Chapter 24: Trapped The central mansion Mariah prowled restlessly around Master Gabriel's apartment. She tried to do her breathing exercises but could not focus. When the patio door slid open she turned around eagerly, but her face fell. "Rose, we need to . . ." Master Animal began. Then he saw it was Mariah. "What are you doing here? Did Gabriel decide...
Chapter 2: Animal's wish is granted Animal tried to look relaxed as he slouched on an uncushioned wood bench in the throne room. Looking around, he saw that the other supplicants were as uncomfortable as he. They all undoubtedly wished, as he did, that the Bearer was in a better mood that night. The Bearer was now tongue-lashing a squabbling couple who came...
Chapter 17: Truths and a lie Mariah remembers Mariah lost track of her placements. The dark-skinned sisters who squabbled over her until they realized they were both bored; the redheaded man who liked her to always be near, until she thought she would scream if she didn't get five minutes away from him; the woman who gave her a fearsome beating when she...
Chapter 13: A new geography Present day That evening Master Gabriel and Mariah sat at the table in Master Gabriel's apartment, looking at a book of maps he had brought back from the Library. They had it open to the page that showed the northeastern edge of Riviera, and the area outside it. Careful not to touch the delicate paper, Master Gabriel showed...
We started the last day of our holiday with a fight on the beach. It was all Animal's fault, really it was. He hated the navy blue one-piece Gucci swimsuit I bought in Mykonos the day before. "Not sexy, babe. Buy a chastity belt and be done with it!" I rolled over in the sand, took off my sunglasses and glared at him. "Covering up can be very sexy. This...
Chapter 22: Knowledge Mariah remembers A portly, officious looking man found Master Cassender working in a field about two miles to the east of the cabin. "Making your rounds, Jonquil?" Master Cassender said to him. Master Jonquil checked Mariah's chain, then drew Master Cassender away. He looked at Mariah as he whispered, but Master Cassender shook his h...
Chapter 9: Harvest Mariah remembers Mistress Desiree's training center was a large room with a number of kitchens against the far wall. A row of five perfectly made beds was against the wall to the right, much larger and more comfortable-looking than any Mariah had ever seen. To the left were groupings of overstuffed chairs and sofas, and two large table...
Kimberly awoke naked on the lab table. The last she remembered was dozing off with her two friends at their small party at Tanya's college dorm room. She sees that they are both still with her, but strapped on two tables on either side of her. The entire wall was mirrored so she could see all of them. Both lanky teens were naked and stretched out as she was....
Chapter 4: The gift Once Pegasus had rested sufficiently from their journey, Gabriel began taking long solitary rides on the mare. He sought out the uninhabited areas where farmland had lain fallow for so long that it had given way to meadows and young forests. One early morning he saw Stefan, the stablemaster, leading a speckled mare out of the stable, f...
Now everyone had heard the children’s version of Little Red Riding Hood but gather around boys and girls so I can tell you the adult version. Little Red Riding Hood was really a 19-year-old girl home for the summer from college. The only family she had left in the world was her grandfather who lived in a small cottage in the middle of a forest. Red would s...