For all that he had done to orchestrate this moment coming to pass, Asa didn't particularly want to strike the woman. Clinically, he considered calling Twist; he recalled her semi-curiosity at this sort of play from the Daeva party, but had not had the liberty then to help her explore that curiosity. He didn't call, though, and would follow through. His heightened senses had seen the hands grip the cross, heard the moan of anticipation, seen the flesh respond.
Just as she had honored her role, so he would honor his.
Asa unraveled the whip, whisking it out a few times to check the length and rigidity of the thong. Reeling it back in, he rubbed the fall briskly between his hands, letting friction warm and soften the leather, making it more supple even as he found the proper distance and set himself.
Taking a long step forward, he sent flipped out the whip to unravel it, checking for distance again, and teasing Victoria with the soft feel of the tip on her backside.
Stepping back, Asa pulled the whip back, rotating it an overhead circle before bringing his arm down in a motion that crossed his body.
A moment after the first touch, the whip strikes again, in a diagonal slash across the small of Victoria's back.
swish, SMACK