Chains of Lust

The black horse carriage came to a sudden halt as it reached the Ravens Castle where the king Yoshiki resided and reined his terror and rule. With one hand tightly gripped around my left arm, the guard led us out of the carriage. I looked up at the castle and became intimidated by its size. It was the biggest and the only castle that I have ever seen. As the guard dragged me closer to the entrance of it, I became afraid. So many young girls of my age who were virgins like me were abducted and taken here. They never returned and no one ever heard of them again. I’ve only heard rumors that the king raped them and then killed them. If that was true, I would be next then. 1

We soon entered the castle. The inside of it was gorgeous. The floor was made of marble and partially covered by dark red carpet, the windows were covered by red velvet hangings, and priceless chandeliers hung from the ceiling. It was decorated with very expensive gothic furniture and gothic art. The main staircase looked like it was made of dark oak and the railing had designs on it. This place was not how I expected it. I expected a horrifying looking castle. I was wrong.2

The guard led me through the main room and into another one. This room was the parlor room. Inside it was a fancy couch and chair. They both looked like they were dark green velvet furniture. A small end table had various literature books placed on top of it. Lit candles of the color red lay upon the cracking fireplace. On the far side of the room was a desk and chair. On the desk was a pen and pieces of paper that looked like they had writing on them. On the walls were paintings that were grotesque. My eyes suddenly spotted a man in the room. He stood on the other far side of the room. He looked no more than thirty. His hair was short and brownish. His eyes looked ice blue and with his open shirt, revealing his muscular chest, he gave me an attraction to him. Although he was very attractive, I trembled in his presence because I had a feeling that he was the king and I was in fear of the king.3

He turned to stare at me. “I’ve been waiting for you, Miss Wharton. It’s a pleasure to meet you. Please, tell me again what you’re first name is. I’ve forgotten what they told me your first name is.” He spoke so gentle and calmly that it was kind of hard to imagine that this man was ruthless and fearful. 4

“Christine. My first name is Christine. Are you the king?” I quavered with fear, struggling to get out of the guards hold. No matter how hard I tried, the guard wouldn’t let me go. 5

“Are you trying to get away? Is it because you fear me? Have those parents of yours and those townspeople brainwashed you into fearing me? I can assure you that there’s no need to be afraid as long as you obey by my rules. And don’t you worry about your fate like the rest of the townspeople, I will decide it. In fact, I already did.” He stated, his voice still calm.6

“But you’re going to kill me! Isn’t that the reason why you had me taken here? Please don’t kill me! I’m not even your type!” I exclaimed. He came closer to me and used his hand to lift my head up by the chin so I looked him straight in the eye.7

“How old are you?” He asked me.8

“I’m fifteen years old and going to be sixteen next week.” I answered. 9

“Are you a virgin?” 10

“No,” I lied. 11

He looked astonished. “Really? You’re not? All along, I was convinced that you were a virgin. I am mistaken then.” 12

“Are you going to rape and kill me like you did to the other girls?”13

“Now where did you ever hear such a horrendous thing? How would you know that I rape and then kill girls? You shouldn’t accuse people of horrific crimes if you have no proof or evidence. Who told you?”14

“So many girls as young as myself have gone missing and never heard of. There are rumors and tales that you do that.” 15

“Bring her to the master bedroom and have one of the maids dress her properly. Keep her in there afterwards unless I give instructions otherwise.” 16

And just like that, the guard brought me upstairs to the master bedroom. The guard told me that this was the king’s room and I’d be staying in here wit h him. The room was gorgeous and full of luxury. The big window had the same red velvet hangings. The floor was neatly carpeted. The bed was a king sized and the sheets looked and felt silky and smoothe. The bed also looked fancy. A dresser was in the room along with a tall closet. The dresser was made of fine wood. A small table with a big mirror, a brush, and makeup was near the window. I nearly gasped at the beauty of this room. 17

The guard left me alone in the room and a few minutes later, a female maid entered the room. She looked young and would have been pretty if it wasn’t for the scar across the left side of her face. Her hair was long and black, pulled up in bun with only one strand of hair loose. She wore a maid’s outfit.18

“I was sent to get you into proper clothes. And do you hair.” She said to me.19

“What’s wrong with my clothes?” I asked. I wore a short dress that I had made myself. It was plain and simple. 20

“He wants something proper on you since you’ll be staying here. You need something fancy. He already has clothes picked out for you. He became prepared for your arrival.” She explained. 21

“Oh, okay. But I don’t understand why I’m here. I know I was brought here by force. And why did he want to know if I was a virgin? Is he going to hurt me or something?” I replied. The maid opened up the closet and pulled a dress hanging on a hanger. “I was too afraid to tell him the truth.” 22

The maid stopped in her tracks. The look on her face worried me. “You shouldn’t have lied to him. That was a big mistake. He’s capable of so many terrible things,” She pointed to the scar on her face. “He’ll find out that you lied to him and then you’ll be in trouble. 23

“What kind of trouble?” My voice shook. 24

She shook her head. “No, I mustn’t tell you. He has strict rules and he won’t hesitate to punish anyone. Let’s get you dressed.” 25

“But why did he ask that?” 26

“Because Yoshiki loves virgin girls. He says that they’re pure and innocent. Come on now, let’s get you dressed.” 27

The dress that she picked out and dressed me in was short and black with laces and fancy designs on it. To me, it looked beautiful but once I put it on, it was tight and it hurt my ribcage a little. It was also low cut, revealing my breasts and it pushed my breasts together held them like that tightly. Right away I wanted to take it off but the maid wouldn’t let me.28

“You look beautiful.” She remarked. 29

I looked in the mirror at myself and I agreed with her. “Do you know why he brought me here and why he wants me?”30

“Because he sort of is attracted to you. A few weeks ago, he went into town where he spotted you. Ever since then, he’s fantasized over you.” She explained. 31

“Well, I almost giggled. “He is kind of…cute but he scares me. I have always feared him since I was little.” When I was a little girl, my father used to use the king Yoshiki as a threat if I was being bad. He would tell me how he would come for me if I was bad and he’d do terrible things to me. 32

“Everyone fears him. But he does have a heart deep down.” She said. 33

“He won’t kill me, will he? Like he did the other girls?” I asked her. 34

“I shouldn’t talk about this. He likes to keep things private.” She answered. 35

One of the guards came and entered the room. He stood with pride in what he was. “Yoshiki requests that the girl should come down to the dining area.” He announced. I stepped away from the maid in my dress and hells and followed the guard out of the room and towards the dinning area down the stairs. 36

The dinning room was just as fancy as the rest of the castle. The dinning table was long and made of dark, oak wood. There were about twelve chairs to the table. A beautiful centerpiece of candles and full bloomed roses were placed in the middle. Priceless dishes and win glasses along with napkins, forks, and spoons were perfectly set. Food of all kinds was placed all over the table. 37

“Hello, Miss Christine Wharton. Please, sit down.” Yoshiki suddenly said, his voice booming throughout the room. He sat at the table and when he stared at me, he smiled. I slowly walked over to him and sat down in the nearest chair beside him. 38

“You look very gorgeous. How do you like it here?” He spoke. I nearly blushed. How could I start to like a man who I feared? Maybe it was because he seemed so nice? He didn’t seem as ruthless as people told me. 39

“Your place is amazing. I’ve never seen a place like this.” I replied. 40

“You like your wardrobe?” He asked. 41

“Oh yes but this dress is a little too tight for me.” I answered. While I had said that, all he did was stare at my tightly pushed together breasts. When I suddenly glared up at him, he was instantly shaken out of his dirty thoughts. 42

“Well then, we’ll find a way for you to lose some weight. Don’t worry; I’ll take care of everything.” He said. 43

“Yoshiki, when will I get to go back home?” I asked him as soon as we got done eating. Yoshiki took a sip of his wine before saying, 44

“This is your new home. You’ll never have to go back to that wretched life. This is a better lifestyle for you. You will live in luxury for the rest of your life.” 45

“But aren’t I your prisoner?” I asked him. 46

“You are not a prisoner, my dear. I own you now and you belong to me and no one else.” He firmly stated. 47

“Why can’t I ever go back home? I do not want to stay here.” I said. 48

“No! You’re never leaving. You are to stay here!” He shouted, pounding his fist on the table so hard that it shook. 49

“But how am I supposed to live here with you if I fear you?” I replied. 50

“Fear? You still fear me after all I’ve offered to you? I’m letting you live here. You don’t understand the meaning of fearing someone. I’ll give you a reason to fear me. Go wait in the master bedroom!” He exclaimed, his loud voice startling me. Afraid of what he’ll do to me, I get up from the table and head for the master bedroom upstairs. Somehow I knew that I was going to suffer the consequence for talking back to him like that and for lying to him earlier. I was in serious trouble and there was no way out of it.51

