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Chapter 4: A Test to Sandhya's Chastity
As Sandhya hurriedly left the performance area, her heart still racing from the Captain's touch, she heard a servant call out to her. Her steps faltered, each footfall heavy with confusion. The ghost of his fingers lingered on her hip, sending ripples of warmth through her body that made her bite her lower lip in shame.
What was happening to her? This wasn't love—this was something baser, something that made her feel like a stranger in her own skin. She pressed her palm against her chest, trying to calm the traitorous beating of her heart.
"This isn't me," she whispered to herself, adjusting her dupatta that suddenly felt too constraining. Her body hummed with a strange electricity that both frightened and excited her.
Sandhya thought of her secret lover—the gentle village boy whose poetry had captured her heart, whose promises of forever felt pure and sacred. That was love, wasn't it? The innocent longing that filled her chest when he spoke of their future?
Yet here she was, her thighs trembling slightly, her breath shallow, all from a single touch from a man she should despise. A foreigner. An invader. A man who saw her as nothing more than another exotic flower to pluck.
"Why do I feel this way?" she questioned inwardly, pressing her cool palms against her flushed cheeks. Her body's response felt like betrayal—a mutiny against everything she believed about herself. Her soul yearned for the tender touches and whispered promises that spoke of love and commitment, yet her flesh responded to the Captain's commanding presence with an intensity that left her dizzy.
She paused in the dim corridor, leaning against the wall to steady herself. For a moment, she closed her eyes, trying to summon the image of her lover's face, but instead, she saw only the Captain's hungry gaze. The realization made her gasp aloud.
"Miss Jain, Captain Blackwood requests your presence. He wishes to speak with you privately."
Sandhya froze, clutching her dupatta tighter around her shoulders. "I... I should return to my quarters. The performance is complete."
The village headman approached, his expression stern yet pleading. "Sandhya, the British officer has been most generous. It would be impolite to refuse a simple conversation."
"But—"
"Just a brief meeting," he insisted, his eyes conveying the unspoken pressure. "We cannot afford to offend him."
Reluctantly, Sandhya followed the servant to Captain Blackwood's temporary quarters. The room was luxuriously furnished with imported items that seemed out of place in their humble village.
Captain Blackwood stood by the window, still in his formal attire, swirling amber liquid in a crystal glass. He turned as she entered, his eyes lighting up with that same hungry look that had unsettled her during the performance.
"Ah, the enchanting Miss Jain. Please, sit." He gestured to a cushioned chair.
Sandhya remained standing near the door. "The headman said you wished to speak with me, Captain. I cannot stay long."
"Just a moment of your time." His voice was smooth, cultured. "I wanted to express my... appreciation for your performance. Truly captivating."
"Thank you, sir." Sandhya kept her gaze lowered, fighting the strange flutter in her stomach whenever their eyes met.
Captain Blackwood moved closer, his tall frame towering over her. "Perhaps you could wait a while. I'd like to speak my mind freely."
Something in his tone made Sandhya look up. The door behind her had been quietly closed by the servant.
"Your dancing," he continued, circling her slowly, "has awakened something in me. Do you know how many women I've had across the Empire?"
Sandhya stiffened. "Captain, I should—"
"Princesses in Delhi, courtesans in Calcutta, noblewomen from London," he continued as if she hadn't spoken. "Each one a conquest, a trophy, a feather in my hat, so to speak."
His directness shocked her. No man in the village would dare speak to her this way.
"But you..." he reached out to touch a loose strand of her hair, "you are different. Wild, untamed yet innocent. I knew it the moment I saw you dance."
Sandhya stepped back. "This conversation is inappropriate, Captain."
"Is it?" His eyes were intense, probing. "Then why did you tremble when I touched you? I felt it, Sandhya."
Heat rushed to her cheeks as she remembered her body's betrayal. "You violated our agreement."
He laughed softly. "Agreements change when desire enters the equation."
"I have no such desire," she lied, hating how her voice wavered.
