Page 39 of The Rancher's Jilted Bride

"You'll need to show proper repentance by doing exactly what I say."

"Uh..."

He walks past me and takes one of the seats. His gaze locks with mine, and then he crooks his finger at me.

Okaaay.

I move forward until I'm standing in front of him.

He pats his lap, and my breath catches.

"I'm waiting, Ms. Gaines."

I sit down on his lap—-

Aaaah!

How in the world did I end up stretched over his knees like a child about to be—-

SPANK!

I can't believe he's spanked me—-

AGAIN!

Is he for real? Did he really just—-

SPANK!

Oh, he just did!

He's spanked me three times in a row, and I can't recall the last time my bottom ever felt on fire like this! He didn't even hold back at all, and—-

Aaah!

I don't even have the chance to demand that he stop because he already has, with his hands grasping my waist as he swings me back up in a sitting position.

I don't even know if I feel indignant or amused.

I simply can't believe that really happened.

"Heaven?"

Indignant or amused? He loves me, he loves me not? I hate him, I hate him not?

I take a deep breath.

Indignant,I decide.

But when I finally turn my gaze to his—-

Oh.

It's that moment I see the heart-shaped engagement ring he's holding out in his hand.

"Will you make me the happiest man alive—-"

"You're so unfair," I cry out.

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