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)
“Spread your legs. Keep your panties above your knees,” he commanded.
She sniffled as she obeyed him. She wasn’t happy about being left in timeout in front of her new friends, but as he walked away, leaving her in the corner, she realized she was also relieved.
It was an odd sensation. She was relieved to know that her Daddy would never go back on his word or hesitate to spank her after a warning. The lesson was learned, and she felt peaceful knowing it.
She stood there for a long time. An awkward silence filled the room because her friends were forced to remain while she endured this humiliation. She wasn’t at all sure she would be as amenable to being spanked and displayed in front of the other Daddies, but what mattered was now she knew if she pushed Elias in front of them, he would follow through and spank her without hesitation.
“Okay, Little one. Your punishment is over. You may pull your panties back up.”
She sniffled as she dropped the hem of her dress and reached down to pull up her panties. When she turned around to take in the room, she found her friends still sitting on the floor and her Daddy sitting on the rocking chair.
He held out his arms. She rushed over to him and threw herself into his embrace. When he hugged her tight, she said, “Thank you, Daddy.”
“You’re welcome, Little firecracker.” He kissed her temple. “Now, how about we all go to the kitchen and get some lunch?”
Chapter Twenty-Three
Hours past with no word from the Alpha Protectors who were out hunting the rogue bears. Leah got to know Suzette and Jezebel well. They played all kinds of games and laughed together.
She felt bad that Olivia was stuck outside alone, but either Daddy, Felix, or Gavin took turns sitting with her. They couldn’t communicate, but hopefully their presence made her feel less lonely.
It was mid-afternoon. Leah and her friends were sitting in her playpen reading when a low growl made Leah’s skin crawl. It was filled with menace and caused all three of the women to sit up and take notice.
The door flung open wide, slamming into the wall. Olivia stood in the entrance, ears up, teeth bared, nostrils flaring. She growled again before suddenly shifting.
Daddy rushed toward her from the kitchen. “What’s wrong?”
Olivia stood in the doorway, holding the sides to steady herself. She was panting, and frustration sluffed off her in waves, making the hairs on the back of Leah’s neck stand on end as she and the other two women stood to see her better. They weren’t permitted to stand in the playpen, but these were extenuating circumstances.
“Bears,” she growled even in human form. “Two of them. I don’t recognize them. They are about a mile away and approaching.”
Elias pulled out his phone and shot off a message. “Come inside, Little one.”
Olivia shook her head. “I need to shift back. I can’t keep track of them in my human form.” She didn’t wait for a response before she shifted and spun back to step onto the porch again.
Daddy opened the gate to the playpen. “Come out here,” he ordered. “If I tell you to shift, you need to do so. If I tell you to run, you stick together and head toward Brock’s house. Understood?”
Leah had no idea where anyone’s house was, but she nodded with the others. She would follow their lead. For the first time in her life, she was frightened. Truly scared.
The door was wide open. Leah could see Olivia clearly on the porch. She was standing at the top of the steps. Elias joined her, standing tall and formidable at her side. He glanced at her several times.
Felix and Gavin came to stand in front of them on the grass. The two of them were in wolf form.
Olivia exuded power. In her human form, she was small and dainty and rightfully shy and nervous. But her wolf was a force to be reckoned with. She seemed larger than life.
Leah nearly jumped out of her skin when Olivia tipped her head back and howled. It was so loud anyone for miles away could have heard her. Why?
“Need you to talk to me, Olivia,” Elias said.
Olivia glanced at him and then back out at the clearing.
Elias turned his head to look at the women who had crept to the doorway. “Be prepared to shift, girls.”
Olivia jerked her gaze to him and then around to the women and shook her snout. She didn’t want them to shift.
“Olivia…” he warned. “I need information.”
Felix and Gavin crouched down in an attack position as if they expected to have to leap into the air at any moment. They were scanning the clearing constantly. It was obvious only Olivia knew what was about to happen.
Two bears suddenly galloped into the clearing. They were huge and heading directly toward the house.