Page 13 of Winter Break

“Don’t misunderstand, Little doll. I’m not unreasonable. As long as your requests aren’t dangerous, you’ll likely always get a yes from me. Will I let you chop wood with an ax? No. Will I let you wander out of the cabin alone? Again, no. I’d be in a total panic. Will I let you start a fire? Not a chance.”

I giggle.

He smiles. “What a beautiful sound.”

“You’re silly.”

He shrugs. “I’m a Dominant lion shifter, Cora. Don’t get me wrong. But everything I do will be with your best interest at heart. Always.”

“Okay.”

He scoops me off the counter and props me up on one hip, bracing me against him with one arm while he grabs the plate of sandwiches with the other.

I squirm. My bare sex is pressing against his hip. It’s embarrassing. My face heats as I squirm. Ten other things happen to me at the same time. I’m bombarded with new sensations.

My core feels tingly and warm. That’s a first. I think I’m also wet down there, which makes me panic. I’m leaking onto his shirt. I think I’m aroused, but that’s not something I’ve experienced before, so I’m not sure.

After Daddy sets the plate on the table, he sits, grabbing my hips again to bring me around to his front. “Straddle my hips, Little doll.”

My breath hitches, and my cheeks burn. “Daddy…”

“Wrap your legs around me, sweetness.”

The new endearment touches me. I’m not sweet, am I? I find myself wanting to please him, so I spread my legs and do as I’m told. Immediately I feel extremely exposed. The shirt is long enough that he can’t see anything, but my private parts are spread open and…definitely wet. “Daddy…” I whine.

He palms my bottom over the shirt, and I’m shocked when he closes his eyes and takes a deep breath. “Intoxicating. Navin said it would be this way, but it was impossible to grasp until I found you.”

What does he mean? I purse my lips and stare at him. My core is throbbing. A strange urgency consumes me. I want him to touch me between my legs with a desperation I can’t explain.

“It’s the bond, Little doll.” His voice is sultry now.

My heartrate picks up.

“You can feel it, too.” He holds me in place with both hands still on my bottom. His palms are pressing the flannel into me, but his fingers extend past the hem to tease my bare skin.

The room is spinning again, and it’s not from vertigo.

Chapter Five

Orion

Fuck, she’s so sweet. I didn’t mean to strip her clothes off, but she started it when she removed her blouse and sweater to put my shirt on. She was probably drawn to my scent when she crawled into the closet.

I was concerned for a moment when she didn’t answer the bedroom door, but I simply unlocked it. At first, I couldn’t see my Little girl or any evidence of her in the bedroom, which caused my chest to tighten, but then I noticed her clothes on the floor outside the closet.

To say I was startled is an understatement. I wasted no time crossing the room and opening the door. Instantly, I knew fear had caused her to hide. I can’t blame her.

I was so pleased to see her in my soft shirt that I couldn’t resist stripping off the rest of her clothes. She wasn’t wearing a bra. There wasn’t one on the floor with her blouse and cardigan, and then I discovered there was no evidence under my shirt either.

Good. I’d rather her be natural as much as possible. Of course, I’ll buy her clothes that will be appropriate for stepping out of our home, but when we’re alone, I’d rather she be scantily clad or naked.

The pheromones wafting off her are intoxicating. Her arousal fills the room. It’s unnerving her. I realize she’s never experienced the kinds of feelings she’s having, and that pleases me on a caveman level. She’s mine. No one else has touched her. No one has made her crazed with lust.

She’s purring softly. I don’t think she’s aware. It’s so fucking sweet. I need to feed her, though. I doubt she has eaten well in a long time. She’s a bit underweight.

Keeping one hand on her bottom, I reach around with the other to pick up a sandwich. “Are you sure you don’t want a bite, Little doll?” I ask before sinking my teeth into the pile of bread, meats, and cheeses.

She shakes her head. “No, Daddy. I’m not hungry.”