Sera's POV

It was at around 5pm that Eric came to pick me up from home. There was so much that I wanted to clarify. So much to talk about. I felt my brain was about to explode with all the new information I had gathered in the last few days. My parents were both suspecting something. They said my behaviour was strange… but I couldn't tell them as yet… I couldn't tell them at all…they would probably kill me and him… dad for sure would go ballistic with this… but it was to no use hiding… I knew dad was going all under cover.

'So…' He started as he took me out of my thoughts. 'You look different today…' He noted as he dug into his salad.

'Yeah… I went work with dad… It was a long day… and hard…' I replied as I took another small bite.

'I take it you're starting to learn the ropes?'

'Yeah… kind off…' I smiled.

'So… have you thought about our arrangement?'

'Yes… as a matter of fact… I have…' I replied. '…and I have many things I'd like to clarify…' I added as he handed me a glass of wine.

'Ok…' He smiled.

'Thanks…' I replied as I accepted it and took a sip bringing out all the notes I've written.

'You have quite a list there…' He chuckled.

'Yeah… I've never done any of these Eric…' I added. 'Let's start with the punishments.'

'What about them?'

'Well… for starters… why do you need to punish me?'

'Sera I want to control you… I want you to be mine… I want you to act in a certain way and if you don't then I will punish you…'

'You're a sadist…' The words were out of my mouth before I could register them. 'I'm not drinking any more wine…'

'Oh yes you are…' He said again. 'One tip of alcohol in your system and you speak your mind…' He added. 'No… I'm not a sadist… Not exactly…' He replied. 'What else?'

'Role play… you want to include fire and knives? What the hell do you think I am? An animal in the circus?'

'Sera… I want to take this to the limit…'

'Well… they're hard limits for me…'

'Sera… stop…' He stopped me. 'You're thinking way into this, when you don't know how this actually feels… Sera this is good… you will enjoy this… All the other submissives I've had were all open to this…'

'All?' I asked.

'Yeah… the 5 of them.'

'Were they all my age?'

'No…' He replied. 'The youngest was 15… the oldest was 19…'

'15?' I asked astonished.

'Yes… but she didn't last long… she broke down and she couldn't take it anymore… so I found someone else…'

'So there are actually girls who give themselves like this?' I asked perplexed.

'Sera… you'd be surprised at how many girls want this…' He chuckled. 'It's not hard finding one.'

'Oh…' I replied disappointed. 'So this only meant that if I said no, he'd replace me easily…' I thought to myself.

'Hey… don't get me wrong…' He said again as he lifted my face from my chin. 'Sera, you're thinking way into it…'

'Well I'm sorry if I'm being coy Eric… but excuse me for being sceptical about this…' I replied in irritation. In one swift movement he lifted me off and spread me across his lap.

'Sera… I told you many times to control that smart mouth of yours.'

'What the fuck are you doing?' I asked as I tried freeing myself from his grip as he landed the first slap.

'I'm going to spank you… and the longer your struggle the longer I'll do it.'

'You've got to be kidding me!'

'I don't kid with these things…' He said again as he landed his second one. I decided to bite my tongue. They were already burning as they are. I didn't want any more hurt. 'I'm going to spank you for 15 times Sera… and I want you to count… Am I clear?'

'Yes…' I chocked.

'Yes what?'

'Yes sir…' I replied with tears swelling in my eyes. He started slowly but with every slap, my body jerked. However on the 9th one, he did something I didn't expect him to do. He lifted my skirt up, and as I tried pulling it down again, he grabbed my arms and held them tightly in place on my back.

'No…' He said again. 'You are going to feel this… until I fuck the shit out of you…' He said in a harsh voice. The boy I knew vanished and all I saw was this other person that I barely knew. His alter persona… The Dominant Eric. I stared at him and fear crept across my face. 'What had I gotten myself into?' I swallowed hard. For once I just wanted my father's over protection here… I just wanted him to stop all of this… but he couldn't… he barely knew what was going on… This wasn't something he could easily discover. I continued counting hoping all would end, and finally the 15th one was reached. He pulled me up gently and fixed my skirt. 'You see… that wasn't so bad now was it?' He smiled as he caught one of my tears.

