"Sharon Green - [ebel 01 - Rebel" - читать интересную книгу автора (Green Sharon)

тАЬYouтАЩve spent years trying your best to shock people with wild behavior, probably because you
considered doing that amusing,тАЭ Mayne continued. тАЬYou made no effort to exercise restraint, and
certainly never apologized for creating chaos wherever you went. You should have been punished for
doing all that, right on the spot, and because you werenтАЩt you incurred a larger debt by doing something
even worse. IтАЩve agreed to help you start repaying that debt, so letтАЩs get to it. WeтАЩll be leaving early in
the morning.тАЭ
And with that he pulled her to her feet by the hand he held, ignoring the way her book tumbled out of her
lap to land on the floor. Once Adair was on her feet his other hand closed around her arm, and then he
was pulling her with him toward her bedchamber.
тАЬLet go of me, you fool,тАЭ Adair growled, finding it impossible to break his hold or keep from being taken
with him. тАЬYou werenтАЩt even here, so how do you know what I did and for what reason? Let go of me
and get out of here right this minute.тАЭ
тАЬOh, IтАЩll be leaving as soon as weтАЩre through,тАЭ the fool said, making no effort to do as sheтАЩd asked.
Instead he walked her into the bedchamber, then closed the door behind the two of them. тАЬWeтАЩll want
privacy for this, although it would be more fair if the people who were forced to witness your escapades
were also allowed to see you being punished for those actions. But Duke Elden was hurt most by you,
and he insists that your punishment be kept private. Kind of generous for a man who cares nothing about
youтАжтАЭ
The single lamp burning in the room made the bedchamber look snug and dimly romantic, but Mayne
proved that romance was the last thing on his mind. After dragging Adair to a chair he sat down, then
pulled her face down across his lap.
тАЬYou had no right to run away like a spoiled little girl who hadnтАЩt been given her own way,тАЭ the man said
as Adair struggled uselessly to free herself from his grip. тАЬYour father agonized over your safety until he
got word that you were safe, and itтАЩs that agony youтАЩll pay for tonight and every night for the next week.
After that weтАЩll see if youтАЩve gotten the message about changing your ways. If you havenтАЩt, weтАЩll add
another week of the same to get you completely caught up on every punishment you werenтАЩt given but
should have.тАЭ
And with that he pulled up the skirt of AdairтАЩs night shift, baring the lower part of her to his sight. Adair
swallowed a snarl and fought even harder, but both of her wrists had been captured in one large hand.
That same hand rested in the middle of her back, holding her in place in spite of the way she kicked and
squirmed. Escape was absolutely impossible, and she didnтАЩt need the first smack on her bare behind to
tell her what was about to happen.
And happen it did. The first hard smack had hurt, but the sting was nothing compared to what Adair felt
from the following smacks. The miserable beastтАЩs hand felt like it was made of wood, and every time it
struck her bottom it added to the growing ache. For some outrageous reason he seemed to think he had
a right to spank her, but he didnтАЩt!
The spanking went on much longer than Adair had imagined it would. She jumped and twisted every time
that hand came down on her aching behind, the added pain making her want to scream or howl or have
hysterics. Everything inside her demanded that she acknowledge the punishment in some way, but one
tiny part of her central being refused to let that happen.
The burning ache in her bottom grew higher and higher, every smack of that wooden hand adding to
what it had already given her, and finally Adair lost a tiny part of the control that had kept her silent. A
small sound escaped her throat, one that shamed her even more than what the beast was doing, and all
she could do was pray that he hadnтАЩt heard the sound.
And it seemed like he hadnтАЩt heard when the spanking continued, and then, about a year or so later, the
torture was finally ended. After what proved to be a last, really hard smack, her wrists were released and
she was lifted off the beastтАЩs lap.
тАЬThat should do it for now,тАЭ the beast said as he stood up, his voice quiet as he put one hand on AdairтАЩs
shoulder. тАЬYou can go to bed now, but first thereтАЩs something I want to say. Your father isnтАЩt the only
one who cares about you, who cares whether you live or die. If youтАЩd died I never would have gotten to