“You’ll have a safe word,” Lucian said, his hands moving softly as he dragged the coil of leather across her skin.

Her breathing got heavy as her chest rose highly, the whip hummed faintly when he snapped it tight in his fist.

“Ah!” A sharp gasp escaped her throat as she flinched,

“One word, and everything stops.” His feet moved repeatedly in circles around her, “One word, and I’ll let you crawl back into the light.”

Her lashes fluttered against the ...