Romance: Luther's Property

by Laurie Burrows

  As her mind replayed the steamy erotic encounter, Nicole caught a glimpse of her co-worker Janet out of the corner of her eye. A chill came over Nicole’s body. Janet radiated an icy coolness. She was the office bitch. Nicole knew that she would have to look out for her.

  She tried to focus on the stack of briefs in front of her but she couldn’t help noticing that Janet was approaching her cubicle. An intense fear rushed trough Nicole’s body. She had a feeling that Janet was on the verge of doing something unpredictable or violent. There was no telling what jealousy could drive a woman to do.

  “Hey, Nicole,” Janet said, looking down at the young woman with an intense fake smile. “You want to grab some lunch?”

  Her eyes, filled with rage, bored a hole through Nicole’s skull but her mouth formed a smile. At least it tried to. Her lips began to quiver as she stared down at Nicole.

  Nicole slowly turned towards Janet and looked up into the woman’s eyes. She looks like she might kill me, Nicole thought. I have to get out of here, at least for a little bit until things calm down. Her first instinct was to decline the offer but she thought that might be too dangerous a strategy. She figured that it was probably much better to play along, to play the office politics. Lunch with Janet might provide her with a great opportunity to learn more about how things functioned in the office. Or it might lead to a complete disaster. Either way, Nicole knew that she was in a difficult situation and would have to be careful.

  “Sure, I would love to get something to eat,” Nicole said.

  Janet smiled with satisfaction. It was clear that she had something planned. Nicole just hoped that it wouldn’t be too late when she found out.

  “Great,” Janet said with a snarl. “Let’s go now before the big lines.”

  There was a moment of silent tension between the two women. Nicole knew that everyone in the office was probably listening to every word they exchanged. Maybe they all had put Janet up to this. Maybe they had chosen Janet to send Nicole the message that they were not happy with the way she was being treated.

  Austin was the only person that she could rely on in the office. She figured that everyone else was against her. She wasn’t used to being so isolated. She had always been good at integrating into different work environments. She did her work well and punctually and she treated everyone with respect. That was usually enough to get her on good terms with most people. But this job, her first in real estate, was proving to be much different than anything she had ever experienced.

  She took several deep breaths and tried to calm herself. She was afraid of what would happen if she found herself alone with Janet. She didn’t want to show any fear or hesitancy. If people sensed that she was afraid, they would feel emboldened to come after her in more direct ways.

  Right now everything was happening just below the surface. It was clear that there was plenty of tension in the office. But everyone was doing their best to pretend that they didn’t notice anything.

  Once Nicole had calmed her nerves, she got up from her seat. The two women walked towards the elevator. As they moved between the cubicles, several pairs of eyes turned in their direction. Nicole scrutinized the faces of her co-workers, especially the women. She sensed anger and jealousy in their eyes. They wanted revenge and they weren’t going to wait for it.

  Nicole felt her legs begin to wobble beneath her. Maybe this was a setup. Maybe a group of her co-workers were just waiting for the perfect opportunity to corner and confront her, to let her know that the best thing for her would be to find another job.

  The two women stepped into the elevator. A sly smiled played on Janet’s lips. It was the most frightening smile Nicole had ever seen on a woman’s face.

  They stepped out of the elevator and walked down a long hallway to the building cafeteria.

  Without turning her head towards Nicole, Janet began speaking. “You think you’re the only one who’s ever been chosen by Austin?”

  Nicole didn’t know how to respond so she kept her mouth shut and waited for Janet to continue. She figured that letting her talk, no matter what she said, was the best strategy. No matter what happened she would be sure to gain some insight into what exactly was going on in the office.

  No more words were exchanged before they sat down at a table and began eating. Nicole cast her eyes around the large cafeteria. There weren’t many people in there and that worried her. What if Janet began threatening her? What if Janet attacked her?

  Nicole did her best to calm her nerves. She would have to defend herself. That would be her only option. No one was going to save her, not even Austin.

  “You never answered my question,” Janet said. “Do you really think that you’re the only one?”

  Nicole swallowed and struggled to make eye contact. She knew that it would be dangerous for her to reveal any sense of fear but she couldn’t help herself. Janet’s angry, bitter energy was just too intense.

  “I’m not sure I know what you’re talking about,” Nicole said.

  Janet glared at her without saying a word. She didn’t have to. Her eyes clearly communicated her contempt and disdain.

  “Don’t try to bullshit me,” Janet said between clenched teeth. “You know exactly what I am talking about. Do you think you’re the only one?”

  Nicole sighed. She realized that there was no point in feigning ignorance. She wouldn’t find out anything that way. But there was no way that she would admit to what precisely had gone on inside Austin’s office.

