Chapter 146: Stephon

Kyle had securely bound Stephon's naked body to the St. Andrews Cross in the far corner of the play area. He had Stephon's head tipped back with a tight grip on his hair. "I'm not in the mood to play around tonight. Will that be a problem?"

"No, Sir."

"Good. Safeword if you need to."

"Yes, Sir."

In all the years Matt had watched his friend take a consensual beating, he'd never heard him safeword. Twice Matt had done it for him and that's why he wanted to be around whenever an unknown worked on his friend.

"You good with this?" Kyle looked at him and nodded toward Stephon.

"No, but I've watched many times. I'll stay out of your way unless I think he's past helping himself." Matt was Stephon's safety net, though he knew his friend didn't see it that way.

"Has that happened before?"

"Yes." He liked Kyle's no-nonsense approach.

"I have no intention of taking it easy on him."

"That's not what he wants."

Kyle stretched his shoulders and then experimentally popped the whip. It was