Back At Their Side (completed)

Part Seventeen - Naughty Girls get Punished

POV Tara
By the time my door unlocked bringing Matt with a breakfast tray I was bored and antsy, I had showered, tried to read, even done some yoga to try to make me feel settled but it hadn't helped.
Matt set the tray in the table and looked at me "where is your collar Tara?"
Damn, I had forgotten to put it back on after my shower "umm in the bathroom, I took it off to shower and forgot, I'll just get it" I mumbled inching towards the bathroom.
"Stop" Matt commanded - I froze
He walked around my frozen figure, I kept my head down, nervously hoping he would forgive the error.
"Where should your collar be?" He asked softly.
"Around my neck" i reply quietly.
"Who gave you permission to take it off" he continued still circling.
"No one, but I just wanted to shower, I just forgot Matt please" I begged.
"Kneel" he commanded.
I fought my body's response to his words "no, please I didn't mean to leave it off"
"Are you disobeying me Tara?" He whispered standing behind me.
I shivered my body tuned to his movements "no sir"
"Kneel" he commanded again
I knelt, head bowed and waiting, I could hear him moving behind me and heard him open the bathroom door before coming back.
"Lift your hair" he instructed, his softness gone, my master now fully in place.
I lifted my hair and waited.
"Phil's mark is still there but mine is fading, tilt your head"
"Yes sir" I tilted my head to the side, keeping my hair lifted as I waited, shivering as his lips touched my neck and he sucked, I had to focus on keeping my body upright as the feelings swept through me, he didn't touch any other part of me just increased the suction almost painfully before releasing me. I could feel his eyes looking at me assessing what he had done, then the touch of my collar coming round my throat covering the sensitive skin.
I swallowed nervously waiting for my next instruction.
"Rise Tara, you will eat all your breakfast, I will be back in an hour"
I moved shakily towards the table as he left the room, not sure how I would manage to eat after that.
POV Philip
I watched through the cameras as Matt marked and collared Tara, recognising from her actions this morning that she was looking for a fight she just didn't realise what she needed.  I smiled looking up as Matt joined me in the dining room.
"she's got a bee in her bonnet this morning, what are we working on today" he said helping himself to a generous breakfast.
"Restraints, I was going to leave them till later in her training but I think she needs this today" I reply.
"You sure, this will be a hard trigger for her"
"I think she is in the right frame of mind to fight the fear today, but we need to wait till lunchtime to start, she's expecting you in an hour the waiting will heighten her senses"
Matt nods "Alright, so that will give us a chance to talk to Joe again and to make some plans, the press release will be out today and that will cause a stir, we need to monitor the news and see what is said online, I'll check in with Nick and Ian."
"I'll get Joes team to monitor Caroline and another team on Brian, I want to know where they are at all times now the news is out" I decide.
We move back to the study to get to work and Joe joins us, he instructs his team to monitor Caroline and recommends a team in the states to monitor Brian, we agree and he works on getting them in place.
Matt links the cloned hard drive up and starts going through Brian's files, I can feel his temper growing as he reads more "you need a break" I ask him.
"No" he grunts back and we look at each other.
Joes phone breaks the silence "Marc.....okay....just follow and observe...switch out with John....yes....keep me informed"
We look at him.
"Caroline is at your offices, according to Marc, she left Brian's apartment looking angry, she made a phone call before getting in a cab and going to your building, Marc is switching out with another so they can get closer, reception is currently holding her at the desk and she hasn't been cleared to go up"
I grab my phone and call Ian
"your grace?" He answers relief in his voice "I was just about to call you, Lady Caroline is here demanding to know your whereabouts"
"I know and on no account can she know where we are, instruct security to let her up to you and give her the Bahrain information, leave this phone line open on your desk, I want to hear what she says"
"Yes sir"
I wait as Ian authorises her access and it's not long before I hear my sister enter the room.
"Where is he" she asks loudly.
"Good morning Lady Caroline" Ian politely welcomes her.
"I asked you a question, where is my brother" she snaps.
"My apologies Lady Caroline, his grace and Lord Sutton are in Bahrain till the end of next week"
"Where in Bahrain"
"I'm sorry Lady Caroline, I don't have that information, I was only instructed to clear their diaries and take messages, would you like to leave a message" he prompts.
"No I bloody well don't want to leave a message, I want to know who issued that ridiculous press statement about a wedding" she screeches.
"I issued that statement as instructed by his grace" Ian tells her.
"It's a lie" she screams at him, "I would know if my brother married that whore"
"Lady Caroline, please calm down, we have followed his grace's instructions and will continue to do so, if that is all I must ask you to leave, you are disturbing the staff" Ian's voice had risen slightly.
"How dare you tell me what to do" she snapped
"Is there a problem here?" We heard Nicks voice in the background.
"Is Matt with my brother" Caroline asked
"Yes Lady Caroline, Lord Sutton is with his grace in Bahrain"
"They're with that whore, how dare she..." Caroline ranted.
I heard a buzzer in the background "security please escort Lady Caroline out" Ian instructed.
We could her Caroline shouting obscenities as she was escorted out before Ian's voice returned "did you hear all that your grace?"
"Yes Ian thank you, I want a bar on either Caroline or Brian having access to any of my properties, can you get that arranged, also any other interest in the press release"
"Yes sir, the press release is out, the press office has been fielding calls all morning, we are just repeating your request for privacy at this time"
"Thank you Ian"
POV Matt
Having listened to the conversation I turned to Joe, "keep a team on Caroline until further notice, also make sure Brian is covered, her reaction is too extreme and I'll bet that Brian will be back in the country within the next twenty four hours"
"Yes sir, can I also suggest we up security here, I took at look around this morning and it's very open, I have a back up team that I can bring down"
"Do it" I agreed and Phil nodded.
I looked at the monitor on the desk showing Tara pacing in the playroom, her safety was vital to us.
"Keep us updated on any changes, there is an vacant office in the estate managers rooms just off the kitchen, set up there and let Tim know what you'll need for your team.
"Yes sir" Joe said leaving the room.
I continued to watch Tara, Philip was right she was wound up tight today, she had finished her breakfast and we were well past the hour I told her I would return, hence her pacing, every now and then she would look towards the door as if she heard something but then she would fidget and start again, her fingers would raise to her collar and she would give it a little tug but she dared not remove it or loosen it, I knew I had done it up a little tighter this morning as a warning and to keep the pressure on my mark.
I watched as she threw herself on the bed and reached for her kindle trying to distract herself but 10 minutes later she threw it aside, not having flipped a single page.
I turned the volume up as she started muttering to herself, smiling as she called us names and berated us for leaving her waiting, then frowning as she called herself stupid for letting us tell her what to do.
"I think it's time for her lesson" Philip said looking up from his phone where he had been watching the same scene.
I smiled my darker desires roaring to life "let's go"