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And now, for the next question to be answered.

“Can I take his gag off?” Rude inquired.

He heard Jean stir, moving closer. The body shifted in his grasp and there was a soft sound as his Intermediary unbuckled the gag. He heard the man draw a ragged, deep breath before it was softly muffled for a moment.

“His mouth is free,” Jean told him.

Rude moved from between those spread legs, feeling his way around the man’s hanging body—slender side, corded arm—until he found his hooded head. His f...