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“You don’t like sensual pain?” I asked, being careful to keep my tone light and not sound accusatory.


“Um.” Brandon licked his lips again. I was going to have to buy the man some lip balm if he kept that up.


“Brandon,” I said, putting some command into my tone.


His breath shuddered and hitched, and his whole body swayed a little closer to mine. When he spoke, his voice was little more than a whisper, as if he were divulging a secret. “You can pull my hair. I like that. And spanking.”


He ended with a moan that let me know just how much he enjoyed spanking. I filed away that information for later. I doubted very much we’d go that far tonight. But I could see how difficult it had been for him to admit that, and I needed to reward his honesty.


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