Page 27 of His Dark Purpose

Kyle heard the smile in Jonah’s voice, and even though Amy’s family could be quite the irritant, he was glad for him. Jonah would only be young once. Kyle wanted him to live while he had the opportunity.

“That’s great.” He patted Amy’s rump as he wrapped up the call. “I’ll make sure to tell Amy you called.”

“Thanks,” Jonah replied. “It will be good to catch up with her. We haven’t spoken in ages.”

Kyle had no intention of allowing her to use the phone to call anyone any time soon.

“Good to speak to you, Jonah.”

“Er, you too, William.”

Kyle cut the call, slipping the device back into his jacket before his focus returned to the woman sprawled over him. She was breathing heavily and had inhaled sharply when Jonah had mentioned Seth, but he gave her credit for the fact she hadn’t tried to make a break for it.

“I can’t believe Seth’s out…” She pulled in a shaky breath. “He’s out there, and he needs me.”

“He’s a grown man who just got out of jail.” His palm rose and swatted her again. “And you appear to be under the impression that your punishment is over.”

“He needs me,” she said again as he sprayed her wonderful backside with fresh strikes.

“I need you.” He gritted his teeth.To behave, ideally.

“It’s not the same.” For the first time since she’d settled, she tried to wriggle free of his grasp, her body writhing over him in an erotic display of struggle. “I need to speak to him, need to go to him.”

“Too bloody right it isn’t.” Amy wasn’t done until he said she was. “You’re mine, and that means you stay here with me.”

“But please!” She thrashed her legs again, sending the ropes flying up and down in the air. “I can’t love a man who treats me like this!”

What?

Releasing her, he pushed her gently from his lap. He scowled at the look of her on her knees.

What was she trying to say? One phone call from Jonah and suddenly she had other priorities? That just because Seth was out of jail, she didn’t have feelings for him?

Kyle had news for her. There was no eject button from the thing they’d started, and he was going to prove it.

“What the hell?” Her large, watery eyes rose to meet his.

“I’ve heard enough.” He rose from the chair, already unfastening his zipper as he wandered behind her kneeling form. “There’s been far too much talk today.”

“I… I don’t understand.” Rubbing the wrist he’d held in the small of her back, she never noticed his enormous erection jutting out behind her or the salacious grin on his face.

“Get up.” He lowered, taking her weight under her arms and pulling her harshly to her feet.

She rose to her full height with a yelp, glancing behind too late to see what he had in mind, but his instruction made things clear.

“I want younow.”

Chapter Nine

Owned

Amy

“What?” Panic flared in her voice as she grappled with his change of tack, her head scarcely able to keep up with the unraveling events.

First, the ropes, then the completely unwarranted spanking, and then Jonah’s call. She needed time to process any one of those events, let aloneallof them. There was no way she was in the mood for sex, especially with the man seemingly hellbent on tormenting her.

“No.” She shook her head. “I don’t want this!”

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