no outsiders to see in. The color scheme was neutral grays and blacks, with a few accessories in red or some other complementary tone. The floors were a dark wood throughout. By the view, I could deduce that we had to be in Boston somewhere.
Wow, that really narrows it down. I thought to myself stupidly.
Suddenly, I felt his firm figure pressed behind me. He lowered his head and spoke softly into my ear. "You will go make the bed that you ruined last night."
I jumped in surprise and then nearly ran into the bedroom, pulling the covers back up. I smoothed them carefully, trying to make it perfect, ignoring the ropes that still dangled from the headboard and foot. I was afraid to leave for fear of having done it wrong.
I stepped slowly back out into the open floor plan of the main area of the apartment. I didn't know what to do with myself so I just stood there.
"Are you cold?"
I wondered at how he asked such a question without sounding at all concerned for my welfare.
"No." I said, almost inaudibly.
"No..." He repeated, stepping closer to me. "Then why are you shivering?"
"I...I'm...afraid, Sir." My shaking increased, tears began to well.
"You shouldn't be afraid. I will not kill you. I will not harm you, unless, that is, you need to be disciplined. In that case, still, you won't be harmed permanently."
"But...I can't stay here." My voice was tinged with desperation and the sobbing of my inhaled breaths.
"You will stay here. This is what you want."