Chapter 9

Magnus kept a close eye on his Little girl throughout dinner. He was pretty sure he’d finally gotten through to her, and she had realized she was where she belonged. He hoped so. She looked more relaxed, and that soothed him, too.

As soon as they were done and dessert had been cleared away, he stood. “Phoenix, can you watch the monitors for a while?”

Phoenix nodded. “We already have a schedule to cover you, Magnus. I’ll be in your chair until midnight. Caesar will take the next shift and then Hawking.”

Magnus looked around the room. These men were his brothers. They were a team. He’d stayed up night and day with hardly any sleep when they’d all been getting to know and protecting their own Littles. Now, they planned to step up to the plate for him. His throat was tight as he muttered, “Thank you.”

He hadn’t planned on getting to have an entire night with his girl, but he would sure take it. He’d rather hold her in his arms than leave her alone in his bed while he came downstairs to stare at monitors all night.

None of them trusted Eric Rivers. If the guy was desperate, he might get up in the middle of the night and try to pull some sort of stunt. Was the money from the robbery buried here on the property? It was certainly a possibility and would answer a lot of questions.

Magnus accepted a wet washcloth from Kestrel and leaned over to wipe Juniper’s messy fingers and her face where she’d dribbled red sauce. She hadn’t gotten anything on her dress, though. She’d been very careful.

He loved that she let him clean her up without saying a word. She simply watched him, eyes wide with wonder. She even offered him her other hand when he finished the first.

“Let’s go upstairs, Juni. We have some things to discuss.”

She hesitated and glanced at the other girls. “I think Sadie, Celeste, and Zara are going to watch a movie. Maybe we should stay down here for a while.”

He smirked. “Nope. You can join them another night, Little girl. You’re spending tonight with Daddy.”

She eased off the edge of her chair when he took her hand. “Okay,” she grumbled as though he’d told her she had to go to bed early without supper.

She dragged her feet all the way to the elevator and sighed when it opened on the fifth floor. By the time he led her into their apartment, he couldn’t keep from chuckling. “What do you think is going to happen that’s got you in such a panic, Juni?”

“I don’t know,” she muttered. “There are a lot of things in that room that made me nervous, Daddy.”

He shut and locked the door before taking her in his arms. “Daddy would never do anything to you that you don’t crave and enjoy.”

She frowned deeply. It was adorable. “I can name at least ten things I saw in that room that I would never crave or enjoy.”

He chuckled. “I think you’re lying to yourself because you’re embarrassed. I promise I’ll take things slowly, but I also promise if you let yourself experience new things, you’ll find out you like most of them.”

She shook her head. “Daddy, you’re going to put things in my butt,” she wailed.

“Yep.” He tapped her nose. “And you’re going to moan and squirm and probably orgasm.”

She gasped, eyes wide. “I will not! Butt things are scary.” She scrunched up her face.

“We’ll take our time. How about we focus on your spanking first?”

“Okay, fine,” she said with a huge dramatic sigh.

He laughed. “Come on, Little girl. You’ll see.” He took her hand and led her to the master bedroom.

She still dragged her feet, which amused him. He was quite certain she was going to enjoy having her bottom spanked. She probably knew she would, which embarrassed her so much that she was reluctant.

“Has no one ever spanked you before?” he asked as he sat on the edge of the bed.

“Not since I was two,” she blurted sarcastically.

He might as well stop talking and get started. The anticipation was making her freak out. Once they got started, she’d see.

Sure, there were plenty of people, even Littles, who didn’t enjoy impact play, but his gut told him Juniper would not be one of them.

“Arms up, Juni.”

She narrowed her gaze. “Why?”

He was seriously struggling not to laugh. “So I can take your dress off, silly girl.”

“I don’t need my dress off for you to beat my ass.”

The laughter tumbled out. “Little girl, now you’re being dramatic. For one thing, I’ve already seen you naked, remember?”

Her shoulders slumped. “Oh, yeah, right.”

He lifted her chin. “I’ve been inside you.”

“Yeah… That was nice. Maybe we could do that again?” she said hopefully.

“We definitely can. After I give you this experience.”

“Maybe I don’t need every experience,” she suggested.

“I’m sure you don’t, but spanking is a huge part of age play. If you hate it, we’ll find other ways for Daddy to discipline you, but I’d like you to give it a chance. You can’t know until you try it. Put your trust in me and know that I would never do anything to hurt you. I will start with light swats and build up the intensity as we go. I’ll also pause to check in with you often and make sure you’re enjoying yourself.”

She humphed. “You keep saying that I’ll enjoy myself.”

He lifted a brow. There was no sense in continuing to argue his point.

Juniper sighed again. “Fine.” She grabbed the hem of her dress.

Magnus stopped her. “Let Daddy take it off.”

She released her grip and lifted her arms for him.

“Good girl.”

Her tiny shudder told him she liked it when he praised her. He’d remember that.

He removed her bra next before bending down to slide her panties over her hips. Reaching her ankles, he helped her out of her shoes and panties at the same time.

She crossed her arms over her chest.

“You’re a beautiful woman, Juni. There’s no reason to cover yourself with Daddy.”

She trembled. “It’s weird that I’m naked and you’re not.”

“I bet you’ll be asking me to get naked in a few minutes.”

She gasped. “From a spanking?”

“Oh, yes. Most definitely.”

“That’s silly.” Her words were defiant, but she squeezed her thighs together at the same time.

He leaned in closer to her. “I think my Little girl is fibbing to me. Naughty Little girls who lie to their Daddies definitely need their bottoms spanked.”

“How did I lie?” she asked, eyes wide.

“Is your pussy wet, Little girl?”

She swallowed. “Maybe…”

“Why do you think that is?”

