The cold November rain pounded off my flesh like a million needles piercing my skin as I ran through the dark streets fleeing the terrible fate that threatened to consume me.
My feet and legs felt as if they would fall off…I had to stop but there would be nowhere to go, that he wouldn't find me. My only hope was to find somewhere that I couldn't be seen and try to catch my breath.
I could hear his voice echoing in my brain "YOU ARE MINE." It rang over and over again looping through my head and tapping song against my temples, making it so painful I could barely breathe.
I have always been powerless to resist him, but now…the thought of giving up everything and everyone I have ever cherished in my life is too terrible to face.
Suddenly a tall dark figure appears in the distance walking through the mist and I know without a doubt it is him. My heart stills in my chest as I stop in my tracks almost falling to the ground from the sudden loss of momentum. His eyes are piercing into my soul and I feel as if the very breath is being squeezed out of my chest.
He bellows to me again the anger radiating through my whole body as he fills my thoughts. "You will not hide from me little one." In my heart I know he speaks the truth but I cannot allow myself to go to him, I quickly change directions and run across the street heading into the park.
His rage pierces a sharp spike, into my brain and I scream the feeling so intense I cannot move. I bend over at the waist grabbing my head as if my brain will squeeze out through my ears. Then he is there, picking me up as if I weigh nothing he throws me over his shoulder, and walks out of the park towards his house.
My body sways with every stride and I feel as if I will be sick, but he cares not. I know punishment awaits me and my heart beats faster as I fear for not only my life but my soul.
The house looms large in front of us with pure menace rolling out of every door and window. My fear spikes when I see that instead of going on the front he is bringing me around the back towards the dark cellar and his favorite room…my biggest nightmare. The pain in my head increases until I can no longer take it and feel myself slipping into darkness.
The feel of leather cascading down my back greets me as I slowly feel myself coming back into consciousness. I am bent over the vinyl-covered table my arms secured to the chains in the floor and my face pressed into the top. My feet are held with shackles to its legs and I know without a doubt there will be no escape.
I am still not fully awake when the first-strike falls hard against my back, and, let out a squeak in shock. When the next blow falls it is harder and I bite my lip knowing that he does not wish me to make a sound.
The long tails bite into my flesh over and over again never hitting the same place twice. The blows so fierce I know he must be drawing blood. Sweat blossoms over my skin and despite the pain I can feel my body reacting to his punishment as a hot gush of fluid sparks to my core.
While his assault continues my mind escapes the pain as I look back on just how I came to be here.
My tale starts innocently enough on Halloween night as I walked from door-to-door trick or treating with my niece. Maura was seven and still at that age when Halloween was pure fun and innocent. She had yet to discover monsters can be all too real and if you let your guard down for the briefest of seconds they will get you.
The home had always somehow drawn me to it, the large Victorian frame with a black wrought iron fence standing out in sharp contrast to the 50's style bungalows that surrounded it.
The gate had never been opened on Halloween, in all my 20 years I do not recall it ever having been open at all, and, before I could stop her Maura was running up the long path leading to the front door.
I called to her but she continued forward as if she never heard me, and I followed behind feeling a sudden chill as I approached the front porch knowing in my gut that nothing but trouble waited there.
I heard Maura speaking to someone and when I stepped up to the door my breath caught in my throat. The man standing there was overpowering in every sense of the word. He was very large with broad shoulders eclipsing the light coming through the doorway, and his deep timbering voice sounded like music carried on the wind.
I was completely transfixed by him and unaware of anything until I felt a sharp tug on my sleeve. I looked down to find Maura staring up at me and smiled. Dimly I had heard him ask my name but I was so captivated that I was temporarily unable to speak.
I looked into his eyes, which were a piercing gray and had me drowning in them. Angel I recall telling him, not recognizing my own voice as his gaze burned straight through my body, and I suddenly felt very exposed.
The skimpy Elvira dress was very inappropriate for trick or treating but I had a party to go to and no time to change so I wrapped a shawl around myself and took Maura out. A cold wind fell against my back and I wrapped the shawl tighter around myself watching his eyes darken as I covered my exposed chest.
There was a dark menace in his gaze and somehow I knew the fact that I had covered my cleavage was the source of his disapproval. Chills ran up my spine and I suddenly felt very afraid.
I took Maura by the hand, and thanked the man for the treat he had given her, then as we turned to walk away his hand latched onto my arm in a vice like grip and when my eyes meet his they were glowing red.
Before I could protest his hands spanned my throat and I felt cold metal touching my skin. "My gift to you," his words weren't spoken but I felt them, and when I looked down to see what had been fastened around my neck I gasped.
It was a blood red ruby resting just above my breasts and surrounded by brilliant diamonds. The chain was black and not any metal I recognized. I turned to face him wanting to say something but when I looked up Maura and I were standing back on the street in front of the gate which was closed.
Terrified I rushed Maura back to her house and when I got into the bathroom I looked at myself in the mirror. The necklace was beautiful and must have been worth a fortune. Deciding that I could never accept such an extravagant gift. I reached around feeling for the clasp.
My hands ran along the length of the chain over and over again and I was still not able to find any way to remove it. Checking my watch I saw that there was, time to return it and still make the party. Taking a deep breath, I decided to head back to his house. No one would give a gift like that without wanting something in return, and I was deathly afraid of what that something might be.
The gate swung, open as I approached almost as if I were expected and I looked around unable to see anyone. Swallowing hard I made my way up the path and my heart stopped as I heard the gate slam shut behind me.
Forcing myself to move forward I approached the door and when I found it open I called out not wanting to intrude, but when there was no answer I put one foot inside feeling a cold rush of air as if I had crossed over some barrier into the unknown.
"I am in the library." The voice filled my thoughts and I moved forward almost powerless to resist. The door slammed shut behind me and I barely registered it as I kept moving.
My feet barely touched the floor and I felt as if I was gliding through the doorway into the immense library. He rose to his feet as I entered the room and suddenly the large room felt very small.
A hard blow forced me out of my memories and I was unable to keep myself from screaming in pain. My back felt like ground meat and I knew that if he struck me again I wouldn't be able to stop screaming.
Tears streamed down my face as the pain hit me in waves, and I couldn't seem to catch my breath. "YOU ARE MINE." His voice sounded again in my mind and I shuddered as his warm hand touched my skin.
He then grabbed my hips bruising them in his grip as he drove his entire length into my exposed ass ripping into me with bruit force causing me to scream again. He pounded into me over and over until I could no longer scream and just surrendered to the pain knowing that he wouldn't stop no matter how much pain I was in.
The table shook with the force of his momentum and I felt as if the wood might splinter beneath me. Blackness enveloped me once again and I could feel myself drifting away.
I settled into the large chair in front of the fireplace sighing as the warmth of the room spread into my body.
I told him that I could not accept such a gift, from a total stranger and he told me that I was no stranger to him, that he had watched me for years and knew this was the right time for me finally to join him. Chills went up my spine knowing without a doubt that he spoke the truth. There had been something about him that was both familiar yet terrifying all at once.
His powerful arms suddenly wrapped around me lifting me out of the chair and crushing my body to his as he closed his lips over mine. I gave into his will moving my lips against his while he carried me through his home.