The rough, doubled leather ropes struck her pale skin repeatedly and mercilessly. She struggled to remain silent as he administered the punishment. He warned her that if he had to gag her, he would only escalate his efforts to mark her tender flesh. Her humiliation deepened, compounded by the fact that he remained fully clothed throughout her ordeal

The rough, doubled leather ropes struck her pale skin repeatedly and mercilessly. She struggled to remain silent as he administered the punishment. He warned her that if he had to gag her, he would only escalate his efforts to mark her tender flesh. Her humiliation deepened, compounded by the fact that he remained fully clothed throughout her ordeal