Traded (Nashville Grizzlies, #1)

by Carly Marie

I gripped Huck and angled my body toward Seth, asking what I had never wanted to broach with anyone, especially a teammate. “How much do you know?” He navigated out of the garage, looked in the mirror to see that Maz was behind us, and waited until we were on the road before he glanced over at me. “Do you want me to answer that honestly? Just rip the bandage off? Or do you want me to dance around it until you finally decide to tell me?” On ice and with the team, I was a leader. I was confident and take-charge. I led by example and had found ways to still bring my little side out in safe ways. The silly games we played and our bears had become synonymous with the Grizzlies. It gave the team a way to bond and have fun together, but it gave my inner little a sense of peace when it wasn’t safe to actually be little. No one knew, or at least I hadn’t thought anyone had. I got the impression that had changed at some point and all I could do was wonder how many others knew. Faced with the question that Seth had posed, my submissive side had no idea how to answer. I needed someone to make that decision and Seth seemed to pick up on it. “My dad owns DASH. My entire family is kinky. If you think your being a little is going to surprise me, you’re wrong. Littles are nearly vanilla compared to some of the things my family is involved in.” My mouth hung open. He’d just confirmed my worst fear, yet had made it sound so commonplace that I was struggling to be upset. “When you aren’t so o...