Page 235 of If Our Hearts Collide

I pout my lips. “You wanted me to fail.”

Smirking, his eyes darken, while his fingers extend over my naked ass cheeks. “It will be mighty fun for me punishing you.”

I allow my body to go limp and slide down from my perch, rubbing my pussy against every hard inch of his cock on my descent.

Good.Enjoy that attention while it lasts.

I prop my hands on my hips. Collins is the first man I’ve been around where my first instinct isn’t to conceal myself. He makes me confident—and a bit defiant.

“Then tie me the fuck up, but don’t you dare end things the way you just did. This isn’t a teachable moment, so quit trying to teach me a lesson I refuse to retain.”

Collins’s eyes twinkle with mirth. Why is he enjoying himself in my time of despair? He can be so annoying!

“Get back on the bed, Princess.”

I do as I’m told. It feels foreign at first—yet indescribably relaxing. Maybe this whole following directions thing is what I need after all. It’s like a revised game ofCollins Says.

“Happy now?” I bite back. This new sense of confidence might get me into trouble, but the journey getting there will be all the fun.

“On all fours, ass in the air.”

“Oh damn,” I mumble. After a little hesitation, I slowly rotate my body, getting into position.

I feel his hand smooth out over my cheeks, humming to the rhythm of his movement. “Have you ever been spanked before, my naughty girl?”

“Only in my fantasies,” I quip, looking back over my shoulder to catch his expression.

It’s a semi lie, mostly because I’ve never considered it an option until I saw him with Daphne. I’ve been jealous of her ever since I caught them in the scene, silently wondering all this time what it would feel like to get marked by Collins Stone’s hand print.

“You deserve more than I’m willing to deliver at this moment, but I can’t wait to make you pay for all of your brattiness. You’re going to be so fun to tame. But don’t worry, I also like you wild.”

Collins runs his hand up to my lower back, circling it and then sliding it back down to the tops of my upper thighs. I hang my head toward the comforter, bracing myself for whatever he plans to do.

It’s the anticipation that gets to me.

When his hand leaves my thighs, I suck in a deep breath through my lungs and then wait.

And wait.

My body relaxes and then the whoosh of air resonates in my ears as the loud hollowing sound echoes into the room.

CRACK.

I flinch and then gasp as the pain in my ass cheek radiates through me. When the burning subsides, I’m left with this tingling sensation in my core and an aftertaste of confusion.

Do I want Collins to spank me again?

It wasn’t as scary as my mind made it out to be.

Before I can decide, another whirling sound fills the room as my other cheek gets the same treatment.

“Ouch,” I hiss, earning back a chuckle. “You are enjoying this too much.”

“So are you. And your body is going to prove it.”

The mattress dips and then his mouth is on my pussy. He spreads my folds for better access, driving his tongue into my entrance while using his fingers to tease my sensitive, swollen flesh.

Damn.

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