"I think I'm just average looking," she says.
"What did you just say?" I ask.
"I'm just average looking," she says with a little hesitancy. I rarely ask her to repeat anything.
It infuriated me instantly. Not just that she would express such a thing aloud, but that she would even think it.
Hyde rattles his cage, desperate to get out and make her pay for what she's just said. I agree, punishment is need, but she has to understand why. Hyde will have to wait just a little longer. But there's nothing wrong with letting a little bit of him out now.
I grab her hair and yank down, bringing her to the floor on her knees. She gasps in surprise and grabs for my wrist. This reaction from me is definitely unexpected.
"Get your hands down." I hiss at her, no louder than a strong whisper.
She goes down to all fours wincing as I guide her along with that leash of hair. A little cruelly, but she's kindled dark emotions. It's her fault that she's suffering now really.
"Stay." I whisper into her ear. I can feel the heat radiating off her against my lips. Normally I'd nip at her ears, run my nose along a cheek, enjoy her warmth, but not now. I release her hair and stalk off.
When I return to the room and she looks back over a shoulder at me.
My hand meets her bare ass with a loud crack. "I said stay."
She goes back to how I left her, eyes closed tight, her ass wriggling, feeling the burn of that palm print placed with a little more force than usual. She has no idea how young the night is.
I set the mirror down in front of her. She opens her eyes, looks at herself, then at me confused.
"What did you say earlier?" I demand.