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She obeyed. Rachel climbed the tub shivering slightly against the slight draft in the air. She heard Nate moving around in the room then the bathroom door opened and he walked in. Naked.
Her eyes dropped to his huge cock bobbing, pointing angrily toward her. In spite of herself, she drew her bottom lip into her mouth. His body was lithe and powerful with tight rippling muscles. He was a beautiful man.
Nate went about, unabashedly, turning and adjusting the water temperature then he turned to face her once he was satisfied with the temperature.
Rachel stood to one side. His control was terrifying. It was hard to reconcile him to the man smiling into cameras as they flashed around him. Here in the privacy of their suite, she felt the full force of his power.
“Relax, Rachel. You don’t have to be scared of me. Have I given you any reason to be scared?”
She shook her head. “No.” Why she had thought ignoring his instructions was a good idea she didn’t know. Now all she could do was wait expectantly for her punishment.
“Exactly. Now turn around.”
She did. His wet fingers worked on her hair to the crown of her head. When her hair was out of the way he let his hand drop to her waist so that he could pull her against the front of his naked body, his other fingers running from her neck to her belly. With the slightest pressure, he pushed her forward so that her butt was pushed against his cock. Then he leaned back and smacked his hand on her flesh.
A gasp escaped her throat. It was unexpected and thrilling.
His hand came down again on her ass and it stung. Pushing her forward he bent with her and placed both of her hands on the Jacuzzi tub so that her ass was very much exposed for his spanks. Bringing his hand down again he smacked hard.
Rachel gasped again, her left hand slipping off the tub.
“Keep them there,” he ordered.
“It hurts, Nate.”
“You should have thought about that before you disobeyed me.” He delivered another smack that made her scream. Suddenly he stopped. “Did that hurt?” he asked softly.
Rachel blinked back the tears in her eyes. It hurt yet it felt so good. “Of course it did!” her voice shook.
Nate hooked his arm under her so that she was standing straight again then turned her so that she was facing him. Rachel blinked her tears back and sniffed.
“That hurt you.” He leaned his forehead against hers. When he lifted his head he looked almost remorseful. “You are new to this, baby. I don’t want to hurt you but I can’t help it if you disobey me.”
“I’m sorry,” she cried. His fingers wiped her tears away and he rested his chin on her head.
“Can I trust you never to do this again?”
“Yes, I promise.”
His fingers caressed her cheek and chin. “I promise we will go slow for now. We’ll test your limits before we go too far, okay?”
She nodded her head. “I guess I got jealous a little,” she confessed.
He laughed against her. His fingers dropped to her ass and he softly massaged the full mounds to relieve the pain. Rachel sighed, leaning against him because his slow steady movements were turning her on.
“Jealousy is a sign of weakness do you know that? In my world, you can’t let your emotions get the best of you.” He leaned back to look into her brown eyes. “You know why?”
“Why?”
“You won’t enjoy the games if you do.”
That made sense to her. She couldn’t imagine wanting to hurt someone she was in love with. But that also brought another question to mind. He had fallen in love with Vera Chang, hadn’t he? He had married her after all.
Sliding her hand up and down his chest like he was doing to her she ventured carefully, “Was that what happened with Vera?”
He didn’t look pleased with her question but he didn’t look like he was going to be spanking her any time soon.
“I can’t tell you about that. Come on let’s bathe now before the water gets cold. The opening event is in a few hours.”
He picked her up and carried her to the tub. Rachel couldn’t help herself. She hung on to him and admired his strong jaw, the stubble on his chin, and the strong column of his throat. Everything about him was impressive. As was his wealth. Before all this was done she would find out more about him than he was willing to admit because, with every moment she spent with him, she found herself getting curious about the man that was Nate Madden. Not the Nate Madden he showed the world but the real one.
He lifted the sponge to her shoulder and washed her body, running the soft material over her breasts. He was gentle and careful with her. She couldn’t help but bask in his care. It was cruel to compare but he was a better man than Jacob - well when he wasn't spanking her.
“Did you play golf today?” she asked.
“As a deal with a potential business partner. He wouldn’t sign the business deal unless I showed him my skills on the lawn.”
She searched her brain for anyone of consequence who was known for his love of golf.
“Felix Houston?”
He smiled. “I admire intelligence in women. His wife wouldn’t let me go after the first round around the course. She was the one you heard on the phone,” he stared into her eyes as he said this. “Don’t let your emotions get the best of you, Rachel. You of all people should know how dangerous that is.”
“That’s true.” She looked down. “I let my husband’s actions get to me and embarrassed myself on live TV. I doubt that will boost my career prospects from here on. I shouldn’t have done that.”
He chuckled. “I guess I have a lot more to teach you than what our contract covers. Turn around.”
She did and he lathered her back and ran the sponge softly over her, his fingers raking lightly on her skin leaving her hungry and yearning for more of him. When she leaned her head to one side he leaned forward and whispered in her ears.
“Tonight you get your first lesson.”
Delighted she turned her head to look at him and their lips almost met. He pulled back quickly. Rachel frowned but didn’t ask.
His eyes were guarded as they penetrated hers. “After tonight there will be no mercy.”
She believed him.
They finished with their bathing and he chose a Roberto Cavalli red silky gown with an exposed back and a halter neck tied with silky straps for her. She wore silver-heeled sandals with it. Her hair was pulled up tightly with the curls falling on the side of her face to better display her diamond and silver ensemble of Cartier earrings and necklace.
“I would have been mad if you had chosen something less expensive.” His breath fell on her skin as he did the straps. He pressed a kiss to her neck. “Are you excited for tonight?”
She was excited but when he came to stand in front of her, his bow tie nicely done she realized she was super excited. He was hot. He was sex on a stick. But she was a wreck of nerves because, for the first time in 2 weeks, she was stepping back into elite society, meeting the very people she flayed with her sharp tongue when she was still the star of her own show.
As though sensing her worries he put his hand around her waist and holding her close to him they walked out to the limo waiting for them.
