Total pages in book: 98
Estimated words: 95756 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 479(@200wpm)___ 383(@250wpm)___ 319(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 95756 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 479(@200wpm)___ 383(@250wpm)___ 319(@300wpm)
“I’m upset, not mad.”
Sugar. She thought that might be worse.
“I meant to tell you right after the wedding, but there was the reception and then we were so tired last night. Then this morning . . . I didn’t want to sit on a hot ass the whole way here.”
“You’re going to be sitting on a sore ass for the rest of the day,” he warned.
“I figured that would be the case.”
“You’re getting twenty with your hairbrush.”
“Um, well, I might have forgotten my hairbrush.”
He raised his eyebrows. “Deliberately?”
“I’d like to plead the fifth on that.”
“You know, there’s a whole forest here. I’m sure I could go cut some branches to use on your bottom.”
Sunny gasped and covered her bottom with her hands. “You wouldn’t!”
“Well, what do you expect me to do when you leave your hairbrush at home? I suppose I could use my belt.”
She wasn’t sure if that was better or not.
“Or I could use your hairbrush, since I saw that you’d missed packing it and I grabbed it for you.”
Sugar.
“Can we forget and forgive that part, Daddy?” she asked.
“Sure. After you get an extra five.”
“Twenty-five!” He was right. She definitely wasn’t going to sit comfortably today.
“I’m your husband, Little Rebel. The man who loves and adores you. It’s my job to keep you safe, and that’s what I’m going to do. I might understand why you didn’t tell me straight away, but I do not want that to happen ever again. Understand me?”
“Yes, Daddy. I understand.”
“I don’t like that the Fox might be leading trouble your way. If anything odd happens at all, you must tell me.”
“I will,” she whispered.
“Come on, let’s get this punishment over with. Then we can start the fun part of the honeymoon.”
She really wished they could just skip to that part. But she took his hand and let him lead her into the cabin.
It was gorgeous. The living area had a huge stone fireplace and a dark leather sofa in front of it. There was a small kitchen area that was fully stocked. The bedroom had a sumptuous attached bathroom with a big claw-foot bath.
She couldn’t have picked a better place for a honeymoon. Duke stopped in front of the sofa.
“Strip off all your clothes,” he told her. “Then go and stand in the corner with your legs spread, bottom out, and your hands behind your head.”
“All of my clothes?” Why would she need to take off all of her clothes?
“Yes,” he said firmly. “And I don’t expect any arguments.”
Sugar.
Okay, she was beginning to see just how upset he was. Slowly, she stripped off and put herself into position in the corner. Tears dripped down her face. She hated thinking that she might have disappointed him. She could hear him moving around behind her.
“Come out of the corner now, baby girl.”
Turning, she saw him sitting on the sofa. He had her hairbrush on the coffee table.
“Sunny, why are you crying?” he asked in a gentle voice.
“I just . . . I feel so bad!”
“Come here, Little Rebel.” He held out his arms, and she dove into his embrace. He held her tight on his lap. “Shh. Hey, we haven’t even started yet.”
“I know! S-sorry! Just feel g-guilty!”
“Look at me. Come on. Look at me.”
She moved her gaze to his, and he brushed her hair back off her face, his face filled with love. “You know that after a punishment, all is forgiven, right?”
“Yes, I know.”
“And that I’m not mad. I know he put you in a bad position. His timing was deliberate since he knew you wouldn’t tell me straight away.”
He gently freed her lip from between her teeth.
“This punishment is both because I know you feel bad and it will help alleviate the guilt. And because I need you to know that your safety is paramount to me. You must never keep anything from me again. Especially when it comes to the Fox. I need you to understand that, Sunny.”
“I do. I promise.”
“Good girl. Now, as well as the twenty-five with the hairbrush, I think I’m going to give you five reminder spanks each morning.”
“What? Daddy, no! That’s not cool.”
“Ahh, but if it helps you to remember that Daddy loves you and wants to protect you, it’s well worth it.”
Of course, he would think that. He wasn’t the one getting the spanking.