Please Me, Daddy
God, those hands…
“Drink,” he said. “It will calm you down.”
I looked at the water. Yes, water should help. Cold water should cool the heat. That was common sense. But I didn’t reach for it.
I didn’t even feel interested in the bottle. The heat inside me wasn’t something water could fix.
He tilted his head slightly, studying me, and his eyes softened in a way I wasn’t used to. When he spoke again, his voice was gentle.
“Princess,” he murmured. “What’s wrong?”