Price of Defiance

Magnus's POV

Cora tugged hard at the rope. The burn intensified, a sweet sting against her wrists, but she did not stop.

"That's exactly the point." I trailed the feather down her spine again.

She giggled nervously when I found a sensitive spot near her ribs. High and strained.

"That just tickles." She tried to play it off, to minimize what was happening to her.

I stopped. I pulled the feather awa