A half hour passed before Yoshiki arrived in the bedroom. He stormed into the room with a strong presence that made me quaver. His ice blue ices like freezing cold water were filled with lust and so was his expression. I was terrified to show him how afraid of him I was so I just sat there on the bed. I stared at his chest through his open shirt, thinking how attractive and muscular he was while so being scary at the same time. From the lust in his eyes, I instantly knew what he wanted, 52

Thinking I wasn’t looking at him, he came closer to me and slapped my face as hard as he could. The side of my face that he hit stung in pain. I went to rub it with my hand. 53

“Look at me! When I’m talking and staring at you, you better look at me! Do you understand?” He said sternly. That’s when I looked up at his face. Anger consumed him. 54

“I-I was looking at you but not your face.” I admitted. 55

“Don’t you talk back to me!” He shouted, slapping my face again. 56

“I was looking at your chest! I couldn’t help myself sir.” I tried to explain in my breath, trembling. He paused for a moment and thought. A smirk appeared on his face. I could tell that he still looked at my breasts. 57

“I see; you’ve fallen for me. I attract you because of my looks and body. Tell me how I attract you, Miss Wharton.” He smirked deviously.58

“How exactly?” I didn’t know what to say. I didn’t want to say the wrong thing to him. 59

“You know what I mean. I see the way you look at me. Either you tell me now or I’ll have to force it out of you. Make your choice.” He impatiently said. “I suggest you tell me now because you’re already in enough trouble.” 60

“Well, I thought you were cute but I fear you. I fell for you when I saw you in an open shirt. You are very attractive to me and I don’t see how that is possible when you scare me.” I replied. 61

“You have a way of causing men to have lust towards you. That is why I brought you here. Just look at you-you cause me to have erotic thoughts towards you,” He started to say but something stopped him from continuing. He licked at his lips and pushed me down on the bed until I laid on it. He climbed on top of me and forced his tongue into my mouth and deep down my throat until I though I would gag. His tongue felt razor sharp which gave me the though that his tongue would split my mouth open and that it was filled with venom. He grabbed my breasts and squeezed hard with his hands. I struggled to remove his hands. 62

He removed his tongue out of my mouth and his hands off me. He then begins to rip off my clothes as fast as he can. I try to stop him, pounding my fists into his chest. He sees this as a turn on. Once he ripped my clothes off, he removes his shirt and throws it to the ground. I cried, begging for him to let me go. I was terrified that he was going to rape me. So badly did I want to crawl away from him but his weight and strength together crush me underneath him. 63

“Let you go? Why would I let you go when I have you right where I want you? You’re mine now and besides, this is your punishment.” He laughed at me. 64

“I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to behave like that at dinner!” I cried. 65

“You think this is all because of that? You are very mistaken. First off, I don’t like liars. I despise them,” He started. My eyes widened in fear because I knew that he found out I lied to him earlier. I panicked. 66

“You thought I wouldn’t find out about your little lie? Well, I did and do you know what happens to liars in my kingdom?” He scoffed. I only shook my head no.67

“Liars get punished and you are a liar. Looks like you’re a virgin after all.” He smiled devilishly. He then called for one of the guards and ordered him to bring him four chains. The four chains were long and thick and they sure looked painful if you were hit with them. Somehow, I knew what he was going to do. 68

“Sit up.” He ordered, gripping onto one of the chains. Fear froze me in place and paralyzed me. Angry at me for not obeying his command, he smacked me on the front of my body with the chain. The blow from the chain hurt ten times worse than his hand. It left a bruise that was starting to form. I did more than wince in pain. Something stopped me from screaming out. I only yelled out in pain and cried. 69

“I said sit up!” He yelled, hitting me again with the chain, leaving a mark and another bruise. This time, I obeyed him and sat up on the bed. I did all I could to make eye contact with him. 70

“Good. I see you respond to me after being inflicted with pain. Now, I want you to remove my pants. If you refuse to do so, you’ll have to receive a beating so get going.” He coldly stated, amused with himself. He was such a cruel and sick person. 71

“Go on, what are you waiting for? An invitation?” He sneered. 72

I hesitated before reaching for him and unzipped his pants. I pulled them down and then I did the same to his boxers. 73

“Good. Now lay down in the middle of the bed.” 74

“Yoshiki, please don’t do it! I’m so sorry!” I cried hysterically. 75

“Silence! Do as I say!” He hit me. As I lay down in the middle of the bed on my back, he picked up all four chains and tied me to bed by arms and legs to the bed posts. The chains went around my wrists and ankles. I screamed but it didn’t work. 76

“Scream all you want. No one will help you.” He mocked my screams, taking a thick piece of cloth and used it to gag me. My screams and cries became muffled as Yoshiki began to rape me. Pain ripped throughout my body as he thrusts in and out of me repeatedly, pumping harder and faster. The pain got worse. Eventually, blood began to come out of me, running down my thighs onto the bed. Yoshiki raped me for over an hour. 77

I lay bruised and unchained on the king’s bed with my clothes still on the ground. I cried silently over the incident that had just happened for over an hour. I forced myself to not cry out loud so I didn’t anger Yoshiki anymore. I didn’t want to anger him anymore than I already did. I cried more over being raped than I did over being in pain. The bruises and marks hurt only when I bent over and when they were touched but my mental pain never went away. Forever would I have to live with losing my virginity to the king unwillingly. I felt so humiliated and horrible about myself. I never feared him as much as I did after he raped and beat me. 78

Yoshiki was in the room with me still. He was up and about, getting dressed and fixing himself up as to make himself look presentable and charming. All I did was stare up at him, my naked body nearly curled up into a ball. I made a small moaning sound and he turned around to look at me. 79

“Quiet my sweet dear or the prisoners and others will hear you.” He said to me in a soothing voice. 80

“It hurts.” I moaned.81

“What hurts my dear?” He asked with concern. He was acting like nothing had happened. 82

“My stomach from the marks and bruises.” I moaned again. 83

He came towards me and inspected his damage. He touched my bruises and marks, pressing hard. Violently, I jerked away from his touch in pain. He became compassionate towards me. “I had to do it. I had to punish you this way for disobeying me. Obey me in order to not be punished.” 84

“It hurts.” I groaned in pain, my voice getting louder than last time.85

“You must be quiet. I’m having a private client coming soon so you must be on your best behavior. Clean yourself up and then get dressed. Meet me in the parlor afterwards.” He stated. 86

“I can’t.” I nearly cried. “My stomach hurts. I can feel blood come out of me.” 87

He looked down at my thighs, looking for blood. What he saw was dried blood on my thighs and on the bed sheets. He then used his left index finger to enter my vagina. When he pulled it out, pulled on covering his finger. 88

“Plug it up and then get ready.” He said, almost in a commanding tone. I nodded to him and he helped me up and watched me as I got off the bed and reached to pick up my dress. When I bent down, I felt a terrible pain. I put on my dress. 89

“Where is the bathroom?” I asked. 90

“Down the hall to the right.” He answered. “Will you be alright? Do you want me to come with you?” 91

I shook my head no and walked towards the bathroom down the hall to the right. I entered the bathroom, turned on the light, and closed the door. Taking a warm shower came to my mind first. I went over to the mirror first and stared at myself. My makeup was smudged from crying, darkening my eyes. My hair was messed up. I looked like I mess. 92

A minute later, I walked over to the shower. I opened up the glass shower door and turned on the shower. Then, I removed my clothes and before stepping into the warm shower and closed the shower door. The warm water ran down my entire body and soaked my hair. I felt warm…and safe. I closed my eyes and tried to think of anything but what happened between me and Yoshiki. But I couldn’t think of anything else but that. The memory replayed in my head over and over again. My eyes flew open and tears streamed down my face, mixing with the water from the showerhead. I couldn’t stop thinking about how I was raped by the king and no longer was I a virgin. I felt scarred for life. 93

Afterwards, I felt pain. It wasn’t the bruises or the mark but instead it was cramps. I had my period which was one reason why I was bleeding. After the shower, I would have to take care of this problem. 94

That’s when the shower door suddenly opened up and someone entered the shower with me. They closed the door. It was Yoshiki. My heart raced and I panicked, thinking I was going to be raped again. He came closer to me and I backed away into a corner. He was naked once again. He reached out for me. I refused to take his hand. 95

“Please don’t,” I pleaded with him, my legs shaking.96

“Your punishment is over now. Let me take care of you. You are hurt.” He stated. Gently, he placed a wet hand on my shoulder but he didn’t squeeze. I trembled in his presence and at his touch. Fear rose up inside of me. Why was he being so nice to me?97

“Don’t touch me. Oh god, please don’t touch me anymore!” I exclaimed and pleaded. He grabbed me and pulled me closer to his naked body. He forced himself up against me as if to imprint himself on me. So badly did I wish for someone to save me. I knew that in reality, no one will save me. 98

