Ties That Bind

Chapter 44

Best interests

Author's Note: Hi everyone not much to say this week, just want to thank all my readers for following along with the story. I hope you are enjoying it so far and that everyone had a nice Valentine's Day and if you are interested I posted a sweet valentine fic on Friday titled Red Heart if you want to check it out. Thanks for reading and following along and please continue to send your thoughts and reviews on the story. Thanks Mars Light

Standard Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon never did, never will thank you!

Serena lied there on his bed trying to catch her breath. He had kept her tied up for two days straight of nothing, but complete sexual arousal, hard sex, and multiple orgasms.

Her whole body was on over drive as she felt him place his lips down onto her stomach, she let out a low moan of pleasure then looked down on him expectantly waiting for what is to come next, while he slowly moved his hands down to her hips and then exited himself out of her.

She tried to calm her overly beating heart mixed with the tingles going throughout her whole body from all the sensations he has given her, reaching yet another orgasm brought on by his sexual expertise. She lied there waiting for what else he had planned for her what delicious treats were to come next.

He stood up off his bed as he looked down at her lying there with her legs spread open wide begging him with her eyes for him to come over and ravish her, get her to scream out his name once more and with that experience a pleasure himself like he has never known before with another.

He walked over to the bed and picked up the rose that he had dropped away earlier and gently rubbed it over her cheek. She turned her head towards him not sure of what next delicious torture he had in store for her next as he let out a deep sigh and placed the rose on the nightstand, then turned and walked over to pick up his pants from the floor.

Serena watched him unsure what had changed from a moment ago when he seemed to be enjoying her company and tried to sit up looking to him concerned that something had changed asking "what are you doing?"

Darien turned around to her seeing her lying there with her chest rising and falling with each breath she took, open wide for his touch. It took everything he had not to go back over there and climb back on the bed and take her for another round or two, possibly three or four.

He took a deep breath knowing he couldn't though and walked over to the bed placing a kiss down on her sweet lips telling her "I have enjoyed you many, many, times in many different ways, but I must leave now"

She looked up to him concerned worried that what they just shared everything that had happened over the past two days, it didn't mean what she thought. She didn't mean to him what she thought she did; that he was back to being cold and distant, treating her cruelly and everything would go back to the way it was before. He would dismiss her to find another to lie in his bed that he could toy around with. She nervously asked him afraid to know the answer "when will you return?"

He looked to her seeing her bottom lip trembling as he shook his head seeing his temptress before him wanting to bite down on that lip in the worst way, giving it a light pull between his teeth then turned around knowing he couldn't lose focus now and let out a long sigh knowing he had to step away or he never would and told her "probably not until tomorrow evening"

Serena watched seeing him turn his back to her and needed to know he hadn't just said those things to her, that he actually meant what he said and needed her for more, that she was more to him and tried to sit up on the bed telling him "alright untie me and I will get dressed to accompany you"

He turned around and faced her with a smile thinking he would like nothing better than her company and arousal during his travels then walked over and released her arms from the bedpost.

She weakly lowered her arms messaging her wrists feeling a bit of relief seeing his actions telling him assuredly "I can have a bag packed and be ready in a few minutes"

She went to standup from the bed, but he held her hands together in her lap keeping her where she was then used one of his hands and put it underneath her chin to raise her head up to face him telling her sternly "no not this time you are to stay here in this room and rest. You are not to use this hand at all is that clear" as he raised her injured hand and placed a kiss down on her wrappings.

She looked to him hearing the no argument tone to his voice and nodded her head sadly replying "yes sir"

He looked to her surprised by her response that she genuinely wanted to be with him and shook his head with a little grin asking "is that the proper way to address me Serena?"

She looked to him with a little smile knowing the name he preferred she call him by and put her hand up to his chest telling sweetly "my mistake Darien"

He moved his hands up and down her arm slowly and then brought her wrist up that had a minor rope burn from there many times pushing up at the head board and looked to her with a little smirk thinking of the pleasure she had filled him with in the days that passed telling her "good, lie back now and get some rest you've more than earned it"

She did as she was told and lied back on his bed with a little sigh, as he reached down and picked up her legs placing them down on the bed and shook his head, while his eyes roamed over her smooth skin then took a deep breath wanting to do more than just look.

