Page 65 of Jase

“Where are we going?”

“Out.”

“Where?”

“You have one minute to be in that room.”

Kody’s spine straightened and she stood taller. “Or you’ll do what?”

She wasn’t afraid. She was waiting for this.Brat.

No response. No hesitation. I dipped low, throwing her over my shoulder. When my palm connected with her ass, Kody’s yell echoed from the walls. Her good hand flattened on my lower back, and she tried to push herself up, but lost her hold as I brought my hand down again. And again. Her good fist pounded into my back, but I barely paid it attention as I stomped to her room.

“Are you going to get dressed or do you need more?” She sniffled and pushed her legs against the hold I had barred over them. “I asked you a question?”

“You spanked me.” Kody sobbed. “I’m not some child.”

“You’re acting like one. Do you need another?”

The silence nearly had me closing my eyes. She was conflicted by this new predicament. Even embarrassed, but she liked it. Me…I liked it a hell of a lot more. It’s why I knew I needed to stop while I was ahead. She was fragile. I couldn’t overdo it with her. I wouldn’t let her run all over me either. We needed to meet in the middle.

“I take that as a no.” I slid Kody down my body, holding her so that she was level with my face. New tears were already sliding down her cheeks, but her eyes had never been clearer.

“I can’t believe you did that. You really spanked me.”

“I did, and I’ll do it again if you deserve it.”

Her bottom lip poked out, only for her to surprise me by hesitantly leaning forward to press her lips into mine. “Can I have another?” She swallowed hard. “Please?”

“The others weren’t enough?”

Again, her lips met mine, but I didn’t kiss her back.

“I can take more. I want more.” She got quiet. “Will you do it again?”

“You’ve had enough.”

“No. I don’t think I have.Jase…”

When I didn’t spank her, her shoulders curled in. “Fine. You said I would cry.” Another hesitant kiss. “Is this what you meant? Does the pleasure come next?”

Did I answer? Did I bend her over the bed and show her ass the attention it deserved?

“Rian will be here soon. Now is not the time to discuss this.”

“Tonight, then?”

Fingers pushed through my hair, gripping securely as Kody continued to try to get me to kiss her back. It was pure torture not to react.

“We’ll talk when the time is right. If that’s tonight, we’ll discuss it then. Right now, you need to get dressed.”

“And if I fight you a little more instead?”

Dammit she knew how to get me riled up.

“Then I make you wait even longer.” I licked my lips, not able to stop myself from getting lost in her eyes. There was so much emotion. Mystery. I wanted to know what she was thinking. Would she accept my lifestyle once she learned more? Would it be too much? It was one thing to get spanked. Quite another to be strapped to a St. Andrews cross to confront and embrace your pain threshold.

“Jase. Please…” Her voice grew quiet. “Don’t do that to me. I’ve already waited long enough. Please.”