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The pain in her voice told hiuilt only fed her inadequacies She would dart, even naked, into the cold Yes, to save herself But everything about her expression said she actually believed she’d be saving hi her put the control in her hands Time to wrench it away

"Stop! Present yourself, sub"

Her body froze Lia with her need to sub his command sink in Then, with a sob, she fell to her knees on the tile and assumed the pose Her shoulders still shook, and her breath still shuddered He waited as she co He saw the moment she chose to heed the submissive within Her breath evened out Her body relaxed Her mind see hi

He stepped from the tub and squatted beside her as steam rose upward froiveinside you, Raine Easy or hard, that’s up to you But you will learn" Rising, he extended a hand and helped her up "Coet a chill Let’s dry you off Then I intend to feed you"

Raine tre from the cold tile But it was the power of his whip-like coh her brain that od He’d found one of her weaknesses and he was too smart not to know it With that voice, somehow sharp and velvety at once, he’d revealed hi her lip, Raine risked a peek up at hiht her here not just to rescue her and let her heal, but to unravel her utterly Here on his turf, in his bed, under his control, she’d have no place to hide And no Hammer to interfere

Anxiety bloomed in her stoive it to her or cover her with it? Of course not He gently dried her, then wrapped it around his waist before leading her, stark naked, to the bed There was a e in that, and she couldn’t fail to understand

She eyed the food spread out on the nearby dresser Not that she was hungry, but eating would buy her tiine that what came after thethe bed, Raine Get coht be there a while," Liam said with an arch in his brow

She watched as he moved to the thermostat in the room He stared at it, nodded, then turned back toward her, clearly ready to unleash whatever he had planned Sountil after theto the dresser, Lia from one of the drawers and set it aside, out her line of vision, before selecting food for them both Then he returned to the bed and sat in front of her "Hands behind your back"

Why? She wanted to ask the question, but kne BDSM worked He commanded; she obeyed without question That didn’therself that Liah he ry, Raine sloound her hands behind her

"That’s not bad A little faster would be nice Try hard not to think so ic Do you understand?"

She watched hi with nerves, then she nodded

"Answeron a bob of your head"

Raine had a hard ti the word out, as if it irant, but she knew that he’d likely make her spend all day on her knees until she complied "Yes"

"Yes, what? What do you call me?"

"Yes, Sir"

"Better Now open your mouth Let’s feed you a bit"

"I’ry"

He crossed his arry You skipped breakfast, and you won’t be skipping lunch I told you to open your mouth"

Raine eyed the little platter in his hands, then watched as he picked up a piece of buttered bread and brought it toward her mouth She leaned away and turned her head "I can feedthat for years But I’ll be feeding you today No arguo, but…daue, he merely shoved the bread inside

"Cheallow"

Reflexively, she did, then he folloith a sip of red wine A chunk of pineapple after that, then a bite of succulent roast beef Wordlessly, she allowed hi as he watched, the flavors ue while she consu food from his hand She didn’t hate it

Until he came toward her with a dill pickle spear Then she backed up quickly, al to her feet to avoid hiic to them?"

She scrunched up her face "No, but they’re disgusting They reek like feryy"

She gave hirin back "Well, they do"

"So it’s safe to say you’d like to be avoiding them, then?"

"Absolutely!"

"Keep that in o on And last…" He popped a piece of chocolate into her mouth

What wasn’t to like about chocolate? But this chocolate? Positively divine Soels and sent down from heaven The best she’d ever had in her life As it ue, she moaned

"Like that, do you?"

"This qualifies as love Oh ain, and was probably laughing a bit at her expense, but she didn’t care That chocolate orth whatever bit of fun he poked at her She’d allass for more

"Well, then, you should also keep that in mind as we move on"

Raine wasn’t quite sure what he meant by that statement, but if there was more chocolate involved, she could deal "Yes, Sir"

"Excellent Now close your eyes"

The command made her frown He wanted to feed her when she couldn’t see? "Wait Is this one of those ‘trust’ exercises? Wouldn’t it be better if I let you stand behind me while I tipped back and waited to see if you’ll catch me?"

"Another day,is Close your eyes"

His voice had dropped another octave A fresh swared in her sto able to see made her feel wretchedly exposed

"If you don’t hurry, I’ll be taking everything back to the kitchen except the pickles"

Raine slammed her eyes shut

"About time Keep them shut and hold still"

She heard the bed squeak just a bit, then felt the rush of cool air on her are her skin Then so cool and silky fluttered in front of her face before he settled it over her eyes and knotted it at the back of her head A blindfold Oh, hell

It scared her a little But she was also able to focus on the sounds of hisof her skin Anticipation Everything he did to and for her felt almost like a seduction

His footsteps trailed away from her, then a drawer opened, closed He returned, and Raine felt his grip settle around her wrists A ly Leather? A gentle tug proved the cuffs were attached

"Restraints? What the… I said I wouldn’t try to feed myself"

"I heard you Think of these asall bound"

He was a Dom Of course he’d think so Besides… "You pervs just like it because it makes a sub’s boobs stick out"