Candy Caning: A Kinky Holiday Story

By L.A. Witt

Nate is dreading the annual Christmas visit with his family, during which they will ignore or insult his partner and Dominant. Stephen tries hard to take Nate’s mind off the trip with the promise—and threat—of a three-foot-long candy cane. It’s a race to see if Nate’s resolve or the candy cane will shatter first.

This short story was previously published, and is available as part of the O Come All Ye Kinky anthology.

• Language: English
• Publisher: L.A. Witt
• Release date: Aug 6, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463182529

L.A. Witt

L.A. Witt is the author of Back Piece. She is a M/M romance writer who has finally been released from the purgatorial corn maze of Omaha, Nebraska, and now spends her time on the southwestern coast of Spain. In between wondering how she didn’t lose her mind in Omaha, she explores the country with her husband, several clairvoyant hamsters, and an ever-growing herd of rabid plot bunnies.

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Candy Caning

A Kinky Holiday Story

By

L.A. Witt

Copyright Information

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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Copyright © 2019 L.A. Witt

First edition published by Riptide Publishing as part of the O Come All Ye Kinky holiday anthology.

Cover Art by Lori Witt

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About Candy Caning

Nate is dreading the annual Christmas visit with his family, during which they will ignore or insult his partner and Dominant. Stephen tries hard to take Nate’s mind off the trip with the promise—and threat—of a three-foot-long candy cane. It’s a race to see if Nate’s resolve or the candy cane will shatter first.

This short story was previously published, and is also available as part of the O Come All Ye Kinky anthology.

Candy Caning

We’re not even out of the car when the festive sound of the Salvation Army’s begging bell reaches us. Impressive when you consider we’re parked in the back forty because it’s a federal law that mall parking lots must be fucking packed between Black Friday and the day after Christmas.

I’m not the only one who hears the bell.

Stephen slams the driver’s side door and glares at the mall. If looks could kill, the whole place would be a smoldering crater.

I try to hide my amusement, but can’t help grinning as I ask, Ready?

From across the roof of the car, he throws me one of his infamous Stephen frowns. Explain to me again why we’re here.

I don’t even try not to smirk as I come around to his side. Because the grocery store doesn’t have a decent selection of scented candles, hideous sweaters, or ski gloves?

The look gets less amused. So does the voice. Nate, I ask again—

Oh, come on. I slip a gloved hand around his elbow. We do this every year. It’s not that bad. I pause. Well, I mean, this part isn’t.

Mm-hmm.

I don’t argue. If he really didn’t want to be here, he wouldn’t be, and he wouldn’t be walking with me now past the rows of cars and piles of dirty snow toward the glowing