“Hands behind your back.” I jerked, putting both hands back where they should have been. It wasn’t my fault my thumb was trying to sneak into my mouth.
Smacking my lips, I tried to get my breathing under control. If I didn’t soon, I’d likely pass out. But maybe that’d be for the best. Then he could do whatever he wanted and I wouldn’t have to be awake for it.
With Sir, that happened more times than I wanted to think about. Withhim, I could pass out then wake up in agony with no recollection on what happened. Sometimes, that was better anyway. Not knowing what happened was better, so I didn’t have to replay those moments in my mind on repeat.
“Hands, Oakley.”
I sniffed, trying and failing to keep them behind my back. I wanted my thumb. I wanted to fall to my knees and beg for forgiveness, knowing that there would be more to come.
“Open.” A tap to my mouth caused me to jerk, then did as ordered. Expecting a pill, I was surprised to find my tongue meet rubber.
Sucking, my breathing leveled just a bit.
“Just a few more minutes.”
How long had I been standing here? It felt like hours as my legs shook and tears fell from closed eyes.
Maybe standing here and not able to see Sabastian was worse than any other punishment I could have. I didn’t know what he was doing. Was he moving around, getting straps to tie me somewhere? Was he preparing to whip me with a belt?
My breath caught in my throat. The waiting part was the worst. Standing here, not knowing what was going to happen was ten times worse than what the punishment surely was going to be.
“Time.” My body sagged at his voice. “Come here, little one.”
Oh, I was his little one.I almost cried harder. The way he called me that just made me want to curl up in his lap.
Shuffling towards him, making sure to keep my arms behind my back until he gave me permission to move them. When I was in front of him, I fell to my knees in one swift move.
I was close enough to lean into his leg, but I held my body as still as I could. Every part of me shivered, wracking with silent sobs.
When a simple, soft touch landed atop my head, my body slumped against his leg. If it hadn’t been there, I’d have fallen over.
“Shush, little one. Your punishment is all over now. You did so well.”
It was over?It couldn’t be over.
“My good boy. All’s forgiven.”
I sniffed, sucking harder at the paci. His hand combed through my hair, luring me into calmness.
As the seconds ticked by, I sagged more against his legs,
Chapter 31
Sabastian
That was not how I expected Oakley to respond to standing in a corner. I figured he’d cry, because almost all littles did when they had to take a timeout. This boy currently kneeling at my feet wasn’t the first to shed a few tears or try to suck one a digit.
What was different was how defeated he seemed to be. So much so, he couldn’t hold himself together as he fought off sobs.
Heck, he didn’t even know he had only been standing in the corner for ten minutes, at most. I couldn’t take seeing him so torn up.
But that was a small fact the boy didn’t need to know about. If he knew I caved on the first punishment, since it physically hurt me to see him so upset, he’d learn to take advantage of that small fact.
“You did so well, little one.”
At my voice, he tried to push further into my leg, if it were even possible. He was basically wrapped around my leg, both arms holding onto me.
“Come here.”
