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She gives an infinitesimal shake of her head. “No. I mean, that was the best sex of my life.”

I chuckle. “Wait.” I cup my ear. “I didn’t quite catch that. I’mma need you to say it again.”

“Don’t let it go to your head, Daddy.” She puts extra emphasis into the word, grins, and then shifts so she’s straddling me, with her chin leaning on my chest as she meets my gaze. “I just worry he’d want me to save it, but not at the cost of me selling my body on the internet.”

“You gotta let go, Tink.”

“What?”

“I get it. You don’t want to disappoint your dad, but you can’t live your life for someone who ain’t here no more.”

“Clearly, you’ve never lost a parent. Or maybe you have, and you were just too tough to give a shit.”

“I’ve lost more than you know,” I snap, shifting beneath her. “More than you could ever fucking imagine. Now you keep ignoring me when I say it, but I will find you the money if that’s what you want.”

“And be indebted to you for the rest of my life? No, thanks.” She climbs off me and stalks across the room, picking up her robe and then throwing it on. “I don’t like to owe any man.”

“Ah, there she is.” I fold my arms behind my head and watch her pace the room like a fucking caged tiger. “My raging little feminist. And here I thought we’d lost her.”

“Fuck you, Bear.”

“You already did, darlin’. But if you wanna go for round two, I’m ready when you are. Camera or not.”

She scowls and heads for the door. Yanking it open, she throws over her shoulder, “Tell Ruin to upload the damn video. I may as well get something out of this.”

I chuckle. “You mean somethingbesidesthe multiple orgasms.”

She storms out of the room and slams the door behind her.Well, fuck. That didn’t go as I’d expected.