“Stay still,” North warned before his hand landed again and again.
Then he paused to rub in the heat. “You know, I’ve never spanked someone before.”
“No, but you’ve been spanked plenty,” Jared said.
“So you should know how it feels and take pity on me,” she said.
“No. I don’t believe that would make me a very good Top to you,” he countered. “If I’m going to take care of you, and enforcethe rules, I need to do it properly. With a firm spanking. After all, you did several things that earned you this spanking.”
He started spanking her again. This time he smacked his hand down on her bottom until she was left sobbing on his lap.
Then he rubbed her bottom gently. “What do I do now?”
Who was he talking to? To her?
Well, what he should do now is apologize for being mean to her poor bottom. And then he should let her eat cake. She really needed cake.
“Aftercare. Soothe her like you did yesterday.”
“Yesterday, I just held her and wrapped her up tight,” North said.
“It’s the same principle,” Jared told him.
North sat her up on his lap and wrapped his arms around her. He was tense and she couldn’t work out why. But she simply melted into him, wrapping her arms around his neck.
And gradually, he seemed to relax, hugging her back.
“Are you all right, Angel?” he eventually asked.
“I’m good,” she said shyly. “You know, except for my hot, throbbing bottom.”
“Well, that just means I did my job right,” North said as he leaned her back so he could study her face. Then he nodded as though satisfied with what he saw. “If you break the rules, you get punished. And you practically threw yourself over my lap.”
She pouted. “That’s because you threatened me with orgasm denial.”
“Disobey me again like that and you might get both,” he warned. “And I do not want to hear you ever putting yourself down. Understand me?”
“Yes, North,” she replied. “I get it. I’m amazing and wonderful and you think I’m the best thing since sliced bread.”
It was meant to be sarcasm.
But he just nodded like it was the truth.
Damn, these guys were good for her self-esteem.
52
“Are you sure about this?” North asked as he finished tying Jared to his bed.
North stared down at him skeptically. He really wasn’t sure that this was a good move. And he was also kind of tempted to take a photo.
Because he didn’t think he’d ever get the opportunity again to see Jared like this.
Tied up and at his mercy.
“Hmm, the things I could do to you,” he mused.
Jared shot him a sharp look. “Don’t even think about it, boy.”
