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  HER WEB MASTER

  Normandie Alleman

  Copyright © 2015 Normandie Alleman

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  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents depicted here are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, business establishments, organizations, events, or locales is purely coincidental.

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  TABLE OF CONTENTS

  PROLOGUE

  CHAPTER ONE

  CHAPTER TWO

  CHAPTER THREE

  CHAPTER FOUR

  CHAPTER FIVE

  CHAPTER SIX

  CHAPTER SEVEN

  CHAPTER EIGHT

  CHAPTER NINE

  CHAPTER TEN

  CHAPTER ELEVEN

  CHAPTER TWELVE

  CHAPTER THIRTEEN

  CHAPTER FOURTEEN

  CHAPTER FIFTEEN

  CHAPTER SIXTEEN

  CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

  CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

  CHAPTER NINETEEN

  CHAPTER TWENTY

  CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

  CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

  CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

  CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

  CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

  CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

  CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

  CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

  CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

  CHAPTER THIRTY

  CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

  CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

  CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE

  CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

  CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE

  ALSO BY NORMANDIE ALLEMAN

  ABOUT NORMANDIE ALLEMAN

  PROLOGUE

  I stared at the ice cubes in my glass, all that was left of my first drink. I was only allowed two, so I relished the sensation as bourbon sank deliciously into my bloodstream, numbing me ever so slightly. I tried to wait patiently for the next cocktail to arrive, but patience had never been my strong suit. As an only child, spoiled rotten by parents who’d all but given up on having children when I came along, I wasn’t accustomed to waiting. But today of all days, I needed that next drink to calm my frayed nerves.

  The restaurant at the Omni Hotel wasn’t crowded, about what one expected late on a Thursday afternoon. The elegant décor looked to be the result of a recent remodel, and I wondered who had done it. My mother would want to know the name of the designer. She served as the director of Fort Worth’s Junior Cotillion, as well as on a number of museum boards, and she’d taught me to stay abreast of all things related to the arts, but right now the hotel’s new look only helped distract me from an imminent meeting with the most important man in my life.

  I was excited yet anxious, because this would be my first meeting with my lover.

  Our first meeting face-to-face.

  He’d left strict instructions for me to sit at the table he reserved for us. He requested I sit with my back to the entrance. This tricky move on his part allowed no way for me to see him as he entered. If his intention was to control and torture me, it was working. A loose strand of hair tickled my cheek, so I tucked it behind my ear. My hair wasn’t choosing this inopportune moment to misbehave. It always misbehaved.

  I watched for the waiter, again wanting that drink, but as much as I hated being outside my comfort zone, I loved the naughty, decadent feeling I got from doing something simply because my Master told me to. When I submitted to his demands, I stepped outside my safe little world, the one where my ex-husband ignored me for years, where all my friends had children, where I felt inconsequential. With him I wasn’t invisible. He relied on me.

  Sure it was for things of a sexual nature, but to me, that was something, and I felt fulfilled for the first time in ages.

  A few months ago, when I’d been supremely pissed at my cheating husband, I went online. I admit it, I’d been looking for trouble, which was mind-numbingly easy to find. I hadn’t intended to find a darker side of myself with needs that could never have been met by my philandering husband. I’d never meant to find someone. I’d merely been looking, searching—for what, I wasn’t sure.

  What I did find was a whole new world of dominance and submission, self-inflicted pain as well as pleasure, and sexual satisfaction with a stranger. A man who reached out and touched me in corners of my soul I hadn’t known existed. We spoke every day, I performed sex acts upon myself at his command, and sent him reports on the intimate and sometimes humiliating tasks he gave me.

  I was his submissive, and he was my Master, and every aspect of our relationship took place over the internet. I addressed him as “Sir,” but in our chats he went by the moniker, “MC.” We communicated via Skype, email, chats, and the occasional phone call, never seeing one another. That is, until today.

  I had insisted we not use cameras, even though he implored me to do webcam “sessions.” My privacy was of the utmost importance to me, so I always refused. I’m a kindergarten teacher at one of Fort Worth’s finest preparatory schools, and I couldn’t take the risk of being videotaped during our play sessions. So the only notion I have of what my Master looks like is a product of my imagination.

  But today he flew to Houston to meet me in person. To have a real “play date.” In the flesh. A chill ran across my skin, leaving a trail of goosebumps in its wake.

  The waiter set my second bourbon in front of me. Always cognizant of my manners, I thanked him with a smile. I had been born into one of the wealthiest families in Texas and I’d been given every advantage. I attended the right boarding schools, wore the right clothes, and behaved as any proper debutante should. And what had that gotten me?

  An unfulfilling marriage to an unfaithful jackass and a lifetime of trying to meet other people’s expectations rather than my own. I sipped my drink then smiled. But not today. Today I was doing what I wanted for a change.

