Shani’s grace in doing so. He fell even more in love with her at that moment.
“Tell her the rest,” Mistress Marlena prodded, giving Brandi’s chain a jerk.
“After you left,” Brandi continued, his eyes downcast, “I found another girl I was going to take home with me and force to serve me like I did to you. Her name was Rachel and she was as sweet and trusting as you were. But she had this roommate, also in the scene.” He glanced up at Mistress Marlena, shame etching his features, and looked down again at the ground. “I didn’t realize the roommate was home and I guess I got a little rough with Rachel when she wasn’t properly obeying me.”
“Don’t clean it up, sissy brat,” Mistress Marlena snapped, jerking his chain so hard he nearly toppled over. “You literally scared the piss out of her. Made her pee in her pants she was so afraid of you, you cocksucker.”
“Yes, Mistress” Brandi gasped, righting himself, his shoulders hunching. “I was a brute.”
Adam found himself both horrified and fascinated by the dynamic between these two.
“And what did we do about it, hmm, sissy boy?” Mistress Marlena prompted.
“You gave me a choice,” he said, not meeting his Mistress’s eye. “You said you would call the police and Rachel would file assault charges, or I would agree to submit to a punishment of your choosing.”
“And…?”
“And I chose the punishment, Mistress.”
“That’s right.” She looked from her slave to Adam and Shani. “And his punishment was to be our personal property for as long as it suited me. He was kept naked and in chains, and only allowed to sleep in a cage in the laundry room. It was supposed to be a punishment, but it turns out our little sissy loved what was happening to him. When I caught him masturbating, I locked his nasty little wee wee in a cock cage and gave him forty lashes with the whip. It was Rachel’s idea to force him to wear makeup, a French maid outfit and high heels while cleaning the house from top to bottom. But you loved that, too, didn’t you, Brandi girl?”
“Yes, Mistress,” Brandi admitted, his face beet red but his cock fully erect. “Thank you, Mistress.”
Shani pulled away from Adam and rose to her feet. Adam looked up at her. She was no longer trembling. Her face was calm, even stern, her chin lifted, her posture ramrod straight. “I’ve heard enough,” she said in a quiet but firm voice. “Thank you, Mistress Marlena, for taking this boy in hand. It’s clear he has found his place in the world. I’m glad he’s no longer out there pretending to be a Dom and hurting women. But now, if you’ll excuse us…”
Pausing, she looked directly at Brandi. The sternness fell away, replaced by a sad smile. “I thought you had stolen my spirit, but I’ve learned since that it was always with me. I just needed to remember who I am. I hope you’ve found yourself, too, and are as happy as you’re capable of being.”
She turned to Adam and held out her hand. “Coming?”
~*~
Once they left the room, Shani stopped and reached for Adam, standing on tiptoe to press her lips to his. He wrapped his strong arms comfortingly around her. As they kissed, the last lingering traces of anger and residual fear slipped finally and completely away.
When they parted, Adam said, “You were awesome in there, Princess. You okay with all this?”
Shani shrugged. “I’m still not entirely sure how I feel. Shocked, relieved, elated, furious, amused… All of the above?“
“Who can blame you? It’s a lot to take in. We expected to confront a rabid coyote and instead we found a trained kitten.”
“Exactly,” Shani agreed with a laugh. “That’s not something I ever saw coming, that’s for sure.”
“Still want to play?” Adam asked, placing his hand lightly on the back of her neck. His touch made her shiver with pleasure.
“Yes, please,” she said fervently.
Though she hadn’t had a chance to sign up for the wheel, miraculously, when they got to the scene station, it was unoccupied. The time slot for thirty minutes later was filled out, but no one was signed up for the moment. She stripped out of her things as a dungeon spotter approached them. “Need some help getting her strapped in?” he asked Adam.
“That would be great,” Adam agreed.
Together, the men helped Shani position herself against leather-padded vertical bar that served as a backrest, her feet resting comfortably in the