Page 53 of Darkest Sin

When we return home, I tell her to go to our room. “Wait for me there.”

“What are you going to do?”

“You need to be punished again for how you acted. It doesn’t matter how upset you are. You never speak to me like you did today. And you could have died. You put yourself in danger.”

“To protect you!”

“I don’t need you to protect me. Now wait for me in our room. I’ll be there in a minute.”

It’s clear she wants to object but she finally nods and goes upstairs. I brace my hands on my knees and take in a few deep breaths, calming myself. I never want to punish Natalya when I’m angry. I know she was upset today so I can’t blame her for what happened or how she acted.

But she needs to learn that I am the one in charge here. That I know what is best for her.

I will take her pain away, like I always do.

Natalya

My body tingles when Mikhail steps into the room. The uncertainty of what he’s going to do to me is making me strangely excited. My mind is still distracted with thoughts of my sisters but I know there’s nothing I can do for them right now. I have to hope that they’ll be ok until I can try to get them back in the future.

Mikhail walks over to me, looking powerful in his button down shirt and slacks. He rolls his sleeves up to his elbows which onlymakes him look more handsome if that was possible. I never knew forearms on a man could be so sexy.

“Take off your clothes.”

I know better than to object at this point. I acted out of line and now Mikhail is going to make me feel better. He is good at taking my pain away.

With shaky hands, I push my dress off my shoulders, feeling it pool around my feet. Goosebumps break out on my skin.

“Your bra and panties too. I want you naked.”

I do as he says. Mikhail’s eyes trace the movement of my hands as I push my bra off. He follows my hands down to my panties. With a hard swallow, I slide them down until I’m fully naked before him.

I stand up straight and wait for his next command. He eyes me over, not saying a word. It takes everything inside of me not to fidget.

“Lay on the bed.” His tone is soft but still in control.

A slow exhale escapes me as I lie down. Staring up at him while he’s fully clothed and I’m naked makes me feel even more vulnerable. He could do whatever he wanted to me right now if he wanted. But I trust him not to seriously hurt me. My backside is still a little sore from a couple of days ago when he spanked me. I’m not sure how much more I can take.

Mikhail walks into the closet and comes out with silk ties in his hands. They’re a deep red color.

“I need you to trust me, baby. I am doing this for your own benefit. This is to teach you a lesson to never talk to me that way again and to never put yourself in danger. Not even to save me.”

I want to argue with him on that but I keep my mouth shut and nod. There’s no use arguing. Mikhail expects to get his way. He needs it. And in so many ways, I need it too.

His control allows me to let go and free me from the pain inside. The pain of losing my father. The pain of losing my sisterswhen I was so close to saving them. The pain of losing the home I’ve ever known.

He ties my wrists to the bed. It’s not tight but I can’t get out of them either.

“Trust me,” he restates as he ties my ankles to the bed as well but he pushes my legs up first so they’re in close to my body. He can see all of me. I know he’s touched me between my legs but having him see me so clearly makes me blush.

“So innocent,” he murmurs, running the back of his hand down my cheek.

“What are you going to do to me?” I ask.

He doesn’t give me an answer as he goes into the closet. He comes back out with a vibrator in his hands.

“Have you ever used one before?” he asks, holding it up. It’s small and tiny. Cute almost.

“No.”