Semua Bab Tempting My Alpha Daddy : Bab 41 - Bab 50

{~Cherry Reed~}Nothing comes easy. It’s common knowledge.I had plans for our time in the cabin. I wanted to finally cross that line with Nathaniel, but my body decided to fall into dangerous territory. I don’t have sleeping pills here, but I’ve been sleeping for a few hours in Nathaniel’s arms each night. Until the fourth night, when I woke up feeling a deep ache in my skull.Turns out I got sick somehow. Which meant sex was off because Nathaniel was back in daddy mode, refusing to listen to reason. I don’t know why the goddess would hand me my favorite candy, allow me to get in a few licks, then decide that I didn’t need it anymore.And to add insult to injury, the weather report showed the storm would be dying down by tomorrow. I was sick for two days. I’m still sick.To say I’m fucking pissed is an understatement. This was not supposed to happen. The one time I wanted this shitty weather to last a century, it decided to suddenly slow down.And sick sex is a thing, I’m well educat

{~Cherry Reed~}Four nights pass, and my cold doesn’t seem to be going away. My mother has been keeping a watchful eye, and she only gives me freedom at night. Once she’s sure I’m fast asleep. But thankfully, my insomnia finally won over the illness tonight.I waited for her to leave before finally sneaking out of my room and heading out of the front door. I grabbed a bottle of whiskey before that. The alcohol will help me forget the feeling bothering me in my chest. Four days of not knowing whether I made the right choice in not asking Nathaniel any questions. He seemed cheerful on the days before we left the cabin.The more emotional side of me wants to hold on to that small bit as hope to fuel more of my delusions. But the logical side of me is being extremely pessimistic. And Nathaniel isn’t helping.Actions speak louder than words.For the four days he’s been out doing god knows what, he’s texted my mother each free chance he got. Called her at night, I heard them talking while s

{~Nathaniel Cross~}The whole way home, I remained haunted by the thought of a man I've never met. I'm not afraid of him or worried he'll get to my girls. No, my problems come from what the thought of him being nearby would do to Cherry, Red, and Margaret. The mental break is something they might never survive. I only know of what he's done; I didn't experience it. I didn't have to be scared, small, and wondering if I'd live to see the next day. My father was shit to my mother, but he wasn't bad towards my brothers or me. He raised us the way he thought was right, and if you exclude all of his misogyny, he didn't do a bad job. Donovan is a nightmare of a father and mate. I'll need to search him up like I should have done years ago. Then I'm going to give his photo to the wolves who patrol and guard the town, so they know to look out for him. I might be overreacting, but I'd rather be safe than give room for something to go wrong later on. By the time I arrived at the town, I was

[~Cherry Reed~}How the hell did this happen? I wasn’t even that angry. I didn’t even say anything too bad. I think I would know if I’d done that.How did I end up over his lap, with his sinful hands running over my thighs? My breathing was loud, and squirming wasn’t exactly helping my case. Puffing my chest and trying to get out from under him was also not helping. My brain was in shambles while I tried to figure out what to do.“Nathaniel—” He hissed at me to shut up. Which, okay, that was fucking rude. He’s not really going to spank me. Maybe he’s just looking for an excuse to touch me.I’m not against being touched by him, but I’m pissed at him, so he doesn’t get the right to do that. He owes me an apology, then a kiss.His words come floating back through my head. Nathaniel said he wanted to set some rules; he was going to give me good news. Shit, I didn’t really process that. Fuck me. I’m in trouble now.Though rough hands rubbed my thighs some more, sending sweet shocks through

{~Cherry Reed~}“We can’t get jealous.”When he said there’d be rules, I hadn’t expected him to start with this. We’d moved from my room to the bathroom, where I filled up the tub with cold water and dunked my whole body in it.It wasn’t fun, but it was helping a lot more than the healing ointment. I haven’t been able to sleep since Nathaniel left, so not only was I cold, but I was also tired. I can accept that I deserved the punishment for the way I acted, but the exhaustion from my sleepless nights was creeping back in.Then it faded in an instant, the second he mentioned the first rule.He was sitting on the edge of the tub, his big body blocking the light but casting a look over him that made him look powerful. That isn’t enough to distract me from what he just said.“Excuse me?”“We can’t get caught, we can’t have feelings. This has to be purely physical. Or we’ll end up exposing ourselves and losing every goddamn thing. These rules are going to keep us within the line of our sin