Chapter II
Alice was digging her eyes into the sheet of paper laying on the table, repeating all the rules one by one in her head. She had no idea how much time had passed since Clair left her alone but it felt like the hour was almost up. Then she heard the main door open and someone stormed in.
"Alice!" shouted gently Clair bursting through the living room door. "Oh, there you are sweetheart. So, let's check if you remember anything. Leave the page on the table and kneel before me, quick!" commanded Clair dropping on the mustard yellow couch in the living room.
Alice left the piece of paper and eagerly shuffled to Clair and knelt as ordered.
"Third rule." coldly ordered the dominant woman.
"I must comply with any orders given and fulfill my duties to the best of my abilities Goddess." receded Clair looking down at Clair's knees.
"Good girl, now the fifth one."
"I must comply with any punishments given Goddess."
"And..?"
"A- and do not question them." answered promptly Alice.
"I should have warned you beforehand. For every wrong answer you will be flogged 5 times. That was your first mistake. Now rule number one"
"I must not wear any article of clothing not approved by my superior Goddess".
"Good, the last one now"
"I must ask for permission before doing anything that doesn't benefit completing my duties Goddess."
"You must ask for permission before doing anything that does not benefit completing ONE OF your duties. You missed a word there, your count goes up to ten. Second rule."
"I'm sorry Goddess. I must not leave the premises of the property."
"That was an easy one, fourth now."
"I- I must-" stuttered Alice with fear in her eyes. "I don't remember Goddess I am really sorry" she added after a long pause.
"You know what that means."
"Yes Goddes I know." quietly answered Alice lowering her head so low she wasn't even looking at Clair's feet but at the old wooden floor which was starting to hurt her knees.
"It would be fair if I gave you only five more floggings for forgetting a whole rule would it?" asked Clair with an emotionless voice.
"No, it would not be fair Goddess..." answered ashamed Alice closing her eyes.
"Then I'll add fifteen more to the count"
"Yes, Goddess."
"Look at me Alice." sturdily commanded Clair.
Alice slowly lifted her head and looked directly into her girlfriend's brown eyes. Her whole body was beginning to weaken.
"Now repeat after me. I must trust in my superior."
"I must trust in my superior." repeated Alice after Clair.
"See? Wasn't that hard, was it? You've got only one last to go, I listen to you."
"I have a right to stop ant activities taking place any moment."
"At any GIVEN moment darling, five more to a total of thirty. And remember that last rule, I don't want to hurt you." gently said Clair as she lifted herself off of the couch. "Stand up and follow me, we have to execute your punishment now."
They both left the house and Alice followed Clair to the massive oak she admired an hour ago. Now she could spot metal hooks drilled into the tree about two and a half meters above the ground and spaced a bit over a meter apart from each other. Clair grabbed two chains with wrist restraints at the end of them lying on the ground next to the tree.
"Take off your lovely dress now." said the brunette as she climbed a little step in order to attach the chains to the tree.
Alice complied with the order and completely naked walked to the oak.
"Put your back against the trunk and lift your hands up" ordered Clair and attached Alice's wrists to the tree.
The chained girl could feel the rough bark scratching against her back. She pulled on the chains but there was no way of breaking out of them. She was now completely exposed to her girlfriend standing in front of her. Completely helpless and at her mercy, she relished this feeling. At this moment she was on top of the world. Tho completely helpless she felt safe and fulfilled.
"Well, I'm waiting" proudly stated smiling Alice in anticipation.
Clair walked up to her and pulled a flogger out of her bag. "I can see you're enjoying yourself. Unfortunately not for long. Count every stroke out loud. If you lose count we will start over, understood?"
"Understood."
Clair took a step back and smacked Alice across her bare chest with the flogger.
"One!" quickly answered Alice.
Smack!
"Two!"
After another three Alice's chest started to become red.
Smack Smack! Clair whipped Alice two times in a row.
"Seven Miss!" shouted Alice with a sour expression on her face.
