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One of the newer Doirl se was over, Raine’s brows drew together She rubbed at a spot between her eyes Hammer studied her pained expression Da He knew the symptoms He’d seen them dozens of times And from the blithe look on Liam’s face, he didn’t have a clue Raine obviously wasn’t letting her Dom in on her problem

Clenching his jaw, he tossed his napkin on the table and storet your medicine You need to take it and lie down”

Raine shook her head in refusal “Later”

Stubborn little brat

Gritting his teeth, Hammer marched down the hall Her stare raked his back Once in his quarters, he ruh his toiletries until he found Raine’s medication

Frustrated with her and wishing like hell that she was his to punish, he stalked back to the feast and slammed the bottle of pain killers on the table in front of her

Lia as he picked up the bottle and read the label “What the hell are these pills for?”

Hanored Liam and stared down at Raine with a raised brow “Do you want to tell him or shall I, precious?”

Anger flashed in Liam’s eyes as he studied Raine “Tell me what?”

She lowered her guilty gaze “Ha to Liam after dinner,” she said in a lohisper “Please sit down I’ll handle it Everyone is staring”

They were, and Hae to shake her Did Liam have any idea how badly she deserved to be taken over a knee and thoroughly spanked? He stolared at her She raised her chin and still didn’t take a fucking pill In fact, she whispered furiously to Lia food around on her plate More color seeped froreorse

Why was the stubbornto help herself?

Jaw tight, Liam set the bottle aside and pinned Raine with an expression that promised confrontation after dinner Ha to take care of herself, and he couldn’t, someone had to

After the aardslowly, but thankfully the other subs helped After a blessedly brief chat, reed to follow Beck to his place for beer and football The rest of thehim alone with Liam and Raine

The second the door shut behind the last of the dinner guests, Lia his teeth “Are you in pain?”