Beast
“Hello Liv.”I spoke softly but even the muted light of the club I took her all in. The way her chin narrowed to a point . The sweep of her cheek bones and that god damn body under the clingy material of her little black dress.
She looked amazing.
And she smelt even better. It was her scent that filled my lungs as she learnt over and wrapped her arms about my neck.
I sucked in a breath as she hugged me. “It’s so good to see you.” She actually sounded genuine which was strange. No one was ever that happy to see me. I patted her back softly, my large hand gentle.
But then hadn’t Liv always been different. She hadn’t even been afraid of me not even when she was a child.
“What are you doing here?”
I studied her face, so open and honest and something vice like gripped me. “Come sit down Liv, it’s probably best you stay with me until…” I glanced down at her as folded her lithe body into one of the giant plush cushions at my feet.
Holy s**t.
“What are you doing?”
She gave a small shrug. “There’s no chairs Wyatt, and these look comfortable enough. I couldn’t really sit on your lap could I?”
Blood rushed south. Yeah sitting on my lap was definitely out , although I wouldn’t say no. But If she thought sitting at my feet wasn’t inappropriate she definitely shouldn’t be here.
She had just told the whole room she recognised me as her master just by sitting her pretty ass on the cushion meant for my submissive.
And my c**k liked her down there a lot. More than a lot. Her father would kill me if he could see me now.
“No sweet girl , you haven’t earnt that yet.” The words slipped from my mouth but I didn’t regret them. Even when she tilted her chin up and stared at me in shock and then she opened her mouth and laughed.
She thought I was joking.
“Oh Wyatt.” She patted my knee and the touch sent shockwaves through my leg and straight to my core. She had touched me on purpose. “You’re so funny.”
I let myself smile down at her. I could afford to . I wasn’t actually her master no matter how much my d**k liked the idea. “So what are you doing here?”
I c****d my head , and my hand moved to her chin, tilting her face up even higher. “I could ask you the same question, but yo answer you. Me and Ben own this place.”
Her eyes grew impossibly round. “I thought Ben just owned clubs , I would never thought he would be into something like this.”
I watched as her eyes swept the room, they lingered here and there and her lips parted.
“We own a lot of different things Liv, some of them we wouldn’t broadcast to the chilsren.
Her eyes flashed. “I’m not a child anymore Wyatt.”
Yeah she definitely wasn’t a child anymore. Everything about her screamed woman. “I can see that Liv,” my voice has turned low. And I wasn’t even sure she had heard me. Even with her enhanced hearing. “You need to pick better dates though.”
“He’s not a date.”
Why did that make me so happy? Like a weight had been lifted from my shoulders. “No?” My fingers tightened on her chin, and her pouty mouth opened.
“No.”
“But your mum and dad want you to date. He’s the same as you, isn’t he? And from a good family?”
Something flickered in her eyes. “Can we not talk about my parents now , not here.”
“Olivia?” The Male voice was loud, almost outraged and my back stiffened. “I’ve been looking everywhere for you.”
I felt her tense next to me as she turned to face her date. But she didn’t move away from me.
“What the hell are you doing on the floor , like.” His eyes were wild , as he took me in. The sight of Liv sat obediently at my feet causing jealousy to rush through him.
It was written on every line of his face. Stupid fool didn’t even try to hide it.
“Like his …..”
I speared him with my eyes, the eyes that had caused more dangerous shifters then him to tuck tail and run. A smile tugged at my mouth and his eyes tracked my hand as I placed it on her shoulder. My fingers sliding over the smooth skin of her shoulder until I brushed against her neck. My eyes never left his face.
“I stepped in to order my protection.” My fingers moved again. Drawing his eyes to her long throat. “When you were obviously engaged downstairs.”
“Olivia come on, we should get out of here . I should never have brought you here.” He took a foolish step forward.
“You go on ahead, I’ve not finished yet.” Her words were strong. “You got to watch your show and I haven’t gotten to watch anything yet.”
She turned her eyes back to the stage. Where one of the more well known submissive was being suspended. The ropes that tied her intricate and beautiful.
“Olivia.”
I growled in my throat. This kids was seriously starting to get on my nerves.
“I’m staying.” Liv leant her cheek against my knee, her eyes never leaving the people on the small stage. She had her mothers defiance. “I’m sure Wyatt will make sure I get home safely.”
My hand closed gently around the base of her throat . And I realised to late what I had done. “Here Liv belongs to me and I always look after my own.”
I had just declared Reapers daughter as my submissive in front of the whole club.