Series: Little Cakes Series by Pepper North
Total pages in book: 48
Estimated words: 45218 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 226(@200wpm)___ 181(@250wpm)___ 151(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 45218 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 226(@200wpm)___ 181(@250wpm)___ 151(@300wpm)
It had been a few weeks since she’d last visited Blaze. She was jonesing for a night at the club, a night where she could indulge her Little side without judgment. Withdrawal was warping her perception of her interactions with this total stranger.
As she swept the floor, trying not to look at Garrett any more than necessary, she promised herself she would take the time this weekend to go to the club. It would do her good and help her relax. Lord knew she’d been crazy hyper the last several weeks leading up to her grand opening.
“Ready?” he asked as she tucked the broom back in the closet.
She spun around. “Sure. Just let me get my shoes.” She grabbed her hot pink backpack from a hook along the wall and dropped onto a chair to put her tennis shoes on and store her slippers in the bag. “Wait…” she said as she rose to her feet. “You’re so worried about a stranger attacking me. How do I know you are who you say you are? What if you’re an imposter and now I’m going to lead you straight to my apartment? You’ll know where I live. You could come back and kill me later in the night.”
He didn’t laugh. “You’re absolutely right.” He pointed at his card still sitting on the counter and then pulled out his wallet. He slid his license out and held it up for her to see.
She leaned in, pretending to scrutinize it as if she didn’t trust him, which was a lie. She did. She probably shouldn’t, but she was a rather trusting person in general.
“And as for knowing where you live, you also shouldn’t let a man you’ve just met walk you home. It’s entirely unsafe. However, you’re out of options right now, and I could easily look at your lease at any time and find your address if I wanted.”
True. Defeated on this issue, she led him to the front of the store, let them out, then locked the door.
He checked it to make sure it was secure. “By the way, don’t ever leave it unlocked like you did tonight. Not while you’re here alone at night.”
“Yes, Daddy,” she drawled before she could stop herself yet again.
He chuckled and lifted her chin, meeting her wide eyes with his gaze. “Watch it, Little one. I think I like the sound of that.”
She inhaled sharply and took a step back. “I should get home.”
“That’s the plan.” He followed her as soon as she started walking, keeping a hand on the small of her back the entire time. He also ensured that she walked on the inside of the sidewalk closest to the buildings, and he grabbed her waist when they came to a street before letting her step off the sidewalk.
She almost giggled when he looked both ways, seeming to silently admonish her. There wasn’t a single car out, not coming from any direction.
She was relieved when they reached her condo because the sexual tension and energy running between them was almost her undoing.
The overprotective, dominant, alpha Daddy man even took her keys out of her hand, opened her door, and stepped into her apartment to look around before handing her back her keyring. “Thanks for indulging me. I’ll sleep better knowing you made it home safely.”
“You’re welcome.” She slid past him, entering as he stepped out.
“Lock the door behind me, Ellie. I mean it.”
“Yes, Sir,” she murmured. Somehow, the honorific no longer sounded misplaced. Maybe this man was a Daddy, or at least a Dom.
Chapter Two
It took Garrett a few hours of tossing and turning during the night before he was positive where he’d seen Ellie before. Blaze. Definitely. And it wasn’t a coincidence that she’d copped such an attitude with him, dressed like a young girl, or sung a childish song she’d made up at the top of her lungs.
Ellie was a Little. He was sure of it. And he intended to prove it.
The next two days were torture while he waited for Friday night, hoping she would go to Blaze and he could catch her there. He hadn’t been to the club for several months. He’d been busy. He’d also been a bit disenchanted after ending things with his previous girlfriend.
Meredith had been a model submissive, and the two of them had dated for six months. But she wasn’t a Little, and in the end, he knew he was kidding himself if he thought he could give up his inclination toward being a Daddy permanently.
The two of them had gone their separate ways amicably, but Garrett hadn’t had the desire to return to the club scene and start looking for a new submissive yet.
Until now. Until Ellie. The woman was a whirlwind of fire, energy, and spunk. If he wasn’t mistaken, she had a pretty strong Little side, a bit of a bratty edge, and a sassy mouth that would frequently land her over a Daddy’s lap with a palm to her bottom.