As Inara whipped past her, a wave of regret hit Zee over trying to blame her.
She hadn't meant to. She had been driven by fear, knowing that Michael would punish her, but might be lenient if he believed that the whole thing wasn't her idea. Michael's leniency was barely bearable, so she had to protect herself by thinking of herself first.
Zee hastened her steps so that she would try and catch up with Inara. She managed to reach a foot behind Inara by the time they closed in on the stairs.
"Inara." She called, hoping to make her pause, so she could render a quick apology.
"Leave me alone!" Was Inara's response as she ran up the stairs and she didn't stop until she was inside the guest bedroom. Zee was just reaching the door of the guest bedroom when Inara slammed it shut.
"I'm sorry." She still apologized.
"Tell that to the guys," Inara said tearfully and dismissively.
"They don't care about whose idea it wa
"Close the door, baby girl." He said and she became aware that she had been frozen in place. Swallowing hard, she shut the door but remained standing just inside the door. She made no move to step forward. "Looks like your friend is getting her comeuppance pretty fast. Aren't you lucky?" "I..." "Shhh." He said, one finger swiftly crossing his lips to emphasize his command, so she fell silent. "Now, by your judgment, is this grander?" It took her a few seconds to realize that he was talking about the room. Her emotions were all over the place, due to her fear. Her fear was even more intensified by what was currently happening to Zee in the bedroom. Michael was not playing. She could hear the belt rising and falling, Zee pleading. Shivers danced over her spine. She nodded in response to Lemuel's question. She could not find her voice. "Mr.Ray says, this room is for whenever they have government officials as guests, you kn
The next day, Zee and Inara managed to settle their differences as Inara finally forgave Zee. Michael had convinced Lemuel to stay, and so they all hung out on the evening of the following day after their punishments. Lilly had brought breakfast for everyone in bed but Zee had made lunch, which everyone had, with Lemuel teasing Zee about being a good cook. He and Michael acted as though they had not just spanked the hell out of their respective wives. Both men were friendly and attentive. But Inara remained cold to Zee. Zee, for fear of embarrassment, refused to talk to Inara over the table, while the men chatted away. That evening, during dinner, the men left the table with glasses of cocktails in their hands. Zee was going to follow Michael, but he told her to stay back and do
The last thing Zee expected as she lay cuddled in Michael's arms, was the beep of an SMS alert. Stretching her hand to the head of the pillow, she retrieved her phone and saw that the message was from Cassy. "Who's that?" Michael asked drowsily before she could open the message. "Random network Advert message." She responded, placing the phone against her chest to hide the screen because he was spooning her and could easily view the phone if she wasn't careful. "Okay, please put it on silence. That volume was quite high. You know I don't like my sleep disturbed and I have a long day tomorrow." "Okay, sorry." She said and silenced the phone. She was so curious about the content that she couldn't sleep at once even with Michael's calm breath behind her. She pulled up the phone and pretended to play a mobile game, hoping to sneak read the content. "What are you doing?" Michael asked. "Playing a game." "It's late, baby, you
Zee was so excited about getting Cassy, that she called Inara and gloated in the comfort of the rocking chair out on the bedroom balcony overlooking part of the Ray estate. It was evening and she could see birds flying home to wherever they came from. "I told you I would do it. She's in the dungeon right now." "Zee, I can't believe this. You know I thought you were joking. I still think you're joking." Inara sounded displeased. "You should be pleased. I'm doing this for us." "Stop it. How am I sure Cassy is really there?" "Hang on a sec," Zee said and hurried to the cell where Cassy was struggling with her bonds. Cassy's face had gone pale. Zee was starting to pity her, but she stre
"Michael called her phone, interrupting her thoughts. "Hello." She said, her heart racing. She feared that she was doing this kidnapping thing, but talking with Michael now, gave her heart-wrenching guilt "Are you being good, Sweetheart?" "Yes." "Great. Are you in the bedroom?" "Yes." "I'm hot." He whispered. "I want to play with you. Don't you miss me?" Zee's worry disappeared. Desire took over. "I miss you." "Mmm. Did you touch yourself?" "No." "Good. Don't. Not without my permission." He whispered possessively. "Your sleek folds belong to me. Get it?"
She quickly texted Inara's phone: I HAVE RELEASED HER. When she reached the door of the cell, she received Inara's response: WELL DONE. THAT'S THE RIGHT THING. I AM PROUD OF YOU. Guilt flooded Zee, but she had to do what she had to do. She pushed the cell door open. Cassy was crying, seated on the slab of stone bed. "Zee, please let me go. I am sorry for everything. If you release me now, I promise I won't say anything. I will just go and move on with my life, please." "You won't say anything because if you try it, I can easily fin
Zee paced around the bedroom, thinking of what to do. She hurried downstairs to the security room to consult Skull, but she was told that he was out on a mission. Zee returned upstairs and went to the cell door. She didn't trust Cassy to be cool and just say she and Zee had patched things up hence her visit. God! This was bad. Her only consolation was that Michael would never go to the dungeon as he had no idea that Cassy was there. Then when he was out, she would let Cassy go. Was that even possible? How was she going to pull this off? She was so confused. She had bitten more than she could chew. She rushed downstairs so she could meet up with welcoming Michael. She hugged him tightly outside the house. "Baby, I can feel you tensing against me. I hope you're okay."
Outside the cell door, Michael carried Cassy to the guest bedroom which Inara had earlier occupied. He saw her bag on the bed. As he tried to place her down on her feet, she would not move. Michael felt her resistance. She was probably still scared and he wouldn't blame her. Zee had been nasty in her revenge. "Come down, dear. It's okay. You're safe now." He told her gently. "I'm scared." She said. "I'm really scared." "It's alright. You'll be fine now. No one is here to hurt you." He felt her relax and he set her down on her feet. "I'm very sorry about what she did to you, okay?" Cassy nodded. "Thank you, Michael. I had no idea that she could be so hateful. But I forgive her."