Chapter 22

Robbie saw a clean, neat apartment with a dated kitchen, something like the one he remembered his mother had at the house in Hamilton. There was one bedroom, a living room, dining area and a bath. The living room had a bay window.

“This is nice. It’s just big enough for one person.” Tom gestured for Robbie to sit on the sofa. On the coffee table was a picture book called Shibari, The Erotic Art of Bondage. Robbie picked up the book. The picture on the cover of an intricately bound man drew his interest.

Tom said, “Shibari style bondage creates geometric patterns and shapes with rope. I use different knots and large colored ropes that contrast with the human body’s natural curves and the color of a sub’s skin. On you I would use red and black rope. It would look beautiful with your hair and skin tone. In Shibari, the sub is a canvas, the rope the medium, and the rigger is the artist. I’m a Dom who is into Shibari, not pain.”