“Something inside of me was broken. When my new master began to want me, I knew that it was to my advantage to be willing. Belonging to him in that ...way made me feel safe from other men. I was treated as a pet. When he traveled, I accompanied him. He required little from me as far as duties. He liked my company and occasionally my body.”“You had confided in me that his wife grew angry with you?”“Yes. There was talk amongst the other women. Over time my mistress began to hate me. She had long. Tina and Bill both would help out and it seemed to be a good arrangement. About 4 months into living with them I went back home 4 hours away to visit family I came back on a Saturday night earlier than expected and found that Tina and Bill were both gone so I went to my room and went to bed leaving them a note on the kitchen counter. Around 3 in the morning I heard some people talking and other sounds so I woke up and went to the restroom just down the hall from my room but I was closer to. Ken smiled and kissed his slave, then grabbed a handful of her thick, braided hair and pulled her roughly toward a wooden half-barrel. Her corset and arm bindings were removed with little consideration for the constriction her body parts had endured, and she was roughly bent backwards over the barrel by Gary and Ken. Her arms were secured above her head, and a tight belt cut into her lower stomach, forcing her back to arch with the barrel. Each knee had a leather strap wrapped just above it and. Then, with a slight flourish, he added an equal amount of cognac to each goblet, topped off with a bit more warm water, and extended a glass toward her. She edged forward to take it, the heat from the fire on her bare thighs reminding her to keep them open for him as he moved closer."A toast - to a young wife's strengths - and to the green fairy, with strengths of her own."The drink burned her throat, leaving behind a slightly bitter aftertaste. She struggled to keep pace with his own progress,.