" I don’t think I like the idea that you just control me, but you get to do anything you like.”
“Ah, but that’s because you don’t understand the power exchange. Note that I used the word exchange. Listen, there are as many different ways to practice BDSM as there are people who practice it. I like to play. I like to know that my lover will turn to me when she needs something. I’ll want to protect you. And I like to give you what you need. It makes me feel good. It makes me feel necessary. "

― Lexi Blake , A Dom is Forever (Masters and Mercenaries, #3)