Page 72 of A Villain’s Lies

Chapter24

Stubborn as always.

Grayson

She didn’t listen.

But that isn’t new.

She never fucking listened, to begin with, and least of all to me.

I was running late, expecting her to be sitting at the bus stop, but she isn’t.

She’s gone.

Of course she is.

She likes to defy me, and I should spank her for her attitude.

Getting in my car, I drive in the direction of her house and find her almost home. Walking. By herself. I slow the car, and she spots me, her eyes narrowing.

“Get lost,” she yells.

I put the car in park and swing open the door. As I do, she starts to run. Ha, yeah, that’s not happening. Did I forget to mention my favorite workout in school was running track?

But fuck, she is fast.

Her bag drops, and she books it even faster. My legs pump harder before I manage to catch her. Just as I slide my hand around her waist, we both fall to the ground. I spin so I take the brunt of the fall, and she lands on my chest. Her eyes—those hypnotic eyes—find mine, and they are furious.

“You should have waited for the bus,” I scold.

“You should go to your girlfriend,” she snaps back as she tries to get up. I hold her to me as the porch light from a house flicks on as we lie on someone’s lawn.

“Jealous, jealous.” I tsk.

“Control freak, control freak,” she whispers. “Now, let me up.”

“I told you not to walk home. It’s not safe.”

“Yeah, well, as you are aware, I don’t take orders from men.” Avani tries to push away again, but I tighten my hold. “Your damn cock is poking me.”

“Well, stop wiggling on it. You’re making him happy.”

Avani mutters something under her breath before I reach down and grab her ass. She stills instantly.

“What are you doing?” she asks breathily.

“You didn’t behave, and since you seem to have a fixation on spanking, I figured you needed a lesson in obedience.” I smile at her.

Her head whips around, and she looks back at my hands on her ass.

“If you spank me, so help me God, Grayson…”

I lift my hand and smack her once.

Avani’s eyes go wide, and she wiggles against me again.

Big mistake.

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