Her breath is short. "But—"
"Two choices." I drag it across her shoulder blades. Down her spine. Over the curve of her ass. Over the red smack marks on her flesh.
Her exhale is heavy. Her voice is a whisper. "I betrayed Danielle. I deserved everything I got."
I smack her hard enough her groan is all pain.
She arches her back. "Again, please."
I give her what she wants.
"Mal, fuck—"
I smack her again. "You really believe that?"
"Yes."
Again. "You believe you deserve this pain?"
"Yes."
Again. "I'm giving you this because you need it, baby."
She groans.
Again. "Because you need to feel you've done penance."
She shakes.
Again. "I only want you to hurt enough you feel good."
"Mal—"
Again.
"Please—"
I stop myself mid-air. "Please, what?"
"I don't know."
She's almost at her limit. I only need to push her a little further.
I bring the toy back into the air and I bring it down hard against her ass.
Lacey groans as she tries to tug at the window. "Again."
This is the last one. I bring the toy up into the air and I bring it down on her flesh.
She groans so loudly the room shakes. Something in her posture changes.
"On the bed on your back."
She blinks as she straightens her body. Her brown eyes are fuzzy. She's lost in the overflow of adrenaline and dopamine, the rush of pleasure that follows the pain.
Her hips sway as she moves onto the bed. She falls back onto the comforter and spreads her legs.
She's utterly pliable.