Page 18 of Hayes (Alpha Daddies #7)

Chapter Sixteen

Hayes sighed in relief when they finally got to his favorite part of every day—feeding his Little girl in the rocking chair in her nursery before bedtime. It was their quiet, special downtime. He could rock her and stare into her eyes while she suckled.

He’d just given her a bath, so he stroked his fingers through her long damp hair while she took her bottle.

She looked adorable in the nearly translucent yellow negligee he’d put on her.

It wouldn’t stay on her. After he fed her, he would take her to bed and remove it, but it was sweet to put them on her between bathtime and bedtime.

He knew the skimpy nighties made her feel sexy, too. She squirmed in his arms when she wore them. Although, that might be because he often tucked her hands out of the way and played with her nipples while she fed.

Tonight, she was particularly wiggly. He suspected it was because he’d spanked her hard and left her needy earlier. Her arousal had been growing ever since. Though the two of them often had sex in the middle of the day, today he’d made her wait. It had been difficult on him, too.

Rylee was only about halfway done with her bottle when she started whimpering and stopped focusing on sucking. Hayes jiggled the nipple in her mouth. “You have to finish all of it, Little one. If you’re not going to eat meals, you can’t argue with Daddy about taking bottles.”

It was hard for him to keep from chuckling when she arched her chest and squeezed her thighs together. She didn’t have anything on under her nightie.

Hayes gave her nipple a firm pinch before switching his hand so he could hold the bottle with one and tap her knees with the other. “Legs open, naughty girl.”

She bucked in his lap, her head tipping back so fast that the nipple slid out of her mouth. “Daddy…”

“Legs, Rylee,” he warned. “Spread your knees so I can watch your pretty pussy while you finish your bottle.”

She shook her head. “I can’t drink anymore. You’re distracting me.”

He finally laughed, unable to stop himself. “Do you want Daddy’s cock inside you before bed?”

She jerked her gaze to his. “Yes,” she breathed out.

“Then you have to open your pussy and finish your formula.”

Her lips parted to accept the nipple, while at the same time she spread her thighs, opening her lower lips, too. Her pussy glistened with her wetness, and the scent of her need increased significantly.

She sucked hard on the nipple, but her brow was furrowed. He wasn’t sure if it was from concentration or indignation. Perhaps both.

Hayes set his palm on her inner thigh and smoothed it down toward her pussy, loving the way she writhed. He was two seconds from tossing the bottle aside and lifting her pussy up to his mouth. Eating her suddenly seemed more important than whether or not she got enough calories tonight.

Being careful to keep his wrist hovering above her inner thigh, he waited until she drained the formula before immediately dropping his mark against her skin.

Rylee moaned loud enough to alert the entire side of the mountain.

Good thing Gavin had insulated his entire house to keep Molly from hearing every single noise.

His plan protected Molly from being bombarded with too many sounds, but it also kept her from hearing every mated couple in the area fucking.

The bottle fell to the floor as Hayes lurched to standing. It was hard to hold on to his mate the way she was squirming in his arms, but he made it to their bed, lowered her onto her back, and dropped his mouth to her pussy in record time.

She grabbed his shoulders and gripped him with her blunt nails as he devoured her. At times like this when he couldn’t get enough of her scent, he wondered how much more powerful his smell was to her.

Rylee cried out as her first orgasm hit her, and he had to hold her thighs firmly to keep her from bucking right off the mattress. For such a little thing, she could really squirm when she was horny.

As the waves of her release slowed, Hayes didn’t let up. He thrust his tongue into her, wanting to draw another orgasm from her body before he gave her his cock. It didn’t take long.

While she was in the throes of her second orgasm, he yanked his shorts off, lined up with her pussy, and thrust into her. Fuck, she was perfection. Every inch of her.

Hours later, Hayes was yanked out of a deep sleep when two things happened at once. His mate sat bolt upright in bed, and his phone rang on the nightstand.

He instinctively knew in a heartbeat that the two events were related even though he was confident Rylee awoke before his cell buzzed. All senses on alert, he pulled her into his side as he glanced at the caller ID and tapped the screen, putting Felix on speaker.

“Felix, what’s going on?”

“Khloe had a vision. She says there’s a large animal stalking your house.”

Hayes frowned. “Bear or wolf?”

“Neither. She’s confused.”

Rylee tipped her head back and inhaled deeply. “Cat.”

Hayes frowned. “Cat?”