'Yeah…' I chocked not wanting to admit defeat. I could barely walk due to the pain that I was feeling when the skirt touched my buttocks, but if I did let him see that, than that would mean the he won… I remained standing while he went to the kitchen and soon returned with Aloha Vera, and advil. He handed me the medication and ordered that I'll swallow them. I did as I was told. I didn't want a repeat of that. 'Eric… what did you mean when you said you wanted to fuck me?' I asked him almost scared of his response.

'Sera… ' He started seeming lost for words. 'I didn't mean it that way…'

'Well… you seem like a lot of crap to me…' I bluntly replied surprised at myself while he glared at me.

'Watch your tongue with me Sera… I won't hesitate to spank the living hell out of you…'

'Sorry…' I replied as I let my head.

'I'm sorry…' He replied. 'You're new to this…' He continued. '…but you need to know what you'll be getting into…' He said again as he took my hand and pulled me from the living room to a corridor.

'Where are we going?' I asked him as he opened a nice carved wooden door.

'To my room…' He replied back as he pulled me in with him. 'Sera… please… let me show you that this can all be good…'

'I don't know Eric… I'm not ready as yet!' I admitted.

'I know you're not… but you have to work through your fears… and I promise you that once you experience this, you wouldn't want to stop…' He said again as he moved forward reducing any space that was between us. 'Sera… do you love me?' He asked me again.

'Yes… Yes Eric… I do…' I admitted.

'Do you trust me?'

'I…' I started. 'I'm not sure Eric…'

'Sera… I love you…' He said again as he moved forward and started kissing me. 'Sera… do you love me?' He asked again in between the kiss.

'Yes…' I replied slowly as he kissed me again.

'Do you trust me?' He asked again as he broke the kiss and looked straight into my eyes. His eyes were all dreamy… there was a shade to them that I myself was becoming tangled into them. They were almost hypnotizing… or maybe it wasn't his eyes… it was me that I had fallen for this guy…

'Yes…' The word flew out of my mouth before registering it. His lips curled into a side smile and he kissed me again.

'Then trust me in this…' He said again as he removed his jacket and threw it to the floor. Soon his hands were all over me. He took off my coat and I felt it lying around my legs. In few seconds his hands were back up to my shirt. He started undoing the buttons slowly but panic rose in me.

'Wait…' I said as he continued.

'Shh…' He said again. 'Trust me…' He added as he took off my shirt leaving me only into my bra and skirt. He quickly removed his shirt in one swift move, and soon he was in his boxers. I tried hiding my body, but he came back to me kissing me hungrily more than ever. He pulled me closer to him and in a matter of seconds he picked me up and guided me to his bed. He placed me gently on it, but I flinched as my buttocks made contact with something hard underneath me. 'Yes… feel it…' He said again as he took of my shoes and skirt. His hands were everywhere. I couldn't keep up with all the movement. My tights were also off in a matter of seconds. His hands moved everywhere. He started feeling me… and although I wasn't quite ready for this, I could feel something different. He pulled my panty down slowly with slow exquisite, and it was there that I felt more exposed than ever. He shifted from me and I heard the drawer open. He turned back to me and grabbed both my hands and tied them to the bedpost.

'What… what are you doing?' I asked him as I pulled against them.

'You'll hurt if you pull…' He ordered as he took off the sheet on top of me. 'Mhmm… you're a mighty fine sight from up here…' He said again as he kissed me hungrily back.

'Eric… Please…' I tried as I tried pulling my hands. But it was to no avail, because they cut straight through my skin.

