In the master bedroom in the west wing, Demetri walked in where he saw Scarlett reaching her arms up and stretching her body as her eyes lazily opened. A yawn escaped her mouth as she sat up to sit on the bed and rubbed her sleepy eyes. Seeing her wake up still sleepy with disheveled hair, the man let out a smile as warmth spread in his heart. She looked like a lost little bunny.
"Good morning, pretty." Demetri said as he crossed his arms and leaned against the wall while gazing at her intently.
"Master!" Scarlett flinched as her head snapped in the direction the man's voice came from. She was startled by his presence.
"Yes, pretty?" Demetri responded with a teasing smile.
"You gave me a shock." Scarlett murmured as her brows furrowed at the man. Sleep had left her body instantly.
"Did I?" Demetri said, tilting his head to one side as he raised one of his brows. "I suppose to apologize for my mistake I should make it up to you." A devilish smirk was apparent on his face, showing off his pearly white teeth.
Scarlett's brows furrowed deeper after hearing his response. "Make up to me? How?" Scarlett asked, her eyes looked like that of a lost puppy.
Demetri let out a light chuckle, "I can help you with dressing. How about that?" Demetri suggested and turned toward the walk-in closet to retrieve a dress for the lady, leaving the girl speechless on the bed.
"M-master!" Scarlett gasped. Peeling the cover off of her, Scarlett jumped off the bed and followed Demetri to the walk-in closet with haste. The man already had a dress in hand when she reached him. "Master, you cannot!" Scarlett demanded as she tried to snatch the dress from the man. However, Demetri was much quicker than she was, and had pulled his hand away before she could grab the dress from him.
"Of course I can, sweet." Demetri said, grabbing the hand that she used to try to snatch the dress and giving it a gentle kiss. He looked down at the girl with a soft gaze.
At the touch of his lips, Scarlett's eyes widened in surprise as she did not expect the man to kiss her. She looked up at Demetri to see his intense stare, looking as if he were ready to swallow her whole. "Master." Scarlett uttered in a soft whisper, attempting to get the man's attention.
"Demetri." He said, never breaking eye contact from the girl, as he began to rub small circles on her hand that he was holding.
"Pardon?" Scarlett asked.
"Call me Demetri." He demanded.
Scarlett shook her head, denying his request. "I cannot. You are my master. Please release me, I must get dressed." Scarlett said hesitantly, as she broke eye contact with the man and made an effort to free her hand from his strong grip.
"I will help you." Demetri said coldly, as he led her towards the bedroom.
"I can dress myself. It will not be proper to have you help me." Scarlett said with a soft sigh, tugging on the dress in his hand.
"Pretty, you are already sleeping with me in my bed, and I helped undress you last night. There is no need to be proper between us anymore. Be a good girl and come here." Demetri said, pulling her closer to him.
A blush crept on her face as she heard his words. It was because he demanded her to let him do those things that she allowed him to, was it not?
Laying the dress he had picked out on the bed, Demetri turned her around and began to undo the string on her night dress. Scarlett stood in place, still as a rock. Why was it that every time he asked something of her, she was so willing to fulfill his request? It was as if she was possessed by this man.
Turning her around to face him again, his long fingers trailed to the neckline of her nightdress, where he began undoing the buttons on her chest. Without realizing it, Scarlett's body began to relax under his soft and gentle touch. His movements all felt so natural to her. It felt as if he had done this a thousand times to her long before.
He released the buttons on her dress one by one. And with each undone button, her milky chest further revealed itself. It was only when Demetri had pushed her nightdress down, allowing the dress to fall freely on the ground that Scarlett was awoken from his spell. With a gasp, she brought her hands up, crossing them over her chest as she tried to hide as much of herself as she could. She let out a whimper, as she hung her head low in embarrassment.
"Look at me." Demetri said, cupping both her cheeks and tilting her head to look at him. "You are beautiful, Scarlett. There is no need for you to feel shy or embarrassed around me." He said in a serious tone as he brushed a loose strand of her hair behind her ear.
Hearing his words, her eyes softened as she felt her heart flutter. No one had ever told her before that she was beautiful. No man had ever looked at her with any dignity or respect before. To all the people she had known before, she was nothing but a parasite, leeching off of whoever were naive enough to help her when they could barely make ends meet for themselves. Because of the situation she was in before, she had grown to never expect any praises or good words from anyone. It is only now that she heard his words, did she realize how wonderful it truly felt to hear someone compliment her.
Feeling that her body had relaxed once again, Demetri uncrossed her arms that were crossed in front of her chest and let them drop to her side. Letting out an amused smile when he saw that her flushed cheeks had deepened in color, Demetri then grabbed the dress he placed on the bed earlier and slipped it over her head. Because her silk dresses were not made yet, she had to settle for a cotton dress, similar to those that the servants wore. The man focused on slipping her arms in the dress as his brows furrowed.
Seeing that the man had a small frown on his lips, Scarlett could not stop herself from asking, "Is something the matter, master?"
Demetri let out a sigh, "Silk dresses would have been much more comfortable for you to wear. I regret that I was not better prepared to give you better clothing." He said, turning her around so he can tighten the strings on the back of her dress.
"There is nothing wrong with this dress, master. I find it quite comfortable. Much more so than the clothing I wore before coming here." Scarlett assured the man. "Oh, that's right! I have been meaning to ask, why did you decide to provide me with silk dresses, master? That is only the clothing for a lady, not a maid servant like myself."
Spinning the girl around to face him again, he questioned through gritted teeth, "Have I not been clear enough with my intentions toward you?" Demetri said in a serious tone with squinted eyes. "I guess I should be more clear."
Instantly, Demetri's lips landed on Scarlett's soft ones, his one arm wrapped around her waist while the other was on her neck, keeping her head in place. Her eyes widened as she looked at the man who was kissing her. The man had one hand on her head and one arm wrapped tightly around her waist, keeping her body close to him. His lips lingered on hers for a long time, sucking and nipping at her sweet lips.
Just as Demetri found an opening on her lips to get a taste of the sweetness inside her mouth, a knock was heard at the door. Placing her palms on his chest, Scarlett tried to push the man away but he held her even tighter. He continued to caress the inside of her mouth with his tongue, showing no care of the world. While Demetri continued with his actions, the person on the other side of the door knocked once again. Scarlett squirmed in his arm and doubled her efforts at pushing the man away. With her struggles, Demetri finally released her. Blood rushed to her cheeks as Scarlett walked towards the door attempting to let the person in.
"We are busy. Get lost!" Demetri shouted with annoyance. Before she could get to the door, Demetri reached out to Scarlett and pulled her petite body towards him, capturing her lips with his once again.