“Don’t make this any harder.” He pulled me back and reached for the bar of soap. I went for the shower door and I was ready to open it when I suddenly felt a stinging pain from Yoshiki’s hand collide hard against my bare ass. I stopped dead in my tracks afterwards. 99

“What do you think you’re doing?” He questioned me. 100

I bit my lip. I didn’t know how to respond. 101

Another hit sent me forward, making a loud slapping sound. I hit the glass door. A third hit came and that’s when I knew that my backside was now the shade of red. 102

“Answer me!” A fourth hit came. 103

“Nothing.” I answered, still feeling the pain from my backside. 104

“Disobeying me again? I should have you bent over something with a belt taken to you. If you do anything to embarrass me in front of my client or if you’re not on your best behavior, I will consider taking a belt to you myself. Do I make myself clear?” He said. 105

“Yes,” I promised. 106

“And if you don’t believe I’ll do it, just ask the maid you met earlier.” He replied. 107

“What a fabulous place you have. It’s a pleasure to be here once again.” Yoshiki’s private and best client James said to Yoshiki, seated in the parlor. Yoshiki and I sat on separate chairs next to each other while James was sitting in front of us in another chair. I felt uncomfortable in the chair and in my dress. Yoshiki kept watchful eyes on me, making sure I didn’t do anything to disobey him. I did my best to obey. 108

“It’s lovely, isn’t it?” Yoshiki said to him. I looked down at myself and squirmed in my seat for a few moments before I picked at my fingers and looked at no one. Yoshiki stopped me from picking my fingers.109

“Who is this lovely little girl?” James asked, staring directly at me. I looked up at him but I didn’t say a word. He smiled at me. Yoshiki cleared his throat before speaking. 110

“This is Christine, my beautiful lady. I am in love with her.” 111

“When will you two marry?” James asked. He clearly thought that if two people were in love then they should marry each other. Or sometimes if the man loved the girl then they would marry without the girl’s option. That’s how things worked in the town I lived in. 112

“In a few months. She just can’t wait to become queen.” Yoshiki lied. His client couldn’t even tell that he was lying. That was a good thing. 113

“She’s very pretty. You must be very lucky to have a girl like her. And she must be lucky to be with a king like you.” James laughed. Yoshiki laughed for the first time around me. I was the only one who stayed silent. I didn’t get what was so funny. 114

“Yes, I am very lucky to have her.” Yoshiki announced proudly. 115

“And I’m so fortunate to be with a king like him.” I added, lying. I was really unfortunate to be with him. I wanted to escape so badly. 116

One of the maids entered the room and told Yoshiki that in the other room was someone on the phone. It was a very urgent call. 117

“Can’t I call him back?” Yoshiki asked the maid. 118

The maid shook her head. “It’s very urgent sir.”119

“James, we’ll continue talking about our business after I get off the phone.” He stated, leaving to go talk on the phone.120

“You like the castle?” James averted his attention to me. I nodded my head and then I leaned forward in my chair. I was going to tell him what was really going on here and maybe he would help me. 121

“I need help.” I said in a soft voice. 122

“I’m sorry but I don’t understand. Why do you need help?” He strained his ears to hear me. 123

“Help me, please sir; help me now.” I begged. 124

“Help you with what my dear?”125

“Help me get out of this place and away from Yoshiki. Please,”126

“Why? I thought you two were lovers about to marry in a few months.”127

“He kidnapped me and had me taken here. He raped and beat me. If he ever finds out about this, he’ll beat me again. You have to help me.” I was almost crying now. 128

“Beat and raped you?” James seemed astonished. I stood up and showed him the marks and bruises on my body. He seemed more than shocked and he felt deeply sorry for me.129

“I don’t know if I can help…” He trailed off. 130

“Oh but you must help me! Before it gets worse!” I nearly exclaimed. 131

“Alright, I will. I’ll do everything I can.” He gave in. 132

I nearly became hopeful and filled with some joy. “Thank you kind sir!” 133

“What is going on in here?” Yoshiki yelled with anger. James and I turned to look at him. He must have overheard our conversation. I was in big trouble. 134

I didn’t say a word. Yoshiki yanked me up from the chair and in one swift movement he wrapped an arm around my waist and held me tightly and close to him. I struggled to get out of his hold but he was too strong. Before I knew it, the guards were taking away James. I knew from the moment he was taken away that he was going to be killed. 135

I dug my fingernails into Yoshiki’s arm. He didn’t let go of me. 136

“You think you can get away form me, huh? Asking my client to save you? Why would you want to be saved from me? I love you Christine but you don’t understand that face. But you understand the concept of how love hurts.” He devilishly said. 137

“No, please don’t! I’m sorry!” I screamed. He carried me into his bedroom. He threw me down on the ground and then shut and locked the door. 138

“Get up.” He commanded firmly. 139

I got up from the floor and stood up. He walked over to the table, pushed the chair away from it, and then threw all the contents onto the floor. 140

“Bend over the table.” 141

“I had no choice but to obey him. When I got over to the table, I bent over it, crying and awaiting my punishment. I could hear Yoshiki unbuckling his belt. I looked straight ahead into the big mirror and saw him take off his black leather belt and fold it in half. I swallowed hard. The next thing that happened was that I felt him lift up my dress. His hands then roughly pulled down my panties. 142

The sound of the belt hitting my bare ass was a cracking sound. The second hit came and hurt much more than the first. Next came a third then a fourth. I forced myself to not cry from the pain which was impossible to do. 143

“Maybe this will teach you to obey me. And I won’t stop until you bust out crying for me to stop.” He said. 144

Whack!145

“I want you to count as I whip you.” 146

Whack!147

“One.”148

Whack!149

“Two.”150

Whack!151

“Three.”152

Whack!153

“…four.”154

“You hesitated Christine; start over.”155

Whack!156

Whack! Whack!157

“Count!”158

Whack! Whack! Whack! 159

“Count bitch!”160

Whack!161

“One.” By then I was hysterically crying. 162

Whack!163

“Two.”164

Whack!165

“Three.”166

Whack!167

“Four.168

Whack!169

“Five.”170

The hits suddenly stopped coming. Yoshiki lifted up my dress and put my panties back on. He put back on his belt and stood me up and turned me around to face him. 171

“Now what do you promise to do?” He asked impatiently. 172

“I promise to obey you from now on.” I answered, wiping my tears. Remembering the incident from earlier, I stared directly at him, not wanting anymore trouble. 173

“Good Christine. I don’t want anymore trouble from you. Next time you’ll be given a worse punishment than this one and it’ll be more painful. Now go to bed.” He said sternly. 174

I waited for him to leave the room before I got ready for bed. 175

It was two in the morning when I finally fell asleep in Yoshiki’s bed. I slept on my side because I was too sore to lie on my back. If I sat down, it hurt. Before I went into the bed to sleep, I checked and found a big bruise. I was bruised all over. 176

Yoshiki was in bed with me by then. He had no shirt on and he had his arms wrapped around me. I felt more trapped than I already was. I started to think about how I should accept my fate. I was Yoshiki’s prisoner until the day I died or until I died. I would be locked up in this castle forever and I would have to obey his every command. I would never get to go back home or back to the town I lived in. 177

Since he was sleeping, I thought about sneaking out of bed and finding a way out for me to escape. But even though I had these thoughts, I was terrified to put them in action. After my recent punishment I was terrified to try to escape. But if I never escaped I would be a prisoner forever. 178

Four in the morning came when I was woken up. I woke up to find Yoshiki on top of me with me lying on my back. My backside hurt. He gave me a small kiss and smiled when he saw my eyes fly open. 179

“Good morning Christine.” He smiled. 180

“I’m still tired.” I groaned and yawned. “And I hurt. Oh…”181

“That was your punishment and you deserved it. I warned you before you decided to disobey me.” He stated. 182

“I’m sorry. I just want to go home.” I replied. He got off me and climbed off the bed. I sat up in bed as he got dressed. He seemed in a hurry. As I was about to get out of bed, he stopped me. 183

“Stay here. I’ll be back. I have some business to finish.” He kissed me on the forehead before exiting the room. I was curious as to what he was going to do. When a half-hour passed, I left the room to roam around the castle. So many people have told me that the king keeps his prisoners in torture rooms. I wondered where they were. 184

After I got dressed, I walked out in the hallway. I made a left came across a closed off hallway. As I came closer to it, I heard screaming and there were three doors. I chose the second door. It sounded like a girl was screaming. I hesitated before I placed a shaking hand on the shiny doorknob. I was nervous and scared at the same time. What if I got caught? I was scared because if I was caught then I’d be punished again and I didn’t want to be punished anymore. Part of me told me to not open the door and the other part of me told me to peek inside. 185

Quietly, I turned the knob and slowly opened the door, opening it just enough to peek in. The torture room looked like the opposite of the gorgeous castle. The room looked ghastly and bleak. The floor and walls were made of stone. From what I could tell, there were many torture devices that varied in size. That room looked horrifying. 186