'Shh… relax…' He said again. 'You're going to enjoy this… I promise…' He said again as I heard something being torn. 'I don't think you're on the pill…'

'Eric…'

'Don't worry… I'll be gentle…' He said again as I felt something rubbing me there. 'Mhmmm… you're so ready for me…' He said again while I closed my eyes supressing tears. Did I want this? This is happening so fast! Am I making a huge deal out of this? He said he loves me… maybe I should trust him. I tried calming myself, but my heart was betraying me. Fear got the best of me. 'I'm going to fuck you Sera…' He said again. '…Hard…' He continued as he entered with one swift move. He knocked the breath out of me, and slowly he started moving. 'Don't resist me…' He ordered as he kissed me again.

'Eric…' I chocked. 'Please… Eric…'

'Shh baby… give it time…' He said again as he pulled out and pushed in gently. 'He promised he'll be gently… maybe he is right… maybe this is right… but do I want this?' I thought to myself. 'Oh God…' He said as he started moving faster and faster each and every time. He came forward and kissed me again. I felt my body going limp, and I didn't feel like fighting anymore. It was lost now… but maybe this was different… maybe I should do it… It wasn't long till he stilled in me and moaned, until he collapsed on me. 'Wow…' He started as he came forward and undone my wrists. I realized I was pulling so much that when he removed them, I had dents, and it burnt when he removed them. I quickly got up and picked up my clothes. I moved to the bathroom and quickly fixed myself. I looked in the mirror and stared at my reflection. I kept trying to convince myself that this was different… that this was something else… this was love… but I wasn't sure… So many things happened in the last few days that I didn't know what else to think.

Eric's POV

It was the best sex I ever had. She was different. I felt closer to this girl… probably because we so much the same that I couldn't help but do this with her. She seemed such a natural… I quickly got dressed, and went to knock on the bathroom. She hasn't said a word since I had sex with her… Made love to her… It's what worked with this girl. She wanted love… but could I give it to her? I feel something for her… maybe it is love… I told her that I love her… she believes it… she trusts me enough to let me do this… maybe yes… I do love her.

I entered the bathroom as I heard a sniff, and I saw her staring back at the reflection.

'Hey… are you ok?' I asked her gently as I went forward and touched her cheek, but she soon removed my hand. 'Sera… what's wrong? Did I hurt you?' I asked her again while she nodded in disagreement. 'Then tell me… what is it?'

'I… I'm not ready Eric…'

'What do you mean?'

'I… I thought this was going to be different… I thought…' She continued. 'I don't think I'll be signing the contract… but I love you Eric…' She turned facing me. 'What's going to happen between us?'

'Sera… do you want to be with me?' I asked her again as I looked deep into her eyes.

'Yes… yes… of course I want to be with you…' She said again. Her eyes always were real and I could read her answer in her eyes.

'Then you have to choose… or sign the contract and you'll have me… or don't sign it…' I left the words dangling.

'…and we'll break up…'

'We can always be friends…' I suggested.

'Yeah… so I did this for nothing?' She threw back.

'What do you mean? I thought you wanted this?'

'Eric I've told you more than once that I'm not ready… but you asked me to trust you… and I fucking did!' She cried.

I moved forward and hugged her tightly. 'Ok… ok… you're right…' I said again. 'Listen Sera… what if… what if I give you more time to think about it? We'll run more tests before you sign and if you see that you can handle it, then we'll talk about it… What do you say?'

'Eric… I don't want to have sex again! I'm not ready…' She said again.

'Sera… do you trust me?' I asked her again.

'Didn't I just prove to you that I trust you few minutes ago?' She replied back hurt.

'Yes… you did…' I answered. 'Do you still trust me?'

'Of course I do Eric! You're the only one that knows my secrets besides my family…' She replied.

'Good… then trust me in this… and I promise you it will be all right…' I hugged her tight back and kissed her passionately. 'Are you ready to give yourself to me?'

'Eric… that's a huge commitment…'

'I know… but I need you to trust me…'

'I trust you Eric…'

'Good…' I replied back. 'Now… when you're home, I want you to re-read the contract and fix anything that bothers you. Send me an e-mail. Come here whenever you like and we'll discuss everything. We'll make a new contract if the need be…' I explained. 'Sera… I want this to work between us… please…' I begged 'something I never did…' I thought to myself.

