“Do I get to know the other reason?”
“Endorphins. i*********e causes you pain. Endorphins fight pain. I flog you and the endorphins start flooding your system. It’s all very scientific.”
“That’s why we’re doing it?”
“That and reason one.” He pressed reason one into her hip again.
He turned her to face him and wrapped a silk scarf around her wrists. As he tied her wrists, she watched his face. He seemed utterly absorbed in the task and his dark eyes shone with intelligence mixed with desire. Without warning, she kissed him. He didn’t object.
“I’m still going to flog you,” he said when he pulled back from the kiss.
“I wasn’t trying to stop you.”
“I like you, Margaret. I might have to f**k you all day.”
“If you manage to pull this off without me in agony, I’ll let you.”
“Let me? Not
