It's Frisky Friday! Yay! And I'm sharing another excerpt from my first spanking romance in the Corbin's Bend series, A Simple Misunderstanding.
He came to her rescue when she needed him most, almost to lose her when she disobeyed him.
In this scene, which begins Chapter 12, Eleanor Benson (Elly) is due to be released from the hospital, after a five day stay. Gerald Douglas (Jerry, who is Corbin Bend's vet) has been at her side almost the whole time, but he had to leave the day before for an emergency when a pet dog was run over by a car. When he called Elly that evening to tell her he was driving back to Denver, she sounded strange on the phone, but insisted he remain in Corbin's Bend, claiming she wanted to go to sleep early. Certain she was not telling him the truth, he pressed a little harder only to have say she had to hang up because a nurse just came in. Convinced something was up, he calls the nurse's station, but they claim Elly is alone and nothing out of the ordinary has happened. He stays home as she wanted, but remains ill at ease. When he arrives at the hospital the next morning, Elly is nearly in a panic, so he promptly assumes control by drawing Elly down on his lap and getting her to tell him what's wrong. However, even Jerry didn't expect Elly's abusive husband, Arthur, to try and get her in the hospital. He tells Brent what he knows and lets him work on being a detective while he addresses Elly's attempted deceit. Due to her compromised health, Jerry decides on five minutes of corner time followed by fifteen minutes of silent confinement, which Elly hasn't heard of before.
“Do you know what shunning is?”
She met his gaze then. “Isn’t that an
Amish practice involving ostracizing?”
“Yes. The individual becomes a non-person
who no one in the community will speak to or look at. It’s a silent treatment
of sorts, but includes rejection steeped in disapproval in addition to no
communication.”
“You would shun me?”
“Essentially, yes.”
She considered his answer for a moment,
then asked, “Where do you want me to stand?”
* * * *
Giving a light tap to Elly’s hip, Jerry
said, “Stand up, and I’ll help you.” A huge weight pressed on Elly’s shoulders
as she rose and let him position her in the corner by the window. As
punishments went, this was nothing, and yet her entire frame trembled as he
placed her arms at her sides. Once she stood the way he wanted, he pressed his
body into hers as if in silent support. She leaned against him.
“Shh,” he whispered, placing a kiss near
her ear as he wrapped his arms around her. “I’ll be right here the entire time.
If you feel dizzy, raise a hand or call my name, either way I’ll come get you
and help you sit. I don’t think standing for five minutes will be a problem for
you physically, but you’re still healing, so we need to make allowances. Though
this is a punishment, it is not intended to cause you pain or discomfort,
merely time for reflection. I want you to consider why you thought lying to me
was your best or only course of action. What you hoped to gain and what you
lost instead. All right?”
His words and presence reassured her, but
she still felt like she’d let him down. When she gave a nod, he took a step
back. She could still sense him standing less than a foot away, waiting to
catch her if she grew unsteady for any reason, and his consideration for her
well-being wrapped her in a warm blanket of concern. Jerry Douglas was so
unlike Arthur in so many respects. He even applied his punishments with a
caring hand. For all the times Arthur had said he intended his corrections as
loving reminders, she’d never received an ounce of care from him, except the
one time she had fainted. What radiated from Arthur during a punishment was
disappointment in her inadequacies and disapproval of her actions.
Though Jerry had expressed disappointment
in the choice she’d made, nothing in his words or actions indicated he found
her lacking. Even her apparent weakness was only a condition for concern, not
rebuke. So, why were tears running down her cheeks?
M/F Domestic Discipline in Colorado.
Though Arthur and Eleanor Benson have been practicing domestic discipline for three months since their wedding, he insists moving to Corbin's Bend, where domestic discipline is the norm rather than the exception, will revitalize their marriage. Elly has doubts, but since Arthur is the undisputed head of their household, they move. However, once Arthur becomes immersed in a community where spanking is not only permitted, but encouraged, his personality undergoes a dramatic change. Accusing his submissive wife of being lazy, disorganized and disobedient, he employs creative methods of pain and humiliation to mold Elly from the imperfect woman he married into the perfect woman he desires. And Elly finds herself a virtual prisoner in her own home, accountable only to the man who rules her life with a cane.
In his years as a vet, Jerry Douglas has seen what abuse does to animals, and he recognizes those same signs in Elly Benson during her daily escape to the dog park with her tiny poodle. Jerry steadfastly supports the tenets of domestic discipline and enjoys the freedom Corbin's Bend offers its residents, but he remains fiercely protective of anyone in need of a champion. And when he witnesses evidence of harsh handling, his instinct is to rush in and rescue. Problem is Elly Benson is a married and consenting adult who insists all her bruises and welts are nothing more than a simple misunderstanding between her and her husband, until the day Arthur Benson takes his authority and discipline one-step too far, endangering Elly's life.
A Simple Misunderstanding is available at the following locations.
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I also have a page on my web site where I am offering a sample of the first three chapters. If you're interested, visit either the Spanking Romance or A Simple Misunderstanding page in the Over 18 section of my website.
As a further note, Past Interference, the sequel to A Simple Misunderstanding that was released in 2015 as part of the Corbin's Bend Valentine's Day anthology has now been released as a single for those of you who enjoyed Jerry and Elly's story and want to see how it ends.
Thanks for visiting. I hope you enjoyed this brief excerpt and wish you and yours a very Frisky Friday.
As a further note, Past Interference, the sequel to A Simple Misunderstanding that was released in 2015 as part of the Corbin's Bend Valentine's Day anthology has now been released as a single for those of you who enjoyed Jerry and Elly's story and want to see how it ends.
Past Interference is available at the following locations.
I also have a page on my web site where I am offering a sample of the first two chapters. If you're interested, visit either the Spanking Romance or Past Interference page in the Over 18 section of my website.
Thanks for visiting. I hope you enjoyed this brief excerpt and wish you and yours a very Frisky Friday.
This is a great scene Kathryn, I love how gentle and caring Jerry is while getting his point across at the same time.
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