Page 27 of Shadow

“What’s with the Daddy thing? That’s twice now that you’ve mentioned it.”

He chuckled. “You have to have known from the way we’ve played that I’m a Daddy Dom.”

“If you’re a Daddy Dom, you’re the meanest Daddy ever.” Going through some of their encounters in her mind, she tried to remember if there were any hints that this side of him existed.

“We’re rough together, for sure. But that doesn’t stop me from taking care of you, does it? And we’ve never been together long enough to establish Daddy/baby girl expectations, but it’s always been there.”

“You don’t want someone to act like an actual little girl, do you? Because that doesn’t turn me on, and it doesn’t fit me. Little girls do not suck dick or get choked out.”

He roared with laughter. “Are you saying you want to choke on my cock, Olivia?”

“Don’t ask me questions like that. I’m still mad at you.”

“You’re the one who brought it up. Now be a good girl and answer.”

“Maybe. But not right now. Now you answer my question.”

“No, I’m not into age play. You don’t have to worry about me buying you coloring books or stuffed animals.”

Relief washed over her. She knew a lot of littles, and she would never kink shame, but that particular dynamic had never been appealing to her. The relief was swiftly followed by more anger. But this time she was mad at herself. Why was she even considering this? They still had so much to work out. It made zero sense to think about any sort of power exchange with him. He had to prove himself before she let him back in.

But she was curious about this new side of the man she’d known for so many years.

“The last time we played together, you chased me through Gage’s backyard, and I ended up face-first in the dirt with your dick in my ass. How is that being a Daddy Dom?”

He shut the engine off, and she blinked in surprise that they’d already reached Peter’s house.

“Good question. Just because I’m a Daddy Dom doesn’t mean I’m not other things, too. But think about the rest of that day. What was the first thing I did?”

She worked backwards through the last time she’d seen him more than two years ago. “You spanked me, but I don’t remember why.”

“Because Gage told me you’d been working for a month straight with no days off and you hadn’t eaten dinner that day.”

“Gage is a snitch.”

“Gage cares about you. Just like I do. So yeah. I paddled your ass before we got to the good part of our evening. Because you needed a reminder to take care of yourself. And after our scene in the backyard? What did I do?”

He’d scooped her up after coming in her ass and carried her into one of the guest bedrooms that had a bathroom and he’d given her a bath. Even going so far as to wash her hair.

“That was just good aftercare, though.”

He shrugged. “Maybe so. But I was taking care of you. That’s what appeals to me most. Yeah, I love taking you down. Chasing you. Even scaring the hell out of you sometimes. But my favorite thing to do is take care of you.”

Her pussy clenched again as she thought about the way he’d done just that. The cab of the truck suddenly seemed tiny, and she needed to escape, so she put her hand on the door latch to open it. Ripley stopped her with a hand on her shoulder.

“You deserve a spanking for your little stunt today, Liv. Are you going to let me give you what you need, or are you going to keep your walls up just because you’re mad at me?”

She huffed. “I don’t know yet.”

He chuckled. “Yes, you do. Go into the house and get your nose in the corner in the den. I’m going to give you a good, long spanking, and then take you back to bed.”

She glanced at the phone in her hand. “I’m supposed to be at the bar in two hours.”

“Push it an hour, and I’ll have you there on time with a sore ass and a well-fucked pussy.”

God. His mouth. That was one of the things she loved most about him, was his filthy mouth.

“I’m going to check on a couple of things with the security at your place. They should have video footage for me to look at by now. You have ten minutes to decide. If I find you in the corner with your hands on your head, we’ll proceed. But if you don’t want this, just go to your room, and shut your door. We’ll take care of your spanking later when you’re ready to trust me again.”

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