You hang there, nothing but the chains at your wrists supporting your weight. Your head is down, your frightened eyes gaze up at me through a veil of damp hair. The remains of your red velvet dress droop limply from your shoulders, your torn corset doing little to conceal you from my wandering eyes. I take a step towards you and your legs suddenly find their strength. You scurry away as far as the length of your chains will allow. As I draw closer, I see the traces of dried blood streaking your wrists and hands. The proof of your many hours of resistance. Circling around you, my fingertips graze the random pattern of angry red welts on your bare back. Your sharp intake of breath betrays the pain the gentle touch causes you. You shiver as I trace one particularly vicious stripe from your shoulder down to the small of your back. I know this reaction is not caused by pain alone. I retreat to the far corner of the room, deep in shadows. My hand lovingly touches each item hanging from the wall before making my selection. As I step back into the torch light, the knotted tips of the many tails brush the floor. You hear the dry slithery sound of leather on stone and glance back over your shoulder at me, seeing the familiar whip in my hands. Your eyes widen in a mixture of fear and anticipation. You know the pain will be great, but 'tis a small price to pay. I come up behind you, gripping the back of your tattered dress in my fist. With a single wrenching motion I tear it completely away. The last few laces are pulled from your corset and it too falls to the floor. The few remaining shreds of your chemise and petticoats soon follow and now you are standing there in your stockings. Your smooth white skin is exposed to my every desire. I reach up and pull the ivory combs and pins from your tangled hair, letting the thick golden mass fall down your back.
I come around to face you, and tilt your chin up to study you. Your forehead is already beaded with sweat, your cheeks flushed. I can smell you, terror and arousal mixing with the sweat on your skin. My gaze wanders slightly downwards and I see a sight that beckons my attention. I reach into my waistcoat pocket and pull out a long thin chain with small metal clamps at both ends. I apply a clamp to each of the swollen pink tips of your breasts, and you arch your back, crying out as the metal digs into your tender flesh.