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Pressing my palm to her lower back, I gently pushed her in the direction of the attached bath, flicking on the light for her. She gasped at the sight of the large, jacuzzi-style tub, her eyes widening.
“Scratch a shower. I want that,” she whispered, pointing to the tub. Ialmostsmiled—almost.
“After your shower, baby girl,” I sternly told her. “You don’t want to soak in your own filth.” I removed my hand and walked over to the shower, turning the water on and working on getting it to the perfect temperature for her. “Get undressed.”
I’d been expecting some kind of fight—maybe even hoping for one—but instead, she merely whispered, “Yes, Sir,” and began to pull her clothes off, dropping them into the hamper.
She’d never see those clothes again since I planned to get rid of them, but I didn’t say anything. She had an entire wardrobe of clothes waiting on her that I’d taken it upon myself to order last night. Wasn’t like I had anything better to do anyway. I wasn’t leaving her side, and I’d had nothing else to occupy my time with.
“Get a shower. I’ll get your bath running, and when you get out of the shower, you can soak in the tub. It’ll do wonders for the bruises on your ass,” I added when she turned around, giving me a glimpse of the fading bruises. I’d done a number on her, but it had worked in teaching her a lesson.
“Yes, Sir,” she quietly said again, moving toward where I was standing in front of the glass door to the shower.
I gripped her chin, tilting her head back so she was forced to look up at me. Rubbing the pad of my thumb over her bottom lip, I watched as she drew in a shaky breath before taking a tentative step even closer to me.
That said a lot more than she probably thought it did. Natalia was beginning to trust me.
“Told you one day, you’d understand I’m not the biggest monster in your world,” I softly told her.
Tears welled in her eyes, but she nodded her head in agreement. “You did,” she said quietly. “And you’re not. You’ve never lied to me, and when I obey, you treat me well.” She drew in a deep breath. “So, I’m done fighting, Sir.”
I leaned down and softly kissed her. “That’s a good girl,” I murmured. “Get your shower.”
I stepped back from her and moved to the tub to begin setting up her bath. I felt her eyes linger on me for a moment before the shower door opened, and she stepped in, quietly shutting it behind her.
I chanced a glance at her as I turned the water on in the tub and had to bite back a groan. If I thought she was sexy as hell before, it was nothing on how she looked with her head tilted back, her fingers sinking into her hair, water running in rivulets down her perky breasts, her thick thighs, and that plump, abused ass.
Fuck.
I ripped my eyes from her and quickly finished setting up her bath. While it filled up, I went to my room and grabbed one of my t-shirts. I’d ordered her things to wear at night and around the house, but a possessive, obsessed part of me—which would be most of me—wanted her in my clothes.
I even grabbed her a pair of my dress socks before heading back to her room, placing the clothes on her neatly made bed.
She was finishing up in the shower when I turned the water off. Snatching a towel out of the cabinet, I walked over. As soon as she stepped out onto the fuzzy bath mat, I worked on drying her off so she could safely make it to the tub without slipping.
She didn’t say a word. She just stood there, watching me with heated, lust-filled eyes—another thing that surprised me.
She was apparently done hiding how I made her feel, too.
But I wouldn’t act on that tonight. She needed a bit more rest after coming off a drug-induced haze and also finding out her father had sold her to save his own ass.
Tomorrow, we’d see how she was feeling, and we’d see if that obedience was here to stay or to go. A fiery woman like herself would never be one hundred percent tamed, but that was fine with me. I liked doling out punishments—especially to her.
I just wanted to make sure shealwaysremembered that I was in charge. She would eventually learn when she could and couldn’t push me.
“Come on. I’ll help you into the tub.”
Holding her hands, I kept her steady as she stuck one foot into the tub and then the other before slowly sinking down into the water. She softly sighed, tilting her head back against the ledge, her eyes closing.
“I’ll be back in a bit,” I told her, and I was slightly amused by the fact that it might also serve as a warning to her. I had no doubt she was still a bit wary of me.
I left the bathroom, heading back to my room to take a quick shower and organize dinner for us. She may not be hungry yet, but she still needed to eat. And despite my cruelty to her, I would never do something like withhold food from her.
I would take care of her—that was my utmost priority.
* * *
“I can’t rememberthe last time someone brushed my hair,” Natalia said quietly as I ran the brush through her wet strands. Once dinner was ready, I helped her out of the tub, dried her off, and dressed her in my t-shirt and socks and a pair of panties I’d ordered for her. We’d eaten dinner up here in her room, and after I’d set the dishes outside of the room to be taken back downstairs, I’d started getting Natalia ready for bed.
