Page 12 of Resurrection
The love we share is insignificant if we don’t each give it our all. And how can we say we’re giving it ourall if we’re not willing to puteverythingon the line, including our lives if it came to that. I don’t know what’s going to happen in the future, but for the moment, I submit and agree. “Ok.”
“That’s our girl.” He smiles but, as his grip on my hip tightens, I can see he’s still not done with me. “Ready to receive your punishment for going against orders?”
“Punishment?!” I scoff. Sheesh, save a guy’s life and you get reprimanded, who knew?
“That’s right, baby. You know better than to not listen to us, especially in those conditions. Being a good girl means you take direction. Follow instruction. Stay in the fucking water like Hawk told you to. But did you do that? No, you did not. Doesn’t sound like much of a good girl to me,” Jax supplies, banding together with Cole and not helping me one iota.
He’s losing his fucking brownie pointsandcookie points right now and he doesn’t even know it. Or if he does, he doesn’t give two shits about it. That’s ok... I’ll remember.
Steel. Fucking. Trap.
Boom.
Mic drop.
But, as I take another second to think on it, I realize they might not be doing this solely to punish me. Thinking back on the time since Cole was originally injured, and how Jax and Hawk reacted to everything, they might need this simply to take back some sort ofcontrol from this unruly world. As much as I feel like I don’t deserve a punishment for what I did—to be scolded for saving their lives—I can understand their need to do so. The fear of me dying at the hands of the swarming horde, and the fact that there would have been nothing they could’ve done to prevent it in the moment, understandably would make them lose their minds. Add in the possibility of Cole dying and potentially turning? I can see how they could both be holding on by a thread. Same as I am. I might not agree with them, but I can do thisforthem. To help them in their mental recovery just as they intend to do so for me. Best believe, however, it will be under my discretion. I may be the sub in this dynamic, but, make no mistake, I have all the power here and can shut it down with a single word. Holding my head high with resolve, I allow them to continue.
Jax looks back to Cole with a nod. “Whatcha got in mind, Doc?”
He takes a moment then lifts his chin in my direction. “She no longer needs her bra or panties. Let’s take care of those first.”
Not remove or discard, or take them off… ‘take care of those.’ I have about one second to try and figure out what exactly he means before Hawk and Jax grab fistfuls of each of the garments and pull, ripping my underwear to shreds before my eyes, while all I can do is stand there, gaping at them.
“That was the last bra I have here!” I growl out.
“Good riddance,” Jax says with a smile and a wave, tossing the pieces in his hands to the ground.
“Buh-bye,” Hawk chirps, far too happily for my taste. I fucking liked that one, too. It had little bunnies on it and it made my boobs look fucking aweso—
“There will be three,” Cole says, interrupting my inner tirade while lifting three of his fingers in the air. “Three punishments to dole out since you defied all three of us.”
My jaw drops, falling to the floor with the weight of his absolute audacity.Saved,not defied, but I don’t argue, forcing my mouth to shut before I ruin this while also reminding myself that I’m doing this for them just as much as they are for me. Plus, since I’m a ‘good girl’, Cole’s punishments are, for the most part, fun. So I’m not about to stop them on account of semantics.
“I hate to say it but Jax is correct, you did not act like our good girl, Aly. No no no. You acted more like a brat when you defied our orders. Took matters into your own hands instead of trusting us. As such, you will be treated and punished as one,” Cole adds.
Wait… What?
“Aly, are you ready to receive your punishment for disobeying a direct order from Hawk? For disregarding your own safety and putting yourself square in the line of danger? For overruling our attempt to protect and keep you safe in the only way we could at the time?”
Well, fuck me on a Triscuit cracker... When he puts it that way....
“Yes, Doc,” I respond.
“Your safe words?”
“Stoplight.”
Cole nods, “That’s right. Or?”
“Double-tap to a leg.”
“Very good. Let’s get started, shall we? Bring her in here and position her on the side of the tub,” Cole instructs the guys before returning his sinful gaze to me. “Chest and shoulders to the rim. Arms out, Aly. I want to see that perfect ass poised high in the air right in front of me, ready for your first punishment.”
Hawk and Jax each put a hand on my waist and another under my knees before lifting and placing me into the tub. Once my feet touch the bottom, they spin me around and then push down on my shoulders. The cold surface on my heated flesh, as well as the atmosphere in the room, sends shivers down my spine, scattering goosebumps across my flesh. My wrists are pulled in opposite directions until my torso is stretched out before them, my bare ass, presented and ready for whatever I have coming to me. A shuddered breath escapes my lips. I have to focus on not rubbing my thighs together at how keyed up I am at their dominance. For some reason, it flips a switch in my brain, turning me into a human waterfall and I. Am.Loving.It.
Cole comes to my side and lifts his hand, rubbing it over my cheek, then my shoulder and finally down my back, tracing my spine. “Such a good girl. So compliant… At least,nowyou are. But I believe, for your earlier transgressions, your ass belongs to us for the next, oh, I don’t know… What do you think guys? Thirty minutes?”
They eagerly nod in return. “Thirty minutes? Ten minutes for each of us to fully teach you to listen? That way you know and remember to be as safe as possible from now on? I’d say that’s fair. What about you, Jax?” Hawk replies.
