1.
"Oh..."
It was the only word that came to mind when I saw the scene before me. There was my beautiful mistress, isolated, frustrated and looking somewhat dishevelled. It was the fact that here was the woman who always took such care of her appearance that shocked me so much. Hilary ensured she was always immaculate in her uniform of white breeches and polished long riding boots despite hours worn in the saddle riding her horses. Of course, this perfection came at a cost, and that was to Sarah and me. We were her two grooms and, I may say blushingly, lovers of this beautiful, powerful equestrian.
My story was somewhat complicated. I had been discovered by that wonderful woman while I had played out a teasing scene of self-bondage in the tack room of her stables. Hilary took in selected liveries to supplement her competition winnings and sponsorship and I had somewhat abused my position, firstly by staying beyond the allowable hours for the stables and more especially by binding myself tightly and, inadvertently leaving myself in the clutches of my riding instructor who had walked in unexpectedly.
I had discovered she had deeply hidden kinks which matched with ones I didn't even realise I had, but, as is typical in life, disaster had struck in the form of a heavy goods vehicle sideswiping me as I had run away, humiliated with my tail between my legs.
Hilary and her totally subservient groom Sarah had rebuilt and protected me and now we were in a deeply loving, yet somewhat kinky relationship together.
Sarah was a minx, totally in love with Hilary and me. She was almost totally submissive. Almost. She had a devious streak that bordered on evil. Just when you thought she was being a perfect stable slave she would throw you a curveball by doing something rebellious.
I couldn't understand her misbehaviour, but Hilary had laughed, hugging me tightly and told me Sarah lived both to serve his mistress and, at times, for punishment. And, if she felt she had been neglected in terms of this she would play up and we would have to tolerate her foibles as a way of her calling for attention.
I looked into Hilary's eyes and could see anything but tolerance.
2.
I was lost in deep and very sexy thought. Hilary was exercising her lead stallion in the outdoor arena, commanding this powerful animal to perform perfect dressage movements with the most subtle aids. Invisible movements of her legs and hands creating piaffes counter canter and half halts with ease a task which seemed impossible to a mere mortal like me. I was transfixed as I so often was when I watched her ride, and here, on a summers evening, I was lost in the image of this beautiful redhead with her taut body, those firm thighs gripping the horse and her pudenda caressing the pommel of the saddle. I had never more wanted to be a piece of fine English leather, but my heart leapt as I realised that I soon could claim that place beneath her as she would be hot and horny from riding and would want to ride me equally hard.
She glanced towards me smiling, I felt myself melt at her glance.
"Oh, get a room!" Sarah giggled, noticing my faraway look towards our shared lover. "Actually, let's share a room..."
Sarah was both my colleague and my lover, her body was taut and muscular, honed like mine with hours of stable work and riding. She was more boyish than I, with her short blond hair, shaved on the sides of her head with the clippers we would normally use on the horses. She called me the feminine one, my body didn't have her six-pack or obvious muscles not least as I ate somewhat better than she would. Sarah would often have to be commanded by Hilary to eat properly, she would otherwise exist solely on bondage and hard work supplemented with chipped mugs of steaming black coffee.
She told me she would take Hilary's horse and untack and finish evening stables if I would prepare dinner. I was a little jealous as she would have undivided time with Hilary but pushed the unfounded idea from my mind, thanking her and heading to the farmhouse. I had been to the farm shop earlier in the day and had in mind a salad which we could eat out on the patio enjoying the late summer night with a glass or two of our favourite wine.
I looked at my watch again. I had expected that it may have taken some time for Hilary to complete her ride, but almost two hours had passed and there was no sign of either of her or Sarah. I was about to step back onto the yard to see if they were alright when Sarah stepped into the kitchen.
"Goodness, you took your time. Is everything okay?"
I looked up into Sarah's eyes and saw the look. It was a look I recognised; a sort of devious side-eye accompanied with a smirk which pulled at the corners of her mouth.
"Sarah, what have you done?"
"Claire! I'm shocked, what are you saying." She put her hand to her chest in mock shock and tried to give me an innocent look but was betrayed by her giggles. My heart sunk. I stepped towards the door, reaching for my boots.
"No, you don't..." I could never forget how strong she was and she proved it as she grabbed my arms, forcing them behind my back before snapping one of our pairs of handcuffs on my wrists. "Now girl, you aren't going to be all goody goody and try to rescue her."
"Does she need rescuing? Oh, Sarah, what have you done to her?" I pulled myself from her grip, struggling to open the backdoor with my cuffed hands. I was of course doomed. Sarah grabbed my shoulders and I went limp in her grasp, it would be folly to try and fight back. I had tried that before and suffered heavily for my efforts.
"I think we need to keep you nice and safe and out of trouble..."
I suppose I should have been thankful Sarah had allowed me to use the toilet before she had dragged me to the spare bedroom, however, I think it was more to save her the effort of cleaning up in the morning. I knew what was coming and I hated it. I made it clear, pleading with her not to lock me in the cage.
Purchased from the local kennels, the cage was a secondhand dog cage that had been specially reinforced, containing only a thin foam pad and offering just enough room to cram a begging sub inside without allowing any comfort or even the ability to turn around. I crouched and squeezed myself inside.