âNo,â Lucinda shook her head.
âIâm not used to sharing my bed with another person.
â
âOh, Iâm sure youâll get used to it after a couple of nights.
â
âDonât think for a second that I have no idea what youâre up to! The answer is no!â She stuck out her tongue at him in defiance.
Ironically, the gesture only came across as a provocative invitation, and Nathanâs lust blazed anew.
He gathered her in his arms and hauled her up on his shoulder, one arm securing her by the calves.
âYou got me all hot and bothered,â he declared in a dangerously low voice, and she could almost see the evil smirk he was sporting.
âItâs only fair that you take responsibility and remedy the situation.
â
âNathan! Put me down!â
Since her legs were locked against his chest, she couldnât thrash him around.
All Lucinda could do was to flail her arms.
She would have pounded her fists on his back, but she was afraid of hurting him.
In the end, she shifted her sights and made his ass her target.
Lucinda pulled back her arm, her palm stretched open, and landed spank after spank on his butt.
âThis is bullying!â she yelled.
âI will not stand for it! Let go of me! Put me down!â
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Nathan had to admit that being spanked at this age, and in such a ridiculous situation, to boot, was deeply annoying.
He didnât fight back, but he did roar her name.
âLucinda Simmons!â
He had never bellowed her full name before.
She froze in shock for all of two seconds.
Then, a phoneâs ringtone blared out, ending their little standoff.
Atticus was calling.
Nathan had no choice but to set Lucinda back down on the sofa so that she could pick up the call.
She took a deep breath to compose herself before tapping on the green icon on her screen.
âDad.
Is anything wrong?â