Taken by the Beast by Natasha Knight Read Free Book Online

said, pulling her in behind him.
    He stared at the mirror, his expression revealing nothing. In the next instant, faster than she could comprehend, the mirror shattered into a thousand pieces, falling on the sink, the floor, her shoes. She pulled away and screamed. He just opened the door and dragged her through the restaurant.
    “I’m sorry!” she said, crying, taking in all the faces around them.
    Someone went into the bathroom and she heard the, “Oh, my God!” exclamation just as he pulled her through the front door.
    He led her back to the car and deposited her in the passenger seat. He climbed into the driver’s side and they were on the road in another instant.
    She looked at his bloody hand through her tears and when she went to wipe her face, a little blood came away. She must have been struck by a shard, but hadn’t even felt it.
    “Strap your seatbelt,” he said. She noticed how his hands gripped the steering wheel, his knuckles white.
    Without a word, she did as he said, struggling a little to get the buckle locked.
    “I’m sorry,” she said again.
    “Eat your food,” he said.
    “I’m not hungry,” she mumbled.
    “I don’t care. You’re going to eat.”
    She picked up her Big Mac with trembling hands and forced herself to take a bite. What she’d done had been stupid. He’d said he’d smelled fear on her and she imagined that was the wolf side of him, and knew the weight of her betrayal was what had given her away.
    “I’m sorry,” she said one last time.
    “You will be,” he answered, his gaze steel when he met hers.

Chapter Five
     
     
    They didn’t speak for the rest of the ride. Kayla forced herself to eat half her food, dreading what was surely coming, feeling stupid for what she’d done. She was going to be punished and the way he looked right now, she imagined the other night’s spanking would pale in comparison. She shuddered.
    At a little after eight in the evening, they exited the highway into a small town she’d never heard of. She was almost shaking with anxiety when he pulled into the parking lot of a motel. She just wanted to get it over with.
    “Stay in the car while I check us in,” he said, parking the car.
    “Ok,” she said.
    He was back within a few moments and drove the car to the farthest room around the back. There was only one other car in the parking lot and she assumed that one belonged to the clerk. They walked into the room, which contained one bed, a TV, a desk, and a bathroom. While Kayla looked around, Elijah locked the door and turned to her.
    “What you did back there was stupid, Kayla.”
    “I know,” she said, starting to cry. “I know, and I’ve said I’m sorry. I won’t do it again, I’ll be good. I promise.”
    “I vaguely remember those same words not forty-eight hours ago.”
    He retrieved the rope from the duffel bag and unraveled it, measured something out while she watched. But she wasn’t so much worried about the rope as she was for the spanking that was sure to come.
    “Take off your clothes.”
    She stared at him. That was too far. “No,” she said, scooting around the bed. “We don’t need to do that. You can just spank me like the other night. That’s ok. You can just do that.”
    He came toward her while she tried to make sense of her words.
    “If you don’t take them off, I’m going to do it for you and I’m pretty sure you won’t appreciate that.”
    “Are you going to spank me?” she asked, her voice breaking.
    “Most definitely. I’m just dying for a shower though, so I thought we’d start with something else. Now last time, clothes off. It will go easier if you cooperate.”
    “Easier for you!”
    “Enough! Make your decision or I’ll make it for you.”
    She unzipped the hoodie, feeling clumsy. He kept his eyes on her while she stripped it off, then pulled her tank top over her head, and quickly cupped her naked breasts. She hadn’t been wearing a bra when he’d taken her and she felt his gaze