I saw Yoshiki in the room. He was holding an iron stick with a red hot substance that was at the end of the iron stick. A teenaged girl lay strapped to a wooden table that was tilted with her legs spread apart. She was fully nude. On her body were various two-degree burn marks that looked much worse than my chain marks. The girl screamed for him to stop but he was turned on by it. I was horrified as he stuck the end of the iron stick with the red hot substance up her vagina. The girl screamed more than last time. 187

Silently, I cried. Yoshiki had just tortured a teenaged girl. I wished that I never saw what he did. That was when I heard Yoshiki shout, 188

“Who’s out there?” 189

Quickly, I ran away, knowing I was in trouble. I ran back to the bedroom. I could hear him yell my name as his voice echoed throughout the hallway. I hid in the large closet, behind all of the hung up clothes and shoes at the bottom of the closet. 190

“Christine!” He yelled. 191

I didn’t answer. 192

“Christine, where are you?” He said.193

I still didn’t answer.194

“Come out now and your punishment won’t be so severe,” I could tell he was in the same room as me. I stayed hidden, afraid to show myself to him. 195

“You’re making it worse for yourself. You should know by now that your actions cause you to receive rewards or punishments. Go ask the maid that or do you need another lesson.” 196

I still didn’t come out of the closet. Part me wanted to show myself to him but the other half told me not to. What was I supposed to do?197

“Fine then. If you don’t come out now, you’ll starve.” And just like that, I heard him open up the closet door. Silently, I gasped and covered my mouth with my hand. Panic rose up inside of me as he searched through the closet. His hand suddenly grasped my leg. I did my best to not scream. He moved through the clothes and eventually found me sitting in the back. He released his hand and gripped my arm, dragging me out. 198

“How many times do I need to punish you before you understand? I’ve stripped you of your virginity, beat you with a chain and then a belt. Please, tell me how your father dealt with you.” He firmly stated. 199

“He’d bend me over a chair or his desk or even my bed and then he would make me bare before whipping me with his belt. Other times, he used his cane or leather strap. He would do it for no reason.” I explained.200

“In other words, he abused you.” Yoshiki said. 201

I nodded my head. “I was always a good girl but always in the wrong place at the wrong time. Being around him most of the time was usually the wrong place.” 202

“I punish you because I care. I love you and I don’t want you to fear me. I want you to love and obey me. Now get up, it’s time for your punishment.” He replied. 203

“Please don’t Yoshiki! I promise I’ll be good!” I cried. He didn’t give me time to get away from him. He grabbed my hair and dragged me out of the room. I kicked and screamed, struggling to get out of his tight grip. 204

“Let me go!” I screamed.205

“Scream all you want. No one will save you.” He sneered. 206

“Where are you taking me?” I asked. 207

“Where I should have before.” 208

We entered a room that looked similar to the torture room. He shuts the door and releases his hold on my hair. With little effort, I force myself to my feet. I go towards the door but king stops me. A firm hand on my ass stops me in my tracks. Instead of completely stopping, I reached for the knob. His hand smacked me again. I went to turn the knob. He grabbed me and pushed me to the ground. Before I could react, he striked me in the face. 209

“You’re mine! You can never leave!” He screamed at me. I flinched. He grabbed my face with one hand and squeezed tightly. He then kissed me passionately. Surprisingly, I kissed him back. When he kissed me, I felt like I was underneath a spell. Maybe I was put under a love spell. I didn’t know why but I liked it. 210

He pulled away from me and a smile of satisfaction appeared on his face. “That’s my girl, don’t resist. Resisting will only hurt you.” He knelt down in front of me and kissed me again, putting his hand up my short dress and squeezed my bare thighs hard. As he started to remove my dress, I did the one thing I never thought I could do. I pushed him away from me and slapped his face hard. He looked off to the side and then at me. I smacked him in the face, causing him to fall the ground. Blood gushed out of his nose. I felt good but also scared. I had stood up to the king. 211

He smirked and then he laughed. I didn’t get what was so funny. “You got me. How does it make you feel? Does it make you feel good? Powerful? Superior? Does it make you hard? Because it sure does turn me on.” 212

Yoshiki went to grab me but I kicked him in the face. He yelled out in pain. I began to crawl away but his hand grasped my right ankle. I tried to pull away from him. He was too strong. He dragged me closer to him. I continued to struggle.213

“Oh no you don’t! No running away. This time you will learn.” He stood up and then yanked me up to my feet, leading me over to a table where my punishment awaited. 214

Yoshiki walked over to another table with various contents on it. He picked up a cane. My eyes widened in fear. He was going to cane me like my father used to do. 215

“I believe you know what to do.” He firmly grasped the cane. The cane was thin and light. “After all, you father has done this to you more than once.”216

I shook my head no. He didn’t have the right to do this to me and I wasn’t going to let him do so. 217

“Pardon me? I must have blood in my ears because you just disobeyed me. Now discard your clothes and bend over the table!” He yelled.218

I shook my head no. “No.”219

“No? Did you just say no?” He boomed, his loud voice startling me.220

“Yes. You don’t have the right to do this. You’re not my father so you can’t do this to me.” I protested. He came closer to me with the cane still in his hands. I just stood there before him, flinching as if he was about to strike me.221

“You think you’re so smart, don’t you? Standing up to the king, saying no to me, and not listening? You’re not the first person to do so but you’re the first to hit me. No one has had the courage to do it.” He replied, standing strong. 222

I didn’t say anything else to him. All I did was stare at him with little confidence and fear in my eyes. His ice blue eyes were full of anger and lust still. I knew this wasn’t over yet. With Yoshiki, nothing ever ended unless he was satisfied. 223

“And you liked it, didn’t you? It gave you power or you felt like it did. When you kissed me, you also liked it. You kissed me back instead of shoving me away. You must love me, don’t you?” His voice harderened. 224

I cleared my throat before speaking. “Love you? How could I love someone who beats and rapes me? That’s not love, Yoshiki.”225

“They were your punishments, not signs of love. I was punishing you. If you don’t want to be punished, you must obey me and everything I say. If you want love, you’ll be giving it when you’re a good girl.” He replied.226

“Why did you want me? Why choose me over the other girls?” I asked him.227

“Because you’re special.” He answered. 228

“Why am I special?” I asked.229

“Because your father gave you to me. He signed you over to me.” He stated.230

“What?” I was bewildered.231

“He gave you to me and made me your legal guardian.” He said.232

“No, I don’t believe you. He wouldn’t do something like that!” I exclaimed.233

“But he did. I’m your daddy now. Now do as I say and bend over the table.” He pointed to the empty table near me.234

“And I said no.” I protested.235

Anger washed over him. “Fine then. You’ll starve until I say so. Go back to the room. You are to stay there until tomorrow.” 236

Without saying a word, I bit my lower lip, turned around, and walked out of the room with relief washed over me. I had finally stood up to him and got out of my punishment. But I gained another one that sounded severe. Who knows for how long I could be starved. I was about to find out.237

The night came slow as I sat around the bedroom and did nothing. I mostly looked out the window and saw how beautiful the outside world was. My town was beautiful as well as the king’s property. Near town was a field of flowers. My friends and I used to go there and run around the field and gather flowers to bring back home.238

But now all I stared at was what was on the king’s huge property. It looked lovely but I missed my home. If I looked past everything, I could see my town. I was so homesick. I couldn’t accept this castle as my new home anymore. 239

Yoshiki stormed through the door with a frightening presence. He was wearing another open shirt. I was wearing a black, silky nightgown that was short and tight. My long hair was put down and rested past my shoulders. Our eyes met the instant he entered the room. I nearly trembled in fear. He almost looked offended at my reaction to him. It was his fault I feared him. 240

“It is time,” He began. I became confused and raised an eyebrow at him. I didn’t say a word to him in case it set him off. 241

“You’re father is here. He has come to finish signing the papers.” He stated. 242

“What am I supposed to do?” I asked. 243

“Come with me and see him one last time.” He answered. 244

“I do not wish to see him. He has harmed me so many times when I did not deserve it. I only wish to see my mother.” I replied. 245

“Before he is killed at the guillotine in one hour, he requests to see you one last time.” He said. He held out his hand. I hesitated before nodding and taking his hand. He helped me up and together, we out of the room and down the stairs. 246

We entered the parlor and that’s when I saw my father sitting down. He was still handsome and charming with his looks, golden curly hair, and with his flawless skin. He was young, only thirty-five years old. I only imagined what he did to be beheaded by the king. All this made sense now. Knowing he was going to be killed, he gave me to the king. 247

When he saw him, his face lit it. “Christine, you look lovely!” 248

“Hi Daddy” I said happily. He got up and wrapped his arms around me. I hugged him back. 249

