Chapter 12: First Real Pleasure

-Anastasia-

I was lying in the hot bath, not sure what to do with myself. The next morning I had felt… lost. I was just so confused after everything. I had only told my cousin a small thank you before I had escaped to my room. He had asked if he needed to come help me get in bed, but I was told I was already feeling better and that the car drive had helped sober me up. I had run into my room and I had locked the door. I had just thrown myself down on the bed, memories suddenly floating through my mind, showing me pictures of the king. My lips tingled as I thought about our kiss… my body turned warm thinking about his hands on me… and my ass when it hit the covers stung a little, making me remember the delicious punishment he had given me for being disrespectful. I shouldn’t like it, but I had. I had liked it a lot. I wasn’t sure it could even be called a punishment. Shouldn’t a punishment not be hated and not enjoyed? What was the king doing to me? Why was he suddenly making me feel l