by Paul Preston
“I’m not just saying it. I mean it.”
Cassandra smiled and shifted her gaze back to the papers. With my heart beating rapidly, I continued reading until the end of the contract.
Specific Rules
Slave’s Basic Duties and Responsibilities
a) Slave’s primary duty is to submit to Master C at all times and make her body available for his pleasure or the pleasure of those he chooses to give her to. During the length of this contract, there are no boundaries of place or situation where the slave may refuse the command of her Master.
b) Slave agrees to constantly seek out ways to please her Master and realizes her very existence is for this sole purpose.
c) Slave will demonstrate her acceptance of her role by submitting to training sessions, in public or in private, where she may be physically restrained by handcuffs, silk rope, chains or any other bondage equipment the Master chooses. She will allow herself to be disciplined, with or without cause, at the discretion of her Master, by paddles, whips or any device the Master chooses within the parameters of safety. Slave may cry, moan or beg during the training session, but Master has the right to silence her with a gag if necessary.
Expectations of Slave’s Appearance
a) Slave will keep herself pretty, wearing the amount of makeup/perfume as determined by her Master. Her private areas must be kept clean, shaven or waxed at all times.
b) Her body parts will be kept accessible to her Master and to others if He so chooses, unimpeded by bras or panties, in public or private, and may be adorned with jewels at the discretion of the Master.
c) All clothes, including undergarments if worn, will be chosen and approved of by the Master.
d) The slave will keep her hair and eyebrows styled and colored in a manner pleasing to the Master.
e) The slave’s fingernails and toenails will be manicured and painted in a color pleasing to the Master.
f) As a token of her ownership, the slave will wear at all times a collar around her throat with a leash attachment. Slave will allow herself to be controlled by the leash during instruction or sexual play.
g) While in the Master’s home, the slave will be kept in bondage and blindfolded at the Master’s discretion. She will be chained or tied to the bed at night, before during and after the fulfillment of her sexual services. During the day she will wear high heels and lingerie only and her hands with be bound in wrist restraints at all times.
Expectations of Slave’s Behavior
a) Slave will show deference to her Master by addressing him as Master C, My Lord, Mr. Anderson, Sir or Sire.
b) Slave will communicate in an honest manner with her Master about her physical and emotional wellbeing, answer all questions in a direct manner and confess all desires and fantasies to Him without shame, including her desire to give herself sexually to a gentleman other than her Master. When addressed by her Master, the slave will make direct eye contact with Him. At all other occasions, unless directed to do otherwise, slave will keep her gaze respectfully lowered, or focused on the pelvis area of her Master while waiting to be of service to Him.
c) Slave will remain in the Master’s presence at all times and must ask permission to leave the room. The slave renounces all rights of privacy. When dressing or using the rest room, the slave must keep the bathroom door open and she will allow herself to be watched at all times.
d) During mealtimes, the slave will serve her Master, kneeling at his feet while He dines, her gaze lowered to the floor. After the Master has finished his meal, the slave will be fed her meal from the Master’s own hand.
e) Slave is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the Master’s house and must wear only high heels and open crotched panties while performing the duties of a maid for her Master.
f) While in the midst of sexual activity with the Master or an associate of the Master, the slave must ask permission to experience an orgasm. Before an orgasm takes place, the slave must be granted express verbal permission by her Master before an orgasm may take place.
Punishments, Safe Word and Hard Limits
a) The slave accepts gratefully any criticism of her behavior and will strive to improve in her quality of service to her Master and fulfill His needs to the best of her ability. However, if the performance of the slave’s responsibilities and duties do not measure up to the Master’s expectations, the Master reserves the right to discipline and/or punish the slave. The Master also reserves the right, as stated above, to discipline the slave during training sessions, with or without cause.
b) For any unintentional infractions of the rules stipulated in this contract, the slave will be lightly bound by silk rope and fur-lined handcuffs and disciplined by the use of light hand slapping, cropping by the padded end of a wooden paddle or a whipping by a velvet-tailed lash.
c) For any intentional infractions of the rules stipulated in this contract, or the display of rude or disobedient behavior toward the Master, coarse ropes or will be used to restrain the slave in a tighter manner against her flesh and the fur lining will be removed from the handcuffs, so the metal can be felt against the slave’s skin. Under these circumstances, the slave will be punished by the use of hard hand slapping, cropping by the wooden end of a paddle or be subject to a severe whipping by a leather-tailed lash.
d) As stated before, during sessions of discipline and punishment, the slave will use the safe word “red”. When the safe word is uttered, the Master reserves the right to determine, based on the severity of the punishment and the slave’s current state of physical and mental health, whether or not the session will be paused, lessened or completely discontinued.
e) The Master may only discipline or punish the slave within the parameters of safety. The following are a list of the slave’s hard limits that the Master may not cross under any circumstances.
1. Since the duration of the contract is four days, any marks caused by sexual play or training/disciplining sessions must not be made to be permanent upon the slave’s skin.
