To this day, Ivy didn't understand as to why a seasoned Dominant like Master Ethan would choose an inexperienced submissive like her. But the very thought of being dominated by a man whose personality resembled that of a primal alpha was titillating to the core of her bones. The contract was signed and sealed, consensually - Ivy would belong to Master Ethan for a complete month.
Dutifully, her Master took down all the hard limits of her and registered in his brain. Apart from that, he owned her body unless she uses her safeword.
Ivy arrived at his house sharp at 11 am, carrying only a large handbag filled with a couple of essential things. Impliedly in 24x7 lifestyle like this, subs didn't choose their outfits and styling for that matter - it was the Master's privilege.
Ethan ushered her into one of his spare rooms upon arrival and briskly left the room after a moment with the crisp instruction, "Please strip. And kneel in the middle of the room." It took her a moment to get out of the dress and comply with the order.
When he returned, the smooth baritone of his voice filled the sunlit room. "A sub, no matter how inexperienced, knows the meaning of strip."
"I..." Ivy looked up, but nothing made past her lips.
"Stand, Ivy, and with grace. Feet should be shoulder width apart, and your hands clasped at the back of your head."
And she did, as much grace she could afford.
When she felt her Master standing behind her, she seemed convinced that a beating was coming her way, and her muscles tensed instantaneously. Instead, she only felt a coldness of metal against her hip. The sharp sound of scissors slashed the air as the knicker quickly slid down her legs.
"I apologize if it was expensive," she heard the smooth-as-warm-whiskey voice.
In less than five seconds, the bra received the same tattered fate, joining the rest of the fabric scraps on the floor.
Master Ethan stood before her, hands pulled behind his back, with an unrelenting expression. "Submission is beyond love taps on your asscheeks and sex. It is the consensual surrender of both your mind and body, domination of your Master's will. I neither tolerate nor compromise any alteration of my instructions, Ivy. Unless I hear the safeword, my rules apply as the expressed law. Is that clear?"
"Yes, Master," Ivy whispered audibly. "I am sorry, Master."
"Follow three steps behind me, and your hands will remain where they are." With that, he turned on his heel and walked out of the room. Ivy followed him, up the stairs and into another room.
"Sit here," he instructed, patting the chair in front of the dressing table with a huge mirror.
Ethan shrugged out of his suit jacket down, wearing a dark blue shirt that almost outlined the contoured muscles and charcoal grey slacks. Then he pulled back her shoulders and began to undo her elegant French Bun hairstyle. Once he unfurled the long hair of his submissive, Master Ethan picked up the wooden hairbrush and started combing her hair.
Ivy had spent a long time in the morning—carefully washing, conditioning, and drying—doing the French Bun that suited her face the most. She has the most beautiful, shining and naturally wavy chestnut bronze hair, reaching almost her waist.
The soothing act of combing almost drowned her in erotic sensation as she heard him murmuring, "You are an exquisite beauty, sub. So is your hair. You have taken good care of it so far," he observed, and then met her eyes in the mirror. "You love your hair, isn't it?"
"Yes, Master."
He nodded knowingly. "Well, it is going to be a little unfortunate for you when I will be cutting it off."
She froze in her seat—then and there. Relinquishing control was getting tougher by the second at the hand of the seasoned Dominant, but she could not deny the undefined thrill thumping her heartbeat.
"I want my submissive to look in a particular fashion that I'd choose," he supplied further while brushing her long curtain of chestnut bronze with his fingers. The importance of a submissive headspace always worked like a charm to get out of inhibitions, and nobody knew it better than Ethan.
He wound the long hair, twice, around his wrist and gave a sharp tug, exuding the right amount of his power. "Let me remind you again, Ivy, this is subjugation of my will and not forced submission. Use your safeword if you want to and walk out. I will give you five minutes to decide. But once I pick up the scissors, I won't extend the courtesy of using the safeword until I finish cutting. Take your time, sub."
He almost turned around before she managed to find her voice. "How much will you be cutting it off?" she asked and then added, "Master."
"That's entirely up to me," he answered.
However something about her raw innocence tugged at his heart, so he decided to ease her growing concern a bit. "But you won't be bald or scalped."
Her heart longed for his control, but her brain told her otherwise. The conflict had nearly exhausted her when he returned once again.
"What will it be, sub?" he asked in his smoothest professional voice.
"I will stay," she said channeling all her might. "I will receive the haircut my Master chooses for me." Even the coldest of hearts would melt at such devotion.
For an inexperienced submissive, she had a way to warm up his cold, stiff heart. "Very well, then. I won't tie you down, but I expect you to sit very still and your eyes on the mirror. I won't cape you, either. I want you to feel every severed hair against your soft skin. Tell me, you understand."
God, the man did live upto his reputation. She had heard other subs say that he was smoothly unyielding about his commands. And right, there were.
"Yes, Master. I understand."
"I want you to pull out the topmost drawer on your right and lay everything out on top of the dresser."
When Ivy pulled out the drawer, she saw a set of professional haircutting scissors, three clippers and four types of combs nestled inside it. One by one, she laid out all the tools and set them on the dresser. She had wished the ordeal would end as quickly as possible, but she knew Master Ethan better than that. Long, masculine fingers stroked her throat, in slow up and down motion.
"You're even more beautiful in submission," he praised. "Pick up a scissor and pass it to me. I will let you use your judgment."
Trembling fingers selected a medium-large sized shear and offered it to him.