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"I’m scared, sir," she finally admitted

"Do we need to stop?"

She shook her head "Not of this Of what ets out what he is? What if they learn about The 8th Circle?" Nora didn’t even want to think about how bad it could get if the press found out about theround co tenacity But not even he could stop the sharks once the blood was in the water A Catholic priest and an erotica writer who’d belonged to hie boy who’d attempted suicide over his sexual orientation and who had lost his virginity to Nora during a ritualized S&M scene…and The 8th Circle, where everyone frohter were key-carrying members If the world found out about her and Søren, there would be no end to the digging The 8th Circle, named for the level of Dante’s Inferno where dwelled those who abused their poould becoht they had found the one safe place where they could be themselves

"Eleanor, what did I promise you the last time we did this?"

Nora inhaled and bit her bottom lip

"You promised you would keepbad will happen to you or Michael"

The fifth cut was short and sharp and fell along the edge of her collarbone

Søren set the knife aside and spread her legs He kissed her inner thigh; the kiss her until he touched her clitoris with his lips and opened her with his tongue Blood-play made Søren even more amorous than usual As blood welled up and dried on her skin, Nora felt her cli hard and deep within her Søren knew her body like no lover ever had or ever would

"Permission to come?" she asked and knew Søren wouldn’t deny her, not tonight The orgasm, like the hot bath, had a utilitarian purpose Theher system, the more pain she could take

"Coer into her and pushed into the front wall of her vagina As Nora’s orgasain and h She flinched but only a little The pleasure and pain danced together without touching

Nora panted as Søren brushed her hair off her forehead

"Can you take more?" he asked

She wanted to say no and end it The pain was almost too much even for her But the intensity of it was heady, intoxicating The intireater than even sex Only with Søren would she ever submit to this act Søren did not demand sexual fidelity from her She continued to see Sheridan, the favorite of all her old clients, and Søren still shared her with Kingsley on occasion But when it came to pain, only he was allowed to hurt her

"Yes, sir"