She opened her mouth and then closed it.

“Think carefully about your answer. Be truthful.”

She fisted her hands at her sides and stomped a foot. “Fine. I’m intrigued, and I get hot when you’re all bossy, and I want your hands on me, even if it’s to spank me. Are you happy?”

“Very happy, Little one. Thanks for being honest.” He stood and patted the bed. “Lie on the mattress for me.”

She climbed up obediently.

Magnus grabbed a pillow. “Lift your hips, Juni. I’m going to slide this under your hips to keep your bottom elevated.”

She twisted her face to look at him. “Why?”

“Such an inquisitive Little girl. Let me tell you the answer to all the rest of your whys.” He paused to make sure she was listening closely. “Everything I’m going to do, from spanking you to plugging your little rosette, will be for your pleasure. When I swat your bottom, play with it, or plug it, you will writhe for me until I let you come.”

She shook her head slowly. “That makes no sense.”

“It makes perfect sense. You’ll see. Lift your hips,” he repeated, wondering if all Little girls were so uneasy about their first spanking. None of the guys had mentioned working this hard to get their Littles to relax.

When he finally had her situated with her bottom raised, he set one hand on the small of her back and the other on her bottom. He rubbed her sexy derriere, loving the feel of it under his palm. He liked looking at it, too. God, he hoped he was right about this, and she enjoyed her first spanking.

“Can you keep your hands tucked under your chest, Juni? Or would you like Daddy to hold them at the small of your back?”

“I’ll keep them here.”

“Okay, make sure you do. If you reach back and get your hand in the way, Daddy might strike your fingers or your wrist and hurt you.”

“I’ll be good, Daddy.” At least her voice was Littler now. She didn’t sound as sassy, either. She was letting herself slide into her Little space.

“I’ll start easy,” he reminded her before he lifted his hand and gave her the lightest swat known to man.

She flinched and then giggled. “That wasn’t a spanking.”

He chuckled. “We’ll build up to it, Juni. Don’t taunt your Daddy.” He swatted her again with slightly more force. The next one landed on her other cheek. “Don’t tighten your butt cheeks, Little girl. Relax for me.”

“You want me to relax while you spank me?”

“Yes, Juni. I don’t want to leave bruises. I just want you to release some of that stress you’re carrying.”

“I don’t see how spanking is going to help me release stress,” she grumbled.

You will, Little girl.

She held her breath for the next few strikes, then lifted her head off the mattress and gasped.

Yes.

He paused to rub her heated skin. He’d barely done anything yet, but she was panting. “More?”

She nodded, not looking at him.

He watched her closely as he spanked her sexy bottom six more times. By then, she was breathing heavily.

“Spread your legs, Juni.”

She shuddered and hesitated before parting her knees about an inch.

“Wider, Little girl. I want your knees much farther apart.”

She whimpered adorably as she did as she was told.

He continued, covering more than her bottom. He added the backs of her thighs, intentionally avoiding that sweet spot he knew was going to make her cry out.

Making sure the pressure on the small of her back was firm enough, he finally swatted her right at the juncture of her bottom and her thighs.

Juniper lifted her head clear off the bed, moaned, and jerked her thighs together.

“Legs,” he reprimanded.

“Daddy…” she groaned.

“Now, Little girl. Spread your knees.”

She was shaking as she parted her thighs again. She also pulled her arms up, crossed them under her face, and set her forehead against her wrists. She was panting heavily. He could smell her arousal.

“Would you like Daddy to continue?”

“Yes, Daddy,” she whispered as though her body’s reactions mortified her.

He hadn’t spanked her as hard as he would in the future. He wanted to give her just enough that she learned what all the fuss was about. And he’d succeeded.

After eight more strikes, several of which made her lift her head and moan, he stopped, rubbed her heated skin, and then slid his hand between her legs to stroke his fingers through her folds.

She arched her chest off the bed. “Oh, God…”

“My girl is so very wet.”

“Mmmm.”

He found her clit, circled it, and then pushed a finger into her tight channel. “Do you want Daddy to make you come, Little girl?”

“Please, Daddy.”

He added a second finger, rubbed her clit harder, and slid his other hand down from her back to hold her cheeks open.

She whimpered and squirmed.

“Daddy will be intimate with all of you, Juni,” he informed her as he tapped her tight rosette. He wouldn’t penetrate her there tonight. She’d already been through enough, but he wanted her to realize she craved the contact and the intimacy.

Pressing his thumb against her puckered hole, he thrust in and out of her faster until she lifted her face high again and cried out her release. Her body stiffened and trembled, shaking with the pulses of her orgasm.

It was the most beautiful sight. He was humbled to the core.

He eased his fingers out of her slowly, rubbing her back and her bottom as she continued to shudder from the aftershocks. Finally, he pulled the pillow from under her and rolled her onto her back.

Juniper was putty. Her body lay limp, her knees bent and parted wide. She’d lost all the modesty she’d started with. There was also a soft smile on her lips.

When he bent to kiss one of her nipples, she moaned and lifted her breast to meet his lips.

He settled on her gaze next, one hand rubbing her tummy. “Still skeptical about spankings, Little girl?”

She shook her head. “No, Daddy. I’m addicted.”

He chuckled. “I might have to ration those or use them for leverage. You’ll probably wake up tomorrow plotting ways to be naughty.”

She giggled. “I might. I think the other girls invent naughty things to get spanked. I just didn’t understand why.”

“And now, you do. Will you trust me when I introduce you to other new things, Juni?”

“I’ll try, Daddy, but butt plugs are still scary.”

He chuckled as he scooped her up and held her in his arms. He kissed all over her face. He was head over heels for this woman. It had happened so fast, but it was so very right.