Page 112 of Dirty Discipline, Vol. 2

Chapter Five

Mark

He bit back a chuckle as Kendra scampered into the bathroom and shut the door.

“Wise choice,” he murmured.

After pushing the room service cart into the hall, he turned down the bed. For a moment, he considered having her sleep in the cage built into the bedframe. Although it had a mattress, linens, and pillows, she needed to get good rest. Besides, he wanted to hold her while she napped.

Frowning, he glanced at the time on his phone, then crossed the room to knock on the bathroom door. “Kendra, are you okay?”

“Yes. I’ll be… Give me just a second.” The words were high pitched, and she sounded as if she was on the verge of doing something very naughty.

“If you’re trying to steal an orgasm, you’ll be getting another punishment before your nap.”

“Asshole.”

“What was that?” Mark pressed his lips together to keep himself from laughing. After teasing her through her entire meal, he should have guessed she’d try to sneak an orgasm.

“Nothing!” Water ran for a moment, then turned off. A moment later, she opened the door and stomped to the bed. “I’m assuming nothing fun is going to happen.”

“You guessed right. It wouldn’t be much of a punishment if I rewarded you.”

Still glaring at him, she slid between the sheets and turned her back to him. Still keeping his laughter in check, he undressed down to his boxer briefs and laid down behind her, then pulled her into his arms.

To his surprise, she sighed softly, and her body relaxed as she wriggled deeper into his embrace.

“Sorry I’ve been such a pain lately,” she whispered. “I just wanted everything to be perfect, but I promise I’ll do a better job taking care of myself.”

“I know.” He kissed the sweet spot under her ear and inhaled her sweet perfume. “Sierra tells me you’re getting an assistant soon.”

“Lucinda from housekeeping. She—”

“It was lucky we could give her an internship opportunity.”

Kendra stiffened, then turned to face him. “That was your idea?”

“Well, mine and Sierra’s. Lucinda needed something for her resume, and you need the help.” He brushed his lips across her forehead. “Now, enough talk about work. Go to sleep.”

She rolled over and let him spoon her again. “Mark?”

“Hmm?”

“Thanks.”

Barely five minutes later, Kendra’s soft, breathy snores let him know she was out cold. Unsurprising, considering she hadn’t slept more than a few hours at a time in weeks. Fortunately, he’d set an alarm to wake them both after a few hours. It wouldn’t help to let her nap all day and not be able to sleep at bedtime.

Besides, he had a full day of doing nothing planned for her, including movies, a few board games, and a selection of her favorite romance novels. If she was a very good girl, he’d let her read a few of them out loud and roleplay the spicy parts.

As much as Mark wanted to make love to her, it had to wait until she relaxed and forgot about work. She also needed to understand this was going to be their new dynamic—at least for a while.

He’d never been much for domestic discipline or taking charge of a woman’s life to the extent he was going to with Kendra, but it drove him nuts to watch her work herself to the bone like she’d been doing.

Maybe it wouldn’t work for them long-term, but maybe it would. They’d never know until they tried, and he wasn’t giving up until he delivered the rest of her spankings.

He dozed with her, simply enjoying her warmth and scent until the alarm chimed.

Muttering a few curses, Kendra slipped a hand from under the blanket and slapped around for the alarm. She sat up, then rubbed her eyes. “Is it time to get up already?”

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