She lied there waiting expecting him to reach out and touch her, bring her once again to new heights she has never reached before, but instead he pulled the blanket up around her tucking her in gently telling her "get some rest you will need plenty of it for when I return, for you will not be getting much rest afterwards"

She looked to him feeling a gentle warmth from his actions, but also a sense of foreboding that like anything good that came in her life it would not last and with her eyes lowered she quietly asked him "will you be traveling with another companion?"

He looked to her surprised by her question after the conversation they had the other day, understanding that she still didn't believe him and deep down he himself was a little surprised too, but she only continued to confirm it with her actions. She is the only one he wanted and he reached down placing a kiss to her forehead telling her "no I will not be traveling with anyone, not until you are healed enough to travel with me"

She looked up at him with a little smile hearing his words, putting her fears at rest for now as she asked him with a little grin "do I get a goodbye kiss?"

He looked down on her again seeing those luscious lips of hers wanting to do more than just give her a kiss, knowing that he had to leave this room soon or not at all.

He let out a frustrated sigh telling her "I mean it. I want you to take care of yourself and make sure you eat properly in my absence. I do not want to hear anymore that you have missed your meals Serena"

She looked to him hearing the no dispute comment and with a nod of her head she told him back "I understand and will be waiting here for you on your return"

He looked down at her the object of his many arousals and felt his manhood was already to go another round as he reached down and placed his mouth on top of hers. Her mouth opened up wider ready to take more of him in, while his tongue melted with hers. He wanted to reach down and explore more of her, but he pulled back and raked a hand through his hair and told her frustrated "I must go now, but rest you will be needing all your strength for when I return"

She looked to him from the bed knowing where his thoughts were and cuddled up against his pillow that still had his scent on it with a little smirk replying "don't be gone too long"

He looked to her lying there on his bed with the blanket covering most of her, but her breast were still a welcoming sight to his eyes, he took a deep breath before forcing himself to leave the room.

Serena lied there with a well satisfied grin on her face as she snuggled up closer to his pillow breathing in his scent once more and closed her eyes knowing she really was the only one he wanted.

Serena was awoken from her sleep with the sound of a loud bang as she groggily opened her eyes to see Constance standing at the foot of the bed holding a large metal pot in her hands, looking down on her angrily demanding "what do you think you are doing in here?"

Serena lied there wiping the sleep from her eyes confused telling her "I was resting"

Constance looked down at her with a sneer by her comment ordering loudly "you should not be in that bed, that is Lord Montgomery's bed, now get up there is work to be done"

Serena shook her head as she rolled over to the other side of the bed telling her "no" Constance looked to her angrily repeating "no?"

Serena turned around to Constance knowing she wouldn't leave her alone, but felt certain she had the upper hand this time telling her "Darien said I am to stay here and not leave this room, he wants me to rest doctor's orders"

Constance gave her a strange look that she had never witnessed before as she asked her coldly "you speak of him so informally now do you"

Serena quietly nodded her head unsure what she was getting at telling her "yes, he told me to do so"

Constance whole demeanor changed as she raised her head up and pushed her shoulders back then looked down to her saying indignantly "nonsense, he has said no such thing to me, so you are obviously lying. You will refer to him as Lord Montgomery. Just as all his other servants in this manor do, now remove yourself from that bed at once, you are still a servant of this household and in his absence you will take orders around here, just as all the rest do, you lazy girl"

Serena shook her head not about to defy his direct order telling her "no, Darien told me not too"

Constance looked to her with a little scoff as she replied "Darien again is it" then walked over beside the bed and grabbed the mattress and flipped it over onto its side as Serena fell down hard to the floor with a thud.

Constance walked over to her seeing Serena sitting on the floor and told her in a superior manner "Lord Montgomery is not here and while he is away I am in control of everything that goes on, now get up get dressed and be downstairs in less than five minutes"

Serena slowly stood up rubbing her bruised bottom from where she hit the floor and looked towards Constance standing there with a stern look on her face.

She quickly weighed her options questioning what was a worse punishment not staying in bed as Darien ordered her too or continuing to deal with Constance's cruelty throughout the day for not doing as she ordered.

She let out a sigh hoping she would be able to be back in bed before Darien noticed she was gone asking Constance cautiously "what will you have me do?"

