From Rougue To Luna novel Chapter 61

"What's going on in here?" He asked cautiously. His eyes fell to the large wet spot on my shirt and his brows furrowed. He stalked over and looked down at the toys in the floor, noticing the few remaining drops of water and immediately scowling. "What did I tell you about the water Huntleigh? You know you're not allowed to have it to play with." He said, reaching down and gripping her arm to pull her onto her feet.

"I'm sorry daddy." She cried as large tears began to roll down her round cheeks. "I tried to clean it up. Promise!"

He sneered at her as his hand gripped to twist her around. Without thinking, my hand moved to hold his arm softly. "Cage I was the one that spilled it. It's my fault." I said quietly.

In an instant, the back of his hand flew up to pound across the side of my face, forcing me to fall over on my side at the contact as my vision spotted. Huntleigh screamed as she tried to squirm away from him but Cage growled, freezing her in her place.

"I don't care that you spilled it. She isn't supposed to have it and she knows it. She needs to know she can't sneak around like someone else used to do." He snarled as his yes flashed to me. "I'll deal with you later." He said before proceeding to spank Huntleigh hard as she cried, squirming in pain as the hits became stronger against her backside. I jumped to my feet, running to crouch in front of him, Huntleigh's screams becoming shrieks as she pulled hard against his hold.

"Stop it Cage! You're hurting her. Stop!" I said but he wouldn't release her.

Instinctively, my brain flew into action, and I launched myself at Cage, throwing my entire body at his arm as it rose into the air for yet another hard strike. He growled loudly but I caught him by surprise just enough for his hold to loosen on Huntleigh. She ran from his grasp as he swung out to catch her but I pushed harder against him, knocking him off balance.

His hand dropped to my neck and I felt him beginning to squeeze as I coughed and gasped, trying to pull air into my lungs. I reached up to desperately try and claw at his hands, failing as he squeezed harder to prove that he could. My vision was beginning to blur at the edges and I hadn't gotten another free breath through. He pushed harder against my throat and my hands flew up to claw at his face but he pulled his face away. I managed to get one good scratch down his cheek just below his eyes before his eyes glazed over, seeming to be focusing on something else. I wiggled, hoping his grip would loosen in his distracted state, but they only squeezed tighter.

Suddenly, his hands released me and he jumped to his feet as I rolled my body over, gasping hard and pulling painful breaths into my burning lungs. "Fucking asshole. Why is he here?" He said to himself. My vision was spotty, but I could see that he was walking to the door. He turned his head over his shoulder and growled at me loudly before he spoke. "Do not make a sound in here. Do you understand?"

I tried to respond, but my voice broke only as a hoarse whisper, unintelligible. I woodenly nodded, my sore neck shooting fire through my muscles as tears began to pour from my eyes. I gripped hard into the wood to keep from screaming out in pain as I lifted my head to watch him shut the door behind him. I heard him bolt it shut before walking toward the front door in a hurry. I blinked slowly and Huntleigh's blue eyes were staring down at me, her face wet and splotchy with tears as her little hands wiped my cheeks tenderly.