“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.”
emotional interrogation is not what I
I heard about what happened with Xavier and Mae. If you hadn’t talked to
made it through as
could read
looked at the sideboard.
I ask is that you do the same with this sub. Don’t take her at face value. She’s
he knew most of the members of Las Palmas, if
“Open it.”
peeled back the flap of the
* * *
D.C. He missed California weather.
senator’s son stepped off the train, laptop bag over his shoulder, tie in place. He expertly ignored the looks his ruined face got him—the long looks followed by a quick jerk of the head when they looked away. His appearance was just another tool in his
An anxious-looking aide with two cellphones and a clunky ID badge holder
“That’s me.”
The chairperson wanted me to thank you for
I can do to help maintain
prepared 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 a national radio station to give an interview about the emerging health crises in Latin
* * *
making her office a well decorated sauna. She longed for the cool of the evening. She longed for
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,
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