LEXI POV
The first lash of the whip took my breath away and, despite my resolve not to make a noise, I yelled. It f**king hurt. The next two weren’t as bad because I was expecting it and I gritted my teeth and took it in. The lashes came hard and fast and I could feel the blood starting to pool at my feet.
I was barely balanced on my tiptoes and naked as the day I was born. I felt really weak but desperation has a way of strengthening your muscles. I gripped the chain above my head with my fingers, shackles digging into my wrists and pulled myself up. My legs are long and incredibly strong and I flipped them like a fish to make myself twist in my shackles, facing Jules and his whip. I used the last of the strength I had to whip my legs up, grabbing him around his neck with them and sque
