JESSE

This was as much a test of patience for Vivian as it was for me.

If I hadn’t been so hell-bent on teaching her a lesson, I would have taken her then and there, regardless of the restraints play. It seemed tame enough. Nothing too wild. Just a simple quick-release knot and a tie. Child’s play. What this was really about was the dynamic. The suspense.

And it was killing me just as much as it was likely killing her.

I meant what I said, though. I had a mess to clean up.

News outlets were all over it, though my preliminary search failed to pull up any images...