Page 37 of Caged

Instead, she never talks about it except to flood irrational tears whenever I ask for more details.

Once he’s gone, she’ll be safe to leave.

I’m not sure how I feel about that.

Elena seems to like her.

If only her cooking was better.

Tossing on a pair of sweatpants, I head back into the kitchen to find Elena propped on one of the stools, her swinging feet lightly kicking the counter as she scoops vanilla in heaping bites.

“Feel better?” Melissa shifts around the island and leans against it, pushing her chest out.

What is she doing?

I nod and place my hand on Elena’s head. “Go brush your teeth when you’re done, it’s almost time for bed.”

“Yes, Daddy.” She wipes her mouth with the back of her hand and slides off her seat.

When she runs upstairs Melissa steps closer with a smile. “So, what you said earlier…were you serious?”

I know exactly what she’s talking about, but feign ignorance. “Your hair looks nice, yes.”

Picking up Elena’s empty bowl, I rinse it in the sink, painfully aware of how near Melissa moves.

“Well, thanks. But, I meant, um. About the spanking thing.” Her fingers land on my arm.

My cock twitches. Not quite enough, though.

“You haven’t done anything to deserve it.” Dropping the plastic dish in the washer, I turn on my heel.

“Tell me more about where Knox kept you.” Watching her eyes, I see the tightening around the edges before her lower lip begins to tremble.

“It’s too painful to talk about.” She pulls away and leaves towards her room.

That’s what I thought.

She’s hiding something, I just don’t know what.

I’m glad she left. My dick is as hard as a rock, realizing she really may deserve that punishment after all.

FIFTEEN

MILA

I feel like he’s jerking me around, and not in a good way.

But, I need to figure out a way for him to start playing around so I can find what I came for and get the hell away.

The fact that he has the most adorable little girl is weighing heavily on my options.

“I don’t know what to do,” I whine to Tyler on my drive to the department store. “For fuck’s sake, he gave me money to buy whatever I want. He told me to get a phone and clothes, and even let me drive one of his cars.”

This is a pretty sweet ride. A brand new BMW with all of the bells and whistles.

He just showed up with it yesterday and dropped the keys in my hand.

I’m not sure if I believe him that he had it stored at another location.

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