‘Such a lovely bottom,’ he said, ‘so soft and round and white. Though soon to be pink, then red, and doubtless a still darker hue before I have finished with you.’
She trembled slightly, thinking of the cruelty to come, thinking of how she would be marked, and the signs of the beating doubtless remaining for several days. Sir John continued to talk to her, telling her that first would come a hand-spanking, to warm her up, and then he would tie her down for the more serious part of the proceedings, as he put it. She loved the feel of his hand on her, whether stroking or spanking. The physical connection made her feel grounded, it made her connection to him a very intimate thing, and it reinforced her submission, her desire to please him.
He stopped stroking her. She felt his hand being ra
