Captive in the Dark

by C.J. Roberts

“Address me as Master. Every time you forget, I will be forced to remind you. You can choose to obey or choose punishment. It’s entirely up to you.”

“You're the bravest person I've met in a long time, but you don't have to be brave for me. You can fall apart, and I'll put you back together. I'll take care of you so you don't have to be brave anymore.

He was my tormentor and my solace; the creator of the dark and the light within. I didn’t care that he would undoubtedly hurt me at any moment; right now, I just needed somebody to hold me, be kind to me, and say exactly those words. It’s going to be okay. It wasn’t, of course, I knew that. But I didn’t care. I needed the lie.

If I’d been watching it in a movie or reading it in a book, I’d have thought it was sexy. But to be living it, to be right there in the flesh…I think it was just scary.

“Kitten,” he shouted and something about the way it sounded halted me. “If you run, don’t let me find you.”