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He laid his hand in the center of her chest She couldn’t believe she stood naked in front of this man, this priest Even in the black jeans and black T-shirt he still seemed like a priest to her He had a holiness about him, a sacred quality Nocould change the way she saw him His sanctity was immutable as truth or beauty

"Tell me how to earn it, and I will"

"Ten minutes"

"Ten minutes?" she repeated "Of what?"

Søren stepped away, squatted down to the black bag and unzipped it

"You have yourequipment with you?" she asked

"I’m a man I always have my equipment with me"

She blushed

"You knohat I mean"

"I didn’t pack any ‘equip here This is sosley has flawless taste"

"In what?"

"Floggers Canes Singletails Massive toy collection"

Søren stood up and she saw floggers in his hands, several of theers? Do those hurt?"

"Verythem out on the bed "My niece is in this house so try not to scream please"

"I’ll try But" She looked at hiain You’re playing with htly bit her shoulder "Mind-play first Then body"

He brushed her hair off her back and swept it over her shoulder When he laid a hand on her back at the base of her neck, Grace inhaled and closed her eyes So strange to have another man’s hands on her body Ian had barely touched her those three awful nights they spent together It was nothing but tab A into slot B That had been actual sex and it had felt less intimate than Søren’s hand on such a vulnerable part of her

"I’ to tie you up, not yet, anyway Cross your arainst the bedpost Rest your forehead on your aret to breathe"

She did as instructed and took co will not injure you" He lightly stroked her back froht break the skin a little The pain is sharp and flat at the saletail, which is sharp and pointed Nothing I do to you tonight will debilitate you or leave you scarred But it will hurt and it will hurt very much Do you understand that, Grace?"

"Yes"

"I’ll start when you tell me you’re ready"

"I’m ready," she breathed, a tremor in her voice

"Good We won’t bother with safe words Eleanor and I have the sex and we often play hard She likes to say ‘no’ and ‘stop’ for the pleasure of having nore her protests Only when she says her safe word, do I actually stop For you, if you say ‘stop’ or ‘no’ I will honor your wishes"