Page 26 of Vicious Intentions

The corners of his lips turned up, and he raked his heated gaze down to my toes. He was just as gorgeous as the other two, sophisticated in a way most twenty-two-year-old boys couldn’t be. He appeared older, the dark, curly hair thick, the stubble crossing his angular jaw adding to a sense of danger and seduction. As if sensing I was attracted to him, the moment he eased his lingering look upward, he stopped on my breasts, dragging his tongue across his sensual lips.

“We do anything we want to those we own.”

God, the arrogance was disgusting.

“As I told your buddy, you can’t own a human. You’re not just an asshole but a fool if you think you’ll get away with keeping me for any length of time. My father will see to it that this house and every member of the Elite is expelled. And I’ll be there when they toss your asses outside the pearly little gates.”

Cain obviously didn’t like my smile or my sense of humor. He grabbed my arm, twisting it around my back as he pulled me against his heated body. “That can’t happen if you’re locked inside a cage, but I’m getting ahead of myself. First, you’re going to be punished for your egregious actions. Going where you don’t belong inside this house will only provide you with answers you won’t like. But afterwards, if you’re a good girl, we’ll teach you what rapturous pleasure is all about.”

“You’re out of your mind.” When he dragged me onto my toes, fisting the back of my hair, I reacted without thinking, spitting in his face. “Let. Go. Of. Me.”

Cain closed his eyes, his nostrils flaring. He kept his fingers tangled in my hair, freeing my arm as he wiped the glob of saliva from his face. When he opened his eyelids, the deep gray I’d seen before drifted into obsidian black, the snarl he wore cold and calculated. I expected him to backhand me or worse. What I didn’t expect was the smile crossing his face.

“I like this girl very much. More than I should. I think all three of us will enjoy playing with our new pet tremendously.”

Pet? The three of them? He was serious. I glanced toward the door, and Hunter shook his head. I could swear they were able to read my mind. The scenario was almost exactly like one I’d written about three months before. The tightness in my throat increased from the knowledge they’d been watching me for some time.

Cain lifted his eyebrow, his low-slung growl rumbling in my chest. “What’s wrong, princess? Are you afraid every single fantasy you have will come true?” All three laughed, Cristiano dragging his tongue across his bottom lip. The revulsion continued racing through every muscle, but the sick desire I had was winning the battle.

“Yeah? Well, I don’t like you,” I told him before driving my fists into his chest, my voice nothing but an ugly whisper.

“You witnessed something that was only allowed to be seen and heard by Elite members. And you disobeyed the rules. You were told to remain in the party room. Were you not?” Hunter asked the question casually as he removed his jacket, walking closer.

As he unfastened the long sleeves of his crisp white shirt, I couldn’t seem to take my eyes off him. He was even more muscular than I’d originally thought, and as he rolled the material over his forearms, I was struck by the magnificence of his chiseled angles, veins throbbing on both sides.

“You mean witnessing Cristiano almost beating a man nearly to death for no real reason?” I snapped.

“At least she freely admits it,” Cristiano said as he took long strides across the room and almost out of my sight. “I assure you that Theodore deserved much worse. He is a true pervert.”

And they didn’t think they were?

“Yes, you’re right. That means perhaps we’ll go easier on you, our little pet, if you repent of your sins.” Cain rubbed his hand on his trousers, then jerked me closer. Everything about the man was possessive. But there was something else I couldn’t put my finger on, the kind of obsession that could make a man go mad.

“Repent of my sins? What does that mean?” I blurted out, hating the sound of the weakness in my voice.

“That means I’m giving you a choice,” he answered, then threw a look toward Hunter.

“What?”

Hunter grinned, desire emblazing his eyes. I could tell the three of them had a close relationship, which created a storm of butterflies inside. A sick vision of being taken by all three of them popped into my mind. “Let me think,” he continued as he tapped a finger across his lip. “Ah, yes. You can either accept our punishment, or your little friend Kelly will receive it tenfold, and you’ll be required to watch. It’s entirely up to you.”

Every word out of his mouth, his superior attitude, and the way he acted as if he already owned me should have repulsed the intelligent girl inside, but I was far too excited to be angry. Or concerned. This was everything I’d wanted but had denied myself. Still, I refused to give in.

“What kind of punishment?” The three men were serious. Maybe the best thing to do was cooperate for now.

Are you still trying to fool yourself?

My inner voice was chiding, more so than I could handle.

Somehow, I’d find a way to tear down their organization. Even as I promised myself I wasn’t an active participant, my skin burning with desire from their controlling touches, I couldn’t seem to stop trembling, my resolve starting to crumble.

The fight inside of me continued, the woman I wanted to be versus the one I’d been forced to accept.

Cain’s intense words was some crazy cue for Cristiano to turn around. In his hand was a leather strap, but not like a belt. It was thinner. I sucked in my breath as he cracked it through the air, moaning as the action made a crackling, whooshing sound.

“You’re going to beat me with a whip?” I was mortified, but suddenly, my panties were damp. I was crazy for wanting something so… brutal. Kinky. I had no thoughts to adequately describe what I was thinking.

“We might be savages, beautiful Sage, but it would be too much of a pity to mar your gorgeous skin. A simple spanking tonight will suffice. However…” Cain allowed the comment to linger. “I assure you that we won’t be as gentle with Kelly should you decline.”

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