I was awakened when one of Mistress Sienna's burly man-servants roughly ripped the covers from my body. I reached to the other side of the bed and discovered that Sarah was gone. When I tried to ask where she was I was quickly silenced.
"The slut's whereabouts are not your concern. As always she is where the Mistress wants her to be," The muscle-bound bastard barked.
I felt sick as if I had been kicked in the gut. He was telling me that the previous evening of love-making had occurred because Sienna had ordered Sarah to fuck me. My mind struggled to hold onto the belief that Sarah was in my bed making love to me because that is what she wanted and not because her Mistress had ordered her to be there. I refused to let the bitch's servant boy destroy my beautiful new relationship.
It suddenly hit me that I was laying naked and vulnerable on the sex juice stained bed while Sienna's nasty bastard servant leered at me. I felt my body begin to shake as fear of what might be coming gripped me. I wondered if I was to be punished for having made love to Sarah. In any case I knew I was helpless to prevent Sienna's thug from doing as he pleased. He seemed to enjoy my obvious fear of him. His laugh was mocking and terrifying.
"Did you enjoy the Mistress's gift, slime ball?" He barked as he grabbed the back of my neck and pulled me up.
I was unable to reply and I doubt he cared what the answer was anyway. He was clearly just taunting me. I did not know if he was trying to provoke me to attack so that he could have the pleasure of beating me or if this was just part of the process being used to break my spirit. I did not allow my emotions to take over. I knew to survive and get away from that place I had to somehow keep control of my mind.
"Come on, get on your feet! The Mistress wants to see you and you better find your tongue. I am sure you want to properly thank our generous Lady for letting you use that slut last night," He bellowed
I just nodded and stared at the floor as he pulled me to my feet. I was horrified at the thought of the previous night being all a lie. I wondered if it was possible that she had faked it all. Could she have been just using me? I dismissed the thought as he once again barked at me.
"Jesus, you smell like that whore's cunt! We have to get you cleaned up. We don't want to keep the Mistress waiting."
He grabbed my arm and dragged me out into the hall. As he led me down the long corridor in a direction I did not remember going in before, a couple of people I did not recognize passed by. It seemed they took no notice of my nakedness or that I was being pulled along. Without warning he stopped and roughly shoved me into a small tiled room. There was a large tub in the middle of the grey ceramic floor. A rather plain looking middle-aged woman was pouring a bucket of steaming water into the tub. She was wearing a long black dress that reminded me of something a servant woman would wear in some Victorian era melodrama. Once again keenly aware of my nudity, I dropped my hands to cover my privates. Bruno, the name I had given the guard in my mind, laughed and slapped my ass hard.
"No need for modesty in front of Ida. The old crone's cunt is so dried up she has lost all interest in what's betwixt a man's legs. Besides she has been bathing you since you got here," he bellowed.
The poor old woman seemed to take no notice of Bruno's crude comments about her sexuality. The knot in my stomach grew harder. I was beginning to truly despise the coarse ape that seemingly held my life in his hands.
"Come on good sir, in the tub with you," Ida said in a sweet voice which did not fit her dower expression.
Knowing I had no choice, I climbed into the tub. The water was hot but not uncomfortably so. It actually felt good to have my body soaking in the hot water. My relaxation was cut short when Ida had me stand up. I was very embarrassed to have to stand up and raise my arms and spread my legs for Ida. Bruno's watchful eye made sure I complied with every request she made, however uncomfortable I was. For her part, Ida seemed oblivious to the awkwardness of having to bathe a full grown man like a small child. She scrubbed every inch of me with a rough cloth and what appeared to be homemade lye soap. I wondered if Ida made the soap herself. When she was satisfied I was presentable she dumped a couple of buckets of water over me and handed me a towel. In contrast to the cloth Ida had used to wash me the towel was soft and luxurious. Ida busied herself cleaning the room as Bruno led me back into the hallway.
I was surprised we were not heading back to my room. Surely I was not to be paraded naked through the entire house. I kept my concern to myself, deciding it was best not to question Bruno as his answers tended to be painful. He led me down a narrow staircase and then along another long corridor. We came to a set of ornate double doors. Bruno knocked softly and the right side door swung open. Mistress Sienna's butler asked me to come in. To my surprise Bruno remained outside the room. The butler was an older man who I surely could have overpowered. However, I quickly realized that were I to do anything like that Bruno would have been in the room instantly.
The room was a den or library of sorts. The walls were paneled in a rich mahogany. Two walls had floor to ceiling shelves filled with leather bound books. The furniture was heavy and dark. A massive stone hearth filled a third wall. The crackle of the blazing fire was the only sound in the room. On the forth wall the damask draperies were opened slightly allowing a beam of sunlight to fall on the intricate design of the oriental carpet. The butler stood silently as I looked around contemplating why I was brought to that room.
A small almost unseen door seemed to appear from nowhere next to the drapery covered window. The sunlight streaming in the opening was almost blinding. All I could make out were a few of the flagstones that obviously were part of a patio outside the door. The light was partially blocked by a dark figure as Lady Sienna stepped into the room. She wore a long flowing dressing gown that was actually multiple layers of satin and sheer silk. The purple fabric shimmered in the sunlight. Just as the door closed, I saw a glint of a sparkle from the large diamond she wore on her ear.
"Ah, you have arrived. That will be all, Harold," She said as if I was some business associate she was expecting.