“I will not break my knuckles on scum like you, but I intend to teach you a lesson you will not forget in a hurry – ”
As he spoke, he pulled the dazed Prince’s coat from his shoulders and started to lash him ferociously in a manner that after a moment made the Prince shriek with pain.
“You enjoy beating women,” Lord Dorrington said grimly. “It’s about time you had a dose of your own medicine.”
He whipped the Prince until he fell forward now only semi-conscious. His white linen shirt was ripped into shreds and there were purple weals across his back.
“Now get out of here!” Lord Dorrington commanded.
He realised as he spoke that the Prince was almost past obeying him. Despite his flamboyant appearance, the way he lived and his s****l excesses had made him soft.
He had no stamina and wi
