LOGINBronte’s POV
The days after the wedding blurred into a dangerous new normal. Rufus was officially my stepdaddy now, and the title only made everything hotter. Every time Mom called him “honey” or kissed him in the kitchen, a dark, possessive jealousy twisted in my stomach. He was hers on paper. But in the shadows, in the stolen moments, he was mine. We had to be careful. Mom was home more than usual that week, excited about their new life together. She kept planning little family dinners and talking about how happy she was. Every time she said it, I felt a pang of guilt mixed with the thrill of knowing I was fucking her husband behind her back. Rufus and I barely had time alone, but we made the most of every second. One afternoon, Mom was in the garden tending to her flowers. Rufus found me in the laundry room. He didn’t say a word. He just closed the door, locked it, and pushed me against the washing machine. “Been thinking about this all day,” he growled, his hands sliding under my skirt. I moaned softly as his fingers found my already wet pussy. “Me too, Daddy.” He dropped to his knees, pushed my panties aside, and buried his face between my legs. His tongue was relentless licking, sucking, fucking me with it. The vibrations from the running washing machine added to the sensation. I had to bite my hand to stay quiet as I came hard on his tongue. He stood up, freed his thick cock, and bent me over the machine. He thrust into me in one deep stroke, fucking me hard and fast. The machine’s vibrations traveled through my body as he pounded me. “You’re mine,” he groaned in my ear. “My dirty little secret.” I came again, my pussy clenching around him. He filled me with his cum, holding me tight as he emptied himself. We barely had time to clean up before Mom called us for lunch. That night, while Mom was asleep, Rufus snuck into my room. He fucked me slow and deep, his hand over my mouth, whispering how much he loved my tight pussy. But the guilt was starting to eat at me. One evening, Mom noticed I was quieter than usual. “Is everything okay, sweetie? You seem distracted lately.” I forced a smile. “Just college stuff.” Rufus looked at me across the table, his expression unreadable. But later that night, when Mom was in the shower, he cornered me in the hallway. “You’re pulling away,” he said, his voice low. “Don’t.” “I’m scared,” I admitted. “What if she finds out? What if we ruin everything?” He pulled me into a deep kiss. “Then we’ll be careful. But I’m not giving you up.” His words both comforted and terrified me. The next day, Jake started texting me again. My ex was persistent, asking to meet up. I ignored him at first, but when he showed up at the house unannounced, things got complicated. Rufus saw him from the window. His jaw tightened. “Who is that?” he asked when I went back inside. “My ex,” I said. Rufus’s eyes darkened. “Does he know about us?” “No,” I whispered. “But he’s suspicious.” The jealousy in Rufus’s eyes turned me on more than I wanted to admit. That night, he fucked me harder than ever, claiming me like he was marking his territory. “You’re mine,” he growled as he came inside me. “Not his. Not anyone else’s.” I was falling deeper. And I had no idea how to stop. The next morning, Jake sends me a message saying he saw me looking different and wants to talk, while Rufus reads the text over my shoulder.Bronte’s POVWe sat in the living room like strangers.Mom was on the couch, back straight, hands clenched in her lap. Rufus sat in the armchair across from her, calm and composed. I stayed standing near the doorway tense to sit, the necklace burning against my skin like a secret about to be exposed.Jake’s name hung in the air between us even though he wasn’t here.Mom spoke first.“Jake sent me photos,” she said, her voice tight. “he sent timestamps, locations. He says Bronte has been going to your apartment when I was away. He says there’s more he wants me to see it.”Rufus didn’t flinch. “Jake is obsessed with Bronte. He’s been trying to get her back since before we got married. This is his way of creating chaos.”Mom’s eyes flicked to me. “Is that true, Bronte? Have you been going to his apartment?”My mouth went dry. The lie sat on my tongue, ready, but the weight of everything, Chloe’s warnings, Jake’s documents, the men, the nights made it hard to speak.“I… went a few time
Bronte’s The days that followed felt like waiting for a storm that refused to break.Mom was quieter than usual. She still smiled at breakfast, still asked about my classes, but there was a distance in her eyes that hadn’t been there before. She watched Rufus more carefully too the way he touched my shoulder when he passed, the way he looked at me when he thought she wasn’t paying attention. Nothing obvious and nothing she could call out but I could feel her noticing.Rufus felt it as well.That Friday night, after Mom had gone to bed, he pulled me into his office and locked the door. He didn’t touch me right away. He just leaned against his desk and studied me for a long time.“She’s getting closer,” he said finally. “Jake is pushing her, Chloe is pushing you. The pressure is building.” I wrapped my arms around myself. “What do we do?”Rufus pushed off the desk and walked over to me. He took my face in both hands, forcing me to look at him.“We stay calm,” he said. “We don’t gi
Bronte’s POVThe tension in the house didn’t leave after Mom’s questions. It just settled into the walls like dust.I spent the next two days moving carefully, watching every word, every look. Mom was still polite, still smiling, but her eyes lingered on me longer than usual. Rufus noticed it too. He became more careful in public. The perfect, distant stepfather and more intense when we were alone.On Thursday night, after Mom had gone to bed early with a headache, Rufus found me in the kitchen. He didn’t speak at first. He just walked up behind me, pressed his body against mine, and