Authors note - I took a risk in changing the category of the story to BDSM, and it doesn't look like it paid off. So I am returning to the mind control aspect of the story. If feedback is positive I will re write part 3.
I hope you will all give my story a second chance, and please give constructive criticism in future to help me improve it for better enjoyment.
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As consciousness returned, the Prince groaned as he felt every muscle in his body aching. All he wanted to do was return to blissful oblivion. But something nagged at the outer edges of his consciousness, something was different, so eventually, reluctantly he opened his bleary eyes.
The cold stone walls of his prison no longer surrounded him, instead he had been moved to a richly furnished chamber, with one door leading to who knew where. He could feel the warm, soft rug against his naked flesh as it he felt it enveloping his body, projecting a feeling of safeness and security. Glancing around from the floor, he could see a comfortable looking divan laden with cushions, a very large armoire that took up all of one wall, and next to it a full length mirror.
He wasn't aware of how long he had been unconscious, it could have been hours, or days. All he did know was the inside of his mouth was bone dry, and his wobbly limbs felt weak from lack of food and water. He couldn't recall having eaten or drank since being captured. Was his jailor going to forget him until he died of thirst or malnutrition?
As if just realising, the Princes gaze focused on a smooth ceramic bowl that had been left by the edge of the rug. Clumsily, with none of the agile grace he exhibited naturally, the prince lurched over to see it filled with crystal clear liquid. All caution and rationality left his fragile and foggy mind, as he plunged forward and began lapping up the water with loud slurping noises that filled the silent room. No ale he had drank at lavish banquets, no mead he had downed at countless celebrations, had ever tasted as good as this. It didn't matter if this was poisoned, or spiked with an unknown potion. He couldn't stop stop himself and didn't until the bowl had been emptied.
Refreshed, his head clear for the first time since regaining consciousness, the Prince crept to the mirror, his body protesting with every movement, he saw that his skin had been scrubbed free of dirt and his hair had been washed so it reflected the glowing orbs light.
"Please say it was all a dream," he muttered fervently, but as his eyes took in the red raw rope burns around his wrists and winced as he gingerly felt his swollen bruised genitals, he knew in his heart it was all too real.
The Prince's head swung in the direction of the door, expecting from experience his Mistress to appear, ('not Mistress, my Queen, no, the Queen' he thought furiously), and felt a strange mixture of disappointment and sadness when she didn't.
It suddenly dawned on the Prince that he was no longer tied up, though admittedly this was not a reckless and dangerous risk as he could not move far in his condition.
'My Mistress must be trusting me,' he thought, as a smile lit up his face and his heart swelled with pride at being a good pet. But he caught his enamoured expression in the mirror, and realised that part of him now belonged to her.
"You were never going to win," said the voice from behind. The Prince spun around and his Queen stood before him, looking magnificent in a purple silk sash that draped across one shoulder and breast, leaving one exposed and unadorned, and wrapped around her hips. The Prince sank to his knees with a moan, knowing he had not recovered enough from the previous encounter, but if she willed it he could not stop her.
Instead the Queen sat on the soft inviting divan and dropped a cushion on the floor by her feet. Resigning himself, wincing from the slight stabbing pains shooting from his ass, he crawled over and sank gratefully onto the squishy pillow.
As the Queen casually stroked his head she continued, "I knew you secretly wanted to be captured, because you came rushing in with no plan, no troupe of knights as support, and no defence against magic. Someone that reckless is practically begging to be dominated."
"I could still escape," he blurted out, with part of him wanting to wake up from this never ending nightmare, whilst the other newer part hoped she would punish him further for his defiance.
The Queen seemed to genuinely consider the possibility, her emerald eyes calmly assessing him as he shivered at the increased attention.
"You could escape," she agreed, "Return to your normal life. Marry the Princess. Live happily ever after. Shall we see what would happen?"
Uncertain as to what his Mistress meant, her prisoner was not prepared for the witches hands fasten around his head, holding it immobile. Just as he was summoning up his remaining strength to break free, The Prince felt those tendrils of power worming their way into his thoughts, burrowing into his mind.
"That's right, let me in," the Queen coaxed, her brow furrowed in concentration.
All thoughts of resisting were wiped clean as the room faded around him.
With a gasp he woke up, unsure of where he was, his body coated in sweat as he looked wildly around. The room was bathed in moonlight that poured from a single window in the castle walls, illuminating the furniture that was familiar, as he recognised every piece that had adorned his room since he could remember, as welcome as an old childhood friend. He could smell the remnants of the charcoal in the fireplace long burnt out. The chill in the air indicated it was still in the early hours of the morning, combined with the perspiration on his skin, it reminded him of the clamminess of the dungeon cell where he had been held prisoner.
"Bad dreams again my love?" a soft voice asked, radiating concern and tenderness for his wellbeing. The Prince smiled and turned to gaze at his wife, the moonlight reflecting off her cornflower hair giving it a silver sheen, her eyes still heavy with sleep. A delicate hand snaked under the heavy covers and rubbed his taught bicep, not effective in easing the tension, but it felt warm and reassuring and real, anchoring him to reality.
"Just memories, which always fade in the presence of your beauty," he reassured her, lifting her hand and pressing his lips to her knuckles with a chaste kiss. Comforted, her eyes closed and his wife was asleep before her head hit the pillow.