Page 76 of On His Ranch

She obeyed, hesitantly moving her feet apart.

“Wider!”

She was terrified now, but she knew she had no choice. As soon as she had done as he’d ordered, the ruler came down in a flurry of quick spanks on the inside of her thighs. Piper yelped and hopped out of spanking range. Everything in her was screaming at her to run, but she was naked. Where could she go?

“You’re not makin’ this easy today, little girl.”

“Ithurts!” she wailed, big, fat tears dripping down her face.

“Yep, sure does. Wonder when you’ll decide to be a good girl and stop yourself in these situations? Now, we’re gonna start over. Those didn’t count.”

“Chase—”

He glared, his dark eyes shooting sparks. “‘Yes, Daddy’!”

Sobbing, Piper echoed his words. “Yes, Daddy.” She took two tentative steps toward him, but was still out of reach. “It hurts too much. I can’t do it, Daddy.”

“Who decides how you are punished, Piper?”

“Y-you do, but—”

“Do you not trust me to be your daddy anymore?”

She hesitated. This was not the conversation she’d expected.

“Well?”

“Of c-course I do. I-I want you to be m-my daddy. But I’m just… scared.”

“There’s nothin’ to be scared of, Piper. It’s gonna hurt. You already know that. But you earned it, and you’re gonna get it—one way or another. I’d prefer you to submit to the spankin’ you earned, but if you won’t…”

She shuddered as his words hung in the air. Biting down on her lip, she considered.I did agree to this. Is it worth it? Is the pain worth it?It was a hard decision while her thighs felt like they’d been sunburned and she knew it would be worse before he was through. Especially when he’d been so angry only minutes ago—anger that, she felt sure, didn’t have anything to do with her disobeying him.

“O-o-kay,” she stuttered. “But… please be quick?” she pleaded as she took those final two steps that put her right where he wanted her.

“It’ll take how long it takes,” he answered, his voice sharp. But then he lessened the sting by adding, “Hold onto my legs if you need somethin’ to hold onto.”

Nodding, Piper put her hands on the side of each one of his legs before spreading her legs once more. They were still throbbing angrily, and from the moment Chase renewed his attack on the delicate area, he had her howling.

“Repeat after me; I will obey.”

“I… I… w-will… obey!” she screeched, enduring the blistering spanks while she tried to speak.

“Again.”

Breathing hard as the ruler punished her again and again, she forced the words out between gritted teeth. “I… will… obey!”

The ruler stoked the scorching flames on her tender thighs. “Again.”

She wanted nothing more than for him to stop. She was sure she would give anything, anything at all, if he would only stop. Drawing in a deep breath, she screamed what he wanted to hear. “I will obey!”

The ruler stopped at once. He stared at her, and Piper stood, erect but barely, longing for an ice bath to soothe her blazing skin.

“Good girl. Now, to the corner. Hands on your head.”

The sobbing that erupted from her sounded like a roar. It was undeniable, uncontrollable wailing.

Chase, to his credit, waited it out. But as soon as she had settled into a softer cry he took her by the arm and led her to the corner.

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