-1I.M.S POV
Jane gave back and I gave her my letter. The first one I'd screwed up and shoved in my pocket. I checked the time. I had time for a quick wash before I had to get changed. The bath was huge, I practically drowned in it. Then I got the dreaded box. Inside it was a black corset, with red ribbon around the top, matching black pants and lace stockings. I dressed and looked in the mirror. I could just see my scars. Most were covered but there were some on my legs, and some peeked out of the top of the corset. I lay on the bed, one leg crossed over the other. Hmm…Jane said I needed to please him. So, she meant I should be willing to do this? No way. Try and imagine I was elsewhere? Somewhere or someone I would enjoy being with? It might work.
The clock chimed ten, then eleven and twelve. I fell asleep after that.
"Morning!"
"AHHH!" I jolted upright, startled. Jasper was sitting next to me. The covers were up around me which I assumed he must have done, because I'd been on top of them before.
"You scared me" I said, blinking away the sleep from my eyes.
"I can see that"
"ummm…thanks for the clothes"
"I said I'd look after you. And I must say you did look very beautiful when I got back last night"
"I tried to wait. I fell asleep. I'm sorry"
"That's okay. I said I would be back at ten, and I wasn't. I could have woken you when I got back but I decided to let you rest. However, I am going to have to punish you at some point for your little misconduct"
"Misconduct?" I was confused.
"Leaving the room"
"I wasn't sure if I could or not"
"Well, now you will only leave it when I allow you. I don't like other people touching my things" I remembered then, exactly why I hated and feared this man. He laughed at my expression.
"You were lucky nobody tried anything while you were out"
"They did" I said, remembering his father's advances on me.
"What? WHO?" He shouted.
"Your father. He tried but then this girl, Jane, came and got me. She took me back here"
"Ah. You see what I mean?" I nodded. He stroked my hair. I flinched, automatically. He sighed impatiently. His arms moved fast, wrapping something around my neck,. I tried to move but I couldn't. my breathing sped.
"What have you done?" I asked.
"You have a leather collar around your neck, which I have the lead too" he showed me a thick leather rope. Oh god, not more ropes.
"Now, you are going to wait here while I get you some food, and you are not going to say another word unless I say you can. Okay, my pet?" did he expect me to answer?
"Good girl" he said, stroking my hair again. Oh, I'd passed a test I didn't realise I was taking.
"And from now on, when you do talk, you call me sir. Got that?" I nodded uncertainly.
"Nodding is allowed" he said, clarifying for me. He tied the leash around the bed frame. I couldn't do anything except lay still and wait. He returned quickly with a plate of food and a fork. I moved to sit up but he pushed me back down. He fed me a forkful. Okay, this is seriously weird.
"Do you like it?" he asked me "You may speak"
"I like the food sir but this feels weird"
"Hmmm…had many responses to this kind of thing before. Weird is no one of them" he laughed. I hadn't seen him act this way before. He was always so…horrible. He fed me some more food and I focused on the clock. Oh, nine in the morning. What was he feeding me anyway? I couldn't tell. It was sweet. I knew that much. I tried to watch the fork and identify what was on it but it just made me go cross-eyed. I finished and he dropped the plate. What was he planning on doing to me now? I never found out. The door opened.
"Jasper? I'd like to talk to you for a minute"
"Right. Isabella, I'm going to untie you. Go have a bath. I'll join you in a minute" he left. I went and ran the bath.