The Master by Tara Sue Me Read Free Book Online

woman. She’d initially had her misgivings about her best friend dating and later wearing the collar of such an experienced Dominant, but Daniel had proven her wrong. He really was a strong protector, and he loved Julie with an intensity and passion that took her breath away.
    “I thought I could handle it on my own,” she admitted.
    “I appreciate that, but we’re here to help and support you, and we can’t do that if you don’t tell us what’s going on. Now”—he gave her a knowing smile—“the next time something like this happens, you’re to let me or someone else know. But I have a feeling there won’t be a next time.”
    “How can you be so sure?” Julie asked from her corner of the couch.
    Daniel chuckled. “Let’s just say I wouldn’t want to be Peter’s mentor right now.”
    •   •   •
    C ole stepped out of the shower and tied a towel around his waist. Walking to the window, he peeked outside to see if Sasha’s car was parked at Daniel’s. She’d still been there when he returned from his jog. Now, it appeared as if no one was at the main house.
    He finished drying off and slipped on a clean pair of jeans and long-sleeve T-shirt. He had a phone call to make, and he’dpurposely waited until he’d finished his jog and shower before calling. Over the years he’d found that he rarely reacted out of anger, but for some reason, the thought of Peter calling Sasha made his blood boil.
    Master Greene picked up on the third ring. “Hello.”
    “William, it’s Cole Johnson.”
    “Cole, hello. What’s going on?”
    “I met with Sasha today. We started on her retraining.” There was nothing from the other end of the phone, so he continued, “The retraining that is only needed because of the actions of your mentee.”
    “I’m acutely aware of the situation.” William sounded a little put off. “I would also remind you that he was not my mentee when the incident happened.”
    “Incident. Such a neat and tidy word. Let’s call it what it really was, why don’t we? You were not Peter’s mentor the night he bound and gagged Sasha, then whipped her until she passed out.”
    “Master Johnson, is there a reason you called me?”
    “Of course. I would like to know if you have any additional plans for your mentee to call or in any other way make contact with Sasha?”
    “I’m not sure what you mean by
additional plans
.”
    “Peter called her to apologize. He said it was part of his mentorship.”
    Soft curses were the only reply Cole received, and his suspicions concerning Peter were confirmed. “I take from your response that you didn’t ask him to call Sasha.”
    “No, I didn’t ask him to call Sasha. I did say that something of the sort might be beneficial to both of them in the future. I made it very clear the timing wasn’t right just yet.”
    “When she told me he’d called, I suspected he went behind your back.” Cole felt his anger rise at the thought of Peter’s disregard concerning Sasha’s well-being. “However, I still hold you partially responsible. You should have better control over your mentee.”
    “I had no way of knowing he would go against me.”
    “Be that as it may, I will be spending the foreseeable future trying to undo the damage the phone call created. Make sure Peter is aware that if he contacts her again, he’ll be on the receiving end of
my
bullwhip. And I’m nowhere near as nice as Daniel.”
    “I’ll ensure it doesn’t come to that. I’ll handle it. There’s a way to work with fragile submissives.”
    An image of Sasha kneeling in the sitting room fighting a panic attack flashed before him. He lowered his voice. “Master Greene, have you ever been whipped to the point of unconsciousness by someone you trusted to never hurt you? And then months later, returned to the same environment, willing to give that trust to another?”
    “No, but—”
    “Then you have no idea what’s it’s like for her. But let me assure you of one