  “Apparently, you know what he does,” Nicole said. “So why are you wasting time asking me questions that you already know the answer too.”

  Janet’s eyes were about to pop out of her head. She had probably thought that she would be able to easily intimidate her. Nicole’s refusal to back down both surprised and infuriated her.

  “I was in your position once but then someone new and younger came along,” Janet said, “And I was replaced.”

  Now Nicole could see more than anger in Janet’s eyes. There was clearly pain there as well. She had the feeling that she was the younger woman who had replaced Janet as Austin’s chosen girl. The thought filled her with satisfaction but she did her best to control her emotions. She didn’t want Janet to think that she was mocking her, or reveling in her pain.

  “I’m sorry to hear that,” Nicole said. “But I don’t think that has anything to do with me.”

  Janet slammed her fist into the table. Nicole jumped up, terrified. She looked around the cafeteria. A few heads had turned their way but most of the people seemed to be ignoring them. Once again, Nicole couldn’t be sure whether or not some elaborate game was being played on her—a game that everyone understood except her.

  When Nicole realized that no one was looking at her anymore, she slowly sat back down. But she needed to get out of there and fast. She didn’t feel safe being around this angry, jealous woman even if they were in a public place. She feared that Janet would make a scene that could end up getting both of them fired.

  There was no telling how far a scorned woman would go to exact her revenge.

  “Thanks for eating with me today,” Nicole said, as she prepared to leave the table.

  “Where are you going?” Janet asked. “I’m not done with you yet.”

  But Nicole was done. She wouldn’t endure one more minute of this treatment. Austin was the only person that she would submit to. She wouldn’t allow her co-workers to push her around. If she had been chosen by Austin to be his number one girl, then there was no reason to tolerate any disrespect around the office. If Austin told her that she had no choice but to put up with the jealousy and contempt of her colleagues, she might have viewed things differently. She might have accepted the disrespect without complaining. But Austin had made no such demands of her. He had only specified that he expected her to submit to his will. He hadn’t said anything about other people in the office.

  “I’m sorry but I have to get back up to the office,” Nicole said. “I’m really so
rry.”

  As she got up from the table, she felt Janet’s hand gripping her wrists. Her skin was still sore and bruised from the handcuffs that Austin had put on her. Janet’s tight grip made her grimace. But she did her best not to show any pain.

  “You better watch yourself,” Janet said. “It might not be me, but someone will come along and take your place. You just wait and see.”

  Nicole didn’t respond. Instead, she pulled herself free from Janet’s tight grip and walked out of the cafeteria.

  She was relieved when she stepped into the elevator. Her entire body tingled with excitement. She had been chosen. All the other women in the office would have died to be in her privileged position.

  When she walked back through the office doors, she felt a new sense of power. She was beginning to understand how things worked in this firm. She didn’t worry about whether or not another woman would come along and replace her as Austin’s preferred submissive. She figured that Janet had probably done something to upset or disappoint him. She was determined to never let that happen to her. She would do whatever she had to. She would do whatever he asked.

  For the next couple of hours, Nicole did her best to concentrate on the papers that she had to complete. It wasn’t easy because her mind and her eyes kept drifting. Every few minutes she would lift her head and stare towards Austin’s office. She knew that he was in there because she had caught him staring at her through the blinds.

  His intense eyes set her body on fire with lust and fear. She was anxious to feel his strong hands all over her body. But she was afraid of how far he would continue to push her past her limits.

  All she wanted was to please him.

  As the end of the workday approached, Nicole worried that Austin would not call her into his office. This immediately made her insecure. Had she done something wrong? Had he already become bored with her?

  The thought that he was already losing interest was too much for Nicole to handle. She suddenly became very anxious. This wasn’t the way that things were supposed to go. He should have already summoned her to his office. She should have been bending over his desk while he yanked on her hair and slammed his cock into her.

  When the clock struck five, most of the employees began leaving the office. The door to Austin’s office was still closed. Out of the corner of her eye, Nicole could see Janet gathering her things. Both women seemed to be moving very slowly and watching each other. Something was bound to happen between them. The animosity and the tension were too thick.

  It was Janet who made the first move, slowly approaching Nicole’s cubicle. Nicole could feel her colleague’s jealous energy. She looked quickly towards Austin’s office. What would happen if Janet attacked her? Would Austin come rushing to her defense? There was no way to know. She would have to be brave and get through this alone. That seemed to be her only option.

  Janet stared down at her for a few moments without saying anything.

  But this time Nicole didn’t look down or away, she stared directly into Janet’s fiery jade black eyes. She was refusing to submit or back down.

  “Don’t worry,” Janet said threateningly, “Your day is coming.”

