Spanking Her Highness by Patricia Green Read Free Book Online Page A

into his arms, he made quiet, calming noises and petted her back. Nothing seemed to work. He kissed her temple gently, and hugged her tightly, rocking her like a child.
    More information on the car, the driver, the place in the road, was needed and needed quickly or the culprit might get away, and yet Queenie was too upset to answer those questions. Something had to happen to bring her out of her hysterics. In the old movies, that would entail slapping the hysterical person in the face, but that was totally against Will's nature. Instead, he turned her over his lap and pushed her knee-length full skirt up to the small of her back. She wore a bright red thong this time, and he was briefly tempted to yank it down. However, there was more urgency to the situation, and her butt was well-exposed, so he simply gave her a pair of hard smacks on the rump. It was a fine rump, too, and made more glorious by the handprints he left.
    "Queenie! Come out of it now, honey! Calm down!"
    She cried out with the spanks, and continued to sob.
    He whacked her bare rear a dozen more times, and she began to struggle.
    "S-s-stop it!"
    Good. She was getting mad. That was much better than hysterics. He brought his hand down hard again and again, and she began to curse.
    "Goddamn it! That hurts!"
    "Yup, and it's gonna continue to hurt until you get hold of yourself. And watch your tongue!"
    She sobbed, but the sobbing was abating a bit. Her struggles increased. "Stop!"
    Queenie's cursing was sounding more normal, less breathy and unfocused, so he let up. Will swiveled her around until she sat on his lap again.
    She struggled to get away, pushing her skirt down as best she could, but he held her close to his chest and handed her another tissue. Tears were still streaming down her face, but she was frowning mightily at him rather than looking pitiful.
    "That's better," he told her.
    "You spanked me, you bastard!"
    That made him smile. She was definitely getting back to her usual self. "Yup, I did."
    "Why'd you do a shitty thing like that?"
    "Language, young lady." He pushed a lock of hair off her forehead and let his fingers trail down her cheek. "You were hysterical, and needed a little incentive to calm down."
    She smacked his chest. "Yeah, well, I'm calm enough now. Get the hell away from me."
    He released her at once, and she nearly tumbled off his lap, despite his movement to steady her. Catching herself and half-tripping on her skirt, she cursed at him some more, and grabbed the box of tissues, yanking out several to blow her nose.
    "I hate you!"
    "That's your privilege." He didn't like her hatred, but her angry emotions were better than the hysteria that came before.
    She grabbed her purse off the couch and pulled out a crumpled manila envelope, throwing it at him. "Your easement papers, you asshole. I hope you drown in the river!"
    "Would that make us best friends?"
    "Oh!" Her eyes narrowed. "Don't you ever come near me again."
    Will's heart did a little dip. He couldn't tell if she meant it or not. "If that's what you want, honey. But don't you think we ought to call the sheriff, now that you're more in control of yourself?"
    Her eyebrows lifted a little, then went right back down into their angry frown. "You'd like me to stick around, wouldn't you? So you could find another excuse spank me again! Well, I'm not stupid. I'm goin' home and call from there."
    So long as she called, Will didn't really care from where. He'd like to keep an eye on her, though. The road might not be safe. If that SUV was still out there, Queenie could be in serious danger. "I'll follow you back to your ranch."
    "Don't you dare!"
    He sighed. Her anger was going to put her in danger. "Queenie, you're not safe alone right now."
    A flicker of fear passed over her eyes. "Well…"
    "No well about it." He rose from the couch. "If you won't call from here, I'll follow you home. Is there someone there who can make sure you're safe?"
    She shook her head. "Consuela is in town