  I would finally meet the man who dominated me for the past few months. My stomach roiled with anticipation. What would he look like? Would it matter? Of course whatever he looked like, he wouldn’t be the “Master” I’d daydreamed about.

  Things never worked that way. It would be like conjuring an image for the hero in a book. When a movie is made, the actor never matches the character in your head. It was always a disappointment.

  I’d tried to prepare myself for that from the beginning. I never pictured MC to be a handsome movie star. Instead, I envisioned him as rather average, with salt-and-pepper hair and kind features. For some reason I pictured him wearing glasses, and possibly a beard.

  In any case, it wasn’t his physical appearance that was captivating. MC awakened a primal response in me. He exposed my mind to a world in which I could be open about my sexual desires. A world where the wanton girl inside me was encouraged to come out and play, rather than squelched and pushed into a back closet where she had always lived. He controlled my sexuality, sensing my deepest, darkest needs. And it didn’t hurt that he made me feel cared for and cherished at a time when I
desperately needed that. I wanted to please him.

  Draining my second drink, I considered a third. I sighed deeply at the thought of the swats that MC would rain down on me for breaking his two-drink maximum. It made me wriggle in my chair, and the excitement between my legs spread down into my toes. My phone showed it was 5:12, and my tummy tightened. Any minute now… He told me he would be here at 5:15. The wait had been both excruciating and delicious at the same time—a perfect reflection of our relationship, a testimony to both pain and pleasure.

  “Close your eyes, my pet.” The familiar voice came from behind my chair. It was a sound I’d come to crave, and hearing it sent shivers of anticipation dancing down my spine. Suddenly, I wanted to freeze that moment in time, to stop while things were still beautiful between us, before reality could mar the fantasy.

  A hand circled my nape. His touch was like an electric current, setting my skin aflame. I leaned back against his fingers, shamelessly aching for more, though I knew I should maintain my composure because we were in a public place. But it was all I could do not to moan out loud.

  He wrapped my long hair over his wrist and gripped it firmly. “I see you were looking at your phone. Did you think I’d be late?”

  “N-n-n-no.”

  “Good. I’m going to sit beside you, to your left, but you will keep your eyes closed until I tell you to open them. Understood?”

  “Yes.”

  “What did you say?” He pulled my hair tight, and I immediately wondered if anyone in the restaurant noticed.

  “Yes, sir.” My heart thumped hard in my chest.

  “That’s better.”

  He let go of my hair, and I yearned for him to touch me again. I kept my eyes closed, though I knew I must look an odd spectacle.

  “Was that your second drink?”

  I nodded.

  “I expect you to answer me properly.”

  I squirmed in my seat. “Yes, sir.”

  “Would you like another one?”

  “Yes, but you said I could only have two.”

  “Do you plan to be a good girl today?”

  “Yes, sir.”

  “Since you followed my directions so well and this is something of a special occasion, you may have another one. What would you like?”

  “I’ll have a bourbon and water, please, sir.”

  “That’s a mighty strong drink for a young lady.”

  I wasn’t that young, but I appreciated the chivalrous thought. “My grandmother taught me that if you drink bourbon and water it won’t sneak up on you the way sweeter drinks will. That way a lady can always take care of herself.”

  “Smart woman, your grandmother.”

  I listened as he ordered more drinks, my eyes closed the whole time, feeling ridiculous. Then I gave up and lowered my head, pretending to look at the ground. I’d spent my entire life being worried about what people thought of me. It was exhausting, trying to be perfect all the time.

  Part of me was dying to cheat, to open my eyes to see what this dynamic man actually looked like, while the other part was enjoying the game and wished it could go on forever. Because once I saw his face, nothing between us would ever be the same. The fantasy would disappear, replaced by a yet-to-be-known reality, with only a few of the fragments of our mutual projection remaining.

  “Give me your hand under the table.”

  I obeyed, and the sharp tongs of a dinner fork stroked my fingers, my palm, then they traveled up my wrist, up my forearm to the inside of my elbow.

  I exhaled.

  “Do you like that?”

  “Yes, sir.”

  “What does that remind you of?”

  “Other things you like to do with forks.”

  “Where do you want to use those forks?”

  “My breasts,” I said, hearing the catch in my breath. Then I heard the clink of glasses indicating that the waiter had arrived with a tray of drinks.

  MC leaned in close, and I caught a hint of his warmth, his woodsy scent. He was more intoxicating than the liquor. He snaked an arm around me and growled, “Don’t you dare open your eyes.”

  I felt faint with lust and I grasped the sides of my chair to hold myself steady, grateful I was already seated.

  “Here are your drinks,” the waiter said cheerily.

  “Wonderful! We’re just playing a little game here. Aren’t we, dear?” MC said evenly.

  “Yes, sir.”

  “Very good, sir.” I heard the waiter scurry away.

  Something cold and wet touched my lips. A glass?

  “Take a sip.” His voice soothed me. Hearing it so close made me want to reach out and touch him so badly, but I didn’t dare. Not without permission.

