“You oughten be watchin’ me, Zoe. You oughta be focused on how you’re gonna breathe through the first blow. ’Cause I guarantee it’s gonna hurt.”The crowd murmured behind them.“Blindfold her.”Zoe gasped and turned to glare at Ben. “What? No, you can’t—”Ben grabbed her jaw, tilting her face up. “I most certainly can, because you’re the one trussed up in chains, not me. And if you don’t show me respect, since this is now my scene? When I’ve deemed that you are done with the pain portion? I won’t let Brian touch you. At all. All you’ll feel is pain. Nothin’ else. So choose.”She lowered her eyes. “I apologize for my behavior, Sir.”Brian tied on the blindfold.At the first whip crack, the crowd moved back.“Brian. Distract her.”As soon as Brian’s lips touched hers, Zoe relaxed. She arched into him, making soft noises as he broke the kiss.“Count. Starting from one.” Ben placed the first blow on the fleshy part of Zoe’s right shoulder.“One. Thank you, Sir.”Ben kept moving, walking c
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