Daddy finished eating and turned to more fully face her. “I want you to pay close attention to your lessons when you’re with one of the Daddies learning to defend yourself, understood?”
“Yes, Sir.”
“Good girl. I don’t want you to worry about the bears, though, Little one. Either I or one of the other Daddies will always be with you. It’s okay to get into naughty shenanigans with the other girls when you’re together. Silly things like sneaking cookies or hiding in the closet, but never ever go outside without permission. Never open the front door of any house without a Daddy with you. Though it would seem that you can scent a lot of unusual things, the truth is the bears can block their scent. I wouldn’t put it past them to use that to their benefit. We won’t reveal your powers to them initially, but that doesn’t mean you should ever let your guard down.”
“I won’t, Daddy. I promise.”
He leaned in and kissed her forehead.
“I think there will be other things I can scent that will prove to be important, though. They may be able to block their own pheromones, but perhaps not what they ate for lunch. Plus, lies aren’t the only type of nontangible thing I might be able to discern.”
“You’re right, Baby girl. I’m so very proud of you for thinking things through. You’re a very smart Little girl. We won’t be able to test your abilities until the next time nefarious shifters visit us, but when they do, I bet they will be unable to mask more than just lies. You’ll know it when you smell it.”
She grinned and nodded. “I think so, too.” She tried not to show her own fear. Bears were huge. Gigantic. Even though Khloe was a very large wolf for a shifter, she still wasn’t anywhere near as big as a bear. No one knew why she was so huge or what good it was going to do for her, but most likely there would come a day when her size would prove invaluable toher or all of them. What Rylee couldn’t begin to understand was how that would ever be useful when faced with a bear.
Suddenly she had a bone chilling thought. “Daddy? Do you think there might be other shifters who pose a threat to our way of life?”
Daddy wiped her hands clean with a washcloth, removed her tray, and lifted her into his arms before he spoke. “I don’t know, Little one. It’s possible.” His voice was serious, and she didn’t like the tinge of fear she smelled coming from him. Apparently fear was something she could scent, but she wouldn’t point that out right now. She didn’t want her Daddy to know she smelled his dread. She’d tuck that piece of information in the back of her mind for later.
Alpha Daddies were the most powerful members of the wolf pack. They existed and lived in the mountains surrounding the valley for the express purpose of protection. They weren’t meant to experience real fear, of that she was certain. But they were still human beings with human emotions. They experienced a host of emotions. One of those would occasionally be fear.
Another emotion was love, and Rylee had come to realize that she could definitely scent love. It wafted off her Daddy in droves.
She threw her arms around his neck and hugged him tighter than ever. She was scared about the future, too, but she was one very lucky girl.
Chapter Sixteen
Hayes sighed in relief when they finally got to his favorite part of every day—feeding his Little girl in the rocking chair in her nursery before bedtime. It was their quiet, special downtime. He could rock her and stare into her eyes while she suckled.
He’d just given her a bath, so he stroked his fingers through her long damp hair while she took her bottle. She looked adorable in the nearly translucent yellow negligee he’d put on her. It wouldn’t stay on her. After he fed her, he would take her to bed and remove it, but it was sweet to put them on her between bathtime and bedtime.
He knew the skimpy nighties made her feel sexy, too. She squirmed in his arms when she wore them. Although, that might be because he often tucked her hands out of the way and played with her nipples while she fed.
Tonight, she was particularly wiggly. He suspected it was because he’d spanked her hard and left her needy earlier. Her arousal had been growing ever since. Though the two of them often had sex in the middle of the day, today he’d made her wait. It had been difficult on him, too.
Rylee was only about halfway done with her bottle when she started whimpering and stopped focusing on sucking. Hayesjiggled the nipple in her mouth. “You have to finish all of it, Little one. If you’re not going to eat meals, you can’t argue with Daddy about taking bottles.”
It was hard for him to keep from chuckling when she arched her chest and squeezed her thighs together. She didn’t have anything on under her nightie.
Hayes gave her nipple a firm pinch before switching his hand so he could hold the bottle with one and tap her knees with the other. “Legs open, naughty girl.”
She bucked in his lap, her head tipping back so fast that the nipple slid out of her mouth. “Daddy…”
“Legs, Rylee,” he warned. “Spread your knees so I can watch your pretty pussy while you finish your bottle.”
She shook her head. “I can’t drink anymore. You’re distracting me.”
He finally laughed, unable to stop himself. “Do you want Daddy’s cock inside you before bed?”
She jerked her gaze to his. “Yes,” she breathed out.
“Then you have to open your pussy and finish your formula.”
Her lips parted to accept the nipple, while at the same time she spread her thighs, opening her lower lips, too. Her pussy glistened with her wetness, and the scent of her need increased significantly.
She sucked hard on the nipple, but her brow was furrowed. He wasn’t sure if it was from concentration or indignation. Perhaps both.
Hayes set his palm on her inner thigh and smoothed it down toward her pussy, loving the way she writhed. He was two seconds from tossing the bottle aside and lifting her pussy up to his mouth. Eating her suddenly seemed more important than whether or not she got enough calories tonight.
