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)
“I don’t have a sassy side.”
He smiled. “Sure you do. Maybe it just hasn’t had a chance to fully come out yet.”
She searched his eyes with her pretty blue ones. “My mother—”
He shook his head. “Your mother meant well when she gave you advice about all kinds of things. She shared what she thought best. But she isn’t here. It’s you and me now. Forever. We’ll forge our own path. I will be bossy and dominant with you because it’s my way, but I do so from a place of affection. I will have rules that exist to keep you safe. I will have other rules that exist because they will make you squirm.”
Her brow furrowed, and she pursed her lips.
He couldn’t expect her to understand. In time she would. “Do you know what happens to naughty Little girls who break rules or sass their Daddies?”
She shook her head as he slid his hand around to cup her neck. Her pale skin turned an even darker pink.
“They get their bottoms spanked.”
Molly’s eyes widened as she gasped, but she also clenched her thighs together.
“Do you know why naughty Little girls break rules and sass their Daddies?”
Another head shake.
“Because they like having their bottoms spanked.”
Her brows drew in tighter.
“You’ll see, Little one. In no time at all, you’ll understand. The dynamic between you and me will look nothing like any relationship you’ve witnessed in the valley. What you watched between your parents won’t resemble our interactions at all. It’s jarring at first, but you’ll grow to love it.”
“I don’t understand.”
Gavin leaned in to kiss her briefly. “You will, Baby girl. In the meantime, I don’t want you to fret over anything like sassing me. It’s adorable. I enjoy the banter. When you’re ready to experience a spanking, I’ll take you over my knees and introduce you to a world you can’t begin to grasp.”
She pulled her bottom lip between her teeth, not blinking. Her pulse increased under his palm. She was absolute perfection.
Gavin was one fucking lucky Alpha.
Chapter Five
Molly couldn’t stop thinking about everything her mate had said during dinner. It was so confusing. And her body’s reaction to his words was even more confusing.
She hadn’t recognized herself when she’d talked back to him, and she’d immediately regretted her bold words. But he’d made light of her sass and even embraced it as if he wanted her to spar with him.
Her mother would be appalled if she knew Molly had spoken so boldly to her mate. The woman certainly never spoke like that to Molly’s father.
But there was something different between Molly and Gavin. Something she’d never felt or witnessed before. She felt oddly close to him even though she’d only been here and conscious a few hours.
Nerves ate at her as he finished feeding her and cleaned the kitchen. He’d said he wouldn’t rush her to have sex with him, and that had shocked her. She’d mentally prepared herself to take him into her body tonight.
The odd thing was that a part of her wished he would just do it. It was inevitable anyway. Putting it off would only drag out her nervousness. But she appreciated him not rushing her.
And that was her emotional response. Physically she couldn’t begin to understand her body’s reaction to him. It was like her mind and her body were two separate beings. The magnetic pull he described was a real living being. It planted thoughts in her head she’d never experienced before.
As he removed the tray from her highchair and unfastened the strap round her waist, all she could think about was touching his mark again. It had scared her the first time, but she wanted to feel that sensation again.
Gavin lifted her up and stood her on her feet. “Maybe you’d like to explore your nursery a bit. You didn’t get a chance to look around earlier.”
“Okay.” She liked how he took her hand in his. His huge palm enveloped hers. She liked the physical contact, the warmth, and the way he seemed to ground her.
She hurried alongside him to the room he referred to as a nursery. She was curious but freaked out at the same time. Grown women in the valley did not have nurseries. They cooked and cleaned and took care of the young. That’s what Molly had been raised to expect.
Instead, this new world was the opposite. She wondered if she was perhaps asleep and having the strangest dream ever. That made more sense.
Gavin moved across the pretty room and sat in the giant rocking chair where he’d held her when she first woke up. “Look around, Little one. This space is yours. I want it to be a place you can relax and enjoy whatever makes you happy.”
She let go of his hand but stood for several seconds breathing heavily, watching as he rubbed his palms together between his knees. Her instinct was to step closer to him, press her body against his. She wanted his hands on her, rubbing her back. She didn’t like this separation.