ALICEAs Theo snapped the cuffs into place, I had to admit that I felt a little uneasy, especially when I tried to open my arms wider and couldn't. He stepped back and peered at my face. He was watching me closely, almost like he was studying me, and I wasn't sure how that made me feel. "What's it like?" he asked, his voice a low rumble in his chest. "Good.""Alice."I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. "I'm not sure I like it. I can't move and that makes me panic. It makes me violent, almost.""You want them off?"I knew what that meant. It would mean all of this would come to an end. If I couldn't be handcuffed, then how would I take being tied to the bed, or the cross, or even the bench? I focused on breathing instead of answering him right away, and he took it as a sign to take the cuffs off. "Theo—""No. Nothing about this is forced." He tossed them on the bed and rubbed my wrists even though they weren't sore. "Baby steps, remember?"I felt terrible then, but I couldn't
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