convince me.â He pressed the speaker on his desk phone and pressed a couple numbers. âAdrian. Please come into my office.â He punched off the speaker with his fist and sat back in his chair, folding his arms across his chest, smirking as if he held the secrets to the world in his hands.
âWhat are you going to do?â she asked.
âWhatever I want. Isnât that what you agreed to?â
There was a double knock and the subtle groan of the door opening a moment before Adrian entered the room looking every bit as uncomfortable as he had when he left. He paused by the desk, his arms clasped behind him. âMaster. How may I please you?â
Cole pushed back from his desk and swiveled his chair toward Adrian. âIâm afraid our new slave here is keeping secrets. That deserves a punishment, donât you agree?â
Adrian bowed his head. âYes, Master.â
Punishment? A chill passed through her, hardening her nipples and creating shivers down her arms. A heaviness settled in her chest, causing her to feel breathless. She was guessing punishment wouldnât be a time-out. Her own father had never laid a hand on her in reprimand. Sheâd never given him reason. Fifteen minutes in this house and sheâd already earned one. How the heck would she survive however long it took to save Tasha?
The strangest part of it was her reaction was only based in part on fear. She hated that his words aroused her, and she had no idea why.
âWhatâs your favorite color, Danielle?â Cole asked.
Shivering, she thought about home and the burning glow of the Arizona sun on Mt. McDowell at sunset, so different from the cold sheâd found in Michigan. âI . . . uh . . . red.â
Adrian chuckled but covered it with a cough and a hand to his full lips. Her stomach swooped and her body tingled as though she was on a roller coaster, balanced on the top of the largest hill, facing the inevitable drop.
âSheâs new to this, so I think weâll start gentle,â Cole said to Adrian. âLetâs try ten open-hand spankings.â
Her mouth parted to protest, but the image in her mind of Tasha being blindfolded, bound, and gagged stopped her. Who knew what horrible things were happening to her right now?
The least Danielle could do was endure a harmless spanking. How badly could it hurt?
âTake off your panties and bend over my desk. Letâs see if Adrian can turn your ass your favorite color.â
She sucked in a large breath and slowly let it out, gathering the nerve to bare herself to these men. Theyâd already seen most of her, and sheâd survived.
She sighed. âI shouldâve said pink.â
Adrian didnât suppress his laughter this time. Cole, on the other hand, didnât appear amused, his lips tightened into a straight line. âIâll pretend I didnât hear that, but in the future, back talk will result in additional punishment, brat.â
A brat? Her? He really didnât know her at all. No one here did.
And thatâs when it hit her. Here at Benediction, she was a blank slate. She could be whomever she wanted. For the first time in her life, it was safe to surrender to her secret desires.
She rose from the chair and crossed to stand in front of the fireplace. As the fire warmed her skin, she slipped her fingers under the waistband of her panties and dragged them down her legs. Both men tracked her movements, making her feel as though she was on display.
Hanging the scrap of lace on her finger, she waved it back and forth before it fluttered to the carpet. Cole and Adrian stared at her hairless pussy with lust in their eyes.
Infused with a sense of power sheâd never known, she stepped out of the shadows of the fireplace and moved to the desk. She laid her chest on the desk, the position making her hyperaware of the restrictive boning of the corset. With her ass to Adrian, she rested her cheek on