Page 53 of Rock Hard
“It’s okay.” The girl shrugged. “You did what you had to do. And me and Dad, we figured a couple of things out.”
“You did, huh?”
“Yeah, we did.” This time it was Rex who answered. “Carly, why don’t you polish up that trophy and snap a pic to Styxx? Alice and I have a few things to discuss in the other room.”
“Actually, Dad, some of the other kids are having a pizza party down at the pool and asked me to come. So, can I?”
He narrowed his eyes. “This doesn’t have anything to do with that shifty-looking computer geek trying to cozy up to you at the awards ceremony, now does it?”
The girl turned bright red. “Dad!”
“Will there be chaperones?”
She rolled her eyes. “Yes, Dad. The entire NANSTEM committee.”
“Well, all right then, but no bikini! I’m talking full-coverage, do you hear me?”
Carly turned an even darker shade of red as she made a beeline for her room.
“Boy, when you decide to do the dad thing, you don’t mess around,” Alice murmured.
“Anything worth doing is worth doing right,” he said. “And speaking of ...” Rex laced his large fingers with hers and started tugging her toward the bedroom.
When Alice looked over her shoulder, Carly winked and held up her thumb.
The moment they stepped into the room, Rex dropped her hand and closed the door. The light, teasing mood faded away, replaced by something far more intense.
He began a slow, stalking pace, the predatory gait of the alpha lion he was. Alice remained by the door, watching him closely.
“Did you mean it?” she blurted out after several long moments. “What you said about the song?”
“Yes.”
“You wrote that ... about me?”
He stopped pacing and turned to look at her. His features were unreadable, set in a mask of masculine perfection, but his eyes were glowing, suggesting his lion was very close to the surface.
Alice involuntarily took a step back, reaching for the door handle. Rex’s eyes latched on to movement, and she froze.
“Don’t try to leave, Alice. I’m having a hard time controlling my lion as it is right now.”
“Why is that?” she whispered.
“Because he wants to bite you and fuck you so you never leave us again.” He resumed his pacing. “How long have you known?”
“Known what?”
“That we’re mates. How long?” When she didn’t say anything, he stopped and glared at her. “How. Long? Did you know right away? Or was it something that you realized over time?”
“I knew from the beginning.”
“And you saidnothing?”
Alice straightened her shoulders. “What was I going to say? You areRex Løve, alpha prime and rock god. You thrive on surrounding yourself with beautiful, willing females. How could I possibly compete with that?”
“They meant nothing to me!”
“Neither did I.”
