*The whip landed with an outstanding amount of accuracy. The slippery leather cord slid back, taking some of her skin with it, the rough edges scrubbing the exposed flesh like sandpaper.*

*The whip raised again, making a whistling sound in the air, and landed once more on her back, the lengthy tail curling around her slim torso and stinging the side of her breast, left exposed by her arms held above her by a braided silver cord attached to a hook on the ceiling.*

*Her feet barely touched ...