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I’d texted him to warn him the house was empty and that the alarm was set.
He left me on read.
No doubt he was angry that I wasn’t sitting on the couch, surrounded by people who could take care of me if something happened.
I heard the front door open, followed by the disarming of the alarm.
“Duchess!” Bones called, his tone laced with anger. “Where the hell are you?”
“Up here,” I yelled back.
I heard the heavy tromp of his motorcycle boots that he hadn’t bothered taking off. His steps were slow on the stairs and my heart tripped in fear.
He pushed the bedroom door open and came to a stop. His gaze traveled from the top of my head down my body, eliciting shivers as he went.
Bones placed his forearm on the doorjamb and leaned against it. “You want to tell me what’s going on?”
“I thought it was obvious.” I rose up on my knees.
“You decided seducing me was more important than worrying about your own health?”
When I didn’t reply, he went on, “You could’ve passed out—by yourself—and no one would’ve known.”
“I’m fine, Bones.”
“Are you?” he demanded.
I nodded.
He pushed away from the doorjamb and stalked toward the bed. “How am I supposed to believe that?” His gaze skittered across the stitches on my forehead. There was no way to hide them. Not unless I’d wanted to give myself bangs.
“I’m not going to let you steam roll me on this,” I stated. “Otherwise, you’ll never let me be alone again. And I can’t live my life with you hovering. I’ve got to live, Bones.”
“I’m pissed.”
“I see that,” I said lightly. I thrust my breasts forward. “So, what are you going to do about it?”
“Punish you.”
His tone was dark and gravelly, and it made my nipples pebble against the lace. It drew his attention.
Bones slowly removed his leather cut and set it on the back of the chair in the corner of the room. And then he took a seat. He leaned forward and placed his forearms on his thighs and stared at me.
Stared at me for so long I grew nervous.
“Bones?”
“Crawl to me.”
“What?”
“You heard me. I want you to crawl to me.” His stare was unyielding. In our short time together, Bones had never given any indication that he was into something like this.
“Duchess,” he rasped. “Get on your knees and crawl to me. Show me how sorry you are for scaring the shit out of me.”
My chest filled with understanding. This wasn’t about me kicking the Old Ladies out and wanting to be alone. This was about him finding me on the bathroom floor, forcing him to relieve the terror of finding Iris in a similar state.
I slid off the bed and got on all fours. And then I crawled toward him. I kept our eyes locked as I came to him. He might’ve commanded me, but I came willingly.
