Page 63 of Daddy Sees Snakes

"You’ll do whatever I damn well tell you, girl. End of story."

I don’t know what it is about Viper, but he’s not wrong.

I hated dominance in any other man.

With him I crave it.

It’s the very air I breathe, the fire in my soul, the touch I crave.

Viper chuckles deeply. "There is one more thing I've done. For both you and Allegra."

Good God, there's no telling what else he's done. "What is it?"

"I bought an apartment for you both. That way you're not stuck in my house, and you can have your own space if you ever need it. But it’s here in town so you’ll have a bit of a drive to get to Desire House."Desire House is on the outskirts of town.

I shake my head, "Viper, you're doing too much. More than you should be."

"You're not going to tell me what I can and can't do, little girl."

Viper walks around the tattoo parlor, showing me the ways he went above and beyond my wildest dreams.

"You thought of everything," I murmur, completely blown away.

"Mmm, I tried. But…there's something I want to do."

"Break the place in?" I joke, half serious.

A deep laugh comes from the pit of his stomach.

It's the first time I've heard a humorous laugh come out of him, and I like it.

"I'm going to tattoo you."

I blink at him for a moment, knowing I'll let this man do whatever he damn well wants to me.

CHAPTER TEN

Viper

I'm waiting in the limousine for Iris to climb in to take her Christmas shopping.

My eyes are trained on her, and I'm ready to take her.

God, she looks damn good today.

"Hey, baby," she whispers as she gets in.

"Hello, gorgeous. You look beautiful," I hiss, grabbing her hand.

"Thank you. Where are we going?"

"Shopping."

"Christmas shopping?"

"Yeah. Do you want to pick some presents out for everyone? My treat."

"Viper." She smiles. "Thank you. But I don't need you to buy anything. You've done more than enough with Ashton Ink. Besides, we're going to be at each other's houses in a few days. We'll have a present swap then."

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