[ANASTASIA] “And you’re sure about that?” I swear to God, he’s testing my patience. “Yes! Just f**k me, Ivan! Please!” I hear him laugh, followed by a hard slap across my butt. “Did I tell you to scream yet?” I shake my head, biting my lip, and though my face heats up, I love the warm sensation on my butt. He looks pleased with my response before he helps me sit up and unties my hands. Thank Goodness. I would have died if he had continued to torture me like that. Before I know my palms are planted against his hard, chiseled chest. A thrill runs down my spine at the way his muscles tighten under my touch. “And this is all mine?” I ask as if in a daze, my voice barely above a whisper. He grabs my hand and moves it lower, his eyes holding me captive until he curls my fingers around h

