dy. The room was suffocatingly opulent, filled

the doors behind him with a soft click. The thic

He dropped to his knees. He raised his arms, presenting his bloodied, r

cursed the original owner to hell and back. What

her massive mahogany desk. She opened a

p. She spent the last of her newly acqui

d leather riding crop she had found in the drawer. Hidden in t

e wooden handle of the crop to tilt his chi

tone dripping with malice. "Water won't wash awa

r left hand down. She aimed the concealed nozzle

t sprayed over h

shot up Kevan's arms. He convulsed, a sharp gasp tearing from his throat

e had sprayed

ning vanished. It was replaced b

literally knitting themselves back together. The ble

at Ella, his mind completely unable to process what ha

ink. She kicked him hard in the

roperly. Get out of my sight. And tell that stupi

nds to his chest, giving her one last, deeply

rs slammed open. Daulton wa

er of the room, his fists clenched at his sides, glaring at Ella wi

rs standing straight up on his

ing the riding crop against her pal

he thought of Cordaro, still recovering in th

d dropped into a crouch, lacing his fingers behi

canister of Healing Spray at the crisscrossing

spra

the initial sting hit him, his

nd the base, Daulton violently shuddered, a pathetic whine trapped in his throat. The raw, terrified reaction triggered a sudden, overwhelming flashback to a highly stressed rescue dog she had once treated. He

Daulton's brain li

re that his body completely betrayed him. His eyes rolled back

ound hit the air

ing a submissive, happy noise for his abuser shattered his pride. He spun around,

herself from laughing. She instantly cont

he crop right

hoing in the study. "Making a filthy noise like th

burning, toxic humiliation. He looked lik

mosity Poi

led, throwing a hea

tore the doors off t

ong, exhausted breath. She rubbed her aching facia

r eyes, a heavy knock

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