She closed her eyes, continuing to draw in breaths. “Not a kitten, dork. Something big.”

Did she just call me a dork? He would have laughed if the situation weren’t serious.

Felix spoke again. “Khloe agrees. Lion, tiger, leopard? I just shot a text to Gavin. He’ll see if Molly can hear anything.”

Hayes kissed his mate before sliding to the floor to grab a T-shirt.

He personally had on shorts because he always slept ready for any eventuality, but Rylee was naked.

She didn’t seem to notice as he pulled one of his shirts over her head and helped get her arms through the sleeves.

He snagged a pair of jeans for himself next.

She rose onto her knees, still breathing deeply. “Bears…” she murmured. She pointed toward the window and shook her finger.

Hayes wasn’t inclined to open a window with so much uncertainty lurking. He’d rather wait for backup. But he did need clarification. “Bears instead of cats?”

She shook her head. “No, the cat is close, circling the house. The bears are coming.”

Felix groaned. “Khloe confirms that, too.”

Hayes shot off a text to Isaac and another unmated Alpha Protector, Jayce. The two of them wouldn’t be leaving anyone unattended to come in the middle of the night.

“Khloe, no,” Felix growled. He was apparently speaking to his mate.

Hayes imagined she’d just suffered not one but two debilitating visions back-to-back. He knew how much her episodes unnerved Felix. Any Alpha would feel the same if their mate went into a trance every time they had a vision.

“Fuck,” Felix muttered. “Heading your way.”

“You sure?” Hayes asked as he pulled Rylee off the bed and into his arms, settling her on his hip. He needed her close.

“No. I hate the idea,” he grumbled, “but there’s a very large wolf in my face. I don’t argue with my mate over matters like this. We’ll be there soon.”

As soon as Felix ended the connection, the phone rang again. It was Gavin this time. He skipped the formalities and started speaking the moment Hayes answered. “You have a visitor.”

“Apparently,” Hayes concurred.

“Molly can’t hear anything surrounding your house, but that doesn’t mean no one is there. If it’s a shifter, they could be alone and not speaking to anyone, including telepathically.”

Hayes sighed as he entered his mate’s nursery to find her a pair of panties and some leggings. He didn’t want her exposed to whatever the fuck was outside. “Or,” he growled, “whatever is out there isn’t a creature Molly is capable of eavesdropping on.”

“True,” Gavin agreed. “You think we should come?”

“No. Felix, Khloe, Isaac, and Jayce are all on their way here. I’m sure Felix alerted the elders.

One of us will call you if things change.

” Hayes ended the call and set the phone on the changing table so he could focus on dressing his mate.

After putting panties and leggings on her, he grabbed a pair of tennis shoes too.

They were undoubtedly going to end up outside.

In the end, he opted to yank his T-shirt back over her head and quickly pull one of her yellow sweatshirts onto her body instead.

It would fit better and give her more protection.

He put his T-shirt on himself. Now they were both covered.

Seconds later, he had her back in his arms, heading for the front of the house.

“They’re here,” Rylee murmured.

Hayes inhaled deeply. He hadn’t yet figured out what she meant when she said something like that because like earlier in the day, she was indicating someone had arrived before Hayes could sense them in any way.

He grabbed her chin as he approached the front door. She was in a strange trance like he’d never witnessed from her before. He wanted her full attention. “Look at me, Rylee.”

She blinked a few times and glanced around as if just then realizing where they were. Meeting his gaze, she licked her lips.

“You do not leave my side for any reason. Understood?”

“Yes, Daddy.”

“Good girl.” He hated this. His heart was racing. He finally understood how Gavin, Felix, and Damon felt when their mates behaved so unpredictably. His Little girl was shaving years off his life.

He could finally scent the arrival of their backup and opened the door. Lights were on all around the perimeter of his house. They always were.

Four wolves bounded into the clearing, one of them much larger than the others. That would be Khloe.

Hayes stepped onto the porch, holding Rylee on his hip, unwilling to put her down.

Rylee had a grip on the front of his shirt over his chest, and she fisted the cotton tighter as she twisted her head around in both directions, breathing hard.

“Talk to me, Baby girl,” he encouraged, unnerved by how focused she could get. He’d heard that Molly got like this when she was listening to her surroundings, too. Apparently Rylee had a similar reaction when focused on scents.

“Bears bounding this direction,” she murmured.

Felix shifted to human form.