"That was a long time ago," Duke said gently. "I'm -- I've processed a lot of stuff." He wished she were doing a little less hiding, but they could work on that. "And that was about orders, not so much about rope."

Lucifer did a fair amount of ordering, too. But what really went right to the sweet spot in Duke's brain was being helpless -- but also safe.

That was what he was hoping to find with her.