Betrayal : (The Dove Series) Book One (The Dove Series Book One 1) Read online

  “Look at me, Dove,” he ordered, and I obeyed. He brought food and I hadn’t eaten since breakfast. I was starving and hadn’t even realized it from all the crying I was doing. “I brought you some food. Come closer to the edge.”

  I did so. He had finger foods as he hand fed me little sandwiches, deviled eggs, and some grapes. “You are doing so well. Now get back in position so I can look at you.” Desire and lust settled in his eyes and I did my best not to squirm.

  “Seeing you like that makes me so fucking hard. If you continue this, I’ll reward you with a blanket and maybe some books. Would you like that, Dove?”

  I didn’t bother looking up. I simply answered with my head still bowed. “Yes, Master.”

  “I’ll see you in the morning. And I expect to see you kneeling and naked. Goodnight.”

  “Goodnight, Master.”

  I breathed a sigh of relief when he left the room as I relaxed my body, settling in the back of the cage. The cage wasn’t very comfortable, so a blanket would be nice to have. If I could do everything Damon asked of me, then maybe he wouldn’t keep me in here for very long.

  ***

  Sleep was pretty much non-existent. I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to greet Damon when he arrived. I quickly stripped out of my robe. At least I had that out of the way. With the click of the door, my heart raced while I scrambled in position. My head bowed; I could see Damon’s lower half as he stalked toward me. The smell of breakfast engulfed the room. He sat the tray down on a dresser.

  “Good morning, Dove.”

  I lifted my head and looked at him. “Good morning, Master.”

  “Your first lesson. I want you to forget about your shithead of a father and submit to me completely. I need your complete trust and loyalty. I know you are capable of it because we shared a silent connection before I took you away. I can take care of you, Dove. I don’t know why you want to fight it.”

  I swallowed hard. I didn’t have a comment or answer for him. Right now, I considered him to be a monster. Until he showed me otherwise, I couldn’t fully submit to him.

  “Are you hungry?”

  “Yes, Master.”

  “Scoot closer,” he said. He hand fed me a blueberry muffin and fresh blueberries. They tasted heavenly. My taste buds were thanking Susie for such deliciousness.

  “Good?”

  “Yes, Master.”

  “I knew it was a favorite of yours so it’s a treat for being a good girl thus far.”

  I wondered how he knew. But he probably knew more about me than I did myself. Damon even helped me drink some fresh squeezed orange juice.

  Damon nodded. “If you are full, you can get back in position, Dove. I want to see that you can be a good girl.”

  I obeyed every command Damon ordered. “Susie will be in later with some lunch and a small reward for your obedience.”

  “Thank you, Master.”

  Damon exited the room and every time he left me alone, a pain shot through me. If only Damon knew how bad I felt for disobeying him. A sense of guilt settled within me. I deserved worse than this cage I was in.

  A couple of hours passed, and I was beyond bored. But the door clicked and I rushed into position because even though Damon said Susie would be coming, it could have been a trick. Better safe than sorry.

  “Good afternoon, Miss Kara,” Susie greeted. She held a book in her hand and a pillow in the other.

  “Good morning, Susie.”

  “Damon said you deserved a reward, so I’ll let you pick. Pillow or a book?”

  That was a no-brainer. “A book, please.”

  She passed it to me through the bars of the cage. “Here you go. If you keep doing well, you should be out in no time.”

  “I’m trying, Susie. I am.”

  “Obviously not hard enough. Besides, if Damon didn’t care about you, he wouldn’t be doing all this.”

  “He cares about me?” I questioned.

  Susie laughed. “You are a stupid girl if you can’t see that. He can give you the best life if only you’d submit to him. And I know deep inside, you have some sort of feelings for him. He could have any woman of his choosing. And he chose you.”

  I was stunned by her words. He chose me. Those words remained on a loop in my head.

  “Maybe that’s something you need to think about.”