2. Master must not use force to the extent that outside medical attention is required by a third party.
3. Slave prefers that anal sex be disallowed from all sexual play.
4. No drastic loss of circulation.
5. No blood may be drawn.
6. No loss of consciousness.
7. No withholding food or water for an extended period of time.
Master’s Role
The Master takes responsibility for the emotional, mental and physical health of His slave. He accepts his role to discipline and punish his slave if necessary. He agrees to set up scenarios with himself and others which will assist His slave in overcoming the shame she feels of her body and her sexuality. He promises to protect her, cherish her and see that no harm comes to her during the duration of this contract.
Slave’s Signature
I have read this contract, understand it and will abide by its terms. I agree to serve my Master and obey Him in all ways.
Signed, Ms. Eloise Madsen
Date:
Master C’s Signature
I have read this contract, understand it and will abide by its terms. I will see that my submissive/slave comes to no harm. Most importantly, at the end of this contract four days hence, I will completely let go of any sexual and/or emotional bonds that may have formed between the slave and myself and will make NO FURTHER PERSONAL ATTEMPT TO CONTACT my former submissive/slave.
Signed, Mr. Charles Anderson
Date:
After I read the final clause of the contract, Cassandra smiled stiffly at me and looked down.
“I’ve never shown that to anyone before.”
I didn’t know quite what to say.
“It’s very… detailed,” I said.
A long uncomfortable silence passed between us. I didn’t know what to make out of what I read or how to interpret it. Was it just a sexual fantasy for her? Or did she in fact wish to play out this role of a submissive/slave in reali
ty? It certainly made me feel strange inside. I couldn’t tell whether my throbbing erection was caused by the erotic nature of the contract or by Cassandra’s thumb touching me over my trousers.
From the way she capitalized in bold print and underlined the last line of the contract, Cassandra seemed quite emphatic about my not contacting her again after our time together was over Wednesday morning. I wasn’t sure how I felt about that either. Even from the short time we spent together, I already knew I liked Cassandra very much and was extremely attracted to her. I didn’t know if I could engage in this intense intimate relationship with her for just a few days and then forget about her as if nothing significant had happened between us. But truthfully, she had told me up front at the coffee shop that those were her rules. To be able to spend the next few days with her, I had to agree to it. I was uncomfortable about several issues, the fact that she had a boyfriend, that she seemed to want to be shared with another man, and that she wanted to be spanked or even whipped. But of all the parts of the contract I read, I knew letting her go would be the most difficult thing for me to do. I wondered how Cassandra felt about me. Would she miss me too after our time together was up?
I glanced over at Cassandra sitting next to me. She appeared nervous. I placed the contract down on the coffee table in front of us. I took a sip of my wine. We didn’t look at each other. At least now I knew her real name. The woman I had become enamored with was named Eloise. Eloise Madsen. It was a nice name, I thought. I smiled at her.
“Oh. I was wondering… I noticed your name on the bottom of the contract was Eloise Madsen. Would you prefer me to call you that, or would you rather have me continue calling you Cassandra?”
“Cassandra’s fine. Thank you for asking, Charles.”
After a moment, Cassandra stood up from the floor. I immediately felt the loss of the gentle pressure and attentive warmth she had shown me while we read through the contract together. I liked having her hands there and had to restrain myself from telling her to put her hands back where they belonged. Why was I turning into a total controlling jerk around this woman?
“Charles, do you mind if I use your rest room?”
“Oh, sure, go ahead. It’s right over there by my bedroom.”
Cassandra walked across my small apartment. If I were to sign the contract, I thought, she would forfeit her right of privacy in my home. I would be able to follow her and watch through the open bathroom door. She would by contract need to keep her eyes focused on me or cast downward as she relieved herself and washed and dried her hands.
The thought of having this complete control over her was overwhelming to me. I was ashamed of myself about having a sexual fantasy of something so perverted. Listening, I couldn’t help but hear a muffled tinkling sound coming from the bathroom. She must not have shut the door all the way, I assumed. I heard the toilet flushing and the sound of running water. A moment later Cassandra came back, wearing one of my white business shirts, loosely buttoned up. She looked cute in it.
“I hope you don’t mind me borrowing your shirt. I was a little chilly,” she said, sitting back down next to me on the couch.
“Not at all. I’m sorry, Cassandra. How thoughtless of me. I wasn’t aware you were cold.”
“I guess you don’t usually have naked women walking around your apartment every day, huh?” she said, trying to ease the tension in the room.
“Unfortunately, no, not usually,” I said, smiling. “Here, I’ll turn up the heat. If you ever get cold Cassandra, there’s a knob right here on the wall. Please feel free to turn up the heat if you ever feel chilly again.”
“OK. Thanks, Charles. You’re very kind. I will.”
I sat back down after adjusting the temperature. Cassandra again appeared nervous and seemed to compensate for her discomfort by acting buoyant and chatty with me. She played with the cuffs of my shirt as she spoke, folding them up her forearms and then unfolding them.