Captain Blackwood moved closer again, backing her against the wall. "Your eyes tell a different story. Your body speaks truths your lips deny."
His proximity was overwhelming—the scent of cologne, tobacco, and something distinctly male. Sandhya thought of her secret lover, the promises whispered in the darkness, but those memories seemed distant, foggy compared to the visceral presence before her.
"I can give you experiences beyond your imagination," he whispered, his breath warm against her ear. "Things your village boys could never provide."
His hand reached up to trace the outline of her face, and though everything in her mind screamed to push him away, her body remained frozen, caught between disgust and a shameful curiosity.
"I am just another conquest," she managed to say, her voice barely audible.
"Perhaps," he admitted, his fingers trailing down to her collarbone. "Or perhaps you're the one who will conquer me."
Sandhya closed her eyes, feeling her resolve weakening under his experienced touch. The warmth that had started during her performance now spread through her body like wildfire.
"Look at me," he commanded softly.
Against her better judgment, she opened her eyes, meeting his lustful gaze. In that moment, something shifted inside her—a dam breaking, releasing feelings she'd never allowed herself to acknowledge.
The Captain seemed to sense her surrender. His lips curved into a triumphant smile as he leaned closer, wrapping his arm firmly around her hip. His strong hand settled just above the curve of her firm buttocks, pulling her body against his with unexpected force.
"Captain, I—AHHGH" Sandhya's protest died in her throat, transforming into an involuntary moan that escaped her lips. The sound shocked her as much as his touch did.
Her body betrayed her again, shuddering against him as waves of unfamiliar pleasure coursed through her. The warmth of his palm seeped through her thin costume, igniting sensations she had never experienced before.
"You see?" he whispered against her ear, his breath hot on her skin. "Your body knows what it wants, even if your mind resists."
Sandhya closed her eyes, mortified by her reaction yet unable to pull away. His grip tightened, fingers pressing into the flesh of her hip, and another moan— "AHHH!", louder this time—broke from her lips.
"Such a responsive little dancer," he murmured, his accent thickening with desire. "I knew from the moment I saw you move on stage."
As Sandhya hurriedly left the performance area, her heart still racing from the Captain's touch, she heard a servant call out to her. Her steps faltered, each footfall heavy with confusion. The ghost of his fingers lingered on her hip, sending ripples of warmth through her body that made her bite her lower lip in shame.
What was happening to her? This wasn't love—this was something baser, something that made her feel like a stranger in her own skin. She pressed her palm against her chest, trying to calm the traitorous beating of her heart.
"This isn't me," she whispered to herself, adjusting her dupatta that suddenly felt too constraining. Her body hummed with a strange electricity that both frightened and excited her.
Sandhya thought of her secret lover—the gentle village boy whose poetry had captured her heart, whose promises of forever felt pure and sacred. That was love, wasn't it? The innocent longing that filled her chest when he spoke of their future?
Yet here she was, her thighs trembling slightly, her breath shallow, all from a single touch from a man she should despise. A foreigner. An invader. A man who saw her as nothing more than another exotic flower to pluck.
"Why do I feel this way?" she questioned inwardly, pressing her cool palms against her flushed cheeks. Her body's response felt like betrayal—a mutiny against everything she believed about herself. Her soul yearned for the tender touches and whispered promises that spoke of love and commitment, yet her flesh responded to the Captain's commanding presence with an intensity that left her dizzy.
She paused in the dim corridor, leaning against the wall to steady herself. For a moment, she closed her eyes, trying to summon the image of her lover's face, but instead, she saw only the Captain's hungry gaze. The realization made her gasp aloud.
"Miss Jain, Captain Blackwood requests your presence. He wishes to speak with you privately."
Sandhya froze, clutching her dupatta tighter around her shoulders. "I... I should return to my quarters. The performance is complete."
The village headman approached, his expression stern yet pleading. "Sandhya, the British officer has been most generous. It would be impolite to refuse a simple conversation."
"But—"
"Just a brief meeting," he insisted, his eyes conveying the unspoken pressure. "We cannot afford to offend him."
