Total pages in book: 48
Estimated words: 44411 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 222(@200wpm)___ 178(@250wpm)___ 148(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 44411 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 222(@200wpm)___ 178(@250wpm)___ 148(@300wpm)
“Talking or plotting?”
Jezebel sat taller and cleared her throat. “Talking. We promise.”
Elias’s chuckle had an odd tone Leah hadn’t heard before as he nodded toward Suzette and Jezebel. “The last time I gave you two a few yards of space to talk, I ended up nearly having a heart attack.”
Suzette shook her head. Her dark pigtails swayed back and forth. “That wasn’t our fault, Sir. Olivia was the one who shifted and left the back deck to talk to the bears. And you can’t really blame her for that either. I would have freaked out if I’d discovered I could communicate telepathically with another species.”
Leah gasped as she looked around at all three of them. “She can talk to them…in her head?”
Suzette and Jezebel nodded together.
Daddy came farther into the room.
Leah swallowed. “When you said her senses were heightened, I thought you meant she could smell them before anyone else.”
Daddy shook his head as he squatted down next to Leah. “It’s so much more than that, Little one. For one thing, the bears have advanced skills. Remember I told you they can block their scent from wolves?”
Leah nodded. He had said that was what had happened when Suzette was kidnapped. Her mate had not been able to scent the kidnapper, but he had been able to follow Suzette’s scent.
“The bears can also communicate with each other without speaking, even in their shifted form, and that day, Olivia learned she could communicate with them also.”
“Holy moly. That’s wild.” Leah was stunned. “So that’s why she wanted to sit out on the porch. She will be able to tell if any bears approach when no one else can.”
“That’s what we believe. It’s only been proven with the two who visited that day—Surge and Thorn. We’re hoping she can also scent the two rogue bears if they get too close to us.”
“That’s amazing!” Leah exclaimed. “Does anyone know why she can do that?”
“Nope. The only thing we can come up with is that since she is visually impaired, all her other senses are heightened. Perhaps she’s super sensitive to scents and sounds.”
“Maybe we should go outside and sit on the porch with her so she won’t be lonely,” Suzette suggested.
Elias lifted a brow.
“Or not,” Suzette murmured.
“Or…” Elias said, his voice slightly scary, “I could tell my brother what a naughty Little girl you were while he was out trying to protect everyone from a dangerous situation.”
Suzette sighed. “I’m sorry, Sir. I won’t be naughty. I promise.”
Leah was fascinated by this exchange. The interaction between her mate and the other women was beyond interesting. It was clear he was very close to his brother and his friends. They were like a big extended family. The men obviously wouldn’t hesitate to threaten discipline to someone else’s Little girl. Leah wondered if any of them had actually been spanked by another Daddy.
Elias had certainly threatened spanking her in front of everyone. Would he really do it? She clenched her butt cheeks together and rocked back and forth at the thought.
Elias turned his gaze to hers. “Leah…”
She froze. “What?”
He lowered his head closer to hers. “You’ve been curious since everyone arrived. How curious are you?” he challenged.
She had no idea what possessed her or even who she was in that moment. What she knew was that two hours ago, she had been alone with her Daddy. They hadn’t gone two hours during the day without having sex or at least fondling each other in a week.
Leah’s body felt strange as if her wolf wanted to come out. She was trembling now that her Daddy was squatting next to her. He was close enough to touch, and she wanted his hands on her no matter what it took to make that happen.
She licked her lips, held his gaze, and said, “If you don’t let us go outside to keep Olivia company, we’re going to sneak by you and do it anyway when you’re not looking.”
For a moment Elias looked stunned, but then a slow smile spread across his face. He rose to standing, his form so imposing that she started shaking as she tipped her head back.
Her heart was racing, and she wondered if she’d just made the biggest mistake of her life. She hoped not, but it was hard to be sure. It seemed like the woman who’d spoken those words hadn’t even been her. She’d been possessed, her body taken over by someone far naughtier than her.
Suzette and Jezebel were very quiet next to her, but she knew they were shocked. They were both fidgeting and breathing heavily.
Elias turned and headed toward the rocking chair where he calmly took a seat and held out a hand. “Come here, Little firecracker.”
Leah stared at him for a moment, but she’d brought this on herself. She’d challenged him intentionally. He had no choice but to go through with his earlier threat.