ELAYNE'S POV

I smile then at his words, the tension in my shoulders lessening entirely, "I'll look forward to it."

But...

I turn to face him fully, folding my arms about my chest as a frown lights my face.

"I am not happy with what you paid that old hag. Why would you her that much Daddy? She doesn't deserve that."

"Indeed she doesn't," Daddy agrees, looking up at me as he sits down behind his desk on his chair.

"... But my pup does."

My eyes light up then at his praise, then he ...