Constance looked to her sitting there completely naked in front of her and grabbed a robe from his chair tossing it down to her stating "get dressed and be downstairs in five minutes" then turned and walked towards the door, but before exiting she turned around telling her with a smirk "oh and Serena you could also use with losing 5 pounds or so" and then walked out the door slamming it behind her.

Serena stood there taking a deep breath knowing that the nightmare still continued.

Darien returned late that same evening. He returned home a day earlier than expected wanting to get back to Serena not wanting to wait an extra day to complete what they had started this morning.

He rushed right up to his bedroom expecting to find her lying in his bed waiting for him. He opened the door slightly seeing the room dark expecting she was asleep at the late hour and lit a candle then walked in to see the bed was made perfectly, but with her not in it.

He felt aggravated and shook his head to see she had once again disobeyed a direct order of his. He went next door expecting to find her in her own room sleeping, but once again the bed was made perfectly, but she was not in it.

He became very agitated and angry thinking she would not dare try to escape him again as he looked around the empty room and then stormed out of her room, ready to drag her back kicking and screaming if he must. She would pay for her betrayal if she thought she could get far she was wrong, she belonged to him and he would be sure she knew it once and for all, after he got his hands on her.

He went downstairs to the hall to gather some of his men to look for her, but at the late hour the halls were mostly empty, but he would search for her himself if he must she would not get far.

He entered into the dining hall to head towards the kitchen looking for Andy, but then stopped seeing a lone solitary figure on her hands and knees cleaning the floor. It was her, but her clothes and face were filthy with a mix of dirt and something else as he detected some sort of odor as well coming from her while she scrubbed hard with both hands at each tile.

He felt his blood rising seeing her crouched there and loudly called out "what are you doing?"

Serena looked up shocked to see him standing there after not hearing anyone enter as she called out surprised and sat up on her knees telling him "Lord Montgomery I did not expect to see you back so soon"

He walked over to her and roughly grabbed her by her arm getting her up to her feet, while not letting it go unnoticed that once again she was back to calling him Lord Montgomery he asked again in a more commanding tone "what are you doing? I gave you explicit orders to rest today and I walk into see you like this"

Serena hung her head low feeing the soreness in her hands after the beating she received earlier telling him "I know"

Darien turned her face to look at him as he told her with a raised voice "there had better be good explanation for this for deliberately disobeying my orders, now explain yourself Serena"

She looked down to the floor feeling cowardly against his rising temper telling him "I'm sorry I spilt the pot of stew walking to the dining hall" She hung her head low waiting for his wrath to come for him to start yelling or hit her for her clumsiness.

She waited some more for his punishment to come, but nothing and then slowly lifted her head to look at him seeing the aggravated expression he wore she continued on telling him "I was unable to hold it with both my hands my lord and the pot slipped"

She looked to him expecting him to say something, but he did not say a word although she could see it in his eyes as he became angrier and angrier as she continued to explain.

She looked to him trying to ease the moment with a little bit of laughter telling him "you know I am no good at kitchen duties"

He turned to look at her with a glare from her comment and she stopped laughing and took a deep breath then continued to explain "Constance told me to clean up the mess and scrub the floor until it shines"

She bit her lip nervously hoping to see his expression lighten telling him with a small half smile "I'm almost done"

Darien did not respond not with a single word as he lifted her injured hand in his own and turned it around taking a thorough look at it to find the bandage was mostly ripped off and her hand was filthy, but luckily she didn't appear to rip any stiches.

He placed her hand back down to her side telling her sternly "I will see to you shortly for now go upstairs and get this bandage off, clean up your hand and put a new bandage in its place"

Serena nodded her head low as she expected more was to come for disobeying him and told him solemnly "yes my lord" then proceeded to walk away from the room knowing Constance had been right and things between them had indeed went back to the way they were.

She kept her head lowered and walked out of the room, while he watched her leave until she was out of his sight all the while he felt an anger welling up inside of him hearing her once again addressing him as Lord Montgomery, while she showed complete disregard for his orders, finding her here working on her hands and knees looking tired and warn out when she should have been resting in bed.

He looked down to the floor seeing it shine from where she rubbed the raw flesh off her fingers and wondered what exactly happened here in his absence, but he would get to the bottom of it and now, then left the room and went in search of Constance.

