Doll Parts (The Game Series Book 4) by Cara Dee

Author:Cara Dee [Dee, Cara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-02-17T18:30:00+00:00

I was so full after dinner that I didn’t want to move. But Daddy felt an uncomfortable stiffness in his legs, so he had to get up for a moment.

Lucian and I helped him out of the chair while Cameron cleared the table, and then Lucian excused himself to go grab…something. From the car. He’d called them braces.

“What kind of braces, Daddy?”

“For my legs,” he grunted. He bent over and pressed his hands against his knees. “I have braces that go above my knees to help them from caving when I walk around to get the circulation going.”

He and Cameron spoke halfheartedly about what Daddy was going to “take over,” and I wanted to have the same discussion with Lucian. At least for when I was with Daddy. I wanted to know his needs and be ready to assist whenever.

“I shouldn’t have sat on your lap,” I mumbled. “I’m sorry.”

“You can apologize for apologizing for that,” he told me. “This isn’t on you, freckles. This is, unfortunately, just how my legs are now. Every day is a constant battle to move around the right amount. If I push myself too hard, it hurts to work out the next day. If I don’t exercise enough, I suffer from stiffness, numbness, and the most irritating tingles and prickling sensation—like when your leg falls asleep.” He blew out a breath and straightened again. “When I’m feeling extra sorry for myself, I wonder why I didn’t just injure my spinal cord properly. That’s when Lucian really loses his temper on me.” He winked to show he wasn’t being too serious.

I grinned carefully and pinched my lip. “Cameron and I should move in with you so I can be there for you and he can be there for Lucian.”

To my instant worry, Daddy let out a breathy laugh and teared up a little. “Don’t think I haven’t thought of it, baby. This week has been rough,” he admitted. “I’ve hated being away from you. My wildest dreams are coming true, and I’m supposed to pace myself?”

I swallowed hard. It dawned on me that KC and I were more alike than I’d ever imagined. He was instinctual and a bit wild too. But unlike me, he’d lived a life like he was the opposite. So much structure, so many lies, so little freedom. From an early age, hiding who he was. Married to my mother, suppressing his nature. Guiding me into adulthood, denying his developing attraction.

His only outlet had been activities that gave him a small rush. Like skiing, like driving fast, like rock-climbing. And now he couldn’t do much of that either.

Well. Actually. Oh, I had to talk to Lucian. I didn’t wanna assume; maybe Daddy had found alternative ways, like for athletes with disabilities, to participate in certain sports. But if he hadn’t, I wanted to do that with him.

KC might don a nice suit during the day and kick ass in a courtroom every now and then, but he wasn’t the average businessman or Suit with a capital S.

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