Total pages in book: 48
Estimated words: 45266 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 226(@200wpm)___ 181(@250wpm)___ 151(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 45266 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 226(@200wpm)___ 181(@250wpm)___ 151(@300wpm)
A deep primal sound filled the room. It came from her. Or maybe him. It didn’t matter.
She needed more from him with a strange clarity she shouldn’t have possessed. Nudity. Skin on skin. More contact. More of his kisses. His mouth everywhere like he’d told her.
She broke the kiss, but only to beg. “Please, Daddy…”
He was panting, his arms shaking at her sides. “Molly…”
“There are a million buttons up the back of this dress. Maybe cut it off?”
He chuckled. “Not a chance, Little one. If you want this dress off, you’re going to let go of Daddy’s wrist and roll onto your tummy so I can take my time unbuttoning it.”
She frowned. “Scissors would be faster.”
“My Little girl is so eager.”
Her cheeks heated. “Gavin, don’t tease me.”
He sobered and kissed her again before prying her fingers off him. “Roll over, Baby girl.”
She scrambled to obey him. It wasn’t easy flipping over with her waist-length hair and all the material of her skirts in the way. She got all tangled up and frustrated.
Daddy finally set his huge hands on her hips and lifted her a few inches before settling her. He gathered her wild hair in one hand and gently pulled it to the side she wasn’t facing.
Her breath hitched when his hand splayed on her back and he leaned over to kiss her neck. “Relax, Baby girl. Listen to Daddy.”
She nodded.
“I’m going to take this dress off. I suspect you have so many layers on under it that I won’t be able to glimpse one inch of your skin still. I want you to take deep breaths while I work these buttons. When I’m done, you can decide if you want me to go further.”
“Yes, Sir,” she whispered. She already knew her answer.
“I know the bond is powerful. When you touch my mark, it’s hard to focus on anything except getting more contact with my skin. That’s normal. That connection will grow more powerful by the day. But I will not rush you. I want you to be ready before we take steps that aren’t reversible.”
She licked her lips. “It’s inevitable, though, Daddy,” she argued.
“Yes, Little one. It is. But it doesn’t have to be today if taking me into your body makes you too nervous.”
“Okay,” she murmured. It was strange how she woke up this morning petrified at the thought of a man entering her body with his member. Once she met Gavin, that fear actually doubled because he was so big. But now… Now she craved everything he would do to her.
He started at her neck and slowly worked every button through its hole, obviously taking his time. By the time he reached the last one over her butt, she was trembling.
Daddy lifted her off the bed, stood her on her feet, and sat on the edge where she’d just been. He reverently stroked her cheeks before lowering the pretty ceremonial gown down her arms until it pooled at her feet.
Her body was still fully concealed, but her arms were exposed. That was enough to make her shiver. Her arms had never been exposed to anyone. She’d worn long sleeves every time she left her bedroom since she’d been a small child.
“How many layers of this modest material do you have on?” Daddy teased, fingering the narrow strips on her shoulders.
She giggled as he trailed his fingertips down her arms, causing goosebumps in their wakes. “Seems like a dozen. Why does it suddenly feel stifling and ridiculous.”
He brought his lips to her bare shoulder and kissed. “The only time you’ll ever wear anything like this in the future will be when we go into the valley. And that’s not going to happen often. It will make me feel growly.”
She giggled again. “I can’t picture you growly.”
“You will eventually.”
She boldly brought her hands to the front of his dress shirt and started undoing the buttons down his front. She barely knew herself. If someone would have told her this morning she would remove her mate’s shirt for him later today, she would have blushed and looked away.
Daddy cupped her face and kissed her, distracting her, making it hard for her to keep on task, especially since she couldn’t see what she was doing. But she managed to get several buttons undone while he sucked on her tongue and her lips.
“When will I see you growly?” she managed to ask breathlessly, trying to return to his earlier statement. Her curiosity was piqued. “When I break one of your rules?” The idea unnerved her.
“Never, Baby girl. I will never raise my voice at you, look at you in frustration, or strike you from a place of anger. You have my word. You will only see my eyes blaze when someone else threatens you.”
Her breath hitched. “Who would threaten me?”
He sighed, wincing slightly. “Do you understand why the Alpha Protectors exist, Little one?”