'I'll think about it…' she replied back as she grabbed her coat and put it on. 'I have to go home… It's getting late…' She added.

'I'll drive you…'

'No need… I'd rather walk…' She said again as she exited the bathroom.

'Sera?' I asked her as I caught her hand.

'Yeah…'

'I love you…' I said again as I kissed her again. 'Please… let me drive you home… I'll make sure you're safe… please…'

'Ok… but straight to home… no surprises…' She added as she grabbed everything and went outside.

Sera's POV

The drive to home was the quietest one we both ever experienced. We hadn't said a word… and I could feel the tension building between us. He finally stopped the car and I realised I was at Escala.

'Thank you…' I said before I got out of the car.

'Sera…'

'Yeah…'

'I love you…' He smiled.

'Yeah… I love you too…' I said again as I made my way up.

While I was in the elevator I took the advantage and quickly fixed my hair and clothes. I couldn't let anyone know what happened. I still had to work through everything that happened myself. I realized I was still holding the contract into my hand, and with one swift move I put it into my bag avoiding anyone to see it.

The elevator finally dinged to the pent house, and there was Taylor and Gail already waiting for me in the kitchen.

'Hello dear…' Gail started as she came forward to hug me. 'You're home early…'

'Yeah… I thought on not worrying mum and dad, and I'll be earlier than curfew… not to mention I'm exhausted…' I smiled weakly.

'Yes… we heard…' Taylor added as he sipped his tea. 'You knocked them dead during the meeting…' He smiled.

'We're so proud of you…' Gail added. 'Do you want me to heat you up something?' She asked me.

'No thank you… Eric and I had something on the way to his place…'

'His place?' Taylor asked as he eyed me.

'Yeah… he owns a house…' I smiled. 'Where are my parents?'

'They went to make reservations for the next holiday.' Gail smiled. 'They thought on doing it while you're out…'

'I don't think I'm able to wait for them…' I replied. 'I'm going up… please can you tell them I said good night?'

'Yes sure dear…' Gail smiled as I made my way to the stairs.

'Sera…' Taylor stopped me. 'Is everything ok?'

'Yeah… Don't worry Taylor…' I smiled. 'I'm just tired…'

After I took a shower and changed into my pj's, I went straight to bed with the contract in my hand. I had to make my mind clear about what it fully consisted of. In plain words, I was to give myself to Eric… Was I ready to do that? I continued reading but I felt my eyes burning and soon darkness took over.

Ana's POV

It was at around 8pm that we arrived home. Christian was still looking at the watch every 10 minutes, and it drove me crazy to the point where I had to take it off and hiding it in my purse. He was becoming so obsessed with this Eric guy. I understood that he wants to keep our daughter safe, but too much is too much. He was convinced that something was wrong. He said that he couldn't place it.

'Damn…' Christian started as we took the elevator. 'Time is passing so damned slow…'

'Christian… I know you don't like this kid, but you need to give our daughter some space…' I reasoned as we made our way to the kitchen.

'Good evening Ana…' Gail started. 'Would you like some tea?'

'Yes please, and some camomile for Christian please, maybe he'll calm down.'

'Christian, you don't need to worry. Sera's sound asleep upstairs…'

'Asleep?' We asked in unison.

'Poor girl…she's exhausted… a long day at work, and she was working on some papers… I checked up on her… I put them on her desk…'

'There is no middle way with her… I told her to take it easy…' He reasoned as he removed his jacket.

'Stay Christian… I'll go check on her.' I stopped him. The last thing he needed is wake her up. She needed to rest.

I went into her room, and watched her sleep peacefully. I smiled to myself. She was back… My daughter was finally back… I moved forward and removed locks of hair from her face, but the little touch stirred her awake.

'Shh… sleep…' I smiled at her as she reached for the bedside lamp and switched it on. She quickly sat up but winced in pain. 'What's wrong munchkin?' I asked her in concern.

'Nothing mum…' She quickly replied. 'I'm sorry I didn't wait for you.'