  Taking a drink, I savored the velvety texture of the alcohol as it slid down my throat.

  “You are being such a good girl tonight, Sophie. I think you just might earn those forks after all.” Under the table he caressed my thigh with his palm. “I see you’re wearing a skirt like I asked. Stick your fingers down there into your pussy, two of them. I want to see how wet you are.”

  “Right now? Here?” I felt a blush creep into my cheeks.

  “Of course. No one here is looking at you. No one but me knows what a hungry little slut you are. But I want you to show me. Show me how wet you are for me right now. I want to see it on your fingers.”

  I bit my lip but nodded my assent.

  The fact that I wasn’t supposed to open my eyes made the task all the more terrifying. I had no idea whether people were looking at me or not. Would he tell me the truth about that? The situation forced me to throw caution to the wind and trust him. I prayed that no one was paying any attention. Thank goodness a tablecloth sheltered me.

  I slid my right hand under the tablecloth, hiked my skirt up between my legs, and pushed my panties to the side. Plunging my index and middle finger into my wetness, I swirled them around, retrieving the honeyed evidence of my arousal for his inspection.

  With my hand still under the table I asked, “Now what?”

  “Now I want you to taste your juices.”

  I gasped. “You can’t be serious. I can’t do that here.”

  “Oh yes, you will do it here.”

  I whimpered. My pussy was on fire with desire, and I wanted him more than I had ever wanted anyone or anything in my whole life.

  I lifted my moistened fingers to my parted lips and tasted myself.

  “Good girl,” he said, and I heard the familiar hoarseness that I knew meant he was aroused. I swallowed hard, waiting for further instructions.

  In that gravelly, commanding voice I’d grown to adore, he said, “Now my dear, I want you to open your eyes.”

  CHAPTER ONE

  Four Months Earlier

  I awakened to the smell of a woman’s perfume that wasn’t mine. As Spencer flopped into bed next to me, the scent wafted over me in a cloud. I pretended to be asleep for the ninety seconds it took my husband to start snoring. It galled me how he casually came to bed stinking of another woman and didn’t lose a minute of sleep over it. Instead I was the one who lay awake, tossing and turning, trying to find an answer to the quandary that was my miserable marriage.

  A few years ago I would have woken him up, screamed at him, cried, and told him he was a horrible person.

  The old me used to do that.

  The problem was—it never worked. Spencer kept cheating, and I felt stupid.

  Finally, I decided that begging for something that wasn’t going to happen was beneath me, so I built a life around Spencer, not with him.

  And I lived with it. Yes, it sucked. And yes, I was ashamed.

  For years I pushed Spencer’s infidelity to the far recesses of my brain. I convinced myself sex was simply unimportant to me. My vagina and I… We closed up shop.

  Sex simply became the part of my marriage I rated a two on a scale of one to ten. Okay, maybe a one. But Spencer was an eight or a nine in most of the other departments. That was good enough, wasn’t
it?

  But on this particular night, when he lay down and subjected me to a cloud of another woman’s perfume, it triggered something new in me. Something deep and dark and angry. My husband is fucking someone else, and I’m wicked pissed!

  Despite the rage that swelled inside me, Spencer snored on.

  I got out of bed and padded on bare feet across the hardwood to the living room. My puppy, Felix, hopped out of his dog bed in the corner of my bedroom and followed me.

  The only light in the room came from moonlight sneaking in through the skylights. Sinking down into the plush sofa, I tucked my legs up to my chest and wrapped my arms around them, contorting myself into a ball.

  Even though I knew what I wanted to do, I sat for a moment, indecisive. I knew I shouldn’t, but where exactly had being well-behaved gotten me? Stuck in a loveless, childless, hopeless marriage. Now work—that was good. But that was because I threw myself into teaching to distract me from my crappy personal life.

  Defiantly, I hopped off the couch and made my way to the hallway where my laptop sat in its crocodile-patterned tote bag. I dragged it out and booted it up. Then I went to the kitchen to make myself a cup of tea and let Felix out. No need to worry about the teakettle waking Spencer. He would sleep like a log for the rest of the night. He always did, which was so irritating. Why did I have to be the one with insomnia?

  Since I was awake, I would go online, look around, see what was out there. Lots of people found companionship online, even love. What would be the harm in just looking at the dating sites out there? Everybody did it. In fact, just the other day I heard that forty percent of people who had online dating profiles were already married.

  I heard my mother’s voice in my ear. “Yes, dear, and if everyone jumped off a bridge would you do it too?” I shoved Bunny Davenport’s meddling out of my mind and sipped my cup of Sleepytime Tea. I sat back down with my laptop and surfed a few dating websites.

  I was only doing it for fun. Of course I would never act on any of my searches. I was just doing “research,” finding out who was out there. Perhaps it would become a harmless thing I did on weeknights when my husband was “working late” with one of his leggy twenty-year-old paralegals.