Page 40 of An Accidental Bride for the Duke
“Do you remember what happened the last time you disobeyed me?”
“I do,” she whimpered.
“I see now that wasn’t nearly enough. My fault,” he purred. “Thinking you were a fast learner. But now, I have come to realize you will need another lesson.”
She swallowed. “And what lesson will that be?”
As with the last time, Philip chose to show her through action.
First, he leaned around her and closed the door. Then, he led her across the room. Iris’ heart raced with excitement, knowing what was coming, barely able to control the anticipation building inside of her.
When they reached the bed, he turned her to face it and then gently pushed her forward, bending her at the waist. Her heart thumped as he stood beside her, gently lifting her shift once more to expose her bare backside.
“Philip,” she gasped turning around. “What are you –”
“I am punishing you,” he said to her, gently turning her around once more. “You do need to be punished, do you not?”
Her heart raced so that it hurt. A spike of fear exploded inside of her, because she did not know what he meant to do. But she thought back to that kiss, how she had felt when he’d denied her, and how much she wanted it…and so much more.
“I think I do,” she said.
“And why is that?”
“Because…” She was trembling as she looked ahead. “Because I have been a bad girl.”
“Yes you have,” he growled. “Now, hold onto the sheets,” he commanded. “And brace yourself.”
She did as he commanded, grabbing hold of the sheets on the bed. She tensed as he started to stroke her exposed skin. Her body trembled as she awaited her punishment…
“What you did today,” Philip purred as she gently ran his fingers over her buttocks. “You did it to upset me, didn’t you?”
“I did,” she said.
He clicked his tongue. “I thought as much.” His hand pulled back, she braced and then her eyes widened as he slapped her across the right cheek. A gasp escaped her lips, she thought to turn around and ask what he was doing. But the pain which ripped across her backside transformed into pleasure and she ended up biting into her lip, moaning as it rippled over her body, and then she sunk further into the bed.
“I wanted to make you angry,” she said through gritted teeth, her hand still clutching the sheets. She knew what he needed to hear, so she said it. “To annoy you.”
“You are worse than I thought.” Again, he spanked her. She gasped a second time, eyes turning wide. “Such a bad girl.” A third time, the hardest one yet.
Iris yelped when she felt his hand smack against her. She clenched her jaw and breathed in sharply, accepting the spikeof pain as it transformed into pleasure which rolled across her body.
“I’m so bad…” she moaned, unable to believe what was happening.
“Yes.” A fourth spank, open palmed and stinging. “Such a bad girl.” He spanked her a fifth time and she screamed as her body stiffened. “Now…” Philip began to stroke the area he’d spanked, clicking his tongue softly, keeping his touch light. “Do you promise to behave from now on?”
“I… I’m not sure –” She was cut off by another hard spank, one which had her gasping as she tried to stop herself from crying out.
“Are you?”
Her breathing was up. Her body was shaking. Her right cheek throbbed, and Iris could not believe how good it felt. She wanted more. She wanted the duke to reallypunishher.
It wasn’t enough to simply be spanked. But to de denied and teased was something else entirely. Would the duke go further? Teasing her and tempting her as he did the last time? Did he think she deserve it?
“I… I want to be a good girl for you,” she said in a whimper.
“Is that right?” he chuckled. As he did, his fingers started to trace down her thigh. It sent a shiver through them, tingles breaking across her skin, her loins throbbing from it. “Do you think you can be that? A good girl?”
“I do.”
