Page 60 of Bitter Desire
“What?”
“I swear it’s not a lot, but it’s something. I promise that I will help an-”
“Honey,” Law’s voice was sharp like a whip. The hard edge of it cracking through the room like thunder announcing a storm and I shut up. I didn’t know what he wanted to hear if not that I would help pay for the room. My hands fell to my sides, fingers grabbing at my skirts, twisting and bunching the material in my grip while I waited for Law to speak.
“That isn’t what I-” he sighed, and rubbed at his brow with one hand, beckoning for me to come to him with the other, “princess, this isn’t about money. Come here.”
I came to him. “But you said, I mean, you said you were thinking about how much it would cost,” I said quietly, when I was standing in front of him. Law reached out, catching one of my hands in his.
He threaded our fingers together and rubbed his thumb along my knuckles. His touch was light. “Princess, I was talking about what Zeus would ask us for when we meet him.”
Fuck. The meeting. “Right,” I whispered, and nodded, raising my eyes to his. “I forgot.”
He cracked a smile, just the slightest smile, but it was a smile all the same. “I know. I could see you getting so excited. We have to stay on guard here. I’m going to keep you safe, but you have to help me, princess.”
I flushed, but this time it wasn't from thinking about rooms I couldn't afford or what I would be able to offer. I was ashamed I’d forgotten why we were here so quickly and so easily. Five minutes in this room and I was acting foolish.
“I’m sorry. It’s just hard for me to stay focused, I think.”
He nodded, stroking my hand again. “I know. It’s hard with everything that’s going on but you have to try, for Daddy.” His thumb pressed into the back of my hand and like flipping a light switch, desire came to life in my belly, warm and hot and needy. I wanted him.
“Daddy,” I murmured, taking a step forward, my foot bumping against his as I crowded into his space. My body was against his and I looked up at him. “I need you to help me.”
“Help you what?”
“Focus.”
“And how do you want Daddy to do that, princess?”
I raised a palm, pressing my hand to his shoulder while I reached down, grabbing my skirt. “Fuck me, Daddy.”
Law’s blue eyes darkened, and he sucked in a deep breath. His eyes went to the door behind us and I knew he was thinking about how much time he had before Connie returned for us. An hour, she’d said. We had an hour, less the time I’d spent fawning over the room, and that had only been a handful of minutes really.
We had time. I knew it. And I knew the second Law decided we had time too, because he came closer, the hand holding mine moving to shove my hand away from my skirts. He grabbed the long trailing pink material in his hands, bunching and raising it up high against my thighs.
“You want Daddy’s cock?” he asked, and I shivered feeling the material of Law’s pants against my legs.
“Yes. Daddy, please.”
“Why?”
“I need to think,” I whispered, knees weakening as I spoke. Confessed my need for him. That pushed me to ask him for this, even with where we were. “I have to remember.”
“Remember what, princess? ”Law’s hands went still, the weight of them tantalizing and resting against my thighs. So close, yet so teasingly far away. So out of reach even as I felt the heat of his touch through the thin material of my dress.
“That I’m yours,” I told him. “Please, please, Daddy. Make me remember.”
“God, princess,” he whispered, and then his mouth was on mine. His lips and tongue moved against my mouth and lips. Stealing my breath with each touch, making me feel crazy without him. But the second I went to kiss him back, Law pulled away.
“If you want to kiss Daddy, you’ll do what you’re told. Isn’t that right?”
I nodded, my hair moving and bouncing with the quick gesture. “Yes. Yes, please, Daddy. What do you want me to do?”
“I want you to go to the bed and lie down. Don’t move when you lie down. Now.”
I hesitated for a second, because while my brain wanted to do exactly what Law asked me, my body wanted to be close to him. Wanted to kiss and touch and feel him, but that hesitation had Law raising an eyebrow.
“Now.”
