Chapter 13
Sage knew the second she bit him that she’d pushed him over the line of his control. His eyes blazed with a fire that she knew just might consume her. But instead of making her afraid, it made her feel more alive than she ever felt before.
Dropping to his knees beside the bed, Grady spread her thighs wide and buried his face between them. “Oh god! Daddy!” Sage cried out at the first hot stroke of his tongue.
He didn’t tease. No, he devoured her with long, slow licks that made her hips buck helplessly off the mattress.
Sensations surged through her. Her eyelids fluttered closed.
He focused on her clit with perfect, relentless pressure that stole her breath and left her desperate. Every thought in her head scattered.
Her mind spun wildly as two thick fingers slid inside her, curling just right against that sensitive spot that made stars explode behind her eyes.
Sage’s hands flew to his hair, fingers tangling desperately in the dark strands as pleasure crashed over her in heavy, drowning waves.
Her thighs trembled around his broad shoulders.
Her back arched. Her breath came in short, desperate gasps that sounded embarrassingly loud in the quiet room.
“Grady!” She called his name, but it sounded more like a plea. Never had she been so consumed as she was by the fire he lit within her.
“Not done yet, babygirl.” Every lick, every stroke of his tongue, every curl of his fingers rekindled the flames and pushed her higher.
She felt exposed and cherished and so very wanted all at once.
This time the ache between her legs built fast and sharp, coiling tighter and tighter until she was shaking.
“Daddy,” she whimpered, voice breaking on the word. “Please… I can’t… it’s too much…”
But Grady didn’t stop. If anything, her plea seemed to spur him on.
He growled against her, the deep vibration shooting straight through her core, and doubled his efforts—licking, sucking, stroking until she was sobbing with overwhelming pleasure, her fingers tightening in his hair as if he were the only thing keeping her tethered to the earth.
“Oh, dirty girl, you’re so wet for Daddy.”
For a fleeting second it occurred to her that she should feel embarrassed at the intimacy of his mouth on her pussy, but as his tongue circled her clit, all she could do was focus on him.
Her world narrowed to nothing but the heat of his mouth, the strength of his hands holding her open, and the deep, building pressure that threatened to shatter her completely.
She felt small and vulnerable and so incredibly loved in this moment, even as her body trembled on the edge of something devastatingly beautiful.
He growled against her, the vibration shooting straight through her again.
“That’s it, babygirl. Let me hear you. You earned this. Every single second.”
Was he trying to kill her? If so, she approved of his methods.
He worked her higher and higher, never letting up, never rushing. When she started to shake, he pinned her hips down with one strong arm and sucked her clit between his lips.
And her world exploded again.
It spun wildly around her as pleasure slammed into her without warning.
For one breathless second, shock froze her in place.
And then the orgasm crashed over her in powerful, toe-curling waves that lit up every nerve in her body.
She cried out, arching hard as she rode the blinding ecstasy, completely lost to the white-hot bliss flooding her senses.
When the pleasure finally began to ease, she melted bonelessly into the mattress with a trembling, satisfied sigh. Only then did he rise, kissing his way up her body until he could pull her into his arms. He held her close, one hand stroking her hair, the other rubbing slow circles on her back.
“I didn’t know feelings like that existed, Daddy.” She hesitated before asking for what she really needed at that moment. “I want you inside me.”
He froze, his hand resting at the top of her mound. “You’re going to kill me, Wildfire. Are you sure you’re ready for that? Because if I sink my dick inside you, you’re mine forever. There will be no leaving. Ever. Do you understand what I’m telling you?”
Sage looked up at him, tears stinging her eyes, her heart so full it felt like it might burst right out of her chest. She cupped his face with her hand, relishing the feel of his skin.
“I know what you’re telling me, Daddy. I love you, too,” she whispered, her voice soft and a little shaky.
“I’ve loved you since… since the first time I saw you watching Rose, the first time I read her a story.
You looked at her like she was the most precious thing in the world, even when she wouldn’t speak.
My heart just… flipped right over. And then you looked at me the same way.
Like I mattered. Like I was safe with you.
I knew I was done for. I tried so hard not to fall, but I fell anyway.
I’ve been yours since that very first day, even when I was too scared to admit it. ”
She swallowed, her lower lip trembling as she held his gaze. “So yes, Daddy… I understand. I’m yours forever. I want to be yours completely.”
Locking his eyes on hers, he stood and stripped off his jeans and boxer briefs. Opening the drawer of his bedside table, he pulled out a condom and tossed it on the bed. Then he was back with her on the bed, his heat searing into her.
At first, he kissed her tenderly, as if he feared she might break. Then the need they shared took back over.
Roughly, his hand tangled in her hair as he claimed her mouth. His kisses demanded her submission, and she gave it willingly. Rolling on top of her, his body, hard as granite, pressed against her, looming over her. She only came to his shoulders, making her feel protected and safe.
She tasted herself on his tongue as he ravaged her mouth, consuming her in his heat. His thick, hard cock pressed against her thigh. She raised her arms to wrap around him, her hands running over his muscular back.
He reignited her desire, more intense and insistent than before.
She moved her palms downward, tracing the dimples at the base of his spine before dropping lower to reach his exquisite, toned ass.
She couldn’t help but squeeze, and the groan that earned her sent shivers of pleasure straight to her pussy.
