Chapter 11: The Other Kind
Author's note:
Hello, lovely readers! Thanks for all the kind feedback, and sorry for the long break from this story. I wasn't very happy with how Chapter 10 came out, and then got caught up in other projects.
I will probably go back and rework it at asome point, but I couldn't leave you hanging until then. After all, there's a new uninvited guest in the house, and she has some very cruel plans for poor Ana.
As always, this is just fantasy. Treat your partners with respect, and don't assume the bondage or anything else that happens in my stories would be safe in real life.
-IT
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"Please, sit down wherever you like," Dane said, handing Goldie a bottle of porter.
"Thank you, Sir. May I assume I can speak and act freely for the time being?"
Dane sat down on the couch and sipped his own beer.
"You may. Consider us colleagues until I say otherwise."
Goldie smiled and slid into a lounger opposite Dane, sighing in pleasure as she settled into the plush leather cushions.
"Thank you, Dane. I must say I'm pleasantly surprised."
"Because of what Tilly said? Does your Mistress often loan you out, and then turn the borrower against you?"
"What makes you think she wanted to turn you against me?"
"You heard her advice to keep a close eye on you."
"'If you want that pretty thing over there to retain any independence,' she said. Did it turn you against me?"
"No, but I will keep my eye on you."
"Than I'd say my Mistress has done me quite a favor with her introduction," she said, with a devilish smile.
He raised his bottle to her and took a sip. "Was it true? Will she lose the last of her independence if I don't restrain you?"
She looked thoughtful. "That remains to be seen. But I can protect you from her at least."
Dane laughed, glancing towards the figure shifting in the doorway. "Protect me from Ana? You're joking, right?"
Goldie leaned forward "Not at all. Tell me the truth. She's already convinced you to keep her, hasn't she?"
Dane looked surprised. "I suppose I might like to keep her."
"It certainly wasn't her idea, though," he added, with a little laugh.
"Pity. With her natural assets, and docile temperament, a girl like that could be very valuable to the right buyer, and would certainly reflect well on you as a trader. But I can see you care about her a great deal."
Her tone was not complementary.
Dane scowled. "I find her sexy, if that's what you mean. And with all the planning, I've put quite a bit of work into her already."
Goldie smiled coolly. "And I can see she responds well to your command already. Perhaps I should have said that you
enjoy her
a great deal. She's voluptuous, and enjoys her predicament in spite of herself. You find it intoxicating the way she loses herself in it. You value her pleasure."
"So what? Is that so unusual?"
"Not at all. Quite normal for a young man with his first slave. But it's a weakness she will continue to exploit," she said, taking a sip of beer.
He leaned forward, his eyes narrowing.
"Explain."
She smiled, recrossing her legs.
"You want to give her pleasure, and to give her pleasure is to gratify her desires. And what does she desire more than anything?"
"Freedom, I guess, but do you think I'd just free her like that?"
"Of course not, Dane. But underneath the helpless exterior, she's quite a manipulator. She only needs to engineer a moment of inattention to get you to trust her a little more than you should."
"A manipulator? It's her second day in captivity, and already she obeys me almost without protest."
"And she'll continue to, until just the right moment."
There was a long pause as Dane considered it.
"No, no. It's not like that at all. She rebelled once already, and I immediately made her regret it. She learns quickly, and she knows she's made for this life."
"Oh, really? From the lack of welts, I'd assumed she hadn't had the chance. You must have thought of a very creative punishment."
He scowled.
"I gave her a choice. She pledged to spend her life as my slave -- quite an accomplishment for the first day of captivity."
She watched him silently, his face turning red as he slowly processed what he'd said.
"I'd punish her harshly if she attacked me or refused to obey again. Or put my life in danger, of course."
"Or your freedom?" Goldie asked lightly.
Dane stared as she took a long, slow draw on her beer.
"Why do you ask?" he asked, quietly.
Goldie gave him a regretful expression. "I hate to have to tell you this. Your slave thinks it's our secret, and I want her to trust me, but your safety is my duty."
He nodded.
"My Master caught her trying to escape. Had he not stopped by, well... I suppose you still would have had her pledge to protect you."
"What... What did she do?"
"She managed to work her hand loose, then tried to bribe my Master into freeing her when he caught the attempt. I'd prefer not to get into the sordid details," she said with a sympathetic smile. "He tightened everything back up, so you're safe for now."
"Jesus. I thought I was more careful than that."