Summer Nights

Val’s asymmetrical face shot up abruptly from the darkness, a wide grin already on her features as she scrambled toward her father as quickly as he half-asleep body would allow. She weaved playfully between his legs, all the while keeping her face upturned to see his. “Daddy!” She greeted cheerfully and bit into his leg with a force that was every bit playful, even with her needle sharp milk teeth.

She loved her siblings dearly, but she would be a fool to turn down time alone spent with her father, and had no intention of sharing his attention if he was going to give it exclusively to her.

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