“You snap at me again, you begin with another harangue, you try to change the nature of our relationship with another ridiculous rage, I’ll take a whole bundle of branches to subdue you. Is that clear?”
“Yes, sir.”
“I am in control, you have that clear?”
“Yes, sir.”
“And you’ll be nothing less than submissive to me, regardless of how much you think you’ve been wronged. Is that understood?”
“Yes, sir.”
“I’ve treated you kindly these past few days in deference to the way our relationship began. But I won’t be so kind if you say even one word out of place. Have I been heard?”
“Yes, sir.”
She heard him well. No, the anger was not all gone. And yes, there was half of her that would gladly go back to the hotel and never see another man for the rest of her life. But then there was the fli
