Page 45 of Daddy's Little Patient

“I don’t want you lifting anything heavy,” he said.

“I won’t.”

He pressed a quick kiss to her lips and walked out.

She debated following him and getting him back into bed, but he’d already told her they had a lot to do. She was anticipating that night. She wanted him to make her his in all ways. She shivered and walked out of the room.

She walked upstairs, looked both ways down the hallway, and opened a door. She closed it behind her and started running her finger over the back of a shelf. It looked like a linen closet until she pulled a hidden lever, and then the back of the closet was unlatched and opened, and another set of steps took her to the attic. She closed the secret door behind her.

She loved this place. It wasn’t a normal attic. It was huge and clean of dust. There were windows on two sides that let in enough light to see.

Raina rummaged through some boxes for the china that had been in the family for a decade. She almost dropped a plate when the door to the linen closet at the bottom of the stairs that she’d come in through slammed shut. Her heart felt like it would jump out of her chest as she listened to see if she could hear anything.

After a minute, she relaxed but decided to grab a few vases and come back later with Bainsy. He was the only person in the world who knew about some of the secret rooms and stairs. But ultimately, she was the one who knew them all, and she wondered if she would show Alex all of them. She wanted to and thought it best to have someone besides herself know everything about the house.

She stood off to the side so she couldn’t see the main stairs. Her instincts told her she needed to do something and that someone was waiting to hurt her. God, she thought she wouldn’t have to be afraid in her home anymore, but she seemed to have at least one enemy left.

Instead of taking the main stairs, she crept over to a panel and pressed the hidden button to open the door. It would have been next to impossible to find if someone didn’t know about it.

She wondered if the person who slammed the door could tell it had a false back. She didn’t think that was possible, but she needed to be extra careful until she figured out who the culprit was. She thought of going to Alex, but he already had enough on his plate. There really was nothing she could tell him besides that the door slammed, and her instinct told her to be scared.

Carefully, she closed the door and went down another set of steps that came out at three different rooms. She headed for the room that was less likely to have people in them. When she got to the panel, she peeped through the hole that was impossible for anyone to see on the other side. No one was in the room, and the door was closed. She hurriedly exited the hidden area and closed the door behind her.

She listened at the door to the hallway and heard nothing. She decided to act like nothing was wrong. That way, the person would go nuts because they saw her enter a closet and not come out but instead from another level of the house and room.

Raina walked around and placed the two vases where they had been. She felt like she was being watched, so she played it cool as she tried to look around. But she saw nothing.

“There you are,” Alex said from the doorway.

She smiled. “I’m sorry. What did you want?”

“Mara and a few others wondered if they could come over to visit you,” he said.

Raina bounced and clapped. “Oh, yes!”

“I’ll call Rafael back then.” He held his hand out. “If you’re not busy, why don’t you come with me?”

She skipped to him and took his hand. He pulled her into the office and closed the door. She gasped when he yanked her into his arms and kissed her until they were both breathless. It took effort to open her eyes, and Alex smiled down at her when she did.

“Am I less scratchy?”

She nodded and then licked her lips wanting to taste more of him. She was startled when he tightened his grip on her and groaned.

“What?” she asked.

“One of these days soon, I’m going to put that mouth to use.”

She beamed up at him. “Really? How?”

His hands slid up and down her back, cupping and squeezing her ass. “I’ll tell you to kneel and open your mouth. When you’re in position, I’m going to slide my cock into it and then tell you to suck. Do you think you’d like that?”

She shivered, and saliva started to pool in her mouth. She nodded rapidly. “Yes, please. When can we do that?”

He chuckled. “Soon. First, I need to take that cherry you’ve been saving for me.”

Her eyes closed, and she hummed. When she opened them, he stared down at her with a look so hot it scorched her. If he didn’t fuck her soon, she would go mad.

The phone rang in his pocket. He didn’t release her but used one of his hands to pull it out and answer.

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