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Elizabeth has been recaptured by Lord Asbeey. Elizabeth refuses to think of him as anything but Nicholas. Lord Asbeey has brought Elizabeth back to his property/compound.
Elizabeth's rooms were beautiful and deep down she had missed them a bit. She had helped decorate them, pink and gold with girly frills and lace everywhere. It was time for a makeover. No more prissy shit. Elizabeth wanted to be tough to pretend like she could handle this. Nicholas would punish her for escaping too. Unless she found a way out of it? How though? Elizabeth laughed, almost manically, there was no way out of this. Nicholas had come back on exactly one year, that meant he had been watching her for a while. It made Elizabeth seethe.
Elizabeth wondered into her bathroom, it looked like a spa really. A bath was already drawn up in the king-sized tub. Elizabeth could smell the sweet lemon scent of her favorite bath oil. Damn him! Well maybe she didn't need to bathe after all. Elizabeth wondered into her sitting room and turned on the TV nothing caught her interest, but she left it on for the sound. The silence had been disturbing. Elizabeth stayed like that for a while lost in thought.
A knock sounded twice on the door before Nicholas came barreling into the room. Elizabeth shot up off the couch where she had been staring into space.
"What's going on?" Elizabeth stumbled as Nicholas glared at her.
"Why are you not bathed yet?" Nicholas stared at Elizabeth making her shiver.
"Because I didn't want to." Elizabeth kept her chin up and eyes locked on Nicholas's. He would not break her. He would not break her. Elizabeth chanted to herself.
"You wish to be dirty?" A smile quirked at Nicholas's mouth.
"I do not wish to do anything you expect of me is what I wish!" Elizabeth realized her words made little sense and her face flushed. "I am not going to take a bath just because you told me to, and you cannot bribe me with things of the past!"
"Bribe you with? Elizabeth my sad baby bird, I am not bribing you. I tried to make it a little more comfortable for you to re adjust to being home. But nothing is a bribe because no matter where you are, you are mine, and I will do anything and everything I want to you. That means if I have a bath drawn up for you, you take it otherwise you will be punished. Do you understand?" Nicholas growled. Elizabeth cried silently and nodded. This only further enraged Nicholas who grabbed Elizabeth's chin forcing her to meet his eyes. "I said do-you-understand?" Nicholas punctuated every word.
"Yes."
"Yes what?! I will not ask you again next time there will be a punishment." Lord Asbeey was tired of Elizabeth's little game.
"Yes Master." Elizabeth barely choked out in between her sobs. Head down in shame as Lord Asbeey released her chin.
"You know what you are supposed to be doing Elizabeth. Why am I having to tell you things?" Anger lined the surface of Nicholas's words. Elizabeth stared at him hard, defiance written all over her face. "I need an answer and I am not going to tell you anything again about the proper way to address me do you understand? Because I am nice I will give you to the count of three.". Lord Asbeey watched Elizabeth struggle as he counted. Just before he reached three she started to blurt out her answer in between sobs.
"I'm sorry Master," Elizabeth choked out between her gasps. She felt humiliated and drained, Nicholas was right too... She knew what the consequences were, why was she provoking him? "I just can't do this, I can't come back after leaving. I can't do it," Elizabeth almost couldn't muster the strength for the words fast enough, but she took a breath and whispered, "Master."
Elizabeth could feel herself shattering. Why was this happening to her? How did he find her? Nicholas hadn't said anything yet, so Elizabeth snuck a quick glance up to see how pissed he was. He had been waiting for her to look back, Elizabeth found herself unable to look away as he stared her down. Surprisingly she held her ground and neither had broken eye contact when Nicholas spoke.
"You can do this, and you will do this. You have not broken yet and you will not break yet we both know that. Now go get in the bath and after we will eat."
Elizabeth's bath was calming allowing her to think about what was surely to come. He would punish her for escaping, it wouldn't be pretty and maybe she would break. It might be easier then dealing with being a slave again. Too soon a knock came letting her know it was time to get out, and dress for dinner. Elizabeth mentally prepared herself for whatever Nicholas had planned for the night. The compound was fully equipped, they even had their own theater building. Before she had escaped Nicholas had taken her out almost every night.
"Elizabeth, I am not going to remind you of our talk, and my dislike of having to wait on my own slaves."
Nicholas sounded mad again. Elizabeth made sure to make some noise when getting out of the tub. In the process water splashed on the floor. She would be punished for that later. Elizabeth sighed and opened the door to a pacing Nicholas. She was aware of his gaze raking over her, the bulge telling her everything she needed to know.
