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"Scarlett, stand up," I ordered sternly.
She looked up at me, concerned by my tone. I held her look until she climbed uncertainty slipping her hands behind her back and drawing to attention. My eyes were drawn to her small but shapely breasts and erect nipples as I stepped towards her.
"Weren't you meant to be staying with the princess?" I asked sternly.
"Master, my job is to serve you. That's all I should be doing." She hesitantly replied, meeting my gaze with an innocent expression.
I approached her and slowly ran my hand from her shoulder to her elbow before coaxing her arm out. My fingers wrapped around hers, and she gripped my hand seamlessly as we drew together. I led her without protest over to the bed and pulled her down to sit beside me.
Her beauty was intoxicating, but my thoughts were on her well-being at that moment.
"Scarlett, tell me what's going on. You don't seem to be yourself."
She looked up at me, lost, before her faΓ§ade dropped, and a sob forced its way out.
"Master, I can't go back to being her again. I'm yours now!" She blurted out.
"Go back to being whom?"
"Who I used to be. Princess Eleanor wants me to behave like a Lady. She has me wearing formal gowns and sitting for tea. But I'm not that person anymore."
I held her hand as she looked lost.
"So why are you here?"
She looked at me with cautious innocence as she composed herself.
"I begged her to let me invite you for dinner rather than sending a servant."
"So why were you kneeling half naked on the floor?" I asked, curious as to what was going through her mind.
"Because I was waiting for my Master, that's where I should be. Not playing at being a Noble."
"But you are a Noble, my lady."
"No, I can't be. A noblewoman couldn't belong to you," she responded.
"I think you'll find our bond is what will keep us together," I replied, to mostly reassure myself.
Scarlett looked up to meet my eyes with uncertainty written all over them, and I felt nervous butterflies spark into life.
"She told me it's not complete yet. That there is a way to break the bond still." She finished with a whisper as I felt my heart wrench at the thought of losing her.
I felt the same feeling from her as she reached out to take my other hand.
"That's why I need to be serving you. We can't let her split us up."
"I don't think she wants us to split up," I replied, unsure whether to raise what my mother had spoken to me about.
"What do you mean? How could we possibly stay together if I'm not serving you?"
I pulled her hands together, holding mine over hers and passing affection and calming feelings down our bond.
"Let's talk about this at the dinner you are supposed to invite me to. If you want to stay bound to me, then I have no intention of letting you go for any reason."
"You truly mean that?" She asked with hope once more, and I nodded.
"I do, but I have a slave to train, and you must return to behaving like a lady."
She gave me a cheeky look as she innocently stuck up her lower lip.
"Scarlett, that's an order. Go and behave like a lady, or I'll lock you in chastity for weeks." I stated, smiling both at her look and her returning confidence.
"You wouldn't dare!" she replied, aghast in a cheerful and cheeky tone, "you know you'd never be able to resist my seductive charm for long!"
I gave her a big smile without needing to say anything.
"Imagine me in a tight dress, strapping you down and making you give me the location of the key!" she continued with a seductive purr slipping between my knees without breaking eye contact and running her hands up my inner thighs, "do you think you could resist me?"
"Be careful, or you'll earn yourself a spanking," I warned with another smile, concerned by what was coming to life below my belt, "now off with you!" I finished in a cheerful tone.
"At least let me kiss you goodbye," Scarlett whined, turning her head slightly.
Hope jumped in my chest, but after my nod, she surprised me by grabbing my belt and pulling my trousers and underwear down to expose me.
Before I could even protest, she gripped my cock and kissed the end with her soft lips. She then began to suck on the tip as if passionately kissing me, with her tongue slipping under my foreskin and swirling around. I became instantly rock-hard and desperate for more, but Scarlett released me and stood pushing her perfectly toned bottom out and towards me in a sexy manner.
I felt myself stir at how incredible she looked while she replaced her dress, walked to the door, and turned with a coy smile, knowing she'd won this little tete-a-tete. My craving for her sent a pang of fear that our bond might not be as permanent as we thought. I knew deep down that I selfishly wanted to keep her bound to me and me alone.
Emily popped her head around the door moments after Scarlett had left.
"Harry, is she okay?" She asked with her hair now tied back in a ponytail.
"Slave, come out here and kneel before me," I ordered as need took over.
She looked worried at my harsher tone, rushed out, and dropped before me with a thud on a fortunately thick rug.
Her wrists and ankles were now sporting silver bands, and I noticed that she also held some items in her hands that were partially hidden behind her back.
"What did you call me?"
"Sorry, Master," she replied demurely, "I guess you'll need these." She finished and held out a leather flogger, gag and leash.
"Did you deliberately call me by my name in the bedroom so I would punish you?"
"No, Master," she replied with the look of someone for whom butter wouldn't melt in their mouths.
"If you weren't being rewarded for winning earlier, I would leave that belt on you for today."
"You're letting me out?" She burst out happily.
"Only if you follow my orders precisely and call me Master!"
"Yes, Master." She said giddily, dropping her head.
I ordered her to strip to just the belt before transitioning between positions Scarlett had shown her. It was tough resisting after Scarlett had left me desperate for release. I had her hold poses that pushed her breasts out and kneeled in positions that would expose her completely. Once satisfied, I had her slip her wrists behind her back, and I clipped them together.
She kept silent and obedient until I slipped the key into her belt, and her head flicked down to look at me, with her excitement evident.
"If you continue to behave, I will make the rest of the afternoon one you enjoy."
"Yes, Master. I promise I'll be good." She finished keeping her head facing forward.
I turned the key, and the mechanism released the belt, which I helped slip down her legs.
She giggled excitedly, making me smile as I walked her to the bed. I turned her to face me and presented her with the red ball gag.
"I can't have you making too much noise," I whispered, and she dutifully accepted the ball into her mouth. I pushed her backwards onto the bed with her legs still hanging over the side, which exposed her pristine and dripping-wet pussy to me.
I started by teasing around her inner thighs, which made her squirm, and I lightly ran my fingers over her pussy and spread her wetness. Despite not being used often, my finger slipped easily into her folds, and I slowly worked in another finger before slipping them in and out as she began to moan with pleasure at my ministrations.
"We're going to play a game." I announced as I pulled back my fingers, "I'm going to make you try to cum in the next ten minutes. If you manage to hold off, your punishment will only be a spanking, and you can decide what we do next. If I make you cum, you will be back in the chastity belt, and I'll spend the rest of the afternoon using plugs to expand your back door a little more."
She sat up as best as she could, and her eyes expressed alarm at the final option.