“I feel safe. I don’t understand why. I don’t know you.”
“Sometimes we don’t need to know anything about a person. We can feel everything instead.”
She rubbed a hand over her face. William found it an adorable action. “Your food is getting cold,” he said.
Daisy looked at him, her teeth biting down on her lip.
“Ask me.”
“May I stay on your lap a little while longer?” she asked.
“Yes.”
He leaned forward and pulled her plate of pancakes toward him. Once he scooped up enough for one bite he brought it to her lips to eat. “You may stay on my lap, but you need to eat something first.”
“All right.”
She opened her lips and took the food. William felt his c**k pulse to life as he watched her open her lips to take the food he offered. He wondered how she’d look opening her lips around his cock. The more time he spent with her, the more he wanted to f**k her. There was something going on between them that he didn’t understand. He’d picked many submissive women over the years. None of them had ever had this effect on him. William was used to training them for other men to play with. He couldn’t bring himself to have another man look at Daisy, let alone share her.
When all of her pancakes had been eaten, he settled back with her in his lap reading a very boring paper. Cape Falls was not exciting at all. William continued to stroke her hair. He knew he could easily get used to lavishing her with affection. For too long he’d been alone. Daisy made him want so much more. Gabriel and Amy flashed through his mind. They were a wonderful couple. Amy had yet to visit the club, but Gabriel had come to give him a firm handshake and good luck card.
“Will you train me?” she asked.
He froze, his hand in mid stroke on her hair. “What?”
“Never mind,” she said.
“No.” He pulled her up and got her to straddle his lap on the chair. His c**k was pressed against the sweat pants, and he felt the warm heat of her pu**y. But none of that mattered. “What did you say?”
“Last night, you spanked me, and that felt good. I felt safe and wanted. Then you tied me to your bed, and I felt the same. Would you be willing to take me on as your submissive? I think that is the right word. I’m not sure.”
“Daisy, you have no idea what you’re asking,” he said. William had known she would ask. There was so much curiosity in her eyes. The way she’d responded to the punishment he’d given her had been a clear indication.
“You’re right. I’m sorry. It was stupid of me to ask.”
Then he saw the withdrawal within her. She thought this was another rejection. William didn’t want to reject her. His dick was practically jumping for joy at the prospect of getting in her pants. Also, he knew he’d show her how a man treated a woman, no matter who her parent was.
He cupped her cheek and forced her to look at him. “This is who I am, Daisy. I will train you. You have to be sure of only one thing.”
“What?” she asked.
“I’ll be training you to be my woman. No one else’s. If you go into this, you’ll go into it knowing you’ll be mine. Can you handle that?”
Her eyes had dilated, and the bloom in her cheeks changed to a deeper red. She was embarrassed and aroused. He liked the shade of her arousal.
She nodded her head.
“Sweetheart, I’m going to need you to do more than shake your head.”
“Yes, I’ll do anything you want, William.”
He let out a sigh. William knew he needed to tread carefully. Daisy was in a rough place right now. She might simply be reaching for any guy who’d give her a shot. A guy she knew hadn’t met her mother.
“I’ll take you, Daisy. But I’ll take you on my terms.”
“What does that mean?” she asked.
“It means you’ll be under my control and do everything I ask of you. I’m not an easy person, Daisy. I’ll demand a lot from you.”
“Yes, William, please, give me a chance.”
He stared into her eyes. She needed to be shown how desirable she was. How much she had to give to a man. William usually made a sub strip down until she was butt-ass na**d and then start training her. He didn’t want to do this with Daisy. She held something far more special inside her.
Gabriel and Amy flashed through his mind again. Having total control was what he wanted, but he also wanted a woman who could stand up to him.
“All right, Daisy. I’ll make you mine. Before any of that, I’ll get Peter to drop you off home.”
“I thought—”
He held his hand up. “If we do this then we’ll do it my way. Do I make myself clear?”
“Yes.”
“I want you to go home and get some rest. You’re clearly exhausted. This is an order, Daisy. If you don’t sleep I will know about it.”
“Then what will happen?”
“You will see.”
“But I have to go home?” she asked.
“Yes, you have to go home.”
Her gaze went to her hands in front of her. William knew it was going to be hard for her. She was already on the edge. He didn’t want her devoting her entire life to this. He recalled the first time he’d seen her in his club. She’d been in so much pain, and he’d seen the fire inside her. Over time that fire had begun to burn out. He didn’t like seeing her so lost. William wanted her to be a fiery, confident woman and be willing to give all that up to be his submissive.
He knew he would be asking a lot. It was what Daisy deserved. His mobile phone began ringing. He picked it up without breaking eye contact with her.
“Hello,” he said.
“Boss, your delivery is here, and the Steer brothers called. They want to talk.”
“All right. Tell them I’ll see them soon. Organise the delivery, and then I want you to escort Daisy home.”
“Yes, sir.”
William flipped the phone shut. “I’ll be keeping that dress you wore last night. I want you to go and get showered. Peter will drive you home.”
“When will I see you again?” she asked as she stood up.
He tilted her head back with a finger under her chin. “Soon.” William dropped a kiss to her lips and left her alone.
After he’d locked the connecting door to the club he found Peter signing the forms for the delivery. “I’ll take Daisy after I’ve seen him out.”
“Good. You’ll take extreme care of her.” When the other man disappeared to get another portion of the delivery, William gave his young employee his full attention. “She’s mine, do you understand? Nothing is to happen to her. You take her home and make sure she gets there.”