“But it was an honest mistake! How was I supposed to know the difference? They look exactly the same and— Hey! Where are you going?” she shouted after Kaden when he jumped up and stormed toward the pantry, only to return within moments.

“Do they look the same, Sage? Well?” he prodded when she didn’t immediately respond when he all but shoved the two peppers in front of her face. She leaned back and frowned as she pretended to study them intently.

“Wow, that’s strange. In the pantry I definitely didn’t notice the difference.”

“Am I correct in understanding that you chopped them up in the pantry which is why you didn’t notice the difference? Is that right?” he ground out between clenched teeth. His face still glowed from the effect of the hot dish.

“Well, no, but to be honest, I wasn’t paying that much attention. I was so focused on getting your mother’s recipe right that—”

“Keep digging, Babygirl. The hole is getting deeper by the minute.”

Sage snapped her mouth shut. Further denial was only going to get her into deeper trouble. She had been caught out and he knew that she knew it. Shuffling her feet apart, she grasped her hands behind her back, pushed out her breasts, and looked down, the perfect form for a bratty sub who knew her Daddy was on the warpath.

“Well, damn,” Kevin said. “One thing I’ll give you, Sage, you’re a fast learner. Perfect form, I have to say.”

“Yeah, just a pity it’s gonna invite the opposite reaction from her Daddy.”

Sage refused to be intimidated into looking up to check Kaden’s reaction. One thing she had learned since living with him as his Babygirl, was that he loved it when she acted submissively without being told. Unfortunately, she had totally forgotten that he abhorred being topped from the bottom. She realized her attempt at manipulating the outcome had backfired as his dark command floated to her ears.

“Our room, Sage. Now.”

Not wishing to test his patience further, Sage immediately took the stairs to their bedroom. “And that backside of yours had better be naked by the time I get there!” His voice chasing after her was enough to put an extra step in her stride.

Chapter Thirteen

It was a difficult thing for a woman, who, a couple of weeks ago didn’t know a thing about sexual domination, to acknowledge that the knot in her stomach was one of anticipation rather than dread. Deep down inside, she knew how he would react to being manipulated.

But damn, every time he blistered her bottom, he pushed her to a level of euphoria that she had never before experienced. Now, she craved it and found herself looking for ways to incite punishment, just to feel his hand stinging the bejesus out of her round cheeks.

One day, he would catch on that she was enjoying spanking too much for it to be a punishment. But until then, she would secretly revel in the wickedness of her own game.

“Damn, he’s truly turned me into his Babygirl!”

Her voice sounded husky and the words resonated deep inside as she quickly stepped out of her jeans and panties. At first, the prospect of being sexually dominated had been daunting but Kaden had set her mind at ease almost immediately. It was the most satisfying feeling to just relax and let someone else take charge of at least one part of her very demanding life.

It was a balance that she giddily anticipated once she returned to work.

“So, you’re a prankster, I see.”

“Oh!” Sage jumped around at Kaden’s deep voice spooking her from behind.

“I made dinner, that’s—Hey!” she protested as he sat down and upended her over his lap in one smooth moment. “Wait! Ouch!” she screamed as two loud swats landed on her buttocks. “Let’s just discuss this first, Daddy, please.”

Sage suddenly realized that Kaden’s demeanor was different from before—more focused and a little darker. The strength behind the two swats also warned her that this wasn’t going to be the usual spanking that rocketed her lust into the stratosphere.

Still, much as before, her buttocks clenched as a tingling sensation spread over her buttocks. A confluence of dread and wondrous anticipation swept over her.

“Oh!” Sage gasped as his large hand covered her throbbing heated core.

“Hmm,” he murmured as his long, thick fingers separated the petals of her labia to stroke their delicate, satiny flesh.

She whimpered, knowing he’d find her already hot and wet. Grabbing hold of his shins, she struggled to breathe, especially when he stroked her clit and then dipped back into the liquid heat, spreading it all over the throbbing nub.

“It seems you enjoy being spanked too much, and since this is punishment, that just won’t do, now will it, Babygirl?”

“I hate punishment, Daddy,” she whimpered as she became lost in the sensations as he drew circles around her clit. Now, the throbbing nub, having been thoroughly teased, swelled taut, causing her body to shudder uncontrollably.

“Then I suggest you remember this the next time you attempt to top me from the bottom.” He pushed her off his lap and went to fetch something from his chest of drawers. “I’ve been wanting to test this new switch. Now is the perfect occasion.” He pointed to the bed. “Bend over at your waist, legs spread apart, feet pointed inward. One warning, Sage. Hold on to the bedding. Do not reach back to cover your ass cheeks, because once I start, I’m not stopping. If your hands are in the way, they will be struck.”