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“It’s a little early, but sure,” he smiled, and gave a jerk of his head. “Come on, kid.”
Kid.
The word felt almost alien as I followed him, walking past Nick’s Mustang on the way. I let out a pent-up breath, my gaze drawn to that shiny black beast as I closed the door to Creed’s Mercedes and snapped the seatbelt closed around me.
“I’m kinda glad for these few minutes alone, if I’m honest.” He started the engine and hit the button on the gate sensor before backing out of the driveway.
His shirt pulled taut as he glanced over his shoulder and backed out, gripping the back of my seat. It was easy to see where his sons got their good looks and sex appeal. Creed might be a father, but he was toned and handsome, especially when he was dressed like that.
I tried not to look at him, forcing my gaze to the road as we braked and drove forward.
“Are you enjoying living with us?”
I clenched my jaw at the question, my heart pounding in the back of my throat.Am I enjoying it?Heat raced as I remembered the way Tobias had touched me under the table, and the way Nick had licked my fingers, slick with my own pleasure. Was I enjoying it? A surge of adrenaline hit me between the thighs as I opened my mouth to speak.
“I’m really hoping you are, because to be honest, Ry, I really like your mom.”
His words were a splash of cold water to that uncontrollable desire.
“Like, really like her.”
I glanced his way, catching the slight scowl, and something stilled inside me. “You do?”
“Yeah.” He looked at me, then turned back to the road. “I do, which is why I’m hoping you’re fitting in. The boys seem to be looking after you well, driving you to school and everything.”
Looking after me?Sure, they were looking after me, if you called fingering me under the table and licking my cum from my fingers. Looking after me, the way they looked at me, the way they touched me. Their cruel hands on my breasts and wrapped around my throat.
Just like the men on the websites…
I swallowed, trying my best to push the panic down as Creed glanced my way. There was a flare of concern, of something akin to panic. But he loved my mom…he loved my mom, and this was the first time I’d seen her happy in years.
I’d ruin it…one word and I’d ruin it all.
“Yes,” I answered, the word hollow and empty. “They’re looking after me.”
Relief swept through his gaze. ”Oh, good…that’s so good. They can be demanding at times and a goddamn pain in my ass, especially when all three are at home. But Nick and Caleb will be going soon and it’ll be just you and Tobias.”
A shudder ripped through me as the school appeared in the distance.
I didn’t know which I dreaded more, the thought of all three of them after me…or Tobias on his own.
“Well, you’re a little early, but I’m sure the study lab is open.” He pulled the car over to the empty drop-off point. I reached for the door handle, yanked it open, and climbed out.“And Ry…”
He stopped me as I stepped out of the car, making me turn and bend back in. “Yeah?”
“I’m really enjoying having you as my stepdaughter. I just want you to know that, and by no means do I mean to take away from your real father. It’s just, I always wanted a girl. So I’m glad I have you now.”
The universe couldn’t be any crueler, even if it tried.
I gave him a nod and the ghost of a smile before I muttered, “Me, too.”
His smile grew as I closed the door and stepped away. I waited, feeling like the biggest goddamn failure in the world as he turned the car around and drove away. “Me, too?” I muttered. “Your one fucking chance to end this and that’s all you have?Me…too?”
With a sigh, I turned and headed for the study lab, which was surprisingly busy when I entered. The teacher smiled at me, motioning toward a row of empty seats. I'd pulled out my laptop and logged into the school’s wi-fi when my phonebeeped.
I grabbed it out and glanced at the message.
Nick: Where the fuck are you, Ryth?
