I tell them the rest, from the explosive orgasm and the removal of the clamps, to the Wartenberg wheel, and finally Daddy fucking my bottom without any extra lubricant other than what he’d used for the speculum.
“So… yeah. That’s what an exam is like when Doctor D is your Daddy.”
“Oh, you poor thing.” Genuine concern fills Victoria’s eyes before she throws herself at me, hugging me tight. “I’m so sorry! That sounds awful.”
“Thanks. But I, um, I sorta like it.”
Yanking back, she stares at me in shock. “Youlikeit?”
“Uh-huh. I enjoy being hurt like that. I always thought I wanted a really nice, cuddly Daddy. But the more time I spend with him the more I realize he’s exactly what I need. And hewasactually really sweet after. He’s spoiled me rotten the past two days.”
“He should after what he did to you!” But Isabella looks more thoughtful than outraged. “I think I get it, though. I never thought I’d like the things my Daddy does to me, but I do.”
One by one, the girls chime in with their agreements. Even Juliet, though she looks more reluctant than all of us to admit it.
Eventually, the conversation shifts again, back to the game Victoria came up with for us, much to my relief. But as we sit andplay, I can’t help but feel like something has shifted between us. Like we’re all a little bit closer now, because of this life we share.
Maybe I have a place in this family after all.
Chapter Twenty-Four
Donovan
The doorbell chimes, and Maxwell sets his drink aside. “That must be Cat. I can’t wait to hear about whatever it is that’s kept her. She’s never late, especially for our family dinners.”
He leaves to retrieve Catharina and Jasper looks over, pinning me with a rather unnerving stare. “I assume Maxwell has told you all about our… traditions.”
My stomach twists with a combination of excitement and worry as I incline my head. “He has. I was a bit hesitant at first, I’ll admit, but I want Camilla to have a place here. She’s such a social little thing, I know it’s been hard on her, living on the island without any real friends here.”
“You and she would have a place with us even if you didn’t go through our little initiation,” Gideon assures me in that quiet way he has.
“I appreciate that. But she already feels a bit on the outside looking in. If this will help the other girls truly see her as part of the family then, well, I’m happy to do that for her.”
Jasper raises a brow. “And I’m sure you won’t get anything out of fucking your pretty nurse in front of an audience.”
My cock jerks at the imagery his words conjure. “It’s a heavy burden, but someone needs to bear it, I suppose.”
Laughter ripples through my companions just as Maxwell returns to the parlor, a rather harried-looking Catharina a step behind him. Which is a feat in and of itself, considering I’ve never even seen Catharina look perturbed, nonetheless harried.
“Gentlemen.” Without waiting for Maxwell, she heads straight for the liquor cart to pour herself a very generous glass of whiskey. She downs the first in one swallow, then pours herself another before turning to face us with a tight-lipped smile. “How is everyone this evening?”
“Curious,” Evander says with a wide grin. “Sit, and tell us what has the infamously cool Catharina Montgomery so rattled.”
“I am notrattled, Evander.” Scowling at him, she swirls her drink and paces in front of the cart, looking very rattled indeed despite her claims to the contrary. “I’m simply annoyed. Apparently, someone has been using my likeness to scam men out of money and vacations and various other prizes. Which I am not opposed to, in theory, because if anyone is stupid enough to fall for such an obvious scam they deserve what they get. But one of her targets is apparently under the impression that I am actually the one swindling him and he is making a rather noisy legal fuss over it.”
“That shouldn’t be difficult to take care of.” Crossing the room, Maxwell lays a hand on her arm, halting her movements. “A minor inconvenience, at best.”
“You would think. But whoever is doing this is very clever, and rather good at covering their tracks. I’d feel better if I could get my hands on them, either physically or legally, and put a stop to this nonsense.”
“Would you like me to have my men look into it?” Evander asks. “No matter how well someone thinks they’ve hidden their trail, there’s always something.”
Relief flickers across Cat’s face. “Would you? That would be such a weight off my shoulders.”
“Then consider it done.”
Looking much more like her normal, unflappable self, Catharina smiles. “Enough of that, then. Where are my little nieces?”
“Upstairs in Victoria’s nursery.” Maxwell picks up the monitor we’ve all been keeping an eye on and hands it to her. “There was a bit of a tense moment when we thought Isabella was going to storm out for some reason, but it seems to have smoothed over.”
