Bound. Part 15

"And that pleases you?"

"Massively. As you've guessed or been informed, the infliction of pain is nothing new to me. It is a family trait, so to speak. The men in my family are more or less trained from birth to be domineering with females. Just as the females are taught to submit to pain from males. It has been that way for centuries, passed from one generation to the next. I would venture to say that it is almost ingrained in us."

"And that is where I fit in?"

"To be blunt. Yes. But there is also the personal attraction we feel for each other. We both felt it that first night. You aren't denying it are you?"

"I... no. I did feel it."

"But?"

"But what?"

"There is a but in there somewhere, isn't there?"

"Well... yes."

I waited but he didn't respond. I knew he was waiting for me to state the 'but' part of my reaction. I noted that the longer I procrastinated the harder it was to state it, until I just blurted it out without the le