“You’re that pervert who owns that club.”
“I’m the guy who owns the club. I’m also the guy who owns your daughter. If I see a bruise on her caused by you, you’ll be sorry.”
“You can’t do anything to me, Mr. Pervert. No one in Cape Falls will believe you.” Her mom sneered.
Daisy had never felt so ashamed in all of her life.“It is a good thing I’m from the city, Miss McAllister. We do things differently there. I might also warn you that Gabriel is of the same ilk as I, and he does not like seeing women abused, especially by a parent. Get out.”
Her mother looked at her and then walked out. Daisy couldn’t stop her body shaking. The door to her apartment slammed closed, and she pressed a hand to her cheek.
William cursed then moved her hand away. “She got a hit in before I got here?” he asked.
“Yes, not a bad one.”
He tilted her head back to the light. His thumb caressed the flesh of her face, turning her this way and that way. “I don’t like it. I wish I could show her what real fear was.”
“I’m fine.”
“I don’t like women who take advantage of their position. She took advantage as a parent. I don’t like it, Daisy.”
She nodded her head and stared down at the floor.“Has she hit you like that before?”
“Yes.”
“I wish I’d gotten here sooner.”
“She’s my mother. My baggage.”
“And you promised to be mine, Daisy. I’m the one in control.”
Daisy smiled then went to take a seat on the sofa where her mother had perched.
“What?” he asked.
“Nothing,” she said.
“Tell me. You promised to give me everything. I want to know what you’re thinking.”
She took a breath turning toward him. “I’m waiting for you to run out. A lot of guys couldn’t stomach my mother. They hated being with me after they’d seen her. She’s not a great person to be around before a date.”
“No, she can kill the mood. It is a good job that I’m not a little boy. I’m a man,” he said.
“What does that mean?” she asked.
William's gaze penetrated her to her very soul. She couldn’t look away as he captured her whole attention. “Come here,” he said.
She moved closer, and he placed a hand on her leg and got her to straddle his lap like she had that morning.
“Do you feel that?” he asked, pressing up against her mound.
“Yes.” His thick erection pressed to her covered pussy. She moaned as his hands went to her ass.
“That woman will never affect my need for you,” he said.
“You need me?”
“Always.”
She stared down into his eyes. “You want me?”