Chapter Four House of Bondage After the party at The Imperious Slave I was emotionally high for days. For the first time I had engaged in SM without any money induced time constraints and, more importantly, no fear of negative judgment on myself. The feel of the whip in my hand not only felt good, it was liberating. At last the inner most part of myself that I had kept hidden away had been given free reign. Yes, I previously had come out with Julia and Warren, and had taken part in their scenes, but always with an internal regulator of making sure not to go too far unless they specifically gave me the go ahead. Given our growing closeness the day would arrive when Warren, and Julia, would implicitly trust me. But not yet. Still, the party at The Imperious Slave had validated and given me

