The Art of Breaking Her: Beneath the Masks
Merely two weeks had passed since the soiree when Samantha received a red envelope with an invite to the private masked ball at the Graham's estate. Her hands trembled with nerves when she broke the seal and quickly flew over the contents of the letter.
"What is this?" She asked in a shriller voice than she intended, as she barged into Livia's room without knocking.
Livia was lying on her bed, her right hand shoved down the front of her knickers, breathing quickly and unevenly. When she saw Samantha, she just raised her left hand, her index finger outstretched and gestured for her to wait a moment.
When she started moaning as an orgasm hit her, Samantha quickly closed the door behind her.
"Well," Livia gasped a little out of breath, "that would have been more enjoyable hadn't it been interrupted. What do you want?" She hissed at her.
Samantha waved the red envelope at Livia and repeated her question. Livia's eyebrows furrowed as she took the letter from her.
"I didn't know you were supposed to receive an invite," she murmured, then her head shot up in realisation. "Declan. He must have told Aiden's father to invite you as well."
"As well? So, Keiran and you are also invited?" Samantha asked and Livia nodded.
"But you can't go," she said tersely as she pulled out her phone and dialled Aiden's number.
"What? Why?" Samantha asked confused.
"The society at these kinds of events is very different from the one you met at the soiree. They would..." She started to explain but immediately stopped when Aiden picked up. "Aiden," she greeted him, "she's got an invite as well."
There was a long pause at the end of the line, then Samantha heard the low rumble of Aiden's voice, but she couldn't make out his words.
"But you can't let her go. Who knows what would happen to..." Livia was cut off by him and her face darkened. "Fine, but if anything happens to her, it's on you!" She spat and hung up.
After a few seconds of silence, she turned to face Samantha again.
"Well, your invitation is valid. You'll accompany us to the masked ball."
Ever since the phone call with Aiden, Livia avoided her. She also hadn't answered any of her questions -- neither about the ball itself nor about the preparation for it. She had no dress, no mask, nothing.
But Livia's only comment was: "Don't worry, it will be taken care of."
Now, it was the day of the ball and Samantha sat in her room after class -- still without dress or mask. Then a knock sounded from the door and when she opened it, she found a package on the floor.
In it was a light-blue dress, a white mask and a handwritten note:
Pick up at 8pm, Ridgewood Academy.
Well, at least I can stop worrying about an outfit, Samantha thought bitterly. Who had brought this package? And who chose the damn dress? She would grill Aiden and Livia for this specific information later. Now, she had to get ready for a ball.
Her stomach was tied into nervous knots when she arrived at the mansion. Livia had apparently left before her and so the cab had picked up only her. How would she even recognize any of the others? She had no clue what kind of masks they would be wearing or what colour their clothes would be.
Her nervousness peaked when she entered the room, buzzing with voices. Anywhere she looked she saw bright and strong colours and -- most importantly --
black masks
. Not a single person wore a white one.
Her cheeks flushed when she noticed quite a few heads following her, as she made her way through the room, desperately looking for Livia's long dark mane of hair, Keiran's broad shoulders or even Aiden's cold eyes behind a mask.
But she couldn't see them anywhere. She was about to turn around and leave again, when someone spoke to her.
"Good evening, little dove. What a beautiful dress you have."
The voice sent a shiver down her spine and even though she thought it sounded familiar, she couldn't quite place it.
"You are not already claiming her, are you?" A female voice said behind her, and she felt a hand brush over her backside.
"How could I?" The familiar voice answered. "It's not the right time yet."
Something in his words sent a shiver down her spine. "Excuse me," she croaked when she thought she saw the hint of a dark mane and followed it to a different part of the room. But by the time she reached the other side, she was gone.
Samantha turned around, scanning the room frantically for a familiar stature and her eyes landed on a woman, dressed in purple, whose dress had been shoved up over her hips.
She was leaning over the stone wall of a water fountain and a tall, but slender man kneeled behind her, slowly pulling down the woman's underwear and exposing her to the curious eyes of the gathered crowd around them.
When a loud slap announced the beginning of her spanking, it snapped Samantha out of her trance. She turned away abruptly and moved away quickly. Where the hell were the others? And what was going on here?
Buried in her thoughts she saw the man who stepped into her path a second to late and when she bumped into him, strong hands closed around her arms.
"Well, hello there. What a pleasant surprise. I was wondering, if he'd actually allow you to come", his voice let the hair on her neck stand on edge. And this time, she instantly knew who it belonged to.
"Declan Grant," she breathed and wanted to back away from him, but his grip was tight.
"We do value our privacy here. So, I would prefer it if you sticked with "Sir" instead of my name." He pushed her up against the wall behind her and leaned in close. "Watching you get fucked last time was a real turn on. But I bet it doesn't come close to the real thing. That's why I invited you here."
He made a small gesture around the room and Samantha took another second to look at her surroundings, instead of searching for familiar faces behind masks. She saw a lot of naked flesh, women and men bent over various furniture, either being spanked or fucked. Some were tied up, some were merely obeying orders to keep their hands in a specific position. Some were moaning in pleasure, others in pain.
"Like what you see?" Declan brought her back to him.
"I..." she began, but her lips didn't obey her. Declan took it as a "yes" however and led her over to a red velvet couch, pushing her down onto it. His hands trailed up her thighs, pushing up the fabric in the process.
"Where is Aiden?" She asked as she pushed his hands away from her and tried to get up, but he pulled her down again.
"Busy elsewhere, but I will take good care of you," he said and started kissing her neck, his weight pressing her down onto the soft cushioning, making it almost impossible for her to move. Then she felt his fingers resuming their task from before, sliding up under her skirt and between her legs.