Page 12 of The Dom's Sinful Desires
“And you didn’t listen, did you?”
“No, but...”
“No buts.I know it’s going to take a while to get used to, but I’m going to ask you to mind Drew as you would me.”
Her mouth dropped open.“Are you saying—”
“Yes,” Adam interrupted her, and crossed his arms.“And there will be consequences if you don’t, just like me.”
Hailey looked over her shoulder.Her breath snagged in her throat, and a shudder raced through her at the heat in Drew’s gaze.The sexual tension in the room expanded.The heightened awareness that these two men could crush her so easily should have scared the hell out of her, but she knew in her soul they would do anything to protect her.
She faced her husband, crossed her arms over her chest, and raised her chin.She watched as amazement, then delight crossed Adam’s face before he lifted one of his brows.“Are you saying he can punish me, too?”she grumbled in disbelief.
Adam studied his little wife, nodded slowly, and waited.
“I don’t understand.He’s your brother, my brother-in-law, and you don’t care if he has his hands on ...me?”
Adam shook his head.“No, baby, I don’t.He’s the only person in the world I would let touch you, but make no mistake.If he catches you misbehaving, or putting yourself in danger, I guarantee he’ll have your pants down or your skirt up and redden your ass if he feels it’s necessary.”
Hailey’s arms dropped by her sides, and she sputtered.“Are you kidding me right now?”
Adam lowered his brows and narrowed his eyes.“Do I look like I’m kidding?”
Hailey moved nervously from one foot to the other and pulled at the bottom of her shirt as thoughts and emotions she couldn’t identify swirled through her head.She was speechless.Never in a million years would she have thought this could happen.She glanced over her shoulder again and bit her lip at the smoldering emotions in Drew’s eyes.
“And I can tell you something, sweetheart, I’m going to enjoy having my hands on you.”Drew’s voice rumbled.
She gasped and jerked her head back around towards her husband.“Why?Why are you doing this?”she hissed.
He cupped her shoulders.“We’ll talk more later, but please know I’m not doing thistoyou.I’m doing itforyou.”
She shook her head.“That doesn’t make sense.”
“It will.Why don’t you go on and go gather the eggs from the coop?I’ll help Drew settle in.”
“Fine,” she said through gritted teeth.
Hailey took several steps away and turned to see both men watching her steadily.She spun away and willed herself not to run, even though it was her first inclination.She grabbed a basket and slammed out of the back porch.
She grimaced at the smell when she closed the coop door behind her.She wanted to rush but knew she needed a moment to calm down, so she took her time.She wanted to rail at her husband for putting her in this predicament.What in the world could he be thinking?How in the hell was she supposed to deal with not one, but two arrogant men in the house?
A sharp pain brought her back from her thoughts.“You shithead.”She snarled at one of the chickens that had just pecked her.She shook her hand before she looked closely at it.“Dammit.”The damn hen had drawn blood.Now she was in for it.
It always infuriated her husband when she got hurt.She knew this would upset him because injuries like this were prone to becoming infected easily.He would also know she was not wearing the gloves he’d asked her to wear and was distracted.
She slowed a bit more and would try to wait as long as she could ...and hope Adam and Drew would head to the barn.She thought if she had time, she’d clean the wound thoroughly and put cream on it.By the time he caught it—and he would, he never missed anything—she hoped it looked better than it did at that moment.
