Page 62 of Blaze

Victoria nearly falls off my lap.Good thing I have my arm firmly around her.“What the fuck?”She slaps her hand over her mouth and twists to look at me, eyes wide.

“Yeah…” I cringe.The photo isn’t pretty.It’s a shot of her stepmother’s backyard, featuring Sheila and David fucking on a lounge chair.Sheila is riding him, head tipped back, mouth open in pure ecstasy.Under the circumstances, it’s disgusting.

“What.The.Fuck?”Victoria repeats.

“Apparently, David is also your stepmother’s pool guy and fuckbuddy.”

She blinks.“That’s insane.He told me he worked in corporate America for his father.And why the hell would she set me up with someone she’s fucking, a man half her age?”

“I think she thought he was easy prey and she could get him to marry you without much difficulty.”

“Why the hell would she wantmeto marry the pool guy?And why would she be fucking him if she wanted him to fuckme, too?”

I tip her back in my arms and cover her mouth.“I know you’re angry, and you have every right to be, but that’s enoughfucks, got it?”I lift a brow.

She stares at me with wide eyes.

My girl cusses pretty regularly, and I haven’t called her out on it yet.There are a lot of things I haven’t called her out on…yet.But the tide is changing in our relationship now that I know more about what makes her tick.

Victoria needs a firm hand.I’m not yet sure how far she will push me on a regular basis.It’s normal for her to explore her boundaries.It’s kind of up to her.She’s the one who needs to decide how often and how hard she likes to be spanked.She’s also the one who needs to discover more about her humiliation kink.

We’re crossing into new territory.The air is thick from our standoff.I’m confident she craves what I’m about to offer her.

“In six months, babies are going to start popping out.Eventually, one of those babies will be ours.Do you want their first word to befuck?”

She swallows hard and glances at Ryder.

He doesn’t move.He’s almost smirking but trying to hold it back.I can see it in his eyes.

“Look at me,” I order.

She shifts her attention back to me.

“Does Ryder make rules for you?”

She shakes her head slowly.

“Ryder has his hands full with his own wife.I don’t care what her rules are.If he wants his kids to cuss, that’s his problem.”

Ryder smirks.“That ain’t happening.”

Over her dress, I slide one hand under her bottom and grip it.“Did I not spank you hard enough before lunch, Victoria?”

Her face pinkens adorably.

And she grips her thighs together.

Yes.

I just learned something new.I don’t have to spank Victoria to humiliate her.I can reprimand her in front of other people.Ryder won’t see her bare ass.He’ll never see it.But I’m getting the same effect.

There’s a lot going on here.I just rocked her world with very painful information about her stepmother.She’s shocked and rightfully upset.She needs to know someone is on her side.That someone is me.And the best way to prove to her that she’s not alone is to assert my authority.She expects and craves it.

“Who makes the rules for you, Victoria?”

“You do, Blaze,” she whispers, squirming.

I slide my hand up her back until my fingers are around her shoulder blade.My thumb is against her breast.I apply just enough pressure to get her attention.