“You know,’ I mutter, examining the bite closely, ‘I’m beginning to think that you enjoy getting hurt, if only so you can have my hands all over you.’ He lets out a low laugh. I can practically feel his gaze gliding over me as he says, ‘Oh, I’m not making you do anything, darling. You can leave me to bleed out if you must. Because I only want your hands all over me if you want them to be.”
