Page 243 of Reign

“Green,” I say. “Deeply offended, but green.”

He almost smiles. “Which part offended you?”

“He slapped her in the face.”

“He did.”

“Nobody is ever slapping me in the face.”

“Noted.”

“The spitting…” I pause.

Luciano waits.

“I haven’t decided.”

One brow rises.

“Don’t.”

“I didn’t say anything.”

“You thought it very loudly.”

The corner of his mouth lifts.

I point toward the room. “And absolutely no electricity.”

“Also noted.”

“I’m not being cattle-prodded.”

“That wasn’t a cattle prod, Elena.”

“It had electricity, and he pointed it at her body. Close enough.”

A low chuckle leaves him. “It’s called a violet wand.”

“That name is far too pretty for what just happened.”

His hand comes up to cup my jaw. “Everything before that?”

I hesitate. “The spanking made sense.”

“I thought it might.”

“And the flogger…” I shift on my feet. “That looked better than I expected.”

His gaze sharpens. “Curious?”

“A little. Especially when he started touching her.”

“But you don’t want pain to be the point.”

“Exactly. I can visit the graduate program. I don’t want to enroll.”

His thumb moves slowly over my cheek. “The graduate program?”