I turned back to the man cowering on the floor. My fingers wrapped firmly around the wood, testing its weight. “Looks like you’re getting spanked instead,” I said coldly. “Count yourself lucky.”
The first strike landed hard across his side, the sound satisfying. Caleb screamed, jerking violently, trying to crawl away as his body writhed under the pain.
“Trying to ruin Bella’s business?” I snarled, lifting the wood again. “Is that it? Because she refused to come crawling back to your pathetic, miserable ass?”
“I didn’t do anything!” Caleb screamed, his voice breaking as I swung the wood against him again and again. Each strike leaving angry red welts across the bare patches of his skin. He writhed, shielding himself with trembling arms, but that only made me strike harder.
“I know you c