“I finished signing the papers. You’re in Yoshiki’s hands now. Now you be good for him, young lady. And I know that I haven’t been the best father to you but I’m sorry. I love you baby.” He sounded like he was going to cry. 250

“I love you too Daddy.” I almost cried. 251

In the town center, an hour later, I stood dressed up next to the king. I held onto his hand and he held mine. Everyone in town had come to the town center to watch my father be killed at the guillotine. I saw my mother who was crying. Our eyes locked. I cried too. 252

I watched in horror as my father had his head cut off. I squeezed Yoshiki’s hand tight and buried myself into his chest and cried. Even though my father abused me, I still loved him. 253

I soon looked up at the king, now understanding that I was his now and nothing would change that fact. Forever would I be his and no one else’s. 254

ONE MONTH LATER....255

A month after my father was killed, I gave up on trying to escape from Yoshiki and started to obey him more even though it was easier to disobey him. But not doing what he said brought punishments while obeying him brought pleasing rewards. He seemed to ease off on punishments which was a very good thing. But that was the only thing that has changed for good.256

At night, I lay awake in bed, not being able to sleep because of nightmares of my father. Watching him being decapitated that night sort of frightened me. Being killed at the guillotine was the ultimate death sentence by the king and my father received it. Witnessing it was the most horrifying thing I ever saw. I remembered crying hysterically afterwards and how scared I was when I saw his head lying on the ground. Although I hated my father for abusing me, I loved him deep down inside of me. I have known him my whole life and now he’s gone. 257

While reading books in the huge library, I have thought about reasons why my father was killed that night. For a month, I believed Yoshiki when he told me that my father had gone against him so he had to pay the price. Now, I was so sure if that was the truth. That’s when I began to think about how maybe he killed him so he wouldn’t want me back. That could’ve been a possibility but I wasn’t sure if that was true either. For sure, I knew my mother would know the real reason why but the king forbids me to leave the castle. He doesn’t completely trust me yet so he thinks I might escape. The only time I’m allowed to leave the castle is when he is with me. That rarely happens. I needed to come up with a plan to visit my mother. 258

I was in the library, sitting down on a leather chair near a coffee table. On my lap was a small notebook and a black fountain pen. I was writing a letter to my mother. I started off the letter by telling her how much I loved and missed her. I wanted to see her again but Yoshiki forbids me to. Then in the letter, I told her about how I was dealing with my father’s death. I spent a half hour on it and ended it by asking her about why my father was really killed. I needed to know. 259

Yoshiki entered the room. His footsteps echoed throughout the room but I ignored him. He came closer to me and stood beside my chair. I saw him curiously look down at my letter. I moved it away from him as to keep it secret. 260

“Writing something, my dear? You must be quite the writer.” He curiously said. I turned to look up at him. I nodded my head. 261

“My mother used to encourage me to write. I wish to send this letter out to someone but with your permission.” I stated. 262

He held out his hand. “Let me see the letter first. If I approve of it then you can send it.” Again I nodded and handed him my hand-written letter. He snatched it out of my hands roughly and began to read. Nervously, I bit down on my lip and watched as he read it. When he was finished reading, he didn’t give it back.263

“Christine, this is a very interesting letter. I cannot allow you to send this to your mother.” He made up his mind. 264

“But Yoshiki!” I argued. “I want to stay in contact with her and I can’t if I can’t write to her or visit her!” I knew better to argue with him. Arguing made Yoshiki angry. Controlling himself, he put his hand up as to silence me. 265

“How many times do I have to tell you before you get it? Do you need me to beat it into you?” He firmly said. 266

“I just wish to see my mother again. I miss her dearly. Don’t you know what it’s like to be away from people you’ve known almost your whole life? It’s the most horrible feeling ever.” I replied, nearly pleading with him. He silenced me again. 267

“You’re mine. I have legal rights over you. You don’t seem to understand that. And don’t think for a minute that I don’t know what you’re up to. I know you’re trying to escape and you think I killed you father because I wanted to. I already told you the truth. I would never lie to you.” 268

I wanted to know exactly what happened. And all I want to do is to see my mother. That’s all I ask of you.” I begged. His raised his hand to me. I flinched. He smacked my face hard. 269

“I said no. Listen to me when I talk to you. You’re not going anywhere. If I catch you trying to leave, you’ll receive the worst punishment I can muster up. Do I make myself clear?” He said. 270

Instead of answering him, I tried to get up from the chair. Roughly, he pushed me back down into it. I went to get back up. Furious, he grabbed me by the top my dress and yanked me up out of the chair. Expecting to be attacked by blows from his hands, I tensed my body. To my surprise, I am not hit. 271

“You think you’re so smart, huh? Not answering me? We’ll see who has the last laugh.” He snickered. He held my letter up to me and then tore it into tiny pieces. The ripped pieces of paper fell to my shoes like snowflakes. I stood there, ready to almost cry. He laughed at me. This time tears formed in my eyes and streamed down my face once he laughed at me again.272

“You’re too emotional. Get over it.” He noticed my notebook that lay on the coffee table. He picked it up and it quickly skimmed through it. Once he was through, he ripped it in half and threw it across the room. It had once been full of my writings. As I made an attempt to go after it, he stopped me.273

“Do I make myself clear?” He asked me once again. I nodded my head. He grabbed my face and squeezed hard. “Answer me.” He released me.274

“Yes, Yoshiki. I understand. “ I suddenly answered.275

“Good. I don’t want you to write a single thing ever again. Now go before I change my mind of not punishing you.” He stated.276

After dinner, I sat idly in the parlor in my favorite chair with my pen and a secret notebook hidden underneath the coushin in the chair. Yoshiki was in the room with me. He was sitting down on a small couch with one of his newest victims. Her name was Victoria. 277

Victoria was a fourteen year old girl who happened to be a blonde. She was a peasant girl from my town and I knew this because I remember seeing her around town a few times. And she was a virgin like all of Yoshiki’s victims. It was so typical. She had long blonde hair that was a bit wavy but also straight at the same time. Her eyes were light blue and her expression was scared. She looked like a very sweet girl and Yoshiki was being nice to her…for now.278

Damn well, I knew that the novelty would wear off between them and within a half hour or an hour, she’ll be screaming in horror and pain. First, he will rape her in the torture room while she’s chained to a wall or something. Next, he’ll beat her. The third thing he’ll do to her is torture her but not kill her yet. The fourth thing he’ll do to her is lock her in the disgusting and dirty dungeon room where he keeps his other female prisoners. And then finally, he’ll kill her within a week, a few weeks, or maybe within a month. It depends on how long she can last. Her blood will be all over the place until he sends of the maids to clean up the mess. That’s how things usually went. 279

“Christine,” He turned to glare at me. “Why don’t you tell Victoria how great it is here?” That was more of an order than a suggestion. He wanted me to lie to this poor girl so she wouldn’t suspect anything bad. She already was though. 280

“It’s amazing here. You’ll love this castle. You can roam the halls for hours. There are so many amazing rooms. Everything is here is just gorgeous. I love living here.” I partially lied to her. She looked up at me and saw the newest bruise on my face. That’s when she became really uneasy. I noticed this but I kept quiet. Yoshiki kept glaring at me. His glare made me squirm in my seat. 281

I wanted to confess everything to Victoria. I wanted to help her escape. I could feel it building up inside of me. If I helped her escape then I would be able to as well. 282

Yoshiki stood and kissed me on the forehead. “I’ll be back girls so don’t go anywhere. I have something to take care of.” He left the room. After two minutes passed, I decided to put my plan into action. 283

“I don’t want to stay here. I know he’ll kill me! I don’t want to die!” She cried. I guess she knew what was going on after all. 284

I comforted her. “It’s okay. I’ll help you. It’ll be alright.” 285

She wiped her tears with her hand. “Really?” Her whole face lit up. 286

“Yes. I’m a prisoner here too. I’ve been here for a month. We’ll escape together, I promise.” I promised, assuring her. 287

“Won’t he catch us?” She asked.288

“Not if we’re quiet and careful.” I answered. “Let’s go.” Together, the both of is snuck out of the room. We entered the main hall where the main entrance was. I looked around us for Yoshiki, the guards, or the maids. No one was around us. Victoria and I stood one foot away from the big double castle door. I swallowed hard. Victoria became nervous and afraid. This was it. This was the door to freedom for the two of us. For one month, I’ve dreamt of leaving and going back to my mother, back to where I lived. Now, I was finally going to be free again.289

Victoria watched as I opened up the double door. The sun was bright. There was a cool breeze. Beautiful flowers of all colors bloomed in the grass. Birds chirped. I have been locked away inside the castle for an entire month and so this was the first day in a month that I have stepped foot anywhere outside. It was very beautiful. 290

