2 Chapter 2

Hasiba leans forward, grabbing the foot board with both hands. Without prompting, she settles her feet so that they are at the width of her shoulders and arches her back to push her butt up into the air. Her body spasms as she chokes back a single sob.

I lay my hand gently on the small of her back to calm her. In the hush I take a moment to admire her posture and her natural beauty. I slide my hand down to Hasiba’s lovely, round ass, and I hear her suck a breath through clenched teeth. She knows what’s next.

I trail my fingers lightly over the skin of her back until I reach the place where her long, black hair cascades over either side of her neck, obscuring her pretty face. I push her mane to one side, combing it through my fingers.

“We had an agreement,” I say. “An agreement that was meant to keep you out of trouble.”

“Yes, ma’am.”