Page 5 of Trapped

My lips tugged as she finally yielded of her own free will.“I’ll take care of you, but you have to learn to obey.”

“Obey?”She tutted, crossing her arms beneath her fabulous breasts.“I’m a grown woman, remember?”

Oh, I remember...

Every detail of her wonderful body was etched into my memory for all time.

“A grown woman who paid me to help her.”I arched an eyebrow, reveling in the way she shivered at the gesture.“Because she didn’t know how to cope out here on her own.”

“Paying you for a service doesn’t mean I surrender to your every whim,sir.”

“I’m sure you didn’tmeanfor that to sound as hot as it does.”I chuckled.

“Stop it.”Her tone was wry.“I’m thankful for your help, Eli, and yes, the sex was great, but I’m not okay with being spanked.”She fidgeted from one foot to the other.“Or being ordered around by you all the time.”

“You enjoyed it.”

I shook my head at her complaint, recalling all too easily how much her body had ultimately betrayed her need when I’d disciplined her.She might not havelikedthe idea of being aroused by my authority, but after hours trapped in the cabin with her, I knew better.

“That’snotthe point.”She brought her boot down hard on the floor in protest.“It’s difficult enough being stuck here without cowering to you as well.”

My lips twisted.Cowering.

I liked the way she put that.

“I’m your master until we get out of this.”I wandered toward her.“And I don’t just mean the cabin, little girl.Until you’re safe and sound,I’min charge.”

I didn’t like to think of a time when she’d be safe somewhere without me, but I supposed that time was lurking just around the corner.We probably had one day—two at best—before the wood ran out and the weather cleared enough to get her back to base, at which point, I’d have no sway over her whatsoever.

A stabbing pain ached in my chest at the debilitating thought.

“I’ll play along.”The anger in her eyes had faded when she met my gaze again.“But don’t forget respect works two ways,sir.You might be stronger and more knowledgeable than me, but I’m not haplessorhelpless.I’m capable and I can get out of here.”

“I know.”I recalled the way she’d handled herself around Chelle’s useless boyfriend before he’d plummeted to his fate.Erin was far from incompetent.“I didn’t mean to imply otherwise.”

“I don’t know what’s going on between us.”A small smile tugged at her lips as, sighing, she perched on the edge of the bed.“I don’t know how long the snow will last or whether we’ll freeze to death before we find out.”

Reflexively, my gaze flitted to the remaining logs, anxiety rising in waves at her inference.She had a good point.Whatever happened with the thaw, we had an immediate problem with running out of heat, and with feet of frozen snow piled up outside, there was no access to any fresh, dry supplies.

“All I know is that this has been the most intense twenty-four hours of my life.”Her brow furrowed.“I watched two people die, and I miss my friend.”

Yeah.It hasn’t been my greatest day as a guide.

“And now this thing between you and me.”Her teeth tugged at her lower lip.

“So, it’s notallbad then?”I couldn’t resist my cocky tone.

“Maybe not.”Her grin was mischievous.“But you throwing commands around won’t make the snow melt or help me to know if Chelle made it.”.

I hoped my rising disdain didn’t show on my face.The last thing we needed was to fall out again in another spectacular display of opposing views, but her obsession with her friend’s decision to leave wasn’t going to get us out of there.

“We’ll be okay.”

I had no idea if that was true as the vow left my lips, but I sensed it was what she needed to hear.I didn’t know where our dynamic could lead, but I hadn’t contrived the chemistry.The tug between us was real, and I knew she felt it too.Perhaps it would be enough to pull us out of our snowbound dilemma.

I had to admit, though, if therehadbeen enough wood, I’d have happily kept her there as my willing captive.My swelling cock would have kept her occupied.

“We’ll get through this if we stick together.”

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