“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 what I come here
know that. But you’re good at it. I heard about what happened with Xavier and Mae. If you hadn’t talked
barely made it through
could read
the sideboard. Maybe it wasn’t too early
is that you do the same with this sub. Don’t take her at
of the members of
“Open it.”
carefully peeled back the flap
* * *
D.C. He missed California
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,
Xavier?” An anxious-looking aide with two cellphones and a clunky ID
“That’s me.”
wanted me to thank
do to help maintain or increase funding for
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
* * *
well decorated sauna. She longed for the cool of the
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
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