“You think he’ll have me in this long?” I dare ask.
He shakes his head and walks away. He’s already given me my orders. Clean out the stalls, lay down new straw, then weed the flower garden, which unlike the vegetable garden I’ll do on hands and knees.
I’ll have plenty to do.
***
Journal
Subject: Marlena Lucci
Occasion: Plow Training, first session
It’s been too long since I’ve lashed a woman’s back like I did today. I should remind myself to find a bottom to beat more often. It invigorates me. She invigorates me. Weird. I’m not certain why this one affects me as she does. Beyond the physical appeal, which is striking, I must say, I see a novice who could prove interesting before these three months are over. I’m not betting she’ll last—maybe if she can get beyond the first few weeks
