KAIDA REED POV

I gasped as Zavian's fingers tightened on my jaw, a treacherous heat blooming low in my belly at how rough he was being with me. God, why did this scare me and turn me on at the same time?

"Do you understand. Nod if you do," he murmured, his voice a velvet rasp against my ear, "give me a little nod and I might just have a little bit of mercy on you," he said while actively holding me down and making sure I couldn't move even a muscle.

"You won't nod, right? Does that mean you want to be punished instead?" He asked, his hand sliding...