  Nicole kept her eyes locked on Janet’s. She was waiting anxiously for her to say something else. But Janet must have sensed that she had expected. She lowered her eyes and stomped away from Nicole’s cubicle and out the office doors.

  Nicole was shaking. She’d never been threatened by a co-worker before. She was proud of herself for not backing down but she wasn’t sure how much more abuse she would be able to tolerate before she reached her breaking point and lashed back. There was only so much mistreatment that she would be able to endure.

  Just when she had given up all hope of being called into Austin’s office again that day, she heard his door opening. Waves of excitement rolled through her body. This is what she’d been waiting for all afternoon. The moment was finally here.

  “Nicole!” Austin yelled. She had never been so happy to hear her name called. She quickly straightened up the papers on her desk and hurried to his office. What could he have in store for her? She couldn’t wait to find out.

  But when she walked into Austin’s office, she had the distinct impression that something was wrong. He seemed agitated and a bit upset. All of her excitement drained away and all her fears and insecurities came rushing back.

  He was standing up and staring out his large window that looked down on the entire city. He sighed deeply and turned toward Nicole. She was anxious to hear what he had to say, so anxious that she nearly leaped out of her seat.

  “Do you have any plans for this weekend?”

  She shook her head no. She had always hated working on the weekends but she would be glad to come into the office if it meant that she would have the opportunity to spend more time together.

  “That‘s good,” Austin said. “Because I’m going to need you to work this weekend.”

  “Anything you want. I can come into the office on both Saturday and Sunday.”

  Austin smiled. He clearly seemed satisfied with his young woman’s answer.

  “Excellent, but I don’t want you to come into the office,” he said staring at her suggestively.

  Nicole was confused. What was he asking of her? So many questions swirled in her mind but she knew that it would be best to keep her mouth shut and let him continue.

  “I want you to come with me to my summer home in Santa Fe. You will be pampered and treated with the utmost care by my staff but you will remain my submissive. Is that clear?”

  “That sounds wonderful.”

  Austin sat down on his desk directly in front of Nicole. He leaned towards her and took her chin in his hand. He kissed her tenderly on the lips and then brushed a tangle of hair out of her face. It was an exhilarating kiss that set her body on fire with desire. She hungered for more of them. And she wanted them all over her body.

  Over the next several months, Austin continued to invite Nicole into his office for his dangerous games of submission and domination. Each session was more intense than the previous one. As their relationship progressed and it became clear that Nicole would be Austin’s chosen submissive for quite some time, women in the office began to be openly hostile towards her. Whenever Nicole informed Austin of the harsh treatment that she was receiving from her colleagues, he stepped in and quickly fired them. Janet, the woman who had been Austin’s chosen submissive before Nicole arrived, was one of the first to be fired.

  His willingness to defend and protect her, made Nicole feel that she had finally found the love that she had always been searching for. She felt incredibly thankful about having found a dominant man capable of turning her into his willing submissive. It was delicious feeling—one that she wanted to hold onto forever.

  The Sacked Mail Order Bride

  By: Krista Sparks

  The Sacked Mail Order Bride

  © Krista Sparks, 2016 – All rights reserved

  Published by Steamy Reads4U

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  Chapter One

  I thought the night I watched Father’s print shop burn to the ground would be worst of my life. We’d been abed when there was a thunderous boom. Going outdoors, we saw the conflagration, violently oversized from the very first moments. Towering orange tongues of flame curled heavenward, nearly reaching the stars, while plumes of foul-smelling oily smoke banked all around us.

  “Dear God in heaven!” Father said, clenching at his chest. “This is a catastrophe!”

  In that moment, I feared I would lose my darling Father. He’d already borne so much loss and tragedy – my Mother’s passing when I was but five years old, then losing my older brother Henry to a Union bullet. The war had taken everyone’s fortune, and rebuilding hadn’t been easy. The print shop was only just beginning to turn a profit, and now it was in flames.

  “It will be all right,” I tried to assure him. “Surely the fire brigade will save the shop!” And truly, those stalwart brave gentlemen did come rushing through the night, bells clanging and their spotted dog howling with a devilish glee. They worked feverishly at the pump, sending up a spray of water that proved to be wholly inadequate against the conflagration.

  “We’ve got to let it go, Mr. Calhoun,” the fire marshal said to Father before too long. “We might be able to save the house, but that fire there’s just too hot. It’ll have to burn itself out.”

  Father stood as if he were frozen in place. His mouth was open, but no sounds were coming out. He shook his head as if to say no, but neither the fire marshal nor I were inclined to pay attention to that.

  “Please!” I beseeched the good man. “Save the house. It’s all Papa and I have left in this world!”