Chapter 21
Embry
Every neuron in my body is alive, waiting for the depth of his voice which seems to have gotten even lower than the controlling tone that sends shivers down my spine at home.
Corvinus tugs at his tie, loosens his collar and then removes it from around his neck.
“Stay still,” he whispers, walking around me, slowly, the sound of his dress shoes on the tile floor making the only sound in the room.
The pounding of my heart feels like it’s going to beat right out of my chest.
He pushes hair away from my nape and kisses the sensitive skin. “Hands, love.”
My mouth parts with rising anticipation, unsure exactly what he’s planning until he takes my hands, wrapping and binding them with the silkiness of his tie. He gives the material a little tug. “Good girl.” His fingers rest on my zipper. “I’m going to unwrap the rest of you now, love.”
I swear on everything holy, if he makes me stand here like this, undressing, kissing and teasing me like this I’m going to silently combust. Instead, I let out a light mewl as his hands cup the firmness of my ass cheeks, completely bared now that he’s let my skirt fall to the floor.
If I thought I was going to get some relief, I was wrong.
Instead, he leads me to the bench helping me to lie on the cool leather and positions me exactly as he wants.
“The smell of your arousal is intoxicating, but you don’t get rewarded until you’ve paid the price for running. ”
My face lies against the coolness of the bench.
The only sound is of his shoes as he walks away.
It may be minutes, but it feels like hours to me until I hear his footsteps making their way back to me.
They stop, and a cool breeze floats over the bareness of my back sending a shiver snaking right along the length of my spine.
He brushes soft tresses over my skin. “Still love. This is a flogger. It can feel light as a feather or as harsh as a naughty girl deserves.”
Everything south clenches, but yet my body doesn’t want to move, as though a calm like nothing I’ve ever experienced washes over me.
I lie as still as possible, determined to do exactly as I’m told, embracing every sensation, every light touch of the ends of the flogger.
And when Corvinus lets the entire weight of the fogger rain down on my back, and my ass, it feels like hands massaging my muscles.
There’s something so natural, energy releasing, and mind numbing about the feel of that flogger.
But then it stops. So suddenly that I miss every stroke of those strands on my heated skin.
The bench begins to raise in height, and then the middle of the curvy bench bends, lowering my upper body and legs.
Corvinus runs a hand across one ass cheek and then the other.
“Remember your safe words, love, and the reason we’re doing this.
The next time you decide to run into danger without talking to me, without taking protection, or letting anyone know.
” The firm palm of his hand connects with my ass. “Ouch!”
“Shhh . . .” he says.
My mouth gapes open as his hand slaps against my ass, creating a loud noise that permeates the entire room. I shift my hips as it happens again, but another hand gentles my backside. “Still, without me restraining you, love.”
Another slap to the ass and my feet kick without warning but that doesn’t stop the dark-haired beast at all. “Ouch, ouch.”
“How much pain do you think you would be in if you were taken by the witches, by the rogues, or any of our other enemies? A sliver of this I can assure you, love. No, you’ll take your spanking like the good and well deserving girl that you are and you’ll thank me for spanking your little ass later. ”
Yeah, not fucking likely…
I can almost imagine that smart-ass smirk on his face with my eyes closed but his hand comes down instead. This time much harder.
“Ouch, Corvinus!”
He laughs. “We’re done warming up. You can consider yourself getting spanked now.”
“Wait, Corvinus,” I start but the flat of his hand rains down on my cheeks sending lightening fire to my ass.
I refuse to say a word, but he is relentless in his mission to teach me a lesson, as over and over his hand comes down, warming the seat of my ass until it’s on fire and there’s no possibility for me to not move.
“Still love, take your spanking and remember why we’re doing this.”
My fangs descend. I refuse to shed a tear, growing accustomed to the heat of his hand until it’s unbearable to take.
There’s no way I’m safe wording, no way I’m telling him I’m almost at my limits.
What was so bad about me going to take care of business myself anyway?
Tell me that. I am a skilled fighter and know what I’m doing. And I’m not apologizing for that!
“Ouch!” His hand shifts right over that tender spot.
Again and again, heating my ass with the palm of his hand like he doesn’t give a damn.
I sniff, trying to hold back the tears. I could just tell him to stop, say red, have it be done.
But something deep inside already knows exactly why he’s doing this, why it’s such a big deal to him and why he’s putting in the time.
And I did like that he was there to protect me, even though I didn’t need it or maybe even want it, it felt good to know he was there.
And I should have told him. I sniff. Damn this compromising shit, admitting when you’re wrong and meeting halfway is harder than people know.
His hand rains a parade of fire on my ass. “I’m sorry, Corvinus.” Tears roll down my eyes. “I’m sorry I ran, didn’t tell you, didn’t trust you enough. I’m sorry.”
The spanking stops as though it had never begun.
In two seconds, my hands are unbound, and he has me in his arms carrying me to the large bed in the corner of the room.
I nuzzle into the protection of his chest, successfully unzipping his pants and bringing out his hard cock as he strokes my back.
I sniff, wiping my nose with the tissue he hands me. “I really am sorry. I wasn’t at first.”
He smirks. “I gathered. Because you’re strong, independent, and have never been able to fully put your trust in anyone. That’s all changed now.”
“I don’t like being spanked like that.”
“You could have always safeworded, love. In fact, I expect you to safeword if it gets to be too much. But that spanking, that was nothing. That was a little bit of heat to show you that I care. You run again, and my hand will be sore next time.”
My mouth gapes. “Your hand isn’t even sore? You dark-hearted beast.”
“Arrogant, dark-hearted beast. I like that better.”
I play with the button on his crisp white shirt, attempting to get him fully undressed.
“I didn’t want to safeword. At first, yes.
But I am no quitter, and I know you did it because you care.
Otherwise, I’d run you through my sword, so don’t get so cocky just because I let you spank my ass, vampire. ”
He kisses the top of my hair as my fingers slowly unbutton his crisp white shirt. His hand covers mine as I undo the third button. “What are the rules, love?”
I sniff. “No running, talk to you first, work out a plan first, and then go from there, together.”
Corvinus kisses me on the lips, gently, lighting my whole world up.
Even though my ass is still on fire my pussy is so wet for him.
“And if you don’t want me to intercede, you’ll tell me just like in the cavern, but at least you’ll have backup.
You could have been hurt, Embry. Seriously hurt.
You are mine, love, and I protect what’s mine, even from yourself, understand? ”
I slide a leg over the top of his lap. “If I tell you what you want to hear will you stop talking and fuck me now, vampire?”
His eyebrow arches, and in one swift moment he rolls me over, caging me, finding the center of my pussy and driving right to the end of me, over and over again until I’m screaming his name.