He walked into the kitchen seeing her sitting at the table savoring a piece of cherry pie as she picked at every small bite. She put the fork into her mouth tasting the delicious sweetness expecting it had been Serena who she had heard come through the door she told her "if you are finally finished with the floor. I have a few other things for you to do now"

Darien slowly came up behind her asking in a deadly calm voice "enjoying yourself?"

Constance quickly dropped the fork as she turned around to see him there and fumbled out her words saying "my lord I had not realized you had returned so soon. Are you hungry you must be after such a long journey I will fetch Lita to make you something it will only take a moment"

Darien pushed the plate she had been eating across the table to the floor ordering loudly "what is the meaning of this?"

Constance stood there looking to him feeling unrivaled by his temper and shook her head saying "I am afraid I do not understand my lord"

Darien raised his voice as he slammed his fist down on the table telling her "I am speaking of Serena. I return to find her on her hands and knees scrubbing the floor"

Constance gave a nervous laugh telling him "oh that yes. Earlier the girl spilled an entire pot of stew it was all over the floor. I'm sure you can only imagine the mess it caused"

Darien became enraged as he grabbed onto her arm and yelled out "what was she doing carrying it in the first place?"

Constance did not appear to be shaken in the least by his raised voice as she removed his hand and told him plainly "while you were away my lord I took charge of the household as I see fit, if I had not done so I am sure that lazy girl would have done nothing, but stayed in bed the entire day"

Darien was so heated up he was on fire as he grabbed a knife that was sitting nearby and plunged it into the counter top screaming at her "which is exactly what I told her to do" as he slammed his fist down next to the knife on the counter.

Constance paid no attention to his outburst as she told him plainly "my lord while you are away I…"

He stopped her midsentence telling her with a lethal tone "no I will hear no excuses, you went against my orders. You are a servant in this household as all the rest are. You follow my orders as I give them"

Constance shook her head not wanting to let some little blonde girl that is only good at spreading her legs for him take over all she has built here and tried to explain "but my lord I…"

Darien wouldn't hear another excuse come from her mouth and grabbed onto the collar of her shirt in a threatening manner telling her "this is my land, my home. I control everything that happens here including you"

Constance shook her head and stepped away angrily telling him "I beg your pardon my lord, but where the land may be yours. Everything inside these walls and how this household runs has always been left to my discretion"

Darien stared her down not appreciating the tone she used telling her "then maybe it is time to make some changes around here"

She scoffed at him not taking his threat to mind saying back "my lord it would be not in your best interest to do so" Darien looked to this up tight woman with a raised brow asking "are you threatening me?"

Constance laughed nervously at his response feeling things were stepping into a direction she did not want to go telling him calmly "certainly not. I know you are the master of this household and deserving of such a title, but there are some within these walls that have yet to understand their role and their duty to serve you. I am just making sure your household is being run smoothly so all of the servants listen and hold a respect for you the same way that I do"

Darien stood there with his arms crossed listening to her trying to win him over asking "is that so"

Constance nodded her head telling him pleasantly "yes just look at all the girls who have come here to work for you my lord. They are obedient and follow my orders that I have given to them. They hold a deep respect for me as well which is important. And as I see it a little housework will do the girl no harm. In fact it could teach her about the chain of command"

Darien looked to her knowing the rest of the household did run smoothly under her orders, but shook his head telling her "fine continue with your other duties, but Serena is and remains off limits she takes orders from me and me alone is that clear.

Constance was going to object hearing how he spoke of the annoying blonde as though she was more than just a pretty face, which she would love to take that knife and cut it right off her, when her beautiful thought got interrupted by him putting his hand up telling her "me alone"

Constance nodded her head knowing this girl since coming here has gained more control over him then she ever had and replied with a tilt of her head telling him "yes my lord"

Darien started to walk away from the kitchen not wanting to waste any more time with Constance telling her "I am going to retire for the evening. We will continue this discussion further tomorrow"

Constance held your head up high to him not wanting to show any weakness she told him "if you wish"

Darien looked down to the broken plate and pie on the floor telling her with a commanding tone "and clean up this mess up now" as he walked out of the kitchen.

Constance bent down to clean put the mess as she watched him walk away from her and picked up the fork in her hand holding it like a spear saying to herself "that little twit he will become tired of her, just like all the rest before her. I will make sure of it, she will not take what I have worked years for. This is all mine" as she looked around her private domain from the kitchen floor.