  She disappeared for a moment and brought in a food tray. It had the same food as yesterday’s dinner. I didn’t care. Only now I was realizing how well I was being taken care of, even being in this cage. And I had so many more questions to ask Susie, but I didn’t want to press it right off the bat. My thoughts were all over the place, so I wasn’t sure how to process the information Susie just gave me.

  When I was finished, Susie went over to the dresser and pulled out a blanket and handed it to me.

  “Thank you. For everything. And those muffins were exquisite this morning.”

  She smiled. It was prideful. “Enjoy your book.”

  “I will.” And this time I was smiling, clutching the book to my chest.

  Chapter Thirteen

  KARA

  I was happy to have a book to read. I was done with it by lunch time. I hadn’t seen Damon since morning and I wondered how much longer I would be in this cage. How much longer did I have to prove myself to Damon?

  Every time I heard the door click open my heart started to beat erratically because I never knew what to expect. I immediately knelt into position, naked. Keeping my head bowed, I never looked up. But the person’s feet sounded and looked different. It wasn’t Susie or Damon.

  “My, what a pretty birdie we have here,” the man said.

  I jerked my head up, I had never seen the man before. I quickly wrapped the blanket around me, thankful Susie had given it to me earlier. If anyone worked for Damon, he kept them out of view and I was sure only Susie knew about me and the guard that caught me the other day. Now a strange man was staring at me. Leering at me. It was freaking me out because I knew he was thinking about fucking me while he licked his lips and smirked.

  “I know you want out and away from your master.” The way the word master dripped from his lips, I could tell it was with disgust and hatred.

  I sat and glared at him. Even if I wanted out, I would never admit it out loud. I learned my lesson so I remained quiet yet felt so exposed.

  He stepped closer to the cage. “I know the birdie can talk. Cat got your tongue?”

  My lips remained clamped shut because I didn’t want to give him the satisfaction of an answer. It took me a moment to gain my strength to speak. “I don’t think Damon would like it very much if he knew you were in here. I could easily scream for help.”

  “Then I would have to kill you, birdie. After I get done fucking you myself.”

  That pissed me off. “Like hell. Damon will kill you.” I was completely disgusted by this man.

  “Damon doesn’t give a shit about you little birdie. You are just a toy he plays with until he gets bored.” He laughed heartedly.

  “That’s not true.” My heart started beating erratically so I planted myself against the back of the cage, where I was hoping he couldn’t reach for me.

  “I bet that pussy of yours is sweet. A girl like you has got to practically be a virgin, aren’t you? Did master pop that virginal pussy? God, I can only imagine how tight that pussy is.” He reached in, trying to touch my pussy. Every time he reached in, I slapped his hand away. I was scared but refused to let it show. Unfortunately, the man captured my wrist and twisted it. A shot of pain caused me to move forward.

  “You’re gonna pay for teasing me, bitch.” I reached up to slap him with my free hand but he let me go, causing me to fall back, making my cage swing.

  God, I wanted to throw up. He was seriously creeping me out and I wondered if I should scream for help. I wasn’t sure who would help me, though, since Damon wasn’t due back yet.

  I had nothing to defend myself against this man twice my size. He could definite
ly overpower me. And where would that leave me?

  Chapter Fourteen

  DAMON

  What the hell was happening in the room where my Dove was? I heard talking and stayed close to the door to listen. Stepping back a few steps, I took my phone out to make a quick call.

  “Boss?”

  “Matteo, meet me on the second floor now. We have a situation.”

  I slowly pushed the door so I could hear better. I could hear Juan taunting my Dove. Once I heard Matteo’s steps on the landing, I padded inside with rage filling my chest. Kara spotted me and immediately knelt in position. She was naked and vulnerable.

  “What do we have here?” I stalked toward Juan. “Surprised to see me?” Matteo trained his gun on Juan. Untucking my dress shirt, I quickly worked the buttons so I could hand it to Kara. “You don’t have to kneel, baby. Put this on,” I ordered.

  Kara quickly worked the shirt on to cover herself up.

