Her Marks

In Athena, Ethan finds an intriguing woman who is a college librarian by day and a sexually adventurous submissive woman by night. When he is slowly pulled into her world, Ethan discovers enlightening and disturbing things about himself that he soon learns to relish because he gets to control Athena.  This is a 21, 000 word novella intended for adult audiences. Originally published under the title For A Slave. Excerpt:Athena broke off the kiss to make an announcement to Ethan. "I don't want you to be surprised, but I have a couple of tattoos and piercings." Ethan blinked at her in confusion.
Her announcement didn't surprise him. "I've got a tattoo too, " he said and snickered at his humorous repetition. "I'd have to roll up my sleeve to show you." "Don't bother. Not yet. I just didn't want you to be surprised because I can see where this is going." She grinned at him and ran her fingers through her short black hair. The gesture must have been a holdover from when it was much longer because it was completely unnecessary.
Her hair was short enough that a makeout session in the front seat of her car wasn't enough to muss it, but just barely long enough to be feminine and cute. When he had first met her in public he had joked that he thought it was mandatory that all librarians wear buns. She had smiled at the lame joke and pointed out she was only a part-time librarian. "Where is it going?" he asked her as his heart thumped inside his chest.
Though all his friends and family assured him he was undeniably good looking inside he always felt out of place, certain he didn't fit in. "Hopefully inside your place. Having sex in a car is something I gave up when I was no longer a teenager." She smiled with a confidence Ethan could only hope to imitate and never achieve.