Page 26 of Ruin Me

“Madison!” I take a deep breath. “What you’re doing is unhealthy. You need rest.”

She paused with her hand over a document. “I’ve told you before, I don’t need another daddy.”

“Madison…” I gritted, trying to keep myself calm. “When was the last time you slept? And I mean for more than two hours at a time.”

She swiveled her chair to frown at me. “Mr. Luxe?—”

“That’s it.” I pulled her from her seat while she resisted. “I’ve tried to be understanding. Watched you compromise your health. That shit stops now.” I dragged her toward the elevator, but she managed to free herself and walk away from me.

“You’re being ridiculous for no good reason. The sooner I find who attacked Elsie, the sooner I clear yo?—”

I swung her into my arms.

“Kent put me down!”

Recognizing her stubbornness for what it was, I put her in the same position I’d put her in the day things changed between us: bending over my desk. “Woman, I admire your ambition, your work ethic, and your dedication, but I will not see you sacrificing your health for it.” I shoved her pants and underwear down her legs.

Madison stopped wriggling when I caressed her ass. “Kent?” A note of anticipation rang in her voice. No more defiance. No more putting distance between us by not using my goddamn name.

I slap her fleshy rear. “That’s right. Call me Kent. If you call me Mr. Luxe again, I’ll prolong your punishment.”

“Ow!”

I rubbed the area I’d hit. “Want me to stop?” I hovered my hand over her butt as I waited.

Seconds ticked on and I began to question if she’d meant what she said the last time I bent her over my desk.

“Keep going.” The words seemed pulled from deep within her as if in the silence she’d fought a battle with her pride before succumbing to her need for my discipline.

I spanked her again. And again.

She squirmed and whimpered.

“Nobody’s here, little bunny. You can scream if you need to let it out.”

I landed another smack to her other cheek.

This time, she let herself loose.

“Please!” she cried, her sobs coming faster with each blow.

Between hits, I rubbed the area turning a darker shade of brown and trying not to get distracted by the intoxicating scent rising from between her thighs or the way her ass bounced fromthe impact. As hard as I was with the need to undo my pants and shove myself inside her, two reasons stopped me.

As turned on as she’d gotten, this wasn’t about sex. Madison needed to understand I would never sit by and watch while she neglected her needs and her health. If I was going to be her man, then I wouldbeher man. Be the person to ensure she lived a long, happy life, fulfilling life.

“Kent…” she sobbed while wiggling her delectable ass. “I’m sorry.”

“What are you sorry for? Don’t say the words if you don’t know what got you over my desk in the first place.”

Her ass was warm to the touch. I glanced around my desk and grabbed the glass paperweight to rub the chilled surface on her warmed skin.

“Mmm. I’m sorry for worrying you.”

“Is that all?”

Her body stilled. With a sigh, I rested the paperweight beside her and began a new barrage onto her vulnerable ass.

“Okay, okay! I’m sorry for not eating right or sleeping. I’ll do better, I swear.”

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