"What do you mean, you like bossy Black women?" Victoria Brown said, incredulity all over her lovely face, and she looked at the man seated opposite her as though he had two heads. Markus Clayton smiled and shrugged, then nodded firmly, his soulful brown eyes boring into Victoria's. Well, the brother appeared sincere, this much Victoria could tell.
It was a snowy day in The Bronx, and a heavy snowstorm blanketed much of New York City. Victoria Brown was catching up with an old friend, Markus Clayton, whom she hadn't seen since their halcyon days at John Jay College. After J.J.C. they went their separate ways. Markus Clayton went on to join the New York Police Department, rising to the rank of sergeant.
Along the way, Marcus Clayton got married to a red-haired White lady named Rebecca Dorn whom he met while at the police academy. They fell in love, had a whirlwind romance, got married, and had two sons, Liam and Casey. For a while, things were great for the Clayton-Dorn household, but the demands of career and family drove a strain between Marcus and Rebecca. They got divorced, but agreed on joint custody. Markus was still reeling from the scars left by that failed relationship.
Victoria Brown on the other hand had a rougher time as she chose many differing paths. After graduating from John Jay College with a Criminal Justice degree, Victoria went to the prestigious Fordham University School of Law. She spent a few years working for the Harrington & Stiles Law Firm, but never won any major cases as a litigator.
When her career as a big-shot attorney didn't pan out, Victoria chose another path, the business of pleasure and pain. That's how she became Mistress Black Star, the premier Black dominatrix in all of New York City. With half a million followers on Twitter, and streaming videos from her private website, Mistress Black Star cornered the market on BDSM in the City That Never Sleeps. She simply never expected one of her new clients to be someone she knew...
"I know what I like," Markus replied, and Victoria smiled faintly, still not believing him. As a young African American woman living in The Bronx, Victoria learned early on that life would be harder for her than for most, and she had to be strong. In a world full of racism and sexism, a Black woman has to watch her back at all times, even while dealing with friends and loved ones.
"My entire life I grew up hearing brothers say that Black women are too loud, too bossy, not submissive enough, and not feminine enough, and you turn around and say something like that?" Victoria asked, and Markus grinned and laughed out loud. Victoria bit her lip as she looked at the handsome, well-dressed Black man who sat before her. She didn't quite believe him...
"Yeah, Victoria, I've been one of those brothers, but I must be honest, I spend a lot of time scouring the Internet, looking for videos of Black mistresses dominating Black men," Markus admitted, a thoughtful look on his face. Victoria nodded at that, pondering about the sexual proclivities of Black men. She didn't limit herself and went out with handsome, wealthy men of all hues, but at the end of the day, Victoria had a soft spot for the brothers.
"Why do you Black men do that? Chastise sisters for doing something you provoke in us?" Victoria said, her voice rising, Markus blinked, wondering why she was getting bad. Victoria felt her dander rise, as she suddenly remembered her ex-boyfriend Ramon Costa, a handsome biracial man of Puerto Rican and Jamaican descent whom she went out with last year.
"Victoria, you're hot but too bossy and angry for me, I need me a White chick," Ramon said to Victoria, the day he broke up with her. They were seated inside Freda's, a nice Caribbean restaurant frequented by many African Americans, Latinos and others in the New York City area. As a teary-eyed Victoria pleaded with him to stay, the handsome and well-dressed Ramon got up and left.
Later, Ramon texted Victoria a picture of himself with her former friend, a blonde-haired White chick named Amber who worked at her law firm. From that day forward, Victoria, who'd only dated Black men or mixed men up until that point, decided to expand her horizons. Her next relationship was with a tall, handsome and green-eyed Irishman named Lance O'Neill, whom she met at an attorneys conference in Buffalo. Victoria was determined to have her cake and eat it too, since the brothers were doing the same thing...
"Victoria, are you alright?" Markus asked, and Victoria blinked, snatched out of her little trip down memory by his deep masculine voice. Her relationship with Lance didn't pan out because he couldn't handle her penchant for dominance, in and out of the bedroom. Victoria sighed and looked at Markus, wondering what to make of this handsome, well-dressed, successful brother who'd gone to great lengths to secure this meeting with her.
Normally, Victoria Brown kept her private life and her existence as Mistress Black Star, premier dominatrix of NYC, separate. Sure, as Mistress Black Star, she made a lot of money doing what she did best, torment men sexually and psychologically. In a session with a handsome, rich Lebanese student named Mahmoud, Victoria got to tie up this burly young Arabian guy, slap his face, beat his ass with a whip, and fuck him up the ass with a strap-on dildo. It was frigging hot.
"Hmm, Markus, you and all the other cocksure brothers out there, I love you and I hate you at the same time," Victoria said with a sad little laugh. Markus leaned back in his chair, and looked at Victoria, while subtly taking in the tasteful dΓ©cor in her three-bedroom townhouse located in a historic neighborhood of The Bronx. African art decorated the walls, and Markus saw portraits of everyone from Serena Williams to Will Smith, Oprah and Mehcad Brooks. Victoria definitely had a soft spot for Black America...
"Sister, I've got a confession to make, I ran from the truth about myself for a long time, I'm a Black man who likes dominant Black women, and that's that, I have decided to stop hiding, I read about African history and know my place now, in old-school Benin, which was called Dahomey, there was an all-female army defending the kingdom, strong Black women are nothing new," Markus said evenly.