“I suppose Will told you?”
“Will told me nothing. I arranged the scene for you, I should know what happened.”
“I feel so odd. That I’d even do this.” It was hard to explain the feelings she had, though she sensed that with Reggie explanations weren’t necessary.
“Did it hurt you?”
“No.”
“Did you enjoy it?”
“Oh, my yes.”
“Then that’s all I wanted for you, darling, that’s all.”
“You knew I really wanted this?”
“That you wanted to go deep, to go the distance that Alex has gone and come back to yourself whole, yes. I saw the need in your eyes when you were with Helena. As much as you enjoyed dominating her, you wanted to take her place.” He let the thought sink in for several seconds then moved around her desk, pulling her to her feet. “It’s like taking a trip down a long and frighten
