"Last chance," he warned, wrapping her hair over his fist until it was snug against the base of her skull. "Apologize and perhaps I won't take your mouth as hard and heavy as I please. Won't make you slap my leg thrice to wordlessly beg me to stop."

Threats and warnings were all part of the game, but he wanted to make sure she knew she had a way to call it all to a halt, even if she could not speak.