Fire raced from her nipple to her core as his mouth found her sensitive bud. His deep chuckles sent vibrations through every erogenous zone in her body and had her already back on the brink of orgasm.
He was relentless, torturing first one breast then the other. He slid his knee between her thighs and pressed against her soaked sex.
“Please, Daddy. I need you inside me now,” she begged.
The world swam around her as he rolled to his back, put on the condom, and pulled her on top of him until she sat, straddling his hips, his hot cock throbbing beneath her.
She gasped, and the grin he gave her was positively wicked. He held her steady with one of his broad hands on each of her hips. “This time, we go at your pace. I’m not a small man—”
Yeah, no kidding, she thought. Her Daddy was frickin’ huge.
“I don’t want to hurt you, so we’ll go slow.”
Her heart crashed against her ribs. He worried he would hurt her. There was no description for how that made her feel. Safe, protected, and cherished didn’t come close. “You won’t hurt me, Daddy. I trust you.”
Leaning over his chest, she took hold of him and guided him into her body. Thanks to the two orgasms he’d already given her, her pussy was slick and ready. She heeded his care and lowered herself slowly until he was completely inside her.
She had no idea sex could make a woman feel so powerful. But he shook with the effort to restrain himself, giving her all the control. She had no illusion that would last, but that was okay. She didn’t need it to.
She had the sudden desire to go wild. To drive herself down and ride him hard. He must have read her expression, because he gripped her hips and held her where she was.
“We’re doing this slow and easy at first, or we're not doing it at all.”
As threats went, that was a good one. All thoughts of pushing her limits disappeared. The idea that he would stop now, after pushing her need for him so high that her pussy throbbed and her nipples ached was too horrible to risk.
She rode him slow and easy until she grew accustomed to his girth. When she was ready, she let him know, subtly, by catching one of his nipples with her teeth and giving it a nip.
He released a sound that could only be described as primal, and before she knew what was happening, she was on her back, and he was plunging inside her hard and deep. He captured her hands and held them over her head.
Pleasure overwhelmed her, taking her higher with each thrust. She tried to match his movements, needing him to go deeper and harder.
“I want your legs around my hips,” he ground out.
She did as she was told, pressing her heels to the top of his ass and using the leverage to give them both even more pleasure. He moved one hand from her wrist to beneath her bottom, lifting her hips to meet his thrust even better.
When she was right on the edge of falling. He changed the angle of his hips, and she broke, screaming his name as wave after wave of pleasure engulfed her. With a roar, he ground his hips into her, his entire body going rigid with release.
He bent his head so that his forehead touched hers and told her over and over how much he loved her.
“You are gorgeous, Wildfire,” he whispered against her temple. “You’re everything, and you are mine. Don’t you ever forget that.”
She clung to him, tears pricking her eyes, body still humming. He’d taken them both to places she hadn’t known her body could go. He’d given her everything.
After a long, quiet time spent cuddling and talking over the events of the day, he kissed her forehead and helped her dress again. “Come on. Our Rosie’s waiting. How about we go out for burgers and the biggest damn milkshakes in town?”
“I think that sounds like the best plan ever, Daddy,” Sage answered.
They collected Rose from Fiera’s home, where she proudly showed them the pictures Joy had taken of her and her new chicks.
The little diner on Main Street was busy, but they found a booth in the corner.
Rose’s eyes went wide when the waitress set down three towering milkshakes exactly like the ones Sage had described from that fancy place in Vegas—thick chocolate-peanut butter, piled high with whipped cream, a slice of actual pie, and one with a whole candy bar sticking out the top.
Sage laughed as Rose took her first sip and came up with a whipped-cream mustache. “Good, huh?”
“The best,” Rose said around a grin. Then, softer, “Thank you… Sage.”
Grady’s hand found Sage’s under the table and squeezed.
They lingered over burgers and ridiculous milkshakes until the sun dipped low.
By the time they got home, Rose was yawning.
They got her through her bath and into soft pajamas with tiny horses printed on them.
Grady tucked her in while Sage sat on the edge of the bed, brushing the little girl’s damp curls.
Rose looked up at Grady, eyes shining in the lamplight. “I love you, Pa.”
Grady’s face did something beautiful and raw. His voice cracked just a little. “I love you too, sweetness. More than all the stars in the sky.”
Rose turned those same bright eyes to Sage. “I love you too, Sage.”
Sage felt the words hit her square in the chest. Her throat closed up. She leaned down and pressed a kiss to Rose’s forehead, blinking back happy tears. “I love you right back, my darling girl. So, so much.”
Grady walked Sage out of the bedroom, closed the door softly, and pulled her straight into his arms in the hallway. He held her tight, one hand cradling the back of her head.
“You hear that?” he whispered. “She loves you.”
Sage nodded against his chest, tears slipping free now. “I love her, too.”
For the first time, she wasn’t afraid that she would have to leave at the end of the summer. The realization made her heart sing. Even though it had only been a few short weeks, she had fallen for Grady Kane. Hard, and had also come to love a beautiful little child
He tipped her chin up and kissed her slow and sweet, the kind of kiss that made her long for forever.
They stood there in the quiet hallway, wrapped up in each other, while the ranch settled around them and the first stars came out. For the first time in a long time, everything felt exactly right. And she knew it would stay that way forever because her Daddy had told her so.
The End