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"Damn it, Zachery, stop flexing. You continue to tighten your muscles and the rope loosens when you relax. The binding can cause just as much damage when it is too loose as it can when it is too tight. Do you need me to explain it again from the beginning?"

"Fuck you, get me out of this," I hissed.

"Hold on. Sara, I am unbinding you first. Sorry, my love, but as you can see I have an unwilling hostage."

I gritted my teeth while the rope slid from Sara's body. I ...