Love For A Slave

As Ethan finds himself drawn into the strange master-slave relationship Athena has with Jacob and his wife, Charlotte, he realizes that he is strongly attracted not only to Athena but the type of life she lives serving as Jacob's slave. It's almost too much for him to handle, but he realizes how much love he has for a woman who is a slave.This is a 10, 000 word novelette intended for adult audiences.
Part two of two. Content warning: features graphic sex, BDSM, master-slave relationship, dominant male-submissive female, forced body modification, slave play, strong language, erotic situations not all members of the public will enjoy, and other depictions of adult sexuality. Explicit language and adult only content. Excerpt:"Now's the time to back out, " she told him."How much does it hurt?""For me, getting it done wasn't that bad.
Little poke, little sting, little burning. It was the week or so afterwards, the constant ache and unexpected pinches that were really painful.""That's a terrible pep talk."Athena stuck her tongue out at her boyfriend. "But I'm a girl and what the hell do I know? Besides, you're getting something different than me.""I'm insane."She nodded her head. "I felt the same way. But after getting my piercings done and serving for a few years, I realized it was just a way to release the actual me inside the outside me.""That's not a great comfort."A shrug was her response.
"You started this. Not me.""Actually, you started it.I just got on the train that was already running." Ethan looked at the door."Well?" Athena prompted him.