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He did not wait for a reply but simply took hold of the bunched-up fabric and arranged it in the small of her back. Cool air wafted across her unprotected buttocks.
Katherine clenched her bottom. If she just closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and clung to the table as he had suggested, this would soon be all done with. She could bear this, surely.
“You will not hit me very hard, will you?”
He laid his palm on her upturned buttock and squeezed the quivering flesh. “I will be the arbiter of what is required, Kat.”
“I know, but—”
He patted her bottom. “Six strokes, we agreed.”
“I would not say we agreed, exactly,” she muttered.
“Ye still feel ye’re being unjustly treated?”
She hesitated, then, “No, not really. I just… I want it to be over.” She wrapped her fingers around the opposite edge of the table.
“Aye, I can see why ye would. I shall do my best tae oblige ye.” He bent to select one of the switches, shook it to shed any excess droplets of water, then swung it through the air with an ominous whistling sound.
Dear Lord.Katherine cringed and clenched harder.
“Dinnae move until I tell ye that we are finished, unless ye wish me to start over.”
“I will not move,” she ground out, though whether seeking to convince him or herself she was not certain. There was no time in which to ponder the matter, however.
The first stroke crackled across both buttocks, drawing a quick gasp of pain from Katherine. Her bottom was suddenly aflame, and her immediate instinct was to reach back to protect her vulnerable backside.
“No.” The command was terse and brooked no argument.
Katherine grasped the table again and hung on.
“I shall allow you that one slip, but no more.” His tone was cold and stern.
“Th-thank you,” Katherine managed.
Robbie shifted his stance slightly, then that shrill whistle pierced the air again. The second stroke landed just below the first, sending a river of fire sizzling over her flesh.
Katherine managed to remain still but could not contain her shriek. This was harder, hotter, more searing than before. And she was not yet halfway through.
“Please,” she sobbed. “It hurts…”
Robbie did not answer. She had not expected him to.
The third blistering stroke landed on the lower curves of her throbbing bottom. Katherine’s entire body jerked. Despite her best intentions not to provide undue entertainment for the MacKinnon clan, she let out a high-pitched scream.
“I am sorry,” she gulped as soon as she recovered the power of speech. “I did not mean to make a fuss.”
“Ye may make as much fuss as you like, as long as ye remain still an’ accept what is happening tae ye.” Robbie tossed the switch into the fireplace to be consumed by the flames, then selected another from the bucket. “Ye’re doing well, by the way. Just three tae go.”
I can do this. I can…
“Spread your thighs for me, Kat.”
She turned her tear-stained face towards him. “I beg your pardon.”
“Open your legs,” he repeated, his tone gentling. “If ye please.”
It was wondrous indeed, Katherine was to reflect later, how acquiescent she had become since he had laid her out over his table, her bare buttocks offered up for punishment, and administered a few sharp strokes with a switch. It did not occur to her to disobey.
