Bethany's Gambit

So James has a new girlfriend, Bethany-or is she his slave? They're still working that out, pushing each other's buttons and boundaries. There's a humiliating photograph of plump Bethany's ass, a long walk up a not-quite secluded enough stairway, and Bethany is introduced to the belt. After an unwelcome visit from Helen. Bethany finds herself wondering where she stands. James is torn, between protecting Bethany's feelings, and doing what his newly dominant persona tells him is the right thing to do, finish the business with Helen once and for all.
If you love something, you set it free. But for short, busty Bethany, Helen's towering beauty becomes a kind of psychic kryptonite, weakening her resolve, sapping her submissive's calm, calling into question what it means, to be a good girl, a good slave, and true to herself. She does something she knows she'll be punished for. Will she be forgiven? Or will she discover James isn't the man she thinks he is?Novelette: 9500 words