“You know, it’s kind of funny how I found out about this… submissive thing. It all started innocently. I was just browsing in a used bookstore one day and I found this old paperback book that looked like it had been read a thousand times, with a sexy picture of a girl in chains on the cover. It was just this little cheap, tawdry book. I bought it for less than a dollar, I think. I read it just for fun one day when my parents were away and hid it under my mattress. I’d take it out late at night and read a chapter right before I went to bed. It turned out to be an erotic novel, full of scenes of imprisoned female slaves submitting to their heartless Doms on this remote island. I know. It was total trash. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I guess I have no taste in literature, but I secretly loved reading it! I started imagining that I was one of those helpless women chained in the dungeon by their cruel Doms, hoping a muscle bound hero would come rescue me from my life of sexual servitude!”
I couldn’t help but crack a smile at her story. We both laughed a little, happy for a break in the tension.
“I know, it must sound totally ridiculous to you, but I think I developed a kind of obsession about it, based on this silly book. I suppose, being a Christian, I should never have read the dirty book to begin with, but it was too late. I kept the fantasy a complete secret from my family and the people at church. I’ve never uttered a single word to my boyfriend about it, of course.”
“Did you ever discuss these feelings with your sister?”
“I… didn’t get a chance, before she left... I’ve told no one about it, except you, Charles.”
“I see…”
Cassandra looked down and stopped talking. The air seemed to have escaped from her, as soon as I mentioned her sister. It was strange. After a pause, she spoke again.
“Listen, Charles, I can understand if you’d rather not. I mean the whole thing must seem completely weird to you. I know it’s a strange thing to ask someone to sign a contract like this. I can see I’ve put you on the spot. I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to drag you into this or make you feel uncomfortable,” Cassandra said.
“I’m not uncomfortable; I’m just not sure if I’m the right person to help you act out these fantasies. I’m not saying it’s right or wrong, but I’ve never shared a woman before or… used rope to restrain a woman… or spanked… someone. I’m just not sure I’m…”
“I had a feeling you’d never done anything like this. I haven’t either, Charles, of course. I think that’s why I felt comfortable with you immediately. I guess we’re both… virgins… at this kind of thing.”
“I guess.”
“Perhaps it’s not a very good idea after all,” she said, frowning.
I picked up the contract and felt the pages between my fingers. I realized I liked holding the contract in my hands.
“Maybe you need a man who has more experience in these matters,” I said. “Don’t get me wrong, Cassandra. I think you’re a very attractive woman and I’d love nothing more than to spend the next few days with you, but I’m not exactly sure I’m the right person for you to do all these things with.”
Cassandra thought for a minute and then perked up.
“Hey, I have a great idea. Why don’t we just try it out for… let’s say… twenty four hours? We won’t have to sign anything, Charles. No commitments. No rules. We’ll just take it slow and see if we’re compatible to each other, as Dominant and submissive. We’ll just spend the weekend together and see how it goes. If you feel better about it after tomorrow, we could discuss the contract in more detail before we sign it. If you’re still uncomfortable about it, we’ll both go our separate ways Sunday afternoon. We get to spend a little time getting to know each other better at least. What do you think?”
She glanced at me, crossing her legs and brushing a loose strand of her hair behind her ear. I smiled at her. God, she looked so pretty to me.
“Yeah. That sounds reasonable,” I said.
“Great! You know, I think easing into this makes me feel less nervous about it as well,” Cassandra said, smiling brightl
y to me.
Cassandra happily leaned her head against my shoulder. She continued to rest her hands over my erection, as if holding it somehow comforted her. I loved having Cassandra in constant contact with my most sensitive and intimate spot. I put the severity of the contract out of my mind for the moment.
“For the next 24 hour hours I am at your service and command, Master C. What would you like to do with me first?” Cassandra asked with an excited grin.
“I don’t know. This is all very new to me. Where does a Master take his sexy and obedient slave on a typical Saturday night?” I asked, trying to make a joke.
“I would assume he would just keep her chained up to the bed until he is ready to take advantage of her.”
“Unfortunately, I don’t keep chains readily available in my apartment.”
“Do you have any rope?” Cassandra asked, with a straight face.
I raised my eyebrows.
“Are you serious, Cassandra?”
She nodded.
“Yes, Sir. Quite serious.”
“Well, I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I don’t have any rope either.”
“Oh,” she said, with a pouty look on her face.
“We could go pick some up at the hardware store, if you’d like.”
I could just imagine the embarrassment when the guy at Home Depot asks, “What exactly do you need the rope for? How long do you want it? How strong do you need the rope to be?”
“I’ve got an idea,” I said. “How about dinner and a late movie? There’s a mall nearby I could take you to. I think if we rush we can catch the last showing.”
“OK, Charles. I mean, Mr. Anderson. That sounds like fun. Could you do me a big favor though, if we have time?”
“Sure. What?”
“Could you drive me over to my apartment? I only live a few exits away on the freeway. I need to pick up my laptop, some clothing and a few things, just in case it works out and we spend the next few days together. Also, Mr. Anderson, I’ll have to put in at least a few hours a day working from your home on my computer, if it’s alright with you.”
The way Cassandra kept repeating my last name, so flirtatiously, yet so reverently, I wondered if playing the slave girl role was more than just a sexy game for her.