“You and I are going to have a serious talk presently, but first I need to get you into the proper frame of mind and give you a taste of the sort of submission I expect of you if we choose to pursue this any further. You need a clear understanding of just how extreme my methods might be. I suspect that you are lacking in real world experience, that up to now you have only entertained elaborate fantasies. It wouldn’t be fair of me to exploit that naivete.” Something hard and flat tapped lightly on my bottom. “One might suppose,” she continued, “that a rubber paddle would be a poor excuse for a torture instrument. The choice of material connotes something soft and playful, a mere toy. Let me assure you that this instrument is of a much heavier gauge than a mere strip of innertube. It has u

