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He pressed his hand on the small of my back, leaning over the bed. “Because of your attempt to escape, your punishment is going to be much worse. If you try and run again, I assure you that the level of discipline isn’t going to be enjoyable. Do you understand me?”
“Yes,” I said through clenched teeth, still unable to believe this was happening.
“You need to learn there are rules that you will follow. And you will respect me,Jade.”
The inflection as he said my name was much darker, another subtle warning. “Yes, sir.” I gritted my teeth, hating everything about the man, the moment, and my frailties. I pressed my face into the comforter, struggling to control my racing pulse. When he took his hand away, I almost bolted again. I heard a noise and cringed, glancing over my shoulder, watching as he unfastened his belt. I’d never been spanked a day in my life and this bastard of a man was going to whip me with a thick leather strap?
The second he yanked the belt from his trousers, I reacted as I’d done before, jerking up and trying to launch myself from the bed. He was too strong, yanking me down. In a split second, I heard the sharp crack of his wrist as he brought the belt against my bottom.
Pain exploded throughout my torso, the anguish enough I gasped several times, clawing the bed with my fingers. Stars floated in front of my eyes as he snapped the strap against my tender flesh again and again. The man had no mercy, determined to punish me for sins I hadn’t known existed. If only I hadn’t walked into the casino, pretending to be something I wasn’t. Would this be any different?
Constantine delivered several in a row, each one harder than the one before. My bottom was on fire, my mind a blur as I tried to rationalize why I’d accepted the deal. What horrified me even more was that I was fully aroused, my nipples aching and an intense pulse had developed in my core. Nothing made any sense, but there was no doubt that my only chance of survival was to play by his rules. Tears rushed to my eyes, but I refused to give in, allowing him to see any weakness. He didn’t deserve to know he’d already broken me down to the point I accepted his harsh punishment.
He believed himself to be a king, not subject to the laws of any country, only partaking in the cruel rules established in his world. Now I’d become a part of it, a pawn in a sick game to keep him from being caged like the animal he was.
I gritted my teeth as he gave me several more, the agony keeping every nerve standing on end. When he insulted me by caressing my skin, I bit down my cries. Not from pain or hatred but from the intensity of sudden desire tearing through me.
“You’re very wet, just as I suspected you’d be.” His voice was far too soothing, a smooth velvet husk that infiltrated every synapse, drawing me further into his world of darkness and violence.
“Never. You’re insane if you think I want you.”
His laugh was throaty, reminding me of a hunter who’d captured his prey, basking in the moment. “You continue to lie to yourself. It will be a sheer pleasure to watch when you succumb to your master.”
I shifted, pressing my hands on the bed and arching my back. That was the moment he slipped his fingers between my swollen folds, thrusting several times until the determination I’d felt flowed away, leaving me hot and wet all over. I hated myself for wanting him, needing what was forbidden and disgusting.
“Just kill me instead,” I huffed, blinking several times as tears fell slowly to the bed.
“If I wanted you dead, beautiful Jade, that would have occurred already. You’ve become very important to me.”
I was nothing more than another possession for him, a tool to be used then discarded. I made a promise to myself that one day I would kill him.
My mind slipped into a place of comfort, the same thing I’d done immediately after the trial, but as his fingers produced magic, I almost fell into his web of deceit. Then I bucked hard, clawing at the bed in my effort to get away from him. He dragged me back as he’d done before, continuing the harsh round of punishment, only this time the pain was entirely different. I was no longer suffering. Somehow, he’d managed to drive me into a place of rapture.
Panting, I closed my eyes, trying to find my special place as he drove his fingers inside a second time. When I realized I was pushing my hips back, trying to ride his hand, I couldn’t hold back a moan.
“That’s it, sweet girl. I know you want to orgasm.” His laugh was far too enticing, the sound more like a promise of what was to come. He yanked my legs farther apart, rolling his thumb around my clit then pinching the tender tissue. “Yes. That’s very good.”
I nearly ripped the comforter from my fingernails digging into the material, trying to hide my scattered breathing. But it was no use. As he pumped deep inside, flexing his fingers open, I shuddered from the sensations rushing through me. Then the betrayal was finalized as a powerful climax swept through me, stealing my breath and what was left of my dignity. The scent of my desire wafted in the air, powerful in its statement.
I wanted the brutal savage.
I craved his touch.
Dear God. What was wrong with me?
“Oh…” The single syllable was enough to give him ammunition. When he pulled his hand free, I gasped, praying it was over.
He tossed the belt, fisting my hair and dragging my face from the bed as he crawled onto the surface. “Do you know what’s going to happen now, beautiful creature?”
“I couldn’t care less,” I gritted out, the scent of the two of us making me sick to my stomach.
“I think you will. I can be the kind of lover that will provide you with extreme pleasure, but only if you obey my rules. If you don’t, you’ll receive constant punishment. Do you understand me, beautiful Jade?”
“Yes.”
He cracked his hand against my bottom. “Let’s try that again. Do. You. Understand?”
“Yes. Sir.”
