Free Be My Everything by Ella Jade

don’t want to be paid for
sex.”
    “I’m not paying you for sex,” he defended. “It’s my job to
take care of you. And if you can’t pay your rent and that concerns you, then
eventually it’ll interfere with our time in the playroom. You’re not to have
any worries while you’re under my care. I’m supposed to be your only concern.”
    “But why couldn’t you have discussed it with me first? Given
me a chance to voice my thoughts?”
    “Because this isn’t a partnership, and I thought you
understood your role, but clearly after your behavior today, you have a lot to
learn.” He continued to pace, because he was afraid if he stopped, he might
pull her over his knee.
    “It makes me feel cheap to take money from you,” she said.
“That’s not what I signed up for.”
    “Well, then you need to take another look at our contract
because it states that I will take care of your well-being as I see fit,
and providing a roof over your head falls under that category.”
    “I thought that meant my safety and well-being in the
playroom, as your sub,” she said in a softer voice. “Not outside of that.”
    “What kind of man would I be if I didn’t take care of you
after you serve me all weekend? Our relationship isn’t just about sex.” Luke
didn’t understand why she didn’t get that he wanted to take care of her. She
was his. He just wanted her to be happy and secure.
    “I-I know,” she stuttered. “I didn’t mean to…” She dropped
to her knees at his feet and looked down at the floor.
    He took a steadying breath before he continued. He was
pleased she was coming to her senses. “Perhaps I should have told you when I
contacted your landlord, but I didn’t think it was necessary. I was going to
tell you tomorrow you no longer had to find another place to stay. I knew you
liked your loft, I could see it in your face when I was there, and so I made
sure it was yours. I was trying to do something nice for you.”
    She didn’t say anything, and he could tell from the blush on
her cheeks she was embarrassed. He may have gone about it the wrong way, but he
was trying to help her.
    “What happened here today was unacceptable,” he said. “You
may voice your concerns, but I expect you to treat me with the same respect I
treat you. You are not to bring our problems to my place of business. And you
are never to speak to me the way you did today. Are we clear?”
    “Yes, Master,” she whispered. “I’m sorry I disrespected
you.”
    “Stand up.”
    She did as he told her to, but refused to look in his eyes.
Luke had to get her to leave, because he was afraid his temper was going to
flare at any second. He had to put some distance between the two of them before
he lost his mind. The more time they spent together, the more he wanted. He was
doing everything he could to stop these inappropriate feelings. She was his
sub, nothing more. He’d never felt this passionately about anyone before.
    “I’ll text you on Thursday with your instructions,” he
informed her, indicating that he would not be calling her tomorrow evening. He
needed a cooling down period. He had to figure out how he was going to handle
such rebelliousness.
    “Yes, Master,” she said, and then she headed for the door.
    “And Katherine…” He sat back down at his desk. “Don’t think
for a second that this outburst will go unpunished.”
    She nodded before leaving.
    Luke put his head in his hands and tried to make sense of
what had just happened. He would have never tolerated that type of conduct from
any of his previous subs. He would have pulled that collar from her so fast she
wouldn’t have known what hit her. The relationship would have been dissolved
and he wouldn’t have looked back.
    Unacceptable! Completely unacceptable , he thought.
    He closed his eyes and shook his head. No matter how fierce
a Dom he was, he wasn’t willing to let Katherine go even after such defiance.
He smiled because his girl had some spunk. But