THIRTY-FIVE
Philemon entered her slowly, as though terrified he would break her if he thrust too hard or fast.
"We only have until dawn," Anahita said, feeling it would be churlish to tell him to hurry up.
He swallowed. "I don't want to hurt you, and as this is your first time..."
She couldn't help it. She laughed. "My first time? Truly, you thought that? My first time, the bastard beat me so badly my eyes were nearly swelled shut, then cracked my head against the tent pole so I could not see him nor fight back when he r***d me. I deserved the pain, for tempting him so wickedly with my body, or so he said. I learned later his man parts wouldn't work unless the woman he wanted was cowering in fear. I only wish he'd died more slowly than he did, for I know he deserved more pain than he