Reluctantly, Sandhya followed the servant to Captain Blackwood's temporary quarters. The room was luxuriously furnished with imported items that seemed out of place in their humble village.
Captain Blackwood stood by the window, still in his formal attire, swirling amber liquid in a crystal glass. He turned as she entered, his eyes lighting up with that same hungry look that had unsettled her during the performance.
"Ah, the enchanting Miss Jain. Please, sit." He gestured to a cushioned chair.
Sandhya remained standing near the door. "The headman said you wished to speak with me, Captain. I cannot stay long."
"Just a moment of your time." His voice was smooth, cultured. "I wanted to express my... appreciation for your performance. Truly captivating."
"Thank you, sir." Sandhya kept her gaze lowered, fighting the strange flutter in her stomach whenever their eyes met.
Captain Blackwood moved closer, his tall frame towering over her. "Perhaps you could wait a while. I'd like to speak my mind freely."
Something in his tone made Sandhya look up. The door behind her had been quietly closed by the servant.
"Your dancing," he continued, circling her slowly, "has awakened something in me. Do you know how many women I've had across the Empire?"
Sandhya stiffened. "Captain, I should—"
"Princesses in Delhi, courtesans in Calcutta, noblewomen from London," he continued as if she hadn't spoken. "Each one a conquest, a trophy, a feather in my hat, so to speak."
His directness shocked her. No man in the village would dare speak to her this way.
"But you..." he reached out to touch a loose strand of her hair, "you are different. Wild, untamed yet innocent. I knew it the moment I saw you dance."
Sandhya stepped back. "This conversation is inappropriate, Captain."
"Is it?" His eyes were intense, probing. "Then why did you tremble when I touched you? I felt it, Sandhya."
Heat rushed to her cheeks as she remembered her body's betrayal. "You violated our agreement."
He laughed softly. "Agreements change when desire enters the equation."
"I have no such desire," she lied, hating how her voice wavered.
Captain Blackwood moved closer again, backing her against the wall. "Your eyes tell a different story. Your body speaks truths your lips deny."
His proximity was overwhelming—the scent of cologne, tobacco, and something distinctly male. Sandhya thought of her secret lover, the promises whispered in the darkness, but those memories seemed distant, foggy compared to the visceral presence before her.
"I can give you experiences beyond your imagination," he whispered, his breath warm against her ear. "Things your village boys could never provide."
His hand reached up to trace the outline of her face, and though everything in her mind screamed to push him away, her body remained frozen, caught between disgust and a shameful curiosity.
"I am just another conquest," she managed to say, her voice barely audible.
"Perhaps," he admitted, his fingers trailing down to her collarbone. "Or perhaps you're the one who will conquer me."
Sandhya closed her eyes, feeling her resolve weakening under his experienced touch. The warmth that had started during her performance now spread through her body like wildfire.
"Look at me," he commanded softly.
Against her better judgment, she opened her eyes, meeting his lustful gaze. In that moment, something shifted inside her—a dam breaking, releasing feelings she'd never allowed herself to acknowledge.
The Captain seemed to sense her surrender. His lips curved into a triumphant smile as he leaned closer, wrapping his arm firmly around her hip. His strong hand settled just above the curve of her firm buttocks, pulling her body against his with unexpected force.
"Captain, I—AHHGH" Sandhya's protest died in her throat, transforming into an involuntary moan that escaped her lips. The sound shocked her as much as his touch did.
Her body betrayed her again, shuddering against him as waves of unfamiliar pleasure coursed through her. The warmth of his palm seeped through her thin costume, igniting sensations she had never experienced before.
"You see?" he whispered against her ear, his breath hot on her skin. "Your body knows what it wants, even if your mind resists."
Sandhya closed her eyes, mortified by her reaction yet unable to pull away. His grip tightened, fingers pressing into the flesh of her hip, and another moan— "AHHH!", louder this time—broke from her lips.
"Such a responsive little dancer," he murmured, his accent thickening with desire. "I knew from the moment I saw you move on stage."
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