  “Why was he in here, Dove? Was he taunting you?”

  She nodded while hugging herself, fisting my shirt tightly on her frame.

  “What do you think I should do to him?” I asked her, knowing full well what I was going to do.

  “Fire him,” she squeaked.

  I grabbed Juan by his neck. “You think you can come in here and look, much less taunt, my Dove?” I took my gun out, putting it at the back of his head. “Get on your knees, motherfucker.” He complied with my order. “Tell her you’re sorry,” I growled.

  Juan looked at her and smiled while saying, “Sorry”.

  I knew he wasn’t. He was only sorry he got caught. I needed to release the rage I was feeling. I needed to do it fast and pull Kara to me, to make sure she was okay. But right now, I was full of rage and ready to kill. While Matteo also had his gun at the ready, he pressed the intercom and ordered Susie up to the room.

  The room stood quiet while we waited for her to arrive. She rushed into the room since the door was already open. “Get Kara out of here and into her room. I’ll be there as soon I can.”

  With a nod, Susie worked the lock and helped Kara out. Kara didn’t want to step near the man as she looked at me quizzically. “It’ll be okay. I’ll be in the room soon. Susie, you know what to do.”

  “Yes, Master.”

  Kara kept looking at me over her shoulder as Susie led her out.

  Blood was about to be shed. Matteo and I hauled Juan outside to the shed. He already tainted the room that belonged to Dove. She needed comfort so I could only offer her own room until I could meet her.

  “Matteo, search him.”

  Matteo searched him and found three knives on him, while I grabbed a chair from the corner of the room and placed it in the center. I threw Juan down onto it. With rope in hand, Matteo helped me secure him so he couldn’t escape so easily. I threw my fist into Juan’s face, slicing his jaw in the process. “You’re nothing but a piece of shit. And now that’s all you will ever be.”

  I continued pounding Juan’s face in. His eyes were becoming swollen from my punches. After I got my fill, I turned to Matteo. “Beat him within an inch of his life then let him go.”

  “Let him go?” Matteo questioned with a puzzled look.

  “Yes, let him go. He’s a piece of shit.”

  I then redirected my gaze to Juan. “If I see you anywhere near my Dove or even on this property, you’re fucking dead. That is a promise. I won’t think twice about it. I’m very disappointed in you; the fact that you betrayed me. I will kill you if I ever set eyes on you again.”

  Chapter Fifteen

  KARA

  Everything was happening so fast. Susie shoved me in the shower to get cleaned up. Then picked out my outfit to wear. A flowy skirt and a cute short sleeve top that showed a little bit of my midriff. My hair was then put into a messy French braid.

  “I hope you have had some time to think, girl. Master only wants the best for you. If you want to completely submit to him, you’ll get into that kneeling position whenever he enters this room.”

  “Will you tell me your story, Susie?” I really wanted to know how she came to be an employee of Damon’s.

  “I will. But we don’t have the time right now. Master will be here soon.” She stepped back to give me a once over and nodded in approval. “You look very pretty. It will please Master.”

  “Thank you. And I’m sorry if I caused you any trouble.”

  She patted my cheek. “It’s okay. This life just takes some getting used to. I know you are coming around to the idea. Just remember Master is a reasonable man.”

  Shaking my head, I smiled. “Noted.”

  “Just wait here for Master, and I’ll bring you both some dinner up here.” She clapped her hands together. “You can have a picnic in here.”

  I smiled, almost laughing at her excitement, and I truly was thankful for her. I wondered if someday we might become friends. Would Damon allow that?

  After being in the cage for a few days, I didn’t know how to act as I stood in my room, wandering about. It wasn’t long before I heard booted feet outside my bedroom door. My knees hit the carpet as I sat in a kneeling position and I kept my head bowed. I wanted to prove to Damon that I wasn’t the same brat as before. I changed.

  “I’m impressed, Dove.” He held his hand out and assisted me upright by taking my hand.

