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She blinked, stunned—and then, slow as sin, her pupils widened. Her thighs shifted and lips parted as she caught her breath, and she flushed.

Not with embarrassment.

With…interest.

Son of a bitch.

I fucking snapped.

Hauling her over my shoulder in one fast move, I ignored her yelp and the sound of Jax's laughter.

“What are you—hey!” she protested, squirming. “You can’t just—Kane!”

My hand came down hard on her ass. Sharp enough to make her gasp.

“I can do whatever the fuck I want,” I said, voice thick with fury and need. “You’re mine. And just to be clear, that wasn’t a spanking, it was a warning.”

Her voice was breathless, stunned. “I wasn’t smiling at him as an invitation, Kane! It was a joke. He said someone labeled the server’s backup ‘deep penetration protocol,’ and he’s been terrified to open the folder ever since.”

I didn’t slow down or stop walking, just carried her past a few curious looks and stunned expressions, upstairs, and down the hall to our room. Then I kicked the door shut behind us and finally let her slide down my body, landing her on her feet but keeping her trapped between me and the wall.

“You don’t get it yet, do you?” I grunted, gripping her jaw and tilting her face up. “I want all of it. Your smiles. Your smartmouth. Your sass. Every sound that comes out of you. I want it for me.Onlyme.”

13

SAVANNAH

Inever thought the threat of being spanked would turn me on, but I hadn’t expected to fall for the man who drugged and kidnapped me either. My reactions to Kane defied logic in the most thrilling ways.

My stomach flipped when he tossed me onto the bed, the energy between us intensifying now that we were in the privacy of his suite.

A deep blush heated my skin, anticipating building for what was about to happen.

“Would you really spank me? As more than just a warning?”

He pressed his palms into the mattress on either side of me, and his eyes heated even more. “Smile like that at another man again, and I sure as fuck will.”

I pressed my lips together to keep from smiling, but he didn’t miss my reaction.

Gliding a palm down my side and then around to cup my butt cheek, he grinned. “Could do it now if the idea turns you on.”

I considered the offer, my cheeks heating. A spark of curiosity burned deep inside me, so I nodded.

“Want to hear the words, sugar.” His smile widened. “Tell me, and I’ll give you what you need.”

“Ugh,” I huffed, knowing damn well that he wouldn’t cave until I did as he asked since I learned that lesson when he took my virginity. “Please spank me. But maybe not to the point of my butt being cherry red.”

Goose bumps popped up on my arms at his deep chuckle. “Since you didn’t know the rule about smiling like that at other guys yet, I’ll just give you a taste this time.”

Shifting so he was sitting at the edge of the bed, he wrapped his fingers around my wrist and tugged me over his lap. Then he slowly pulled my shorts over my butt, taking my panties with them. He stroked over one side, but that was all the warning I got before his palm swatted the curve of my butt.

I gasped, twisting in his hold to gawk up at him.

Quirking his brow, he asked, “Too hard?”

“No, but a little bit of warning might’ve been nice,” I muttered.

“Trust me, sugar. It’s better this way.” He smoothed his palm over the spot where he spanked me. “No chance to tense up because you were expecting it.”