BDSM Checklist: A, B, C

Chapter 53

“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.”

“That kind of emotional interrogation is

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

barely made it through as

could

sideboard. Maybe it

with this sub. Don’t take her

frowned. Who was Mikael talking about? He thought he knew most of the members of Las

“Open it.”

peeled back the flap of the

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was cold in D.C. He missed California

a quick jerk of the head when they looked away. His appearance was just another tool in his arsenal. When he testified before government bodies, as he was here to do today, he carried not only the weight of his mother’s name, but

Xavier?” An anxious-looking aide with two cellphones and a clunky ID badge holder waved

“That’s me.”

The chairperson wanted

to help maintain or

statement, making sure to catch the eye of each congressperson on the panel. 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

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office a well decorated sauna. She longed for the cool of the evening.

with a sexy-cute spin, stood from her desk. The small offices were above the flagship brick and mortar store on a trendy street in Santa Monica. Below, her shoppers browsed the array of Rainbow Bright inspired thigh highs, princess dog collars, frilly panties, and white leather restraints embossed with black hearts. The rapidly growing empire drew a wide variety of buyers, from those steeped in the “Daddy/little” subculture where it had first started to tweens who had no

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