“And I know I can’t give you everything you desire. Like a Little. Someone to coddle and protect. Think about it . . . you could have us both.”
“You want me to have you both?” Jared asked.
This didn’t make much sense. Who would go out and find a girlfriend for their Dom?
“Yes. You need someone like Angie. A Little. Someone you can be affectionate with. I can’t be that.”
Jared knew that.
But he’d always known who North was.
Jared cupped the side of North’s face, even knowing that the other man wouldn’t like that.
But screw it.
He didn’t fucking like that North had kidnapped Angie without his permission.
“You are important, North. You are not replaceable.”
Something flared in North’s eyes. A rare display of emotion. But it was gone almost as quickly as it appeared.
“I know I’m not,” he said. “I’m not replacing me. I’m adding to the dynamic.”
“Do you want her as well?”
“No,” North said quickly. Almost too quickly. “She’s for you.”
“So why now? Why not earlier?”
North shrugged. “The time seemed right. Like I said, I went to check on her, found her in an unsafe situation, and extracted her from that situation.”
“Without my permission.”
North nodded. “I figured you’d punish me for that.”
“Oh, I will. We can take care of that now.” Jared knew he should go check on Angie. But he had to get this done now. He took a step back and slowly took off his belt.
“Bare your ass and lean over the back of the sofa,” he ordered coldly.
He couldn’t have North disobeying him. Not just because he was his Dom and partner. But because Jared was “the Boss.” Things went badly when people disobeyed him.
North got into position.
Jared swung the belt without warning. This wasn’t pleasure. It was punishment. But after a few swipes, North was shifting around. And Jared knew he’d probably be hard if he checked.
But he wasn’t going to give him any release.
He let the belt fly until North’s ass was red. Then he slid it back on.
“Turn around.”
North didn’t like aftercare. Didn’t want it. But sometimes Jared needed something.
As he turned, Jared saw that the other man’s cock was rock hard. Stepping forward, he put his hand around the back of North’s neck and kissed him. Hard.
“You are important to me, North. You are mine. Understand me? Irreplaceable. But you must not ever do shit like this again or I will hurt you. Long and hard. Get me?”
“Yes, I understand.”
