Chapter Four: Felicity

Christian walked into his apartment after a long, hard day at Grey Enterprises; he ran his hands through his thick, dark hair, a heavy sigh fell from his lips as he lifted a cut glass bottle from the drinks cabinet and poured himself a small amount of brandy into a matching glass. His grey eyes scanned the Seattle skyline as he looked through the windows at the back of the room; admiring the way this city sparkled like thousand's of diamonds, it was somewhat soothing after the hellish day he'd had. A hand rose to the collar of his shirt and pulled at the knot in his tie, tugging it from around his neck and lay it elegantly over the back of the sofa before he sat down, undoing a few buttons as he relaxed, taking a mouthful of the smooth cognac, letting out a groan of a approval as it burnt his throat.

He relaxed against the sofa, holding the glass of brandy in his hand; his eyes drooped shut as his tongue darted out of his mouth and licked the brandy from his lips. Christian's eyes shot open as he felt a pair of unfamiliar hands rubbed over his shoulders and down his chest, a groan of suppressed pain; he felt the tickle of her brunette hair as she leaned closer and pressed a kiss to his cheek. ' How was your day, dear?' her laugh intoxicated his ears as he snapped a hand up and grasped her wrist tightly. 'Remove your hands from my chest.. Now.' Christian's voice was laced with aggression as he dropped her hand, admiring the reddening hand mark on her ivory skin. ' You know, You do not lay a hand on me without my permission.' he looked up at her, his grey eyes darkened as he pressed a gentle kiss to her wrist 'Yes, master' she obeyed instantly. 'Felicity. I expect you to be dressed appropriately and ready in five minutes. Do you understand?' His voice had changed from aggressive to seduction in almost a few seconds, Christian's mood could change so suddenly and without warning, It was unsettling to some of his past sub's.

Felicity swept her hair over her shoulder as she turned on heel, walking swiftly to the room she stayed in when Christian did not require her; She changed from her a-line floral skirt and simple white cotton blouse, to a silk royal blue two piece. Christian rose to his feet, heading towards his bedroom, he looked at his reflection in the mirror, he glanced at his young features, his rich hair fell messily over his head; he continued to unbutton his white shirt before changing into a plain white teeshirt; his suit trousers where quickly replaced with a pair of torn denim jean. His feet were left bare as they padded along the carpet towards his room, he pushed open the heavy door and looked in, she was on her knees awaiting his appearance; he cleared his throat as he grasped her ponytail firmly in his hands and tugged it. 'Do you know what you're being punished for, Felicity?' Christian's voice was smooth and playful, his eyes were a soft grey as he tugged her hair sharply, waiting for her to response ' Yes, Master' Felicity winced in pain as she looked up at him with bright green eyes. 'What is that?' He asked, dropping her hair from her hand ' Because I touched you without consent, sir' she replied again, as he walked away from her , walking to the cabinet and took out a leather riding crop.

'Get up, Felicity' he commanded as he toyed with the crop, his grey eyes burnt into her skin; She looked up at him with uneasy eyes ' Call me Fliz.' She replied, jumping back as he slapped the crop on her exposed thigh, she jumped back ' I will call you whatever I damn please.' He nodded, placing the crop back of the cabinet and took out a whip , pulling the tails between his slender fingers as he looked over at her, she obeyed and rose to her feet; he nodded towards the chairs as she walked over and bent over the back of the chair, sticking her ass out for him ' I don't expect my sub to answer back to me, Felicity. I would like to remind you that as you have signed my contract you are under my complete control. You are MINE, and I tell YOU what you are to do; do you understand?' Christian said, slapping the whip harshly on the backs of her thighs, blood rushed to the surface and left thick red lines where the tails had slapped her. Felicity groaned in agony as he slapped the whip down repeatedly on her delicate skin.

Felicity kept her eyes screwed shut tightly as she received her punishment, something warm trickled down her thigh; she reached behind her and rubbed over her thighs, bringing her hand to her line of sight, frowning ' You son of a-' Felicity pushed herself from the chair and threw him backwards ' You know one of my hard limits was no BLOOD and I am fucking BLEEDING!' Felicity balled up her fist and punched him square in the jaw, glaring as he dropped to his knees as she grabbed her dressing grown and wrapped it around herself, Christian rubbed over his jaw; whimpering in pain ' What the- I didn't. Oh my god, Felicity I am so so sorry.' Christian's voice was apologetic as he watched the blood running down her legs, the marks he'd left were thick, deep and would probably leave serious scars. ' Some marks are like a badge of honor, I wear mine with pride when I've been with you but this, Christian, is far too much. I'm out.' She nodded fast, as she pushed past him and out of the room, leaving Christian on his knees and staring at the whip he'd dropped to the floor from the impact of her punch.

Christian jumped as he head the ding tot eh lift door opening as he heard her pained sobs erupt through the apartment and fade away as she left his apartment, and left his life for good. He'd lost his submissive to his carelessness, He looked to the ground ashamed of his actions; he stood up slowly and set about cleaning his playroom before walking out, locking it with a heavy sigh. His eyes stuck to the floor as he walked to his bedroom, changing quickly and headed towards his office, hoping that the mounting paperwork might overtake his mind and leave him in somewhat peace from the disaster that had happened only a few minutes before.