dy. The room was suffocatingly opulent, filled
the doors behind him with a soft click. The thic
He dropped to his knees. He raised his arms, presenting his bloodied, r
cursed the original owner to hell and back. What
her massive mahogany desk. She opened a
p. She spent the last of her newly acqui
d leather riding crop she had found in the drawer. Hidden in te wooden handle of the crop to tilt his chi
tone dripping with malice. "Water won't wash awa
r left hand down. She aimed the concealed nozzle
t sprayed over h
shot up Kevan's arms. He convulsed, a sharp gasp tearing from his throat
e had sprayed
ning vanished. It was replaced b
literally knitting themselves back together. The ble
at Ella, his mind completely unable to process what ha
ink. She kicked him hard in the
roperly. Get out of my sight. And tell that stupi
nds to his chest, giving her one last, deeply
rs slammed open. Daulton wa
er of the room, his fists clenched at his sides, glaring at Ella wi
rs standing straight up on his
ing the riding crop against her pal
he thought of Cordaro, still recovering in th
d dropped into a crouch, lacing his fingers behi
canister of Healing Spray at the crisscrossing
spra
the initial sting hit him, his
nd the base, Daulton violently shuddered, a pathetic whine trapped in his throat. The raw, terrified reaction triggered a sudden, overwhelming flashback to a highly stressed rescue dog she had once treated. He
Daulton's brain li
re that his body completely betrayed him. His eyes rolled back
ound hit the air
ing a submissive, happy noise for his abuser shattered his pride. He spun around,
herself from laughing. She instantly cont
he crop right
hoing in the study. "Making a filthy noise like th
burning, toxic humiliation. He looked lik
mosity Poi
led, throwing a hea
tore the doors off t
ong, exhausted breath. She rubbed her aching facia
r eyes, a heavy knock
om the Saintess Kendra Klein is here. She invites you and yo
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