Pearl squirmed at the feeling of Leonard's hand under her top, stroking her the skin of torso but knew better than to move away or put up a fight.
The shock from... what she had done had finally worn off and Pearl now had the honour of feeling the mind-numbing horror of being kidnapped and traded to her dangerous husband for half a million.
In the three hours they had spent on the road, going to only god knows where, all she could think about was the McCarthy code and how she was as good as dead.
Leonard had not mentioned anything about further punishment after slapping the life out of her but, knowing him, his silence could be some elaborate plan for her to let down her guard so that he could worsen her fear when he dragged her down to his dungeon or wherever he tortured his victims.
