Finally, with a sharp jerk of his hand, the transparent dress fell away, drifting to the floor like a wisp of fog. Perry’s brutality surfaced quickly as he circled his slave, covering her bare flesh with the wicked stings of a braided cat.
As each lash struck her sensitive skin, she jerked hard and her eerie cries rose above the din around them. Her pain soon redoubled as the beating became more vicious. She thrashed back and forth in agony, twisting miserably in a futile attempt to escape the next blow.
When Perry finally dropped his cat to the floor, he pulled a small signal whip from his vest, and circled his slave again, letting her wonder when the next strike would land.
“Look at me,” he ordered.
Though difficult to do, she didn’t dare disobey his command, and so held her master i
