“You’re talking, but I’m not sure I understand what you’re trying to tell me,” James Said
“Have you ever been with subs who top from the bottom? And I don’t mean purposefully manipulative.” Mikael stressed that point.
James was slightly surprised by the question, but nodded. “I have. Though I don’t let them do it for long.”
“Why do they do it? Why do they try to control the play even as they give up control of their body?”
“They’re not ready. They don’t trust the Dom. They don’t know how to let someone else be in command.”
“Possibly, but it’s also a way to make sure their needs are met. It’s human instinct—they’re making sure they get what they desire.”
“That’s fair, though a well negotiated scene should guarantee that everyone’s needs are met.”
“And what if the sub doesn’t negotiate?”
“You mean what if they rely on their checklist alone?”
“No, I mean what if the submissive won’t, or doesn’t, tell the Master what they want?”
James sat back and considered. “Then it is up to the Dom to discover what they really desire and need.”
“Exactly.”
kind of emotional interrogation is not
good at it. I heard about what happened with Xavier and Mae. If you hadn’t talked to Mae, helped her figure out her feelings, would she and Xavier have made it through their checklist
barely made it
you could read
a breath and looked at the sideboard. Maybe it wasn’t too early
I ask is that you do the same with this sub. Don’t take her at face value. She’s incredibly obedient, and
about? He thought he knew most of the members of Las Palmas, if
“Open it.”
peeled back the
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cold in D.C. He missed California
when they looked away. His appearance was just another tool in his arsenal. When he testified before government bodies, as
two cellphones and a clunky ID badge
“That’s me.”
wanted me to thank you
help maintain or increase funding for
When the hearing was done he had lunch with his mother, one of the most powerful women in Washington even in her sixties, then headed for the offices of a national radio station to give an interview about the emerging
* * *
well decorated sauna. She longed for
white leather restraints embossed with black hearts. The rapidly growing empire drew a wide variety of buyers, from
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