7. Right way to punish

DIANE

If one thing Damon won’t get is getting me to succumb to him. It’s not up to two days since I’ve been here yet it feels as if it’s more than a week because of the much drama that has happened in a short span.

I walked out of his chambers and honestly, I do not know where it is that I’m going. I barely have a place here to sleep or to sit down.

This is like a horrible nightmare and I refuse to lose. I couldn’t believe Darcy would deny coming across me.

She told me the story of her mother and I fell for it only for her to adamantly deny it. I knew it was her that she saw. How could she deny it?

I scold myself. Of course, she’d deny it. She wouldn’t accept it knowing well that Damon would kill her if she ratted him out.

Stupid wolves!

I’m exhausted. I haven’t had my bath and I needed to take one. I should have told Damon then and there that I wanted my room but I had completely forgotten about that and now I have to endure.

I sat down on the pavement. This is worse. What am I doing here? Why did the moon goddess pair me up with someone like him knowing well that he doesn’t like me and I don’t like him and I’d suffer this much?

Will I ever admit that I’m suffering and go plead with them to treat me right? No. Never.

Why did the moon goddess do this to me? I felt the urge to scream but I didn’t want to create a scene.

“Follow me now!”

I lifted my face to see the deep voice that u commanded I followed them.

I looked at Damon and he had a rigid look on his face. I could tell he was angry about how I had spoken to him and he deserved it simply because he doesn’t respect me and wanted to control me.

I rolled my eyes and looked away.

“I said, follow me now,” he repeated through his teeth but I was faxed by his actions. If he thinks that would make me nervous then he is wrong because I am not one to be easily frightened.

Damon walked closer to me and when I thought he’d do something else, he wrapped his arms around my neck and pulled me up, carrying me in a bridal style.

I fought to her off his hold but he tightened his hold around me.

“Stop stressing because there is no way I’d let you off. It’s time I punish you,” he said in a deep voice that sent a jolt of electricity down my spine.

How was I bothered by that when I should think how to pull his hair and remove his eyelashes?

“Let go of me! Let go of me!” I struggled to get out of his hold but he didn’t move and soon we were inside his room.

He placed me on the bed and I struggle to get up. What I didn’t expect was for him to put cuffs on my hand and lock me to the bed stand.

Did he just put a handcuff on me?

“Are you mad?” I said in anger, trying to get the cuffs off me.

“This is just the start of the many things that I’d do to you. You don’t get to speak to me in that way and manner and think I’d let you go free,” he growled, pointing his index finger at me.

“You speak to me anyhow. You forget that I am the alpha of this pack. Do you think you are still some princess? Here you are a nobody to me and the minute you speak to me as if I’m nothing and I can’t do anything, I’d be sure to do worse, and don’t be relaxed because I’m still going to punish you,” he added.

“What are you doing? Do you think I’m someone who can be chained to this bed and not leave? What’s your problem? You should have refused to marry me if you didn’t want someone like me! Let me go!” I exclaimed.

“Shut up!” He growled.

“I won’t be letting you go. You not only disrespected me in front of my pack members but you accused me too. You barged into my meeting room, spoke to me rudely, and walked out slamming the door. Accused me of doing things that I didn’t…”

“Oh well, didn’t you!” I cut him off.

“And why would I?” He asked.

“You threw me out of the room on our wedding night! I haven’t had a proper sleep for days! Even if it’s just a day I’ve been here, with everything that has been happening, it feels like weeks!” I chided.

“That’s because you have decided to be unruly!” He retorted.

“And that’s all in you! You should have prepared a special place for me before I arrived so that we won’t cross each other’s path but you didn’t and now all I want to do is pull out your lashes!” I exclaimed.

I was burning with anger. How could he put a cuff on me forgetting that I am a princess and also his Luna?

“Respect is reciprocal and if you respect me, I’d respect you too but you don’t respect me and you want me to respect you? You are messing with the wrong person,” I said in a stern tone.

“Princess? You are delusional if you think you are still a princess. Maybe in your father's place, yes but here you are just someone who is my mate and I don’t give a fuck about who you are! You have to learn to respect me and if I have to force you and teach you the hard way to coming to terms with them then with pleasure I will do so,” he retorted.

“You are crazy! Let me go! Let me go!“ I complained.

“You will be here for as long as I want and…”

“What about you? Does this mean this is my room now?” I cut him off.

He smirked. “Your room? Do you think I’d let you have this room? You are joking. This is a punishment and you don’t even know what’s coming next,” he tells me.

“I do want to ask a question though. You don’t like me. I don’t like you. We don’t want to see each other’s faces so get me a room and be assured you would never see my face,” I suggested.

“And you think after everything you did and how you’ve disrespected me, I’d give a fuck about your words now? You are in for a painful ride and when I told you I’d make sure you regret talking back at me, I meant every word and this is just the start,” he replied, coming closer to me.

“What are you doing?” I asked when he sat on the bed close to me and I moved.

“You haven’t taken your bath, have you?” He curled his lips to the side and I couldn’t help but be wary of his actions.

“I will help you take your bath,” he replied and I glared at him.

“What are you talking about?” The skin between my brows creased.

“It’s simple. I am going to chain you and put you in very hot water that would peel off your skin and make sure that you don’t leave that water until thirty minutes later. That would put a mark on you and remind you that worse is to come if you disrespect me!” He said his words, one after the other as if he wants them to sink into my head.

“You are insane!” I spat out.

“Insane? Do you think I’m insane? You are just an uncultured princess who needed to be trained properly. It’s funny you think acting this way would make me avoid you but you must be a joker to think I’m someone you will run your mouth with and go free,” he grabbed me by my neck but not too tightly.

He let go of my neck and slowly trailed his finger to the valley of my boobs.

“What are you doing?” I questioned.

He smirked. “What am I doing? What do you think I’m doing?” He asked as he began to draw imaginary lines at the top of my cleavage.

“You are a pervert,” I spat out in anger.

“Percent? Is that what you call your husband and your mate?” He asked.

“You are touching me without my consent and you also chained me to this bedstand!” I chided and he smiled.

The first time that I’m seeing him smile but he is not smiling for the right reason.

“Why don’t you report me? I mean I’m touching you so that should be a bad thing right? But anyways you have just given me the answer. I finally know the right way to punish you.”

“What do you mean?” I asked and it better not be what it is that I’m thinking.