It was traumatizing enough. A week had passed since that, and she still woke up some nights having a nightmare. It normally happened when she was getting really stressed, which Daddy was trying to help with.

“He’s still terrifying.”

“Deccan can be scary, but he’s a real softy once you get to know him.”

“I am?”

Rainey screamed, turning around to see Deccan standing at his full height. Taking a step back, she held her hand to her chest, trying to get a deep breath in.

She hadn’t heard him walk up next to them. How had she missed that? How had he gotten into the club? There was a bouncer out front at all times. Did he threaten or bribe him?

“Can I talk to you for a second?” Deccan pointed to Echo.

“I’ll just be over near Tucker,” Rainey rushed out, making her way toward Tucker.

She looked back several times, wanting to make sure Echo was okay. Not that Rainey could do much, with being pregnant and smaller than Deccan. But she could inform the bouncer or one of the other Doms in the building.

“Do you know what’s going on?” Tucker asked. “Isn’t that her protector, as she calls him?”

“Yeah, it is. He is really scary.”

“Mm-hm.”

Both of them watched their interactions with each other. Echo didn’t seem happy. What was going on? Was she safe?

All of a sudden, Deccan turned toward Rainey and beckoned her forward with his fingers.

“Umm, I don’t know if I want to.”

“Do you want him to come over here?” Tucker asked. “I think he’ll get want he wants either way.”

Rainey sighed and walked over toward him. Echo had walked past her. Why was she leaving? Why was Deccan wanting to talk to her in private?

“I will never leave Daddy,” she blurted out as she got closer.

Deccan nodded. “Good. I don’t expect you to. If he ever does anything, you let me know. I’ll take care of him.”

Her eyes went wide. “You’ll take care of him if he spanks me again?”

“No. If he does bad things. Spanking or punishing you when you break the rules is a good thing. You need that in your life.”

“But you just said if he ever does anything to me to letyou know and you’ll take care of it. He is going to spank my bottom again at some point. Stick me in the corner or make me do the dreaded lines again. Or even worse, put ginger up my bottom again.”

She shuddered at the memory.

“You probably deserved all of those.”

Rainey narrowed her eyes. “I thought you were on my side.”

“And so is your Daddy.”

Crossing her arms over her chest, she cocked her hip. “What do you need?”

Rainey didn’t know what came over her to talk to him like that. He was intimidating, and she was sassing him.

“Watch your tone. I won’t hesitate to text your Daddy about your attitude.”

“You wouldn’t.”