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Penny bounced on her toes. “Can we go to the gift shop first and see if they have any crowns for sale? Plea-se, Daddy!”
He tapped her nose affectionately. “Sure, short stuff, why not.”
Inside the gift shop Penny couldn’t find any crowns but she found the next best thing, which was an utterly gorgeous silver tiara, covered in glittering crystals. “Dadd-vid!” She just caught herself as she shouted for Daddy. Changing her call to David, she saw he was across the aisle clutching a black tee shirt that depicted a scene of the dungeons.
* * *
David turned at thesound of Penny’s voice. She stood beaming at him wearing a sparkling tiara.
“Very nice. How much?” he asked.
“I don’t know, I didn’t look.”
He reached for the price tag. “Eighty pounds?” he read in astonishment. “No way, honey, put it back.”
“No!”
He dropped the tee shirt and reached for the tiara, but his little imp skipped deftly aside. “I want it!” she cried.
“This isn’t for dressing up,” he explained. “This is a good quality piece of costume jewellery for wearing to a wedding or a ball. I am not paying eighty pounds for something you’re going to play in, but I promise to find you a pretty crown or a tiara online when we get home. Give it to me.”
He didn’t wait for her reply. With one long-legged stride he was within reach and simply snatched it off her head. Turning, he carefully replaced the tiara high up on a sales shelf, well out of Penny’s reach.
A sharp pain to his calf caused his left leg to buckle. He hissed in pain and spun about to see Penny glaring at him.The little witch kicked him!Gobsmacked, he stared her down. She wilted under his gaze, perhaps realising the enormity of her bad behaviour. He caught her chin in a firm grip and bent his face to hers.
“I was going to overlook your earlier petulance, but this time you’ve gone too far. You just earned yourself a visit with Daddy’s belt.” He delivered the ultimatum with quiet menace, keeping his tone low so only she could hear him.
* * *
Penny scrutinised David’sprofile. He’d more or less ignored her since they’d boarded the train. He sat gazing out of the window, his expression stern. She sucked in her bottom lip. Had she gone too far? It had been wonderful to release her little side after such a long break. It had been hard keeping her bottled up inside. Allie’s refusal to accept her suggestion that they cancel lunch tomorrow had pushed her to behave slightly over the top, but she had to admit it was exhilarating to be with her daddy again. She’d quite forgotten this David wasn’t her original husband. She was new to him, even though he wasn’t exactly new to her.
A rustling noise drew her attention. Glancing up, she noticed the woman sitting opposite them was ogling David.
Seeing Penny watching her, the woman lowered her gaze back to her magazine. Penny rested her head against David’s shoulder to show the woman he was out of bounds. The moment was even more satisfying when David lifted his arm and wrapped it about her, drawing her into his side.
“Adult to adult, I’m sorry if my little side went too far today. It was such a release for me to age-play,” she confided quietly.
“I can cope with you, brat. I doubt that side of you will emerge very often after tonight.”
She flashed him a wide-eyed look. It was easy to tell from his expression that he meant business. She swallowed. He’d promised a punishment with his belt...
Suddenly, he winked at her.
Hmm, that gesture indicated that he was looking forward to chastising her. David, her husband had been inventive, but rarely harsh with her. Of coursethisDavid had spent many years as a dom with submissives. He was used to wielding retribution. Was she afraid? Searching her soul, Penny concluded she was nervous, but frightened, no. She’d often behaved like a brat in her marriage; perhaps more often than her husband approved of. Her aim had been to garner more punishments. This David seemed stricter. Quivering with anticipation, she honestly couldn’t wait to get back to his house.
* * *
At his front door,he slapped her butt hard, an action he had been waiting to apply ever since the little witch had kicked his shin. “As soon as we are inside, you’ll get upstairs, use the bathroom, undress, find a corner, and stand in it. You will remain there until I come up and deal with you.”
To her credit Penny didn’t flinch. Her respectful, “Yes, Sir,” soothed his ruffled feathers. He realised he wasn’t angry anymore. She’d been testing him, needing to know that he’d step up every time she felt the need to push the boundaries. That was what a daddy did, set rules. His friend Mark came to mind. In David’s opinion, little Emily, Mark’s wife, needed more regular discipline; the woman was pure brat. Penny would not be allowed to become like her, not on his watch.
After drinking a glass of water and filling another to take to Penny, he made his way up the stairs. He heard the scurrying of feet above and grinned. His little girl was about to learn her new daddy was no pushover.
