“I want you to taste a kind of freedom you’ve never thought possible. Freedom from all of your fears, your wounds, your unmet needs and desires. I’ve always told you that you deserve nothing less than it all.” I stroked her cheek. “There’s no way for me to guarantee my honesty other than by showing you with my every action. Treating you like my pet is one of my favorite pastimes. But if one day you should decide you want all of your power back, including the power you relinquish in our games and play, I will hand you the keys to your own mental freedom.”