With a soft click I heard the door close behind me. William walked past me and stood infront me.

"Down"
He snapped his fingers towards the floor.

Down. Down means my hands and knees. Suddenly this?
I lowered myself on the floor till my hands and knees were pressed against the hard cold floor of this huge room.
He lowered down till his face was infront of mine and jerked my chin up.
"Eyes"

"Walking is a privilege. You've lost this privilege by failing to fulfil one simple demand"

One simple demand. His voice started ringing inside my head. It was a simple demand. It was a major request. I can't believe I let it slip.
In his eyes all I could see was disappointment.

"Come"
With another command in an emotion less voice. He started walking further towards a bookshelf. Crawling submissives are supposed to keep up with their doms. Luckily William wasn't making it hard for me. His steps were normal. But my knees were starting to hurt already. He stopped in front of the french window and turned towards me.

"Where was your focus today Annabeth?
Did you forget how to address me?"

His question was rhetoric. I know he was mocking me. He knew I recognised my mistake immediately at that moment.

"Master"

" Aah so you do remember"
"So it was a lack of focus. Not forgetfulness, I see."

"I wasn't expecting to disciple you on your very first day Annabeth but we need to take care of your focus."
His voice was softer this time. But they held the same intense sadist tone.

"Up"
He raised his finger and I obeyed. Standing in front of him. He knelt down and held my ankle in his hand.

"Give me your foot"

I raised my leg a little and hooked his fingers to my shoe and took it off and eventually the other.

"Let's take care of your focus problem"
He rose and his height towered infront of me.
I looked into his eyes and I could see the disappointment still dangling.

One simple demand..
My mind is just not letting it go.

"Have you ever been whipped before, Annabeth?"

"No master"

"Ah, it's gonna be your first then"

His voice laced with the sadistic pleasure. The tone of I am gonna hurt you but I am gonna enjoy it.

"I want you to face the book shelf.
Don't squeeze your legs."

I turned towards the bookshelf and kept my legs a tiny bit apart.

"Lock your fingers behind your neck"

I raised my hands and locked my fingers behind my neck.
His hands immediately tapped on my arm to fix the posture.
He fixed my hands till they were in one line with my shoulder, and then reached down to my skirt.
He unhooked the clip and it pooled at my ankle.
Suddenly the realization hit me and blush crept all over my neck to my face. I was mentally praying for him to not notice my crimson flushed face.

"Don't be embarrassed Annabeth. I can't even put in words how beautiful you look right now"

How can one person notice someone so perfectly!

His voice was so firm. It sounded like a man's true self would sound.

"In order to make sure it doesn't break your skin. Let's get rid of your underwear"

A gasp left my mouth as his fingers pushed down my cotton underwear.

"I want you to count every whip and thank me and speak what you will do. Eight whips for your punishment today."

I kept my mind in control from getting diverted back to my exposed body and heard his words.

I could hear the sound of his shoes going a bit far and then return back.

"Annabeth, don't run away from pain. Absorb it"
His hands brushed the back of my hair.

"Yes master"

Flick!

"O..one" I cried out. It landed on my back just the area above thighs. It hurts. It hurts more than I thought. " Thank you master. I will focus"

Flick!

"Two..two master" my voice is cracking. "Thank you master. I will focus"

Flick!

"Three!" "Please.." I ached my back and my body raised on my toes.

"Tsk..tsk. posture Annabeth" he tapped my elbows again.

"Repeat"

I closed my eyes.

Flick!

"Three. Thank you master"
"I..I will focus"

Flick!

"Four"
My voice was leaving my side.
"Thank you master."
" I..I will focus"

Flick!

"Five"
"Thank..you master. I will focus"

Flick!

"Six!"
This is hurting.
"Please..master I am s..sorry"
I realized my face is soaked up in tears.
I don't even remember when I started crying.

"You want to repeat this strike Annabeth?"

"NO! no master"

"Six. Thank you master. I will focus."

Suddenly his hands touched the swollen skin of my bottoms and it made me jolt.

"Annabeth, I want you focus on this pain. You're doing so good. Just two more"

William's voice was comforting. Soft. I wanted to turn around and hug him and cry over his shoulder.
But I wanted to show him I can be the good submissive he wants.

"Yes master"

Flick!

"Seven"
I hissed through my teeth.
"Thank you master"
"I..I will focus master"

Flick!

"Eight"
It came out as a whisper.
"Thank you master. I..I will focus"

I heard the thud of the belt as I stopped speaking.
A pair of hands tugged my underwear back. A groan left my lips as the fabric brushed my skin.

William fixed my skirt back and brushed the back of my hair with his fingers.

"My Annabeth"

I turned around and hugged him.
Suddenly tears sprung back into my eyes before I could even realise.

"Sshhh. Annabeth. You did so well"

He picked me up like I was a child and sat me down in his lap on a chair near fireplace.

He spoke nothing, he just kept hugging me and caressing my hair.
His breathe was uneven.

I just laid my head on his chest.