Aria's/Lysara's POV

He picked up a leather paddle. “Physical pain is raw and quick, little wolf.” He said, sounding like a lecturer, as he slowly checked the paddle out. “But once you are able to control it and savor it, it is very beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful sensation one can ever feel. It feels like a higher level of pleasure.” He added.

Though I thought all of what he was saying was pure crap, I said nothing but watched him as he moved about, a master of his own game. ...