Chapter 15: The First Time He Said 'I Belong to You'
"There are moments when you realize you're not being claimed—you've already been claimed." — Unknown
It wasn't during a scene. It wasn't while he knelt. It wasn't whispered through gritted teeth or breathless from arousal.
It was in the kitchen.
I was leaning against the counter, hair still damp from the shower, sipping tea. He was barefoot, in his soft service robe, wiping down the dishes. The house was quiet. The kind of stillness that only happens when two people are in rhythm.
I had just corrected him—lightly—for placing the spoons in the wrong drawer. I wasn't harsh. Just firm.
"These belong here," I said, sliding the tray where it should be. "You know that."
He nodded.
And then, softly—so softly I almost missed it—he said:
"I'm sorry, Mistress. I belong to you."
He didn't look up.
He just said it.
Not a declaration. Not a plea. A truth.
I felt it in my chest. A slow, deep ache. Not lust. Not pride. Something else.
I set my tea down and stepped toward him. He didn't flinch. I placed a hand at the back of his neck, curled my fingers there, and whispered:
"Yes. You do."
He exhaled. Like a man who had been holding something in for weeks. Maybe longer.
We stood like that for a long time—me holding him, him still, quiet.
It wasn't the first time I'd known he was mine. But it was the first time he knew it.
From that point forward, things changed. Slightly. Subtly. But meaningfully.
He didn't just follow orders. He anticipated needs. He didn't just kneel. He sank to his knees. He didn't just serve. He belonged in service.