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I granted her mercy, pulling my hand out but not moving away fromhovering over her.
“What if he comes back to Vegas?”she said after a pause, her tonesoft but serious.
“Thenwe’ll deal with him, baby girl. I meant what I said when I firstbrought you home. The decision is yours as to what happens to him.”
She didn’t reply straight away, instead, she sucked her bottom lipbetween her teeth as she thought.
“You know, I remember when I was five or six, I had the flu,”sheeventually said, her voice a mere whisper.“It wasreallybad, and I probably should have gone to the hospital, but he wouldn’t take me because we didn’t have insurance. But he sat with me for three solid days, watching me to make sure I was still breathing. He fed me chicken soup and made sure I had cough medicine.”
Her eyes glazed over as if she was disappearing into the memorybefore shaking her head, her gaze hardening.
“Of course, as soon as I was better, he told me off for being ill andmaking him lose three days of gambling. But it didn’t matter, he’d looked after me in his own weird way. I hate him, Ireallydo,”she paused, inhaling ashaky breath before continuing.“And yet despite everything he’s done, I don’t want to see him dead. I can’t bear the thought of him hurting. Doesthatmake me pathetic?”
I leaned down and kissed her lips lightly.“No, Cora. It makes you adecent human being. Your father doesn’t deserve your mercy or your forgiveness, but you’d give it anyway because that’s what makes you and him polar opposites. You have the kindest heart I’ve ever known, whereas he doesn’t have a heart at all.”
I moved off her, grabbing her hand and pulling her into a sittingposition so we were face to face.“Baby girl, I don’t want you to fear your dad because I willneverlet him, or anyone else hurt you. So yeah, I’ll pay off his latest lot of debt, because it’ll mean keeping you safe. And if he is stupid enough to come back to Vegas,thenI’ll make sure he crawls right back under the rock he’s currently hiding under.Thatman will never bother you again.”
A steely resolve flitted through her eyes.“I don’t want to fear him anymore, Daddy. I’ve spent my life scared of what he will do. I don’t want to give himthatpower anymore.”She reached out and took my hand, lacing our fingers together.“One day, I want to be strong enough to tell himthatI never want to see him again.Thatall I ever wanted was his love, but now he’ll never know what it’s like to have his daughter’s love. One day, I want him to wake up all alone and regret every minute he wasted being a lousy father.”
I gave her hand a squeeze.“Thatday will come, Cora, becauseyou’re stronger than your dad ever gave you credit for. Stronger than you give yourself credit for. You’re a fighter, baby girl, and if that’s what you want to tell your dad when you’re ready,thenyou will.”
She smiled again, only this time it reached her eyes. Shestraightened her spine as determination washed through her.
“Well, now that’s sorted, there’s something else I need to do,”I said,grinning at her mischievously and wanting to lighten the mood.
A cautionary look crossed her face.“What?”
I leaned forward and kissed her lips.“Punish you for callingme Fox.”
She didn’t have time to protest before her high-pitched squealgrabbed the attention of a young couple walking by when I launched at her and began tickling her again.
Chapter 18
Cora
Fox kissed his way down my naked body, pausing when he reachedmy breasts to take a nipple into his mouth. His teeth brushed against the taut peak, making a gasp leave me when he softly bit down.
As he swiped his tongue against it, soothing his bite, his hand cameup to massage my other breast before rollingthatnipple between his thumb and finger.
Tingles shot through my body, sending an explosion of desire ripplingthrough my core. Between my legs, an insane pulsing began as I grew wetter, and a yearning to feel him moving inside me took over.
He carried on his path of kisses and gentle nibbles, moving lower andlower until he nestled between my spread legs. His heavy breath fluttered over my clit before his tongue lapped up the juices gathering at my entrance.
“Delicious,”he mumbled against me, his deep tones vibrating throughmy body.
Fox wrapped his lips around my clit, and as he sucked, he thrust twofingers roughly inside me. My hips lifted off the bed as he curled his fingers around, hitting a spotthatI didn’t know existed until recently.
There was no pain this time, only a pleasure so damn intense, I didn’tknow if I wanted him to stop or if I wanted to beg for more. My hands flew to his head, gripping strands of hair and tugging as breathless moans escaped me.
He began moving his fingers in and out of me, flicking his tongueagainst my clit at the same time. My hips began grinding in time to his movements, my climax building deep within me.
“Daddy,”I groaned, my eyes screwed shut as every muscle in mybody began to tighten.“Please, I need to come.”
“Come for me, baby girl. Come on my tongue, let Daddy drown inyour sweet juices,”Fox said, relentlessly lashing his tongue against my nub as the speed of his fingers thrusting inside me increased.
Unable to ignore his command, a whirlwind swept through me, takingmy breath away and stilling my entire body. When the aftershock of my climax faded, I opened my eyes.
It took me a few seconds to gather my thoughts. We were home inVegas. I was in Fox’s bed. But he was nowhere to be seen.
