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"I didn’t like it," he said "I loved it And more than that, Eleanor I needed it"

"I understand I need it too sometimes"

"Sometimes?" he asked She heard the note of curiosity in his voice "Not always Only sometimes?"

"I always like it," she said "Always love it But I’hts"

"Are there nights you need sohts you’d rather give pain than receive it?"

And then she knehat Kingsley wanted her to do Her heart stopped Her blood went cold This was every kind of bad idea Kingsley had ever had

"Kingno," she said If she hadn’t had Kingsley’s hands on her, she would have turned around and walked right out that second "This absolutely cannot happen"

"Please," Kingsley said "He won’t have to know"

"Kingsley" Unexpectedly tears sprang into her eyes She was scared Not scared Terrified

"I want you to hurt me, Eleanor I need you to hurt me Please?"

He lifted both hands to her face and brushed the tears aith his thumbs He didn’t seem the least surprised to see thenize theainst his chest and he wrapped her in his arms