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"You're late."
The deceptively lazy drawl and the way he leant on
the chair in seeming nonchalance sent shivers down her spine.
"I…"
He raised one perfectly sculpted eyebrow and she
sank to her knees.
"I'm so
sorry, Sir. There was a major accident and —"
"Did I say I wanted to hear your excuses, girl?"
His voice had dropped an octave, taking on that
sandpapery quality she found utterly unable to resist.
She shook her head and he sighed. Such an innocuous
sound, yet it brought tears to her eyes. The knowledge that she'd displeased
him burnt a path of shame in her heart.
"No, Sir, I'm sorry, Sir."
He didn't say anything, just stood watching her. The
longer the silence lasted, the more desperate she became to look up. He hadn’t
given her permission to, however, and she was in enough trouble as it was. The
only movement in the room was the ball gag swinging to and fro from his hand
like a pendulum of doom.
When he finally stepped forward she opened her mouth
eagerly to accept the gag.
He tipped her chin up, and the intensity in his gaze
blew her away.
"I was worried!"
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What a great line, ".....she'd displeased him burnt a path of shame in her heart." You had me all over the place with this one, Doris. I was scared, anxious, sad, trepidatious, resigned and then happy all in a few hundred words. Excellent :) xo
ReplyDeleteThank you, Muffy :-)
DeleteWow I love reading your teases.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ella. I love writing them, I have to say :-)
DeleteI felt her anxiety and his deliberate displeasure with the few words spoken only his gestures caused her desire to swell. "I was worried." A perfect end for a great Tease.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Pablo :-)
DeleteYum.
ReplyDeleteJust yum.
And yum one more time.
*giggles* Thanks, Molly :-)
DeleteLoved this. The way his concern for her showed through at the end was a surprise but felt so right
ReplyDeleteThank you, Julez :-)
DeleteLoved it!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Angie :-)
DeleteHa, the pendulum of doom ;D That could be a story title all on its own.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, you might have just given me an idea there, Bree ;-)
DeleteI loved it the tension as she feared his response due to her lateness and the unexpected last line. Great tease
ReplyDeleteThanks, Naomi :-)
DeleteBrilliant! Great suspense and surprise ending - loved it!
ReplyDeleteThank you :-D
DeleteSo evocative, Doris. That's one powerful Dom.
ReplyDeleteYep, he sure is, and he's now in my head, dammit, lol.
DeleteVery nice indeed. I particularly liked the 'pendulum of doom' ball-gag. Which road was she driving on, the M25? If so, she's going to spend a lot of time gagged and bound...
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