The Harem- The Burning Beauty

Chapter Five-Guest Of Honor

Guest Of Honor

"A feast of you would suffice this starved man.

To spread you upon my table and devour you with tongue, lips and hands.

To lick these fingers clean as I would your moistened lips

as you urge me for seconds with the thrust of your hips."

-London

The night was simply taking her breath away. Everything she saw, everything smelled and wanted to taste was so magnified. Cassandra’s blood was singing through her veins with excitement at them. Perhaps not her blood but Hana’s. She refused to remember that even though the memory was fresh in her mind. She ignored it like a rich snotty man would a vagrant on the streets.

Habashi had finally introduce himself properly and explain to her what was about to happen. After she would take her bath and be completely groomed and dressed, she would have to attend the master’s annual ball. Apparently every year about this time when the moon was ripe and full in the sky, Julius would hold The Midnight Ball for his ‘special friends’ and what have you just for a source of entertainment. He’d been holding it over a century now and tonight would be the mark that made it thus.

There was much reason for her to be nervous. She was new to this place, against her will with people who would run her down and drag her back as soon as she found the door. But that wasn’t really it that made her nervous. Habashi had warned her thoroughly that if she did anything against his master’s desires; it would be his head to pay for it. The Master’s women were to always be subject to his will. They are considered his priceless gems that he would stop at nothing to please; so that meant whatever wrong they commit the servant that was responsible for seeing to them would pay for. Habashi would be the one. For a reason that was lost to her, Cassandra would hate to see this man hurt. She would hate it even more if she was the cost of it, but tonight could be her chance to try. She could try, she could...but her conscience would be the death of her if she did.

“Now you are a very special case Cassandra.” Habashi spoke as he paced around the large pool of water she bathed in. There were two other maidens in the water with her and they were helping her to wash and scrub everything on her body. It was a bit of invasion and Cassandra couldn’t help shying whenever she caught Habashi’s eyes on her. He’d explain that she had absolutely no worries with her modesty when it came to him. There was nothing that he could do to her.

As soap that smelled heavy of lavender was rinsed from her hair, she wiped it away and asked Habashi what he meant.

“Well none like the other women Cassandra, you have been added to Master Julius’ harem so close to the Ball. Which means you are not trained to know what your duties are to be on these special nights. So you will have the joy of sitting beside me for the entire evening to watch and observe closely how you are to act when in the presence of our master’s acquaintances.” Cassandra deflated at his explanation. She knew now that there was no hope for escaping; Habashi would have her locked at his side the whole night.

“Can’t I just stay in my chambers and not participate at all?” She asked hopefully and knew she was fighting a losing battle. Habashi chuckled and his eyes glinted with the gesture. He was indeed a beauty of a man, though she was sure he’d heard it many times before.

“Cassandra we both know the answer to that question. Now, it is time to get dress.” With that three other women came into the bath room and held out fine garments in their arms. The last was Hana and she held a basket in her grasp. Cassandra dropped her gaze immediately and tried to cool the burning in her cheeks. Hana was one of the last people she ever wanted to face again. She heard Habashi chuckling from somewhere in the room but she refused to look up. The two whom had helped her to bathe got out of the water while the others helped her out. She turned as they dried her skin and pulled her hair up from her body to squeeze dry. Cassandra truly felt cleaner than she ever had before and she couldn’t help wondering why that sounded awful to her.