“It’s so beautiful Victoria,” I whispered. 291

“You must’ve missed the outdoors.” She stated.292

“Yes, I have. It feels so good. I feel free and alive once again.” I smiled.293

“I understand but we should get going. Someone’s coming.” She quickly said. 294

I turned around to find Yoshiki behind us and he was coming closer. And he didn’t look so happy. I grabbed Victoria’s hand and started to run away with her but she didn’t move. I stopped to face her. I went to say something to her but Yoshiki was already holding on to her. I let her go and began to run away. He let her go and came after me. I came near a field that went on for miles until you reached town. I thought that if I kept running, I would eventually get into town. 295

All of a sudden, he caught up with me. He rammed into me from behind and slammed me down to the ground with him on top of me. I struggled to get him off me. I pounded my fists into his muscular chest but he grabbed my wrists tightly. I fought with him to get out of his hold. He laughed at my attempts to escape. 296

“Thought you could run away at last, huh? You may have left the castle but I still own you. You didn’t get that far though. I was hoping to come after you into the town. Then your mother could have seen the real you and she could’ve realized that husband didn’t abuse their daughter but instead disciplined her.” He laughed.297

“Let me go!” I screamed. “Get off me and let me go!” Angry that I screamed at him, he slapped my face several times.298

“Don’t you scream at me you bitch!” He punched me in the face so hard that I lost consciousness…299

I woke up hours later. I had no recollection of time. I didn’t feel lucid enough to fully remember what had happened before I blacked out. All I wondered about was where I was. Somehow I felt dead. My heart was beating fast. I could feel it so I wasn’t dead. When I opened up my eyes, I couldn’t see a thing. I had a blind fold on because I could feel it. I realized that I was bent over something and I was completely nude. I felt like it. I went to move both of my hands. They wouldn’t move because they were strapped down. I was only able to move legs. I guessed I was in the torture room.300

The sound of footsteps filled the room. They sounded like the clean, polished shoes that Yoshiki wore that made noise when walking on hard surfaces. No longer than ten seconds later, the footsteps got louder and a pair of male hands touched my back and rubbed passionately and slowly. I flinched at the touch but it sort of felt good. My body untensed. Yoshiki was in the room with me. I knew this because I only flinched at his touch. I groaned.301

“Shh…It’s okay. I’m not going to punish you yet. Just relax.” He whispered in my ear. I gave up struggling. I always lost every time and it never did me any good. He continued to touch me. I stopped fighting him but I still resisted him. No matter what I refused to give to him and enjoy of all of this. He still whispered things in my ear, acting so sincere. 302

Soon, he backed off. He wasn’t gone. I knew he was standing right behind me. I wondered what else he was going to do to me so I spoke up. “What are you going to do to me?” 303

“Aren’t you full of curiosity? I’m going to do to you what I did to little Victoria, minus the killing part. And you are unable to get away from me so you’ll have to grit you teeth and take the punishment that’s given to you.” He stated. “And that blindfold is so you can’t see what’s coming to you.” 304

“You killed her?” I trembled. The sound of him unbuckling his belt gave me shivers and mad me deathly afraid. There was no getting out of this.305

“Not yet. She’ll have to watch you as I beat your undisciplined ass until you have learned your lesson. I will decide when.” He explained. 306

Whack! The first hit was severe and painful.307

“I told you more than once that you’re not allowed to leave the castle, didn’t I?” He boomed.308

Whack!309

“And that you were forbidden to visit your mother? Remember when I told you earlier?”310

Whack!311

“I told you! You never listen to me!”312

Whack! Whack! Whack!313

“I tell you to not leave the castle and you run off with Victoria!”314

Whack! Whack!315

“I tell you to not write and you secretly do that!”316

Whack!317

“What is wrong with you?!” He yelled.318

Whack!319

I cried for him to stop.320

“You can’t do whatever you please! You have to listen to me and do as I say when I say! You know what you’re supposed to do but you don’t do it!”321

Whack! Whack!322

“No wonder why your father didn’t love you! You’re a bad girl and bad girls get punished.”323

Whack!324

“Please stop! I’m sorry! I’m sorry!” I screamed and pleaded. He completely ignored me. 325

“Your father gave you to me because your mother didn’t want you either! She told me herself when I went to visit your parents at your house. She didn’t want to be bothered with you anymore!”326

Whack! Whack!327

“So you’re lucky that I love you and care for you. Everything I do is because I care for you. I punish you because I care. I love you, Christine.”328

Whack! Whack! Whack!329

“I love you Yoshiki! Please stop! I’m sorry!” I screamed hysterically as he landed more hits with his belt. 330

“You have to prove to me that you love me.” He stopped hitting me with his belt. I stopped crying. I then heard him put his belt back on. Afterwards, I felt him take the straps off my arms. Freely, I moved them and wriggled my wrists. My wrists hurt. They must be bruised. 331

“If you promise to be good, I will remove the blindfold, alright?” He said. 332

“I promise.” I relied.333

“And you must never try to runaway ever again or that pretty face of yours will get scarred.” He threatened. 334

“I promise.” I said. He removed the blindfold and I was able to see again. He stood me up and turned me around. I readjusted my eyes to the bright light, I saw Victoria lying on the ground naked as well. She was covered in a lot of bruises. 335

Yoshiki stood up Victoria as I found my clothes and put them on. Then, he pulled out a knife and handed it to me. Nervously, I took the knife.336

“Christine, I hope you learned your lesson. You should have known better than to run off.” He said to me. “Your punishment isn’t over yet.” 337

“What am I suppose to do with this?” I asked him.338

A smirk appeared on his face. “I want you to kill Victoria. Right now.” I seized. I couldn’t kill anyone so how was I supposed to kill her? I would have to do as he said so I didn’t receive another beating.339

“Please don’t kill me! Oh god don’t!” Victoria screamed. She was in utter horror like I was about this. I didn’t want to kill her but I had no choice. The hand that held the knife shook. I looked over to Yoshiki and gave him a pleading look. He could tell I didn’t want to do it.340

“Would you rather have me kill her and then I force you to cut off a piece of your own flesh and make you eat it?” He asked.341

“No.” I answered in a low, soft voice.342

“Then do it. It’ll be over like that.” He snapped his fingers. I took a deep breath and walked closer to Victoria. Scared, she screamed in terror and tried to run away. I caught her by the arm and thrusted the knife right into her throat. She seemed to freeze in place for a moment. Dark red blood gushed out of her throat. Quickly, I backed away as she fell to the ground. There was a horrendous sound of her gasping and trying to breathe before she grew silent and laid still. I had killed her.343

Horrified of what I did, I cried regretting my actions. Unable to control myself, I staggered backwards and fell. Yoshiki caught in his arms and held me. Like on the night of my father’s killing, I cried uncontrollably into his chest. He wrapped his arms around me.344

“It’s over now. See how quick it was?” He spoke in a soft tone. I pushed him away from me and wiped my tears with my hand. How could he say that? I just killed a poor, innocent girl for no reason but to amuse him. 345

“You just forced me to kill an innocent girl! How the hell could you just say that?! You are a sick, cruel, and psychotic man! I don’t you love you, you bastard!346

I yelled at him, smacking him in the face as hard as I could. I thought that striking him would turn him on like last time but this time, he was pissed off. You could see the anger all over his face. I was going to get it. The voice inside my head told me to hurry and run out of the room before he did something. Without thinking, I run out of the room. He comes after me. Instead of running, he walks.347

I hurry down the hallway and run into the bedroom. I shut the door and look for a place to hide. There is no place to hide. I panic. The knob on the door turns. Instantly, I knew it was Yoshiki. He’s going to kill me either physically or mentally. I wish I could die now than deal with him. But putting me out of my misery would be helping me. He wants me alive. Alive and miserable.348

The door opens up. I’m in so much trouble. He enters the room and by then I’m near the big window. It’s opened up. I lean out to see how high up I am. I’m only on the second floor but I’m still a little high up. If I jump out, I would injure myself. That was a risk I would have to take. 349

As he came at me and tried to grab me, I jumped out of the window. I could have only imagined how he reacted. Even as I was falling, I still couldn’t believe that I jumped out of a two-story window. Somehow I thought that if I wasn’t injured that much I could try to escape but bruises brought back reminders of previous attempts. When I fell, I landed on my left arm and my head smacked up against the concrete, causing me to black out again. 350

When I woke up, I was surrounded by pure darkness. Thinking I had a blindfold on, I touched my eyes but there was no blindfold on me. I wasn’t strapped down or chained. At first, all I could hear was my heaving breathing. Then I heard what sounded like water. Water? Where was it coming from?351

Where was I? That was the question I desperately needed to know. If there really was water then am I trapped in some kind of well or cave? It was hard to tell because of the darkness. I hated the darkness. When I was little, my father would lock me in the closet when I did something he didn’t like. There was never any light in there and he would lock the door and ignore my cries. He’d keep me in there for hours at a time before he forgot about this method of punishment and started to physically abuse me with belt, leather strap, and cane.352