"Come here my baby bird, come kneel at my feet while I talk to you." Nicholas challenged Elizabeth.
Silently, so she did not have to address him, Elizabeth knelt at Nicholas's feet, palms in her lap and head bowed. Just like he liked. Elizabeth felt a rush of emotions, helplessness, anger, and even a little bit of wetness between her thighs that wasn't the water she hadn't toweled off. That last part infuriated her, she hated that Nicholas turned her on! It was just that she had always found power plays hot. This was different though, this wasn't a fantasy and Elizabeth remembered what Nicholas could be like. It made her feel crazy and out of control. Elizabeth pressed her palms down, steadying her breath, she could do this.
"I am pleased at your obedience little one." Nicholas started, "As you know, you will need to be punished. I want to make sure you understand you place, and what you are to me. I have arranged for us to travel and address the issue in front of the High Council."
Holy hell, Elizabeth started to cry, the High Council would probably order her death. The horror stories had been passed down to all slaves on the compound. Some slaves never returned, others broken. Elizabeth could only imagine the punishment of a slave that ran. Then was dumb enough to get caught.
"It will be fun. You will be tested, and all my superiors will be watching. You see before you disappeared, I had bragged, of my beautiful slave that couldn't be broken. It intrigued them, and now you have given them all a chance to prove me wrong." Nicholas laughed darkly, bending down to whisper in Elizabeth's ear, "But you are going to impress me aren't you Elizabeth. You will finally allow yourself to be mine. You will not allow them to break you because if you do, you will no longer be mine. I will have no place for you here Elizabeth."
Elizabeth looked up sharply. He couldn't really mean that!
"You made a promise to me once. I expect payment this time." Nicholas held Elizabeth's gaze before she dropped it.
Elizabeth did not know how to respond. She couldn't be his. She had no idea what she was promising when she made that promise to a different Nicholas.
Nicholas told her a few details about the trip and warned her again that if she allowed herself to break she would be of no use to him. After that he had her dinner brought in. It was Lamb leg with mashed potatoes and gravy. It was heavenly. Nicholas wanted Elizabeth to relax for the night instead of keeping her company he left shortly after she ate. A little while after Elizabeth noticed she was feeling drowsy, Nicholas must have out something in her food! She had to put in effort to stand and walk to her bed, it seemed so far away. Finally, she was in bed and sleep came.
"Elizabeth wake up"
Elizabeth's head throbbed, her mouth was dry, and she ached all over. The asshole had drugged her. Her eyes slowly opened, the room was dim so at least her eyes were saved from burning. The room she was in was small. It was hard to see but Nicholas's frame demanded her attention. She looked up at him and saw an almost maniacal expression that left almost as soon as her eyes touched his face.
"Welcome to the home of the High Council my sweet baby bird." Nicholas spoke low and threateningly. It rose the hairs on Elizabeth's neck making her shudder with fear. The stories about the place were filled with horror and Elizabeth knew she would meet an unfortunate end here. Nicholas was watching her face, seeing how she reacted to the news.
"Why did you drug me? How long have I been out for?" Elizabeth's voice was a panicked whisper, her throat cracking without water.
"Two days." Nicholas said simply. Elizabeth was scared, and he was enjoying the range of emotions that played over her face. She had no idea what she was in for. He had special plans for today, they would be going to see some other cases go before the High Council. Elizabeth's case would be handled differently than these cases, but she didn't need to know that.
"We had you on display and everything. I will show you the photos later. For now, I must inform you of the position you are in. As you know you are here to go on trial for your behavior over the last year and a half. Today we will be going to a viewing of some other trials that are happening. You will be dressed soon, in full, that includes a collar. If you fight, your punishment may not be up to me, which could result in something damaging. I am only going to warn you this once. I know you have probably heard stories about this place, for now believe them all and be on your best behavior. Maybe you will impress me" Nicholas trailed his eyes down from Elizabeth's face, to her creamy neck and down further. Damn. She pushed all his buttons both physically and mentally. She better not fucking break.
A hand brushed through Elizabeth's hair, then it tightened grabbing hold of her hair and pulling her head back Nicholas looked at her.
"I know you can do this." Nicholas's mouth bruised hers, nipping and sucking her kissed her, "You are mine and only I will break you, do you understand?
No one would break her! Elizabeth laughed, "I belong to no one --
Nicholas
." She was going to die on this island and she knew it. What matters anymore? Instead of piss him off though she seemed to just amuse him. He kissed her hard marking her lips as his. He left nips that bled and bruised. It was a kiss of passion and possession. For a moment Elizabeth allowed herself to forget where she was and step back in time, giving him as much back as he took from her.