“We had a nice visit after you left, Warren,” Maddy said. “Julia and I talked about a lot of things. One of them was endurance. I made a little bet with her. If she didn’t use her safeword until you got back I’d knock the sale price down five per cent. It’s what I would have paid in a realtor’s commission anyway. But since this is a private sale and now that she has lasted long enough, it’s not like I’m out the money. She was so sure she could last. But when I started making the ropes extra tight her confidence kind of disappeared. She started to whine so I gagged her tight. Oh, don’t worry; since she couldn’t say her safeword I left a little ball in her hand that she could drop in case she wanted to tap out. And the whole cabin has security cams in case anyone breaks in. All hooked up to
