It takes me a moment to process what he’s saying. And when I do, I start to panic. The dress drops from my hands, landing in a crinkled heap on the floor. My hands press into my chest, trying to get my heart to calm down.
“I can’t,” I gasp out. “Please don’t do this to me.”
His eyes don’t soften at all. Alek is my kidnapper after all. There’s no sympathy for me. “You wanted to be seen as a woman, Katya. I’m giving you that chance. And I’m not asking. I am in charge of you now. You will take your clothes off and change into the dress I’ve provided for you.”
“And if I don’t?”
“I just might have to spank you for naughty behavior. I can’t put you back in the cage you love so much. You’ve changed my plans, Katya. I’m not sure I fully appreciate that.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be sorry. You intrigue me. Do as I say. Change into the dress right before me. I think you’ll find you’ll like it. You want to see a man desire you, don’t you?”
I frown, trying to focus on what he’s saying to me through the noise in my head. “You desire me?”
“I think you’re a very beautiful woman. So, yes. I do. I am curious to know what you look like without your clothes in the way. So change into the dress for me. Now.”
He’s not going to give me a choice and I really don’t want to be beaten for saying no to him. I have to get my panic under control but it feels like I could curl into a ball and never leave that position, not even if the world was ending.
But I have to do this.
With shaking hands, I push my pants down, exposing my underwear to him. Alek’s eyes rake over my lower body, darkening… with desire? I never thought I’d be in a position where a man like Alek is looking at me the way he is. It’s too much. Too overwhelming. He’s my kidnapper. Not my boyfriend or husband.
I stand there for a moment, in my shirt and panties, unable to move further.
“Your top,” he murmurs, pointing at it.
“Please.”
“You sound pretty when you beg. Your top, Katya. Take it off. You want to put on the dress I gave you, don’t you?”
“Why are you doing this to me? You want to hurt my brother. But you don’t need to hurt me in the process.”
“Am I hurting you? I’m not even touching you.”
“You’re playing mind games with me.”
He tilts his head to the side, eyeing me with curiosity. “For a woman who’s stayed hidden away all her life, you sure are smart. How come?”
“I was given books. I had access to the internet. I was still given an education. Just because I was in my room, doesn’t mean I’m stupid.”
“My apologies. I shouldn’t have assumed.”
“No. You only assumed that my brother kept me captive. An invalid. But I’m not. I have a brain.”
“I can see that.”
His calm demeanor is upsetting me, making my chest squeeze with frustration. “Please, just let me go back into the cage. You want to torture my brother with mind games. He’ll think you’re hurting me and that will hurt him enough. You don’t have to actually do it.”
“You want to be seen as a woman, Katya. Take your top off.”
I’ve wanted to be seen as a woman more than anything for the past few years now but my anxiety wouldn’t let me leave my room. Now’s my chance for a man to look at me with desire and I’m still afraid. Because this isn’t of my choosing.
Alek is a handsome man though. Too handsome, if you ask me. Just his presence is doing strange things to me. My body feels hot, hotter than it ever has before.
I know I’m not going to get out of this so I take my shirt off and toss it to the floor to join my pants. I’m in nothing but my bra and panties.
Alek looks me over without a word, letting his eyes linger on my breasts and on my legs. For just a moment, a throbbing sensation enters my core, right between my legs. It’s intense and hot and I don’t understand it at all.