'No worries honey…' I smiled again as I took her hand and pulled her to me… and there it was that it hit me. As her sleeve was pulled up, round markings were on her wrist. She tried covering them up immediately, but it was to no use… I knew what they were. I was accustomed to them already. I pulled her hand back to me and inspected the marking. 'Sera… what is this?' I asked her as I switched the lights to her room.

'It's nothing mum…' She said again as she tried avoiding my gaze.

'Sera… don't lie to me…' I said again as she sat up slowly. 'Did Eric do this to you?'

'Mummy… please…' she begged me.

'That's it… I'm getting your father…' I said again as I made my way for the door as I felt two hands pulling me.

'Please mummy… don't…' She begged as I looked back at her and hugged her tight to me. 'Please mum… don't tell dad…' She begged again.

'Sera… please tell me… what's wrong?' I asked her again as I guided her to the bed.

'I… I can't tell you…' She said in defeat… and then it hit me. Gail's words echoed in my mind.

'…she was working on some papers… I checked up on her… I put them on her desk…'

I moved to her desk and there it was… My worst fear coming to life. I quickly flipped the papers and couldn't believe my eyes… Christian was right…

1. The following are the terms of a binding contract between the Dominant and the Submissive.

2. The fundamental purpose of this contract is to allow the Submissive to explore her sensuality and her limits safely, with due respect and regard for her needs, her limits and her wellbeing.

I flipped the pages over and there it was. The last line were it all could take place.

Eric D. Christenfeld

Dominant

Sera E. Grey

Submissive

'Sera… what the hell is this?' I asked afraid of the answer.

'Mum… It's nothing…' She replied as she tried taking it away from my hands.

'Sera… is Eric a dominant? Did he do that to you?' I asked her again feeling disgusted with him.

'Mum… please…' She begged in worry. 'Please don't tell dad… He'll kill me…'

'Sera… please tell me…' I felt tears watering my eyes. 'Is he a dominant?' I asked her again while she took her time in answering.

'Yes…' She finally admitted.

'Oh God…' I replied in despair. 'Christian! Come up here!' I called him from upstairs. 'I'm sorry Sera… I have to tell your father…' I said as he came in.

'No mum… please…' She begged. 'Please don't tell him…'

'Christian!' I called again.

Christian's POV

I was surprised that she was already home. Guess she always had to leave me speechless… that's my kid… I smiled to myself, however a call from Ana soon got me back from my thoughts. I went upstairs as fast as my legs could take me. He call wasn't normal… but for sure I wasn't prepared on what I was going to find out.

'What is it Ana?' I asked as I entered our daughter's room, and I found her with a pack of papers in her hands.

'Mummy… please…' She begged her as I took a look at her state.

'I'm sorry Sera… I have to tell him…' She replied as she handed me the papers. 'You were right… There is something about Eric…' She replied in tears. I took a quick look and the first two lines said it al. It was at that moment that I felt my whole world crushing down. I looked towards my daughter again, and flipped the pages quickly. I knew too well what this contract included. There were sticky notes all over… I took a quick look, and realized that this was more than a normal BDSM contract… it included fire… knives… pain tolerance… He was a dom, and he just approached my daughter to be his submissive. I looked back at my daughter and I knew that something happened. Her eyes betrayed her… not only that but the red marking on her wrist gave me another clue. I moved forward and reached for her hands… and there they were… The son of a bitch tied my daughter and fucked her up…

'Sera…' I cried. 'Please… tell me…' I begged her. 'What happened?'

'She won't talk…' Ana replied. 'I've already asked her.'

'Sera… tell me now… What the fuck is this…' I asked in a stern voice.

'Dad… I can't talk…' She replied as she took her hands and moved to her bed and sat slowly.

'Why can't you?' Ana asked again in despair as she moved towards her and held her gently. It finally hit my mind. I knew he wasn't going to take any risks. He probably talked to the lawyers before… but he forgot one thing…

'Did you sign and NDA?' I asked her.

'How...'

'Did you or did you not?' I asked her again demanding an answer.

'Yes…' She answered barely audible.

