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“I’m about to nut so fucking hard, Shortcake.”
Her big blue eyes popped open and she stared at me, passion bunching her brows and leaving behind dots of perspiration on her forehead.
“I want you to come inside me, Daddy.”
I lost it.
I came so hard a roar tore from my throat as I tossed my head back and held her in place on top of me. “Fuuuck!” I rasped.
“Mmm, Kane.” She rolled her waist and worked her hips to deplete me of every ounce of cum while I throbbed helplessly inside her. “You feel so good.”
“So do you, North.” I pulled her down to me and sank my teeth into her bottom lip following every bite with a soothing suck. She trembled in my arms with aftershocks. We both had to ease off the high coursing through our veins.
My heart raced against my chest while I held her and dotted her skin with kisses. I couldn’t keep my mouth off her if my life depended on it. North giggled when I traced the shell of her ear with my tongue. She pushed her fingers through my hair then locked eyes with me.
“Thank you for making my birthday wonderful already, Kane.” I hated how empty my lap felt when she moved back to the driver’s side.
“You can thank me tonight while my mouth is on your pussy.” I pulled her long red hair and watched the way she blushed. It was adorable as fuck. “Come on, let’s go back in the house. I’ll run a bath for you and grab you another piece of shortcake.”
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I did everything I intended to do on North’s birthday. I took her to Mountain Village for an afternoon of skiing, shopping, and lunch then I stole her away to a breathtaking mountain. We didn’t climb it but we made our way to a cliff that jutted out like a snowy shelf. It gave us a beautiful view of the white hills in the distance.
“Kane, what are we doing here? I mean it’s beautiful but this wind is about to knock me over.” North hugged herself and looked at me, red hair whipping in the wind.
I pulled her in and kissed her icy cheek. “I won’t let you get knocked over,” I told her. I dug into my backpack and pulled out a small black box stamped with a golden leaf.
“Mom’s ashes?” She jerked her gaze to mine immediately.
“I thought on the one-year anniversary of her death, we could scatter them.” My throat tightened with anticipation. I didn’t know if I made the wrong move bringing Izzy’s ashes or not. “You don’t have to let them go if you don’t want to I just wanted to give you the option, given the day. I wanted you to know it’s okay to let her go. I talked to Dr. Allen a lot about releasing things and it got me thinking.” I scratched the back of my head and looked at her with nerves twisting my expression.
North’s stare was full of resolution as she took the box from my hands. “I want to do it,” she said with a nod. “I talked to Dr. Allen about letting go of things too and I’m ready. Mom has always found some way to fuck up my birthdays since she pushed me into the world. I’m ready to release that energy. I’m ready to release her.” Her throat dipped as she opened the box and removed the sealed bag inside.
She laced her fingers between mine and gave me a brave smile. “Let’s do this.” She sighed before opening the bag and flinging her arm outward. Izzy’s ashes filled the air for a second, hanging around like smoke. Some of it fell to the pristine snow like soot leaving behind spots and streaks.
In the next moment, a gust of wind picked up and carried all the ashes away, even the spots that fell on the snow. I held North close and kissed her temple as we watched Izzy finally get the freedom her soul had been crying out for.
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After the emotional release of Izzy’s ashes, North and I went home and got ready for dinner. In an attempt to be nice, I invited Sierra to North’s birthday dinner along with Melanie and Elijah. If I was being selfish I wouldn’t have breathed a word of it to her but North thought she was changing and becoming a better friend so I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt.
My gut told me not to give her the benefit of shit. I knew the smiling face she showed for the past month had only been a mask. I couldn’t prove it though and if North was happy then so was I.
North bubbled over with excitement when Sierra walked in. When I invited her to dinner, she magically didn’t need North to drop everything to pick her up. Maybe I was being too rigid but something wouldn’t let me be soft when it concerned her.
I refused to let my suspicion get the best of me though. It wasn’t time for me to be a hard ass. North was finally eighteen and we were in the clear. I’d long since shattered my willpower but I still breathed a sigh of relief knowing we were out of the woods. Slowly, I could start displaying our relationship. I wanted to shout it from every mountaintop but I knew slow and steady would win the race.
I stared at her over my wine glass watching the way the light hit the gray bursts at the center of her irises. Her long hair was brushed up in a sleek high bun and her long lashes were painted with deep brown mascara. She was radiant and glowing. I wanted to reach over and touch her satiny skin. I wanted to brush my knuckles along her cheekbones and slide my fingertips down the bridge of her nose. I wanted to know what the glow of an angel felt like on the pads of my fingers.
“You’re glowing tonight, North.” I couldn’t help handing her compliments like candies in a dish.
“Thank you, Kane.” She spoke softly, angling her body toward me. I couldn’t wait to peel her out of the blue velvet dress that clung to her curves. I noticed over the past month her hips were wider and her waist, softer. Under the table, I slid my hand up her leg, stopping right at the top of her thigh-highs.
North, North, North…
That outfit is going to get you fucked tonight.
“You reallyareglowing,” Elijah chimed with an easy smile.
