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“You left me no choice!” She bucked on his lap, sniffling. “You were going to leave me at home after telling me we were partners.” There was a sadness in her tone that had not been there before, and Elijah softened. His hand was beginning to hurt, anyway. The rest of her punishment could wait until they were home.
Hauling her onto his lap, he felt her surprise when he cuddled her in close. She snuggled in easily enough, though she squirmed a bit on his lap, trying to find a comfortable position on the bottom he had just chastised. He could feel the heat emanating from her across his thighs and cock.
“We are partners. That does not mean you can merrily go your way into danger. I would have come home and told you everything without you having to risk yourself.”
“You might not have known everything without me,” Josie scoffed. “The only reason he told the truth so willingly was I surprised him.”
There was enough truth, Elijah hesitated, but only for a moment.
“It was not worth putting yourself in that kind of danger.” He would hold to that. There was no information, no piece of knowledge worth her life.
“Then next time, take me with you, and you will not have to worry about it.”
“Next time, I might get my father to watch you, so I do not have to worry about you,” he threatened.
“Then I will tell your father about you coming home after being attacked because you were out wandering without your guard.”
“If you think that will stop me from protecting you, you are very wrong.”
Josie
The realization Elijah was willing to face his father’s disapproval and wrath if it meant keeping her safe had even more of an impact than his hand on her bottom. It warmed her from the inside out in an entirely different manner than the spanking. While she disagreed such measures were necessary to keep her safe—after all, she had made it through tonight unscathed—she knew what a large concession that was from his perspective.
Even as she wanted to rail against his overprotectiveness and determination not to include her, part of her liked feeling small, safe, and protected against his chest.
The coach came to a halt, and Elijah got them out. He’d had the jarvey bring them around to the side entrance of the house. The hour was late, but there would still be lords and ladies arriving home, and if they saw Elijah leading a grubby youth up to the front door… Josie could only imagine the speculation.
Which was why she was surprised when Elijah swung her up into his arms rather than letting her descend from the carriage on her own.
“Elijah!”
“Hush.” The command made her bite her tongue.
Why was it sometimes, when he bossed her around, it drove her wild, and when he bossed her around other times, itreallydrove her wild in such a disparate manner? Maybe because her bottom was sore and throbbing, and she did not want to provoke him into punishing her further.
Truthfully, she was a little surprised she had gotten off so lightly. Yes, it had been a long, hard spanking, and she’d been embarrassed, knowing the jarvey probably heard every little shriek and cry, but she had gotten through it well enough.
By the time Elijah carried her up to his room, Josie was feeling warm, aroused, and more than ready for their particular brand of making up. So, she was shocked when Elijah carried her to the corner of the room and set her down, turning her to face the wall.
“What?” She started to turn around, but he put his hands on her shoulders and forcibly turned her back to face the corner.
“You are going to stand here and think about all the things that could have happened to you tonight. When I get back, your true punishment will begin.”
Shock, fear, and a shot of pure lust rippled through her, and she squeezed her thighs together. Her true punishment? More than the spanking? Why did some part of her find that so exciting?
Elijah held her in place for a moment before he was satisfied that she was going to stay there. Then his hands dropped, and she felt him tugging on her pants. A moment later, he pulled the hem of her shirt up.
“Here. You are going to stand with your bottom exposed while you think.”
Red heated her face, probably turning it as bright as her lower cheeks, as she realized the position he meant to leave her in. Incongruently, the pulsing need between her thighs grew hotter. The hem of the shirt was rolled above her waist, held there by her hands, the top of her pants just below the curve of her buttocks, leaving the entirety of her reddened cheeks on display while the rest of her was decently covered. Being naked would have been less embarrassing. This put all the focus on her chastisement, and the cool air wafting across her hot skin would not let her forget why she was standing there.
A little slap to her sensitized skin made her shriek, going up on her toes before she settled back down.
“I will be right back. Do not move.”
Staring at the corner, Josie did not understand why she felt compelled to remain standing there. Should she not argue her case? Tell him to stuff his discipline?
She squirmed uncomfortably, still holding up her shirt to keep her bottom on display.