  That was when I noticed his knuckles. “You’re bleeding. Let me bandage you up.” Not waiting on an answer, I took his hand and led him to the edge of the bed. “Sit. I’ll get the first aid kit.”

  He never said anything. Instead, he just watched me like he was mesmerized. I grabbed the first aid kit out of the bathroom and a warm washcloth then I stood in front of him. I took the cloth and cleaned his wound. I then applied the bandage on his hand. The whole time, he never said a word. Bringing his hand up, I kissed his fingers.

  “There. All set.” I smiled at him.

  He wrapped his arms around my waist and brought me to sit upon his lap. “I was so concerned about you and here you are bandaging me up.”

  “I’m okay.” Even though the man twisted my wrist, I wasn’t in any pain so there was no reason to bring it up right now. Damon was bleeding and he needed tending to.

  “Are you really?”

  “Yes, especially since I’m out of the cage. Did you kill that guy?”

  “No. I had to get to you, Dove. I told Matteo to beat him within an inch of his life. Did he scare you?”

  “Yes…No. I don’t know. I was scared he could get into my cage. Then again, I think I felt safe inside it. Knowing there was no way he could truly get to me.”

  He looked at my lips and I could see the lust building in his eyes. “Do you know how bad I want to fuck you right now?”

  I smiled wide. “Susie will be up any minute with dinner. She thought it would be nice to have a picnic in the room here.”

  “That’s thoughtful of her. Besides, I’m making you wait until you beg for my cock. Why didn’t you scream bloody murder when he came into the room?”

  “I’m truly sorry I didn’t, Master. He told me he would kill me.” I leaned into his shoulder.

  He smirked. “No one will ever hurt you, Dove. You know that, right?”

  “I know.”

  It had only been a few days since we had sex, and soon enough I probably would be begging him to fuck me. Now that I knew he was making me wait, that made me want sex all the more.

  There was a knock on the door. “Come in,” Damon called out.

  Susie entered with a tray of food. She brought us egg salad sandwiches, chips and a ton of fruit, and ice water to drink. I could think of a thing or two to do with the fruit.

  Setting the tray down, Susie quickly left the room. “What’s her story?”

  “It’s hers to tell, Dove. I’m sure if you ask, she’ll tell you.”

  “You don’t care if I befriend her then?”

  He whipped his head back. “Of course not. I know she was tough on you in the beginning, but she was fo
llowing my orders. I had to make sure you would realize you were going to be mine. She could probably use another female to chat with.”

  I bit into my sandwich and contemplated what Damon said.

  “Does this mean we’re good?”

  “It all depends on you, Dove. I know what I want. Are you ready to give it to me?”

  “I’m trying, Master. I’m getting more and more used to this idea.”

  “I’ve never told you anything that wasn’t true. Your father doesn’t give a fuck about you. At least not enough to put his life on the line for his only daughter.”

  Sadness filled inside me because what he said was true. It was my truth.

  “I’ve never told you a lie since I brought you here. I’ve been upfront with what I want and need.”

  “Yes, Master. You’re right. And like I said, I’m coming around to the idea.”

  “At least you are getting used to the idea. I’ll admit, I’m a little rough in the bedroom, and that won’t change. I am a dominant man. But if you need anything else, some things we can compromise on.”

  “If I wanted you to make love to me?” I questioned and swallowed hard.

  “Like I said, I’m willing to give you what you need, if you’re willing to give me what I need.”

  I nodded. “Deal.”

  “Never hesitate to ask for something, Dove. Things can be good between us.”

  “Things will be good,” I assured him.

  He held up a strawberry to my lips. “Bite.” Taking a bite, I tried to be seductive, teasing Damon.

  “You’re a bad girl, Dove. You fight dirty.” Lifting my shirt, he grabbed a strawberry and ran it along my rounded breast, dipping between them, then licked it off my skin. “Do you want me to make love to you, Dove?” He took my nipple in his mouth and sucked on it while he waited on my answer. But this was feeling so good.