“We’ll communicate. You’ll get to express yourself. I want you to be honest with me. And I have nothing but your highest good in mind. You can trust me.”
I still didn’t know what to say. “You want to tell me what to do? Don’t you already do that?”
A hint of a smile. “I want you to obey me.”
“You want me to obey you,” I repeated slowly. Unaccountably, my pussy moistened.
“You will be accountable to me. I will keep you in line, and if you step out of line…”
“You’ll spank me.”
“Among other forms of discipline, yes.”
I stared at him, waiting for him to crack a smile and tell me it was all a joke. But who was I kidding? This was Cole. He didn’t joke.
“You really mean this.”
“I’ve never been more sincere about anything in my life.”
“What if you tell me to do something crazy, like jump off a bridge or something?”
“Regina, you know me. Would I ever allow you to do something that brings you harm?”
He had a point.
“Your current life choices haven’t been positive. So, I’ll be making them for you.”
“For how long?”
“As long as I deem necessary.”
“So…option one is prison, and option two is you control my life so it feels like I’m in prison.”
“You may enjoy some parts of it more than prison. Some parts less. All’s it will cost you is your pride.”
I scowled. “I like my pride. It’s all I have left.”
“And look where it got you. I said I was going to help you. This is how.”
“So you’re going to mold me into the perfect citizen. Using the carrot and the stick method.”
“Mostly the stick. Unless you’re a very, very good girl.”
I ignored the tingles spreading through me. “I’ve read about this,” I said. “What’s my safeword…prison?”
“It can be.”
I stared. “Shit. You really are a sadist.”
“I have never once spanked a woman before last night. Not even by her request.” He grinned, startling me. “I never would’ve guessed you’d respond so well.”
I squirmed and his grin darkened a shade.
I exhaled. “Okay. So I do what you say, and I don’t have to go to jail?”
“It’s not going to be easy, Regina. I have high standards, and I expect you to follow the rules. Or you’ll be punished.”
“Are you trying to talk me out of this?”
