Page 73 of Daddies' Little Spitfire

"You’re safe," the man said. "It's Papa."

"No," she mumbled.

It couldn't be Papa. It sounded so much like his voice, but at the same time, there was a hint of Richard's voice mixed in.

"Papa is here," he gently said. "He isn't going anywhere. He's going to keep you safe."

Tears filled her eyes as she looked at him. It was Papa but his voice didn't fully sound like his.

"I'm going to take another step closer," he said.

She shook her head. She didn't want him to come any closer than he already was.

Before either one of them could do anything, another man walked into the room.

Hedda screamed and pushed herself against the wall. The light in the hallway was making it difficult for her to see who it was.

"Daddy is here," the man said. "You're safe."

She shook her head and kept her eyes trained on him as he got closer. He walked with confidence, like he knew what he was doing or about to do.

His hand moved and her eyes zeroed in on what he was holding.

Rope.

Shit.

Her eyes went wide and she let out a whimper when he took another step towards her.

"No," she said again. "Please no."

"You're okay," Daddy said. "Everything is going to be alright. Papa and Daddy are going to help you."

She shook her head again and pushed herself against the wall, trying to make herself smaller.

Both of them took a step towards her. Her head whipped back and forth, trying to find an exit route but there was nothing. Both of them were blocking her only path to the bathroom and the hallway.

"No," she said.

"You're okay," Papa said. "Daddy is going to help you calm down."

Daddy took a step closer to her.

"You're okay," he gently said. "These ropes will help you calm down."

She shook her head and whimpered. "No."

"If you need to say your safeword, you can," Papa said. "It's red. If we hear that, we'll stop."

"But we think this will help you calm down. it has in the past."

She shook her head again as Daddy got closer.

"You're okay," he whispered again.

She watched him as he sat down on the ground right in front of her. He gently grabbed her hand and let her touch the rope.

"See," Daddy said. "Nice and soft."

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