Epilogue

EPILOGUE

Maureen

"Ten more, Mira." I kept my eyes on the bottom I was paddling over a late assignment, but my mind was on the clock on the wall above me. Classes were over for the day, and that meant as soon as I was done here, I had an appointment with…

As soon as the thought crossed my mind, his lean, muscled frame appeared in the doorway, and he leaned against it, his arms crossed over his chest.

Trent. My Daddy.

I was pretty sure he'd been afraid at first that when the endorphins and adrenaline wore off, I'd change my mind. I'd run from my feelings, from us.

But I hadn't. And I wouldn't.

Trent had opened up a whole new world for me. A world where it was safe to lay down my control and let someone else pick it up. Where on my knees was the most liberated I'd ever felt.

Where I could have my cake and eat it too. He never tried to negate my Domme side. He gave her plenty of space to exist. Just not with him.

With him… I was someone I'd never trusted anyone else enough to let myself be. With him… I could be the other half of the real me. The vulnerable side I'd kept hidden for so long.

I laid the last swat across Mira's bare, redeemed bottom, laid the paddle down on the desk, pulled up her panties and righted her skirt before pulling her into my arms for a hug. "Good girl. You took your spanking so well. No more late assignments, though, okay?"

"Yes, Mistress," she agreed sniffling as she pulled away.

The truth was, I didn't care if her assignment was late. She was having a hard time, and her mother's health was getting progressively worse. But she'd asked me to treat her the same as I would any other student and not cut her any breaks.

Sometimes I thought she turned things in late on purpose, just because the paddling she'd get was the only chance she had at even a modicum of stress relief. And that was okay. Mira had forgiven me, and we'd even had another stress-relief session since the first one. She was probably my favorite submissive to play with, aside from Luna. I loved being able to help her in that way. I loved knowing my discipline made a difference in her life. And I even understood it better now.

Because Trent's discipline made a difference in mine.

I gave Mira one more hug and watched as she strode out of the room, stopping to wish Trent a good evening as she passed by.

And then, taking the paddle to the used bin, I dropped it and my Domme side in, and went to play with Daddy.

THE END