Chapter Fourteen Inside the room, things are really steamy, and not in a carnal way. At least not yet. It takes me a moment to see through all the vapor, but when I do, I gape at the scene—a perfect word for what’s happening. A Russian woman—who may be a supermodel—is sprawled on her belly on a nearby bench. Her bra straps are undone, her toned back exposed. Looming over her is a man holding the bushel/venik thing in his hand, raised as if it’s a flogger and he’s about to— Yep. He flogs her with the twigs. Once. Twice. She moans. Wait a f*****g second. Is banya the name for a secret Russian b**m club? “S lyehkim parom,” Art says to the couple. “S lyehkim parom,” replies the Dominant in a deep voice. “S lyohkim parom,” says the submissive. Art sets the wooden plank he picked up


