“Ah, so you did this to yourself?” “I created the ritual when I was much younger.” “Because it pleased you?” “It’s never pleased me, Hunter. It was born out of guilt. But it gave me permission to experience the pleasure of an orgasm, while punishing myself at the same time. When I first saw myself spanking my ass before a mirror, I knew how depraved I’d become. You might say my m**********n and my punishment are self-perpetuating needs, neither one of which I can live without.” Hunter’s mood was calm, his anger forgotten. As though throwing herself at his feet, begging for kindness and mercy he could respond with nothing less than genuine affection. “Come here.” He reached out for her, Penny moving closer between his knees. Gently lifting the clamps into his broad hand, “these must

