It was early in the dark of a winter evening when I approached the door to our apartment, keys in hand. The soft sounds of the keys rattle in the lock as I open the door. A faint frown plays on my lips as I open the door to a darkened living room. Puzzled that it looked like my Master wasn't home, I enter and close the door to keep the chill out of the house.
Reach over to turn on the lamp and it clicks, but no light illuminates the near blackness of the familiar room. I wonder if the power had gone out as I sit down my purse and keys, then pull off my winter coat and hang it on a peg by the door. Movements memorized from the year of living in the apartment with him.
It's then I can hear the hushed approach of a tall, masculine figure. I turn and feel a strong hand encompass half of my face. My eyes fly open as I don't recognize the scent of this person, heart racing as I fear that I walked into the apartment when a burglar was paying an unexpected visit. I twist and try to cry out, feeling the stranger's fingers dig into my shoulder. A moment of blinding pain, yanked by my hair and am wrestled to the floor. Panic rising in my throat, heart racing as I feel rough, unfamiliar hands run up my skirt.