“She’s only thirteen,” Sage said.

“Who is, Sweetheart?”

“The girl I took care of. She was in the group of females that came in today.”

He let her cry for a moment.

“Do you know what made it even worse?” she asked.

“No,” he said. “What?”

“Her fa … father sold her to these people.”

“Jesus. Goddamn, I hate people like that.” He’d heard of much worse when he was in the field. If Sage thought thirteen was bad, what about a three-year-old?

There were some sick fucks in the world. He planned on working to take each of them out for as long as he could.

“Are you able to eat anything?” he asked.

She shook her head. “No. I ate a bit with the girl, and right now, my tummy’s upset.” She looked up at him. “Can I make you something?”

“Oh, Baby, you don’t have to do that.”

“Please. I want to. It will help keep my mind off things.”

He smoothed her hair away from her face and wiped the tears that were left with his thumb. “Then, yes. I’d like that.”

She smiled.

He tightened his grip on her when she tried to stand. “I want to kiss you in the worst way, but the last thing I want to do is scare you.”

“I-I don’t think you would. I feel safe with you.”

He smiled. “I’m very glad to hear that because I will never hurt you, Sweetheart. And I won’t allow anyone else to either. If at any time you get frightened, tell me to stop.”

She nodded slowly. “Okay.”

He lowered his head and pressed his lips against hers. Right away, he felt the connection and heat spark between them, showing him that she was the one he’d been looking for. He’d heard it happened from the other daddies that found their littles.

Sebastian was going to do everything he could not to frighten her away.

He took it slowly. He pressed his lips over her face and came back to her lips. He did this several times until she tightened her grip and mewed. “Please.”

“Easy, Sweetheart.” He bowed his head, and this time, he concentrated on just her mouth. Moans burst from both of them when his tongue penetrated her mouth.

He lifted his head. “Fuck, you taste good.”

Before she could answer, he started to devour her again. He jerked when she whimpered. Fuck, this was getting out of control quickly, and he didn’t think she was ready for where it was going.

“Baby, we need to slow down.”

She blinked her beautiful green eyes open, and he almost groaned when he saw the heated feminine desire that darkened her eyes. He had to bite his tongue when her little tongue came out and licked her lips as if to taste him.

“How about we make me a sandwich or something?” He pulled her arms from around his neck, stood, and gently set her on her feet. He didn’t release her until he knew she had enough strength to stay upright on her own. She stared at him for a moment.

She blinked and exhaled before she nodded. “Yes. You’ve got to be hungry.”

He watched as she walked past him, and he couldn’t put his finger on why she sounded so detached. He decided to give it time, and if she didn’t change, he’d ask.