Chapter Three
Emilia had been strapped to the iron bars for an eternity or so it seemed and she had sunk down to the floor by the time that the door opened abruptly. Expecting Tara back, her heart fluttered and her bottom cheeks seemed to ache even more but to her surprise and shame, it was a dark-haired girl wearing a short skirt and a tight blouse who stepped inside, raised her eyebrows at seeing Emilia then ferreted around in the large wooden chest.
"Release me!" snapped Emilia, craning her head as far round as she could.
"I don't think so, girl. Miss Tara would stripe my backside for me with her favourite crop if I was that foolish. You just wait there until she gets back and then if I were you, I would be prepared to be very, very obedient!" replied the girl as she found what she was looking for and headed for the door.
It clattered back into place and Emilia cursed, spirits sinking as she wondered how much longer she would be left unattended. Her arse cheeks still smarted, she felt cold and hungry and she was beginning to need the toilet quite desperately too! Never in her whole life, short as it was, had she been treated so badly and she was determined to find her aunt and get her to take her home immediately when she was finally released from the collar which kept her chained to the iron bar. Angrily, she pulled against the tether but nothing budged at all and she sobbed with frustration.
It was at least another hour before the door opened once more and this time it was Tara who strode in.
"Let me go immediately!" hissed Emilia, pushing herself up on to her feet but still finding herself a good foot shorter than her captor.
"Why? Have you learnt how to be obedient already? I very much doubt it," responded Tara, stepping close and then making the girl shiver as she traced her fingers down her exposed spine and onto her still red bottom cheeks before she unclipped the chain from the iron bars and let Emilia turn round.
"I need to go and say goodbye to my aunt," whispered Emilia, hoping that the woman would allow her to as then she would beg Aunt Rowena to take her away. Surely, her relative would not let her be abused by this Tara woman once she knew what had just happened? She clenched her thighs tightly as a spasm of pain passed through her as the pressure from her bladder had increased markedly over the last few minutes.
"Your aunt has already left, Emilia, and agreed that you should stay here for at least a fortnight," remarked Tara, smiling at the look of absolute shock that flitted across the girl's heart-shaped face.
"A fortnight? But I am only meant to be here for a week!" Emilia expostulated, green eyes widening.
"You are going to be here at the Stables for as long as it takes, young lady...or should I say spoilt brat? Your aunt and uncle have been far too lenient with you and consequently you have grown up to be someone who expects to get what they want when they want it and has no respect for others. That is going to change!"