'Fuck…' I replied. 'He's cautious… but not enough.'

'What do you mean?' Ana asked me.

'An NDA is only legalised and able to take in place if and only if the person who signed it is 18 and over.' I explained. 'Sera… you have nothing to worry about.'

'It's not only the NDA… It's… I promised him…'

'Sera, he's using you… this is not some contract!'

'…and how do you know?' She asked back.

'Because… my sick obsession…' I started. 'I've done this… this is not about your safety… this is not good for you…' I reasoned.

'How do you know what's good for me? He said he loves me!' She replied with tears. I realized that the mind games had already started. Elena did that to me. I knew how it worked.

'Oh God… Sera… please…' I begged. 'Please tell me… did he have sex with you?'

'Christian…' Ana touched my hand trying to calm me down. 'Honey… we only want to help you…' She tried again. 'I know he hurt you… but you have to tell us…' She encouraged.

'He said he loves me… he asked me if I trust him…' She replied with tears in her eyes as she admitted. 'He said that he wants to test the waters first… he said that he wants to replace my bad memories with good ones.'

'Sera… you're fucking 17! You're not even legally of age! He's a paedophile.' I yelled angry at him and at myself for not having picked this up before.

'No… he's not… I love him…' She replied with tears in her eyes.

'Oh God…' I realized that he was playing mind games on my daughter just as Elena had played on me. He knew his game… he knew how this worked… and he's corrupted my daughter. 'Sera… please… tell me… What happened tonight? How long has been this going on?' I asked her as I pulled her to me while Ana sat astride me.

'He gave me that a week ago… He told me to think it through… I told him that I didn't like it… especially that he wanted to experiment with fire and knives.' She started while I felt Ana shaking beside me. I was no better than her. I wanted to rip Eric's throat and kill this fucker. 'I told him that I wasn't sure about this, but he said that I'm saying this because I don't know anything… because I don't have any experience… he told me that he loves me… and that he wants to do it with me… he said that I'm special and I'm different…'

'Sera… what happened tonight?' I asked her again.

'I told him not to be coy… and… and he spanked me… something about wanting me to act the way he wants me too… then he said that he wants to fuck me and then that he wants to make love to me. He asked me to trust him… I told him I wasn't ready… but he said that this is normal…'

'Sera… he's playing mind games with you…'

'No… he loves me dad… he wanted me to give him an answer tonight, but when I told him that I wasn't ready he gave me more time…'

'Sera… he doesn't love you… he wants to dominate you…he wants to fuck you…' I replied in tears. 'Oh God… he manipulated you…' I said again as I took a look at her wrist. I picked her up and hugged her tight to me. This wasn't going to end here. Her body shook into my arms. She was deceived by love.

'I'm not leaving her alone tonight.' Ana whispered in my ear chokingly.

'Neither will I…' I replied as I picked her up and moved her to our bedroom. I wasn't going to allow her staying alone that night. We were going to take care of her. I put her gently in the middle and covered her with the covers completely. I kissed her forehead gently while she curled into a ball.

'Ana… stay with her till I come back…'

'Where are you going?' She asked me.

'I'm going to ruin Eric… He corrupted a 17 year old… my… our daughter… and probably she wasn't the only one…'

'Christian… don't do something you'll regret…' She begged me. 'For her at least…'

'Call John Ana… tell him what happened…' I added. 'I want to talk to him tomorrow…'

'Christian…'

'Don't worry… I'm taking Taylor with me…' I replied trying to keep calm… but I couldn't… my daughter's life was in balance. 'Go to her… and don't leave her alone Ana…'

'I won't…' I replied as I exited our bedroom with the contract at hand. 'Taylor... with me now...' I ordered as he followed suit.

'Where to Christian?' He asked as he took the elevator with me. 'Is everything ok?' He asked again as I handed him the contract. He knew about my previous life.

'Sir...'

'Call Sawyer... I want every piece of dirt dug up right now...' I ordered as I started the engine and the car was brought to life. 'He'll pay for this...'

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