“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.”

is not what I come here to

talked to Mae, helped her figure out her feelings, would she and Xavier have made it through their checklist

barely made it

you could

a breath and looked at the sideboard. Maybe it wasn’t too early for

do the same with this sub. Don’t

most of

“Open it.”

back the

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in D.C. He missed California

by a quick jerk of the head when they looked away. His appearance was just another tool in his arsenal.

An anxious-looking aide with two cellphones and a clunky ID

“That’s me.”

way. The chairperson wanted me to

I can do to help maintain or increase funding

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

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afternoon sun poured in the windows, making her office a well decorated sauna. She

drew a wide variety of buyers, from those steeped in the “Daddy/little” subculture where it had first started to tweens who had no idea

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