A Medieval Romance set during the reign of
Henry 1st King of England 1100 - 1135
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Elise
paced up and down the stables wondering what on earth could be
keeping him so long. She had been foolish to trust in him, but she
had not had much choice. Even she would not be so foolhardy as to
venture outside the safety of the castle, unescorted, late at night.
Her anger was returning and her sanity waning even further as she
ordered the groom to saddle up her horse. She would leave for,
Rose-mead without Sir Simon's help, she told herself determinedly.
She had only just mounted her palfrey when a dark shadow loomed
before her.
"Going
somewhere, my lady?" She looked down to find, Lord Rydark
glaring up at her, furiously. Damn that bloody knight! She thought
angrily.
"Thou
would be wise to let me pass, for I would take great pleasure in
seeing thee trampled to the ground." She warned, with relish.
Rydark
laughed at her warning and proceeded to move forward toward her.
Elise made to charge him, but he was too quick for her. Stepping
aside he grabbed at the palfreys reigns, causing it to rear up in
protest. Elise hung on for dear life as she waited for the palfrey to
calm. Then she rounded on, Lord Rydark, hitting him, sharply across
his cheek with her horse whip. Furiously he reached up and grabbed
the whip from her hand, roughly. Elise lost her balance in the
struggle and was sent hurtling to the ground with a thud. She lay on
the ground winded, but unhurt.
Rydark
towered over her, dangerously with whip in hand.
"I
would be well within my rights if I were to use this on thee!"
Elise glared up at him.
"thou
dares to touch me with that and I will go straight to the king!"
Rydark
raised his eyebrow, mockingly:
"Thou
think the king would side with thee over me?" He laughed. "I
doubt that very much. Especially when he hears of how thee tried to
run away. Thou could find thyself being whipped a second time for
thine insolence!"
"I
was not running away!" She lied, through clenched teeth. Rydark
smiled, wickedly down at her.
"Thou
forget, my lady I have, Sir Simon as my witness." Elise was
furious. With, Sir Simon's testimony the king would be certain to
side with him. He had her in the palm of his hand and he knew it. He
could take her out there and whip her for all to see and no one would
come to her aid, not when they learnt from, Sir Simon of how she had
been caught trying to escape her fate. She looked up at him with
loathing.
"I
hate thee!!" she spat.
Rydark
had no intention of using the whip on her, but he did intend to use
the threat of it as a means to gaining her obedience. He had not
relished the thought of having his bride, dragged to the alter
kicking and screaming.
"I
could be persuaded to forget this little incident ever took place. No
one need ever know, especially not the king." Elise eyed him
warily. Was he playing some sort of trick? Scathingly she
said:
"What
is it thou wants from me?"
"I
want thee to swear there shall be no more attempts like this one.
Also thou will accept and comply with the kings wishes regarding our
marriage." Elise looked a little uncertain.
"If
I swear to this thou will not inform the king?" Rydark assured
her by shaking his head in answer. She looked at the whip he held
firmly in his grasp. "Doth thou still intend to use that!"
Rydark found it difficult not to smile smugly, he had her right where
he wanted her.
"Not
if thou comes to me as an agreeable bride." Elise thought over
his proposals, carefully. There was no doubt in her mind, he would
use the whip on her if she failed to give him the answer he wanted.
Any man who could force himself upon another woman, would certainly
have no qualms when it came to flogging one, she thought with a
shudder.
"Very
well, lord Rydark it is so sworn." Even as she heard herself
agree to his terms she still could not believe she would become his
wife on the morrow.
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I am in the process of a complete rewrite of this Novel which was the 1st I ever wrote, long before KLS.
It isn't strictly a Spanking Novel though it does contain some Spanking scenes. It is, however, a story of a proud & fiesty woman who is overcome by her Lord & Master.
It will be published as 3 books. Book One now available for download on kindle.