I felt around the area with my hands. What I felt was cold, stone walls that felt sort of wet. My bare feet felt wet because the stone ground was filled with water. The water was very low; up to my toes. That was a good thing because I could swim. 353

The lights flickered on. It was a small light though but it was enough to see. I looked around in the light. I was in an underground place. It reminded me of a prison. Was I in a prison? Why was I here? How did I get here?354

All I knew was that Yoshiki probably put me here. I kept asking myself why he would do this to me. Maybe he thought I was dead. 355

‘No,’ I told myself. ‘He knows I’m still alive.’ But what if he really did think I was dead? 356

“No, he’s only punishing me. Once he thinks I learned my lesson he’ll get me out. He wouldn’t do something like this, would he?” I said to myself. 357

***358

~Third Person Point of View~359

The black horse carriage came to a sudden halt in front of Christine Wharton’s house. It was a medium sized house made of wood. It had been built since before Christine was born. It was surrounded by plants and flowers. It was a very lovely home, Yoshiki thought as he stepped out of the horse carriage. But it’s not the first time he has visited this house. 360

Mrs. Wharton had answered the door and allowed him to come inside. Now, the both of them sat down on the living room couch. Yoshiki had something very important to tell her. And it was something that he couldn’t bring himself to tell her about it. He had wiped his tears before he came here but they would return once he spoke. Mrs. Wharton would be in the same position. 361

“Is there something you need to speak about with me?” She asked.362

He cleared this throat and then hesitated before he spoke, holding back tears. “Mrs. Wharton, it’s about your daughter.” He was nearly crying.363

“Is she okay? What happened to her?!” She gasped, her voice full of concern for her daughter. 364

Yoshiki shook his head no. “She dead. She killed herself.” Now he was crying. Mrs. Wharton cried hysterically.365

“Killed herself?” She cried.366

“She jumped out the window at a high distance. I tried grabbing her but it was too late. She cracked her skull open.” He explained, wiping away his hot tears. 367

***368

The underground place looked like it could go on for miles. The stone ground was wet and underneath it was sand or something like it. Water dripped down from the very top and slid down the walls. There was no sound except for the dripping water and my whimpers of pain. My left arm was broken or dislocated. I knew this because whenever I moved or touched it, it hurt. The pain I felt was unbearable. There was nothing I could do for it. 369

Slowly, I meandered the place. I felt scared because I was all alone. I was in pain. I was tired and hungry. I dreaded thinking about how long I was to stay in here. It was hard to not think about. Another thing I thought about was the time. What time was it anyway? I didn’t know the time and I wanted to know. 370

I came to a stop and wiped at my tears that were starting to form. I couldn’t control myself from not crying. I then let out a scream. Afterwards, I fond a dry place to lie on. I laid down on here and forced myself to sleep.371

It was absolutely too hard for me to sleep. The ground was too hard for me to sleep on and for me to rest my head on. It was very uncomfortable. I had to be careful of my left arm. I felt like I was in Hell or in some kind of nightmare. In reality, I was trapped in my own kind of Hell.372

I’ve always wondered about what Hell was really like. Mother said that bad people went there and people who were against God. She told me that these kind of people went there when they died or were killed. Now days, people get killed and go to Hell when they disobey the king. When I was little, my mother and father would scare me into being good when they used to tell me that if I was a bad girl, the king would come after me. People who commit the seven deadly sins or kill themselves go to Hell. My father was decapitated and he abused me so he’s probably in Hell. My mother told me once that when you go to Hell if you’re bad, you are tortured and punished for eternity. She told me all of these horrible things and that was why they gave me nightmares for two months. 373

Now that I think about it, I think that you can be in your own kind of Hell without dying and not being a sinner. I feel like that. My worst fears are being used against me. I have a fear of being alone as well as the darkness. When darkness comes and I’m alone, I’m sometimes afraid that things might come out and get me. I’m afraid that my father will come back and hurt me again. It frightens me to be alone in a place that’s unknown like this underground place.374

I woke up god knows when. I wondered if it was the next day. I sat up, stomach growling. I was hungry but there was no food down here. There was water down here so I was a little lucky. 375

Suddenly, I came across a shattered mirror hanging on the wall. It looked drilled into the wall. I looked into what was left of the mirror. I looked like a complete mess. My dress was torn. I looked horrible and ugly. Then, I came across a rusted ladder drilled into the wall. That’s when I became filled with joy. This ladder could be my escape. I grabbed onto it and climbed up it. 376

The ladder led me out. It didn’t lead me to the castle or near it. Instead, it led me someplace else. I climbed out and looked around me. At first, I thought I was dreaming or just hallucinating but I wasn’t. Finally at last, I was back in my town. I almost became overwhelmed with happiness. I was back home.377

I ran towards my house. The towns people stared at me strangely. It was probably because of how I looked. One of the towns people stopped me. He was a friend of my father.378

“What happened to you Christine? And where have you been? I haven’t seen you in a month?” He said to you. “And you’re bleeding.” He touched the right side of my face and drew back his hand, revealing blood. I had a gash on the side of my face.379

“It was Yoshiki. He did this to me. He left me for dead.” I replied. 380

“You poor little girl. How did you escape him? No one has ever escaped him.” He said.381

“Because I jumped out a window and he left me for dead in some place. After many attempts, I finally escaped him. I don’t understand why he left me to die. He said he loved me.” I stated.382

“If he finds you still alive, he’ll come for you. You should leave.” He stated. I nodded my head and walked away. Soon enough, I reached my house. I would get to see my mother again. 383

Instead of knocking on the door, I turned the knob and opened up the door. Everything inside the house looked the same. Nothing has changed. I crept through the house and walked into the kitchen. I froze in my tracks. There was my mother, cooking a meal. She still looked beautiful. 384

She didn’t notice me at first. She was too busy cooking, humming a song. I coughed. Startled, she jumped up and whirled around. I began to cry as I looked at her. She looked at me as if she was looking at a ghost. Tears were in her saddened eyes.385

“Christine, it can’t be.” She whispered, her voice shaking. 386

“Hi Mother, I’m finally back home.” I said smiling.387

My mother’s face turned pale. “It can’t be.” 388

“But it is. I finally escaped him.” I replied.389

“You’re supposed to be dead. You killed yourself.” She said.390

“Why would you think like that?” I asked confused.391

“Yoshiki told me you kill yourself. Your skull cracked open after you jumped out the window.” She breathed.392

I shook my head. “He told you that? He’s lying to you. I tried to escape from him. My arm is dislocated and it hurts so much.” 393

“Is it really you?” She asked me.394

“Yes, Mother, it’s really me.” I said.395

A minute later, my mother cleaned me up and gave me new clothes to wear. Afterwards, the two of us talked I told her all about Yoshiki and what he did to me. She was horrified when I told her.396

“He raped and beat you? That’s awful sweetheart.” I knew that she might not do anything about it because no one went against the king. Everyone f eared him too much.397

“Yes, he did. He beat me like Daddy did. It was horrible. I didn’t mean to be bad! He scares me and he wouldn’t let me see you!” I exclaimed. I could tell she felt more than sorry for me.398

“I can’t believe he did that to you. I’m going to confront him about it!” She replied. I grabbed her arm as if pleading with her.399

“Mother you can’t! He will kill you if you do!” I pleaded. “Please don’t!” 400

“Well, I’m not just going to sit here and allow him to hurt you anymore. He may be your legal guardian as of now but he can’t hurt you like that!” She shouted. 401

“He said I was his daughter and he was my new father. He says he has the right to do so because of that and because he’s the king.” I stated. 402

“I won’t let him hurt you again, Christine. I love you too much to let it happen any longer.” She stated firmly.403

“I need to ask you something. It’s very important.” I said. 404

“What is it?” She asked me.405

“Why was Daddy really killed?” I asked her. I needed to know the truth.406

She sighed. “Because your father worked for Yoshiki. He never told you that he did so he and I kept it a secret from you. He didn’t want to tell you because he didn’t want you to know for some odd reason. Your father worked for him because it was the only way for us to pay him back.”407

“Pay him back?” My eyes widened. 408

“From the time I was pregnant with you to the time I gave birth to you, things were very difficult for your father and I. When you were just born, we were still living with your father’s mother. We wanted to get a place of our own but we couldn’t afford it and your grandmother’s house wasn’t big enough for all four of us. Your father then lost his job and I was at home, taking care of you. We had no money. That’s when we turned to the king who was Yoshiki. Back then the king wasn’t as ruthless and cruel as he is now so he helped us out. And to pay off our debts from the house and furniture, your father was to work for him until we paid the king back.” She continued her story as I listened carefully.409

“About a month and a half ago, Yoshiki came to us. He told us that your father wouldn’t have to work for him anymore. He said that there was another way for us to pay him back and that it was very simple and easy. Your father asked it was we had to do and Yoshiki answered, saying that he wanted you.”410

“Why did he want me?” My curiosity aroused. 411

“He said he wanted you because when he came into town two weeks before, he spotted you out in the town with friends and he asked around and found out your name and where you live. He told us that he fell in love with you. That was when he demanded nicely that he wanted you. It would be the only way to help us pay him off. He wanted your father to sign you over to him so he could become your new “Daddy” and he demanded that you lived with him and everything. Your father wouldn’t have it and began to yell and curse at him. Enraged that you father wouldn’t give you to him, he sentenced your father to the guillotine so you would be his. Afraid and not knowing what he would do to you, I allowed him to take you.” My mother finished her story.412

“Daddy was killed for no reason? Yoshiki lied to me.” I said. He was lying to me all along and I knew that he was. 413

“You should go.” My mother suggested like my father’s friend told me. I wanted to stay with her.414

All of a sudden, there was the sound of a horse carriage coming from outside. I seized in fear as I thought of only one thing. Yoshiki was here. Mother yanked me up from the couch and shoved me into the closet. She slammed the door shut. But I opened the door a little bit to see what was going on.415

“Mrs. Wharton, your daughter is here, isn’t she?” Yoshiki breathed with anger.416

“You said she was dead.” My mother said, nearly in fear.417

“I was mistaken. She is still alive. One of your towns people came to me and told me she’s still alive. I know Christine is here because she wanted to see you. Now where is she?” He replied.418

“I’m not telling you where she is. You don’t deserve to be with her. How could you beat and rape her?” She exclaimed. 419

“She is mine now and I want her back! Christine! Come out now!” He yelled. I almost cried. 420

“You can’t have her?” She yelled. I watched in horror as Yoshiki pulled out a knife and stabbed her until she died. Silently, I cried and let out a small scream. I couldn’t stop myself from shaking. The closet door opened up all the way. I let out a shriek.421

Yoshiki grabbed on to my left arm and began to drag me out of the closet. I screamed in pain so loud that he let go of my arm and left me alone. On his face was a startled look. I cradled my injured arm. His expression turned to compassion and sorrow. 422

“Your arm is injured?” He said.423

“Don’t touch it. It hurts too much. Leave me alone, please!” I replied.424

“Is it dislocated or something?” He asked.425

“I think so. You thought I was dead? Why?” I answered. 426

“You were lying on the ground, unmoving. You fell from a high distance.” He said.427

“But you knew I wasn’t dead! You left me for dead!” I exclaimed. 428

“What was I supposed to do?” He said. 429

“You could have checked and see if I was still breathing. You’re lying! You threw me in some underground place and then lied to my mother about it like you lied to me about my father!” I exclaimed.430

“I never lied to you. I told you the truth.” He snapped.431

“My mother told me everything. You killed my father because he wouldn’t let you have me. And now you killed my mother for the same reason.” I stated. 432

“Would you have rather still lived with your father and still be abused by him? I saved you from him. He didn’t deserve to be with you because he hurt you badly. Your mother told me how bad he would beat you. She said he would spank you bare with his cane or leather strap or belt until you had bruises on your backside and you were bleeding or swollen and screaming in pain for him to stop. Why would you want to live like that?” He replied. 433

“You hurt me too.” I added.434

“No, I punish you.” He reached for my other arm and pulled me out of the closet and held me close to him. I felt too weak to fight with him.435

“I’m going to take you back home and then I’ll take care of you and your arm. You looked weak.” He said. “I didn’t mean for this to happen. I’m sorry for all of this.” 436

“What about my mother? You killed her!” I cried. 437

Yoshiki turned to stare at my dead mother. Then, he looked at me. “I’ll send someone to take care of her body. But first, I’m taking you home.” 438

“But I am home.” I replied.439

He laughed. “Not anymore. Your home is with me.”440

“I want to stay here.” I stated.441

“No.”442

“Why not?”443

“Because I love you. I can’t imagine living without you. I need you Christine.”444

“You keep saying how you love me but you don’t show me you do. Instead you punish me.”445

He began to smooth my hair. “If you come home with me and let me take care of you then I’ll show you how much I love you, okay?”446

I looked up at him and nodded. I wondered what his idea of love was. I’ve always thought his idea of love was rape but I’ve never really saw his loving side. Holding onto my unharmed arm, he led me out of the house. He kept me from looking at my mother. He helped me into the horse carriage and once the both of us were inside, the horse carriage took off.447

The ride to the castle seemed long. I looked out the small square window as we passed through the town and away from it. We traveled on the dirt road and past the field. The sun was bright. I wanted the ride to the castle to never end. I didn’t want to go back to the castle. What I did want was to be free. I knew damn well that that would never happen because Yoshiki owned me. No matter how many times I tried to escape or where I went, he still owned me. I am his daughter now and he’s my new father. Nothing can change that fact. And I know that he won’t be willing to let me go.448

The horse carriage reached the castle. I took a deep breath and swallowed hard. Yoshiki helped me out of the horse carriage. I looked up at the castle; my permanent home. The two of us walked toward it. A minute later, we entered the castle. The castle doors slammed shut. I was trapped. An arm wrapped around me. I turned around and stared at the closed double doors. The closed double castle door represented my trapped soul. My freedom was long gone. 449

“Welcome back home. Home sweet home.” He whispered in my ear. I felt shivers crawl down my spine. He let go of me and for some unknown reason, I grasped his hand tightly. 450

“Let’s take care of your arm first. I can put it back in place. And then we’ll get you in better clothes.” He led me up the main staircase. 451

The night came quickly. For about an hour, I stood out on the balcony in my short, silky nightgown. I stared out into the dark sky and looked at the bright stars. I liked being outside on the balcony because it was the only time I was able to feel free. I was outside but still on the kings’ property. Being out here was an escape for me. I needed to escape the reality of Yoshiki, his prisoners, and the castle for a little bit. Being out here, reading, and writing helped me escape for a little while. 452

But the screaming of young girls that echoed throughout the entire castle brought me back to reality soon enough. Eventually, I would have to face the truth.453

I walk back into the master bedroom and sit on the bed after closing the door to the balcony. I looked around the room for the hundredth time and closed my eyes as I heard the horrific sound of a young virgin girl being torture. Tightly, I shut my eyes even more and tried to block out the screaming. I couldn’t even do that. The screaming pierced through my ears. 454

After what seemed like ten minutes later, the screaming stopped. Then, the bedroom door opened up. It was Yoshiki who stood in the doorway with another sexy and irresistible outfit on. As soon as I saw him in the doorway, I had these unimaginable thoughts about him that seemed erotic. Had I already fallen for the king? 455

He eyed me up and down, his icy eyes blazing through their sockets, staring directly at what Yoshiki loved the most about me. My white, creamy breasts. That was why he loved this nightgown on me because it barely covered my breasts. And it was see through so he was able to see my breasts right through it. He licked at his lips. I knew his mind screamed sex. You could see it all over his face and in his eyes. 456

“How are you feeling?” He asked me, shaking himself out of his naughty thoughts. 457

“Much better. Why do you ask?” I answered him in a sultry voice. 458

“No reason. I was going to make you feel a little better.” He replied.459

“Oh really?” I questioned him. 460

“I don’t even have to ask you if you want me to help you feel better.” He walked over to me and sat down on the bed beside me. “I will do whatever I want.” 461

He leaned in closer to me and kissed me on the lips romantically. I kissed him back. As I made out with him, he out his arms around my waist. I put my arms around his neck gently. His hand left my waist and lowered down my thighs. Then they lowered down to my butt. Afterwards, he shoved his hands underneath me and grabbed my butt. I almost flinched. He began to nibble on my neck. I thrusted my head backwards and let out a purr. 462

He pushed me down on the bed and climbed on top of me. He removed my nightgown before removing his own clothes. He had such a muscular and attractive body. I couldn’t believe that I didn’t see this before. 463

I was falling in love with him and I didn’t understand why.464

He uses his tongue to lick my breasts, licking them up and down. In pleasure, I moan and press down against the bed more, my entire body arching forward. His hands are so gentle and smooth, not rough at all as they move up and down my bare thighs. Another moan of pleasure escapes from my mouth. 465

He thrusts his tongue into my mouth soon. He forces his tongue down as deep as he can. He does it up to the point where I gag before he removes his tongue. I love everything that he’s doing to me. 466

Afterwards, he thrusts in and out of me, fucking me senseless. He goes in and out of me as quickly as he can, pumping harder. 467

When we are done copulating, Yoshiki gets up from the bed, gets dressed and leaves the room. He’s going back to the torture room to finish his business. I know for real that he’s going to kill his latest victim. I put back on my nightgown and undo the bed. I then get into bed and fall asleep. 468

It’s not until two weeks later that I discover the news that I am pregnant with Yoshiki’s child. 469

The end?470