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With a heaving sigh, she answered with a shaky voice. “Yes, Sir. I understand. Your instructions were clear. I’m so sorry I didn’t listen.”
“I’m sorry, too. I mean it when I say that punishing you like this isn’t easy for me, baby. In fact, I’m surprised to find I’m hating it, but that doesn’t mean I won’t do what needs to be done. We’ve talked about domestic discipline. Tonight’s punishment has less to do with me being your Dom and more to do with being your HoH. You broke a key rule we agreed to about obedience, didn’t you?”
“Yes.”
“What other rules did you break tonight?”
Tiff remained silent, her heart thumping in her chest. His scolding tone of voice, his choice of chastising words, the steely glint in his eye—they all pushed her deeper into submission.
“I’m waiting, Tiffany. What are our other rules you consented to? Name them for me.”
“Dishonesty. I won’t be dishonest with you, either by telling you a lie or by omitting the truth.”
“Yes, that’s one. Another?” he asked.
“Disrespect. I won’t treat you or anyone with disrespect. That includes getting too snappy or sassy.”
“Good. Another?”
“Disobedience. I will obey you, and defer to your decisions,” she said.
“Yes. We’ve established that you disobeyed tonight. I’ve already punished you for that. What is the last basic rule you agreed to?”
In her precarious state, Tiffany struggled to remember the last rule. She remembered it starts with aD. He’d made them all D’s to make it easier to remember. Then it hit her.
“Danger. I won’t put myself in danger.”
He looked both proud and wounded at the same time. “Very good. Remember what I said about this one when we talked about it?”
“Yes. You said this was the most important rule.”
“Exactly. I didn’t tell you why before, but I will tonight. This is the most important rule because I love you, Tiff. The thought of something bad happening to you scares the hell out of me. I’m your Dom. Your HoH. It’s my job to keep you safe. You made that impossible tonight by not only disobeying me, but because in doing so, you put yourself in danger.”
She couldn’t stop her rebuttal. “But how was I supposed to know that? You still haven’t told me why it would be dangerous to go out. If you don’t tell me the details, how do I know?”
“You don’t have to know. You just have to obey.”
“Just like that?”
“Yes, baby. Just like that. Obey. Period.”
She wanted to fight back, but she couldn’t deny the warm wave of security coursing through her body at his stern dominance. The term “taken in hand” flitted across her brain and she finally understood exactly what it meant. Lukus was taking her in hand, and her body melted in response.
He continued on. “Even if you didn’t know about any external danger tonight, you absolutely knew you were drinking, and then were planning on driving home. We’ve discussed driving safety. Use your Bluetooth. Obey traffic laws. No texting while driving. Don’t park in dangerous places, especially at night. No drinking at all for at least two hours before driving. Were you planning on walking home from the club?”
“No, Sir. But—”
“Did you have an alcoholic drink tonight?”
“Yes, but—”
“Did Brianna have an alcoholic drink tonight?” he asked.
“Yes, but—”
“There are no buts, Tiff. You disobeyed. You disrespected me by basically deciding that my rules didn’t need to be followed. I’m curious: if you hadn’t been caught, would you have been dishonest by trying to lie to me? You definitely broke the danger rule by going out, and then planning on drinking and driving.”
The burn still throbbed across her tender ass, but it was the flare of disappointment in Lukus’s eyes that hurt the worst. She had let him down, and she’d do anything to fix it—to wipe the slate clean and get his trust back.
