“You will. I have so much to teach you, godess.” I pulled back just far enough so she’d feel the heat of my declaration on her neck. “You will learn. I’m going to punish you now. I’m going to turn your pretty bottom red with my hand. You’re going to take your discipline like a good girl, aren’t you?”

“I… I don’t know…”

I shushed her gently. “You’ll feel better after. You shouldn’t have flipped me off. You know it was wrong, don’t you?”

“I was mad at you. You aren’t going to let me use the pool.”

“We can’t always get what we want, babygirl. You have to trust...