by emmaxin
Can't wait till he makes her bed slave and breeds her. The branding scene was really hot.
Glad to hear that you are enjoying it :)
This comment prompted me to have a little debate this morning about what constitutes breeding.
Thanks, the impregnation angle is always a good one especially in these historical master/slave stories, there's no way for the girl to prevent pregnancy and it's the greatest power a man can have over a woman to make her his in the most profound way. There was no artificial contraception in those days so sex was quite different from now. Plus its good for the romance in a story not just the power and dominance.
I found the branding to be overkill - he didn't need to mutilate her body to make a point as he'd already doubled her sentence. This belongs in BDSM category.
I definitely could see this being in the BDSM category, but I've found that as a reader the BDSM category tends to draw more contemporary/fetish stories and that Nonconsent/Reluctance has more of the historical/fantasy novel-driven BDSM so I figured I'd find a better audience here. But thanks for the feedback!
@emmaxin- many thanks for responding to my comment. You raise a very valid point. I guess the problem is that the categories on Lit are not MECE, thus there is much overlap, which is often confusing to the reader...not your problem though
Great addition!
Re the comment about branding. It’s not overkill or BDSM (yet) it’s entirely in context. 1800’s Caribbean she’s been sentenced to penal servitude. It’s a procedural matter for an owner to brand their slaves. It is repugnant by 21st century standards.
Tess (uk)
Re Tess UKs comment that it's not BDSM - slavery takes consent out of the equation and branding is an ownership symbol - BDSM