~~ELLIE~~ When did he take his belt off? Never mind that—my bare butt stung badly. I had to bite my lip to suppress the cry that almost escaped me. "Count," Marc ordered. He was breathing like a wounded animal. I shivered, freeing my lip, which I'd tasted blood from. "One," I managed to speak. Another hard strike, right on the first blow. I stretched forward and couldn’t hold back the cry. It was painful, but it sent sparks of pleasure shooting through every part of my trembling body. Four more strikes and I couldn’t feel my flaming butt. My cheeks were stained with tears, my pulse thundering in my ears. The sound of the belt buckle hitting the floor made me jump. I looked back to see an intoxicated man. Hooded eyes were fixed on my butt as he pulled off his shirt. My lips parted

