“No,” Jaehan rasped, but he was frozen now. Frozen with fear. His voice broke, a little sob escaping him. “Let me go. Let me go.” For a moment, I stopped. For a moment, I was worried that he really wanted this to end. But he hadn’t used his safeword. “Do you know what to say?” I snarled. He let out another little sob, shivering in Charlie’s tentacles. Charlie had him turned so that his front faced him, his back facing me. Charlie growled, one that was loud enough to send the birds scattering into the night. “Yes,” Jaehan cried. “I know!” Good.
