“I...um...”Words, what were words?Language seemed to have evacuated her brain, leaving behind only the ability to make embarrassing little whimpering sounds.
“What happened to that brat from earlier?”His fingers traced her collarbone, leaving fire in their wake.“Cat got your tongue?”
“No,” she managed, “but a demon Dom might be about to.”
A smile brightened his face.“Strip.”The command rumbled through the room.
Xia’s fingers moved to the shirt buttons before her brain could form a coherent protest.So much for playing hard to get since her body was apparently signing up for over-easy.
His eyes tracked every revealed inch of skin like a starving man eyeing a feast.The intensity of his gaze left trails of heat that had nothing to do with the room’s temperature.When she hesitated at her underwear, white cotton and lace that definitely hadn’t been chosen with this scenario in mind, his expression darkened.
“Everything.”
The word carried enough dominant energy to make her inner submissive swoon.The rest of her was too busy trying to remember how breathing worked as she shed the last barriers.
“Beautiful,” he murmured, circling her again.His gaze traced her curves with such intensity, goosebumps rose on her flesh.Unlike the judgmental stares she’d endured her entire life, Rex’s eyes held appreciation for every soft line of her body.The way he looked at her fuller hips and rounded stomach made her feel like a goddess rather than someone who should hide under baggy clothes.
“Hmm...perfection.”
Warmth bloomed across her skin as his heated gaze lingered on the swell of her breasts and the dip of her waist.Her heart thundered against her ribs, and her breath caught as his eyes darkened with unmistakable desire.She had never felt as beautiful or desirable as at that moment, watching his pupils dilate and his jaw tighten as he took in every inch of her curves.For the first time in her life, her body felt like an asset rather than a liability—something to be celebrated rather than concealed.
Her nipples tightened, and heat pooled low in her belly as the raw hunger in his expression sent delicious shivers down her spine.This powerful Dominant looked at her like she was a feast he couldn’t wait to devour.
“You are indeed a deliciously beautiful morsel, my pet, but I think you need a reminder of who’s in charge here after that little display of defiance earlier.”
His hand on her lower back guided her toward the leather spanking bench.“Bend over.”
“I wasn’t defiant,” she protested weakly, even as she assumed the position.“I was...professionally skeptical.”
The first smack of his bare hand against her ass caught her off guard, sending sparks of pleasure-pain racing through her body.
“Hmm...is that what we’re calling it?”
Another strike, harder this time.Her gasp echoed in the room.
“Count them, subbie.”
“One...two...”Each impact sent waves of heat through her core, building a desperate ache between her thighs.By five, she was squirming.By eight, she was whimpering.At ten, she broke.It was the first time a spanking had such a profound effect on her, arousing her to the point of desperation.
“Please,” she gasped, past caring about pride or pretense.
“Please, what?”Silk over steel, that’s what he sounded like, and lust flooded her veins.
“Please...I need...”
His hand smoothed over her heated flesh.“What do you need, Angel?”
“You.Inside me.Now.”She pushed back against his touch.“Please, Master R.”
His chuckle rang with wicked promise.“Since you asked so nicely...”
Turning her to face him, his hands slid up her sides in a touch that ignited trails of fire across her skin.One hand fisted in her hair, pulling her head back to expose her throat, while the other cupped her breast.
“Ohh,” she moaned as he grazed a thumb across the sensitive peak.
“So responsive,” he murmured against her neck while nibbling the sensitive spot below her ear.“Every touch, every breath makes you shiver.”
Xia could barely form coherent thoughts as his skilled fingers played her body like an instrument.Her snarky internal dialogue had dissolved into a stream ofplease and yes and more.
