”“Does it have a bloody hot tub, too?” Cooper grumbled. “Fucking Martians.”He watched through one of the camera feeds as the crew of the IFV...ahead of them dismounted, inspecting the damage to the troop bay. Good job that round had gone through the bay, and not through the cab. Teams of Marines were fanning out, securing the hills, and checking for wounded. He was surprised to see some of them crouching over the bodies of fallen Rask, it looked like they were attempting triage.“What the hell are. Melissa struggled not to gape at the fluid beauty of his movement, along with the strangeness of seeing a man in this submissive pose.With his head still bowed, Joseph addressed Erik, “Master Erik, your slave will need to be undressed.”Erik nodded in agreement, “Of course. Please assist her.”Joseph rose effortlessly, “Yes Master Erik.” Joseph walked behind Melissa. She stood very still. Joseph’s touch was so light that, at first, the only indication she had of being unzipped was the sound of. ”“I don’t.”“I know. I believe you. You get high, like a high from any activity — like if you were great at some sport; in fact sport may be a good way to think about it. I think inflicting and coping with pain is the same. It’s completely different from emotional pain.”“Is this what you learned caning that girl at Mistress’s?”“I could cane you with precision, causing you an exact amount of pain and you would not have any lasting damage, physically or emotionally, apart from in one respect.“And. So basically I am reduced to being a dad who gets to spend time with his children only when it suits you and your new husband. It will be too painful to me."Best would be if I relinquish all rights to your children and marry again and have a few of my own with someone who will be with me when I grow old." I told her what the realistic picture looked like. "National surveys indicate that more than one-fourth of children living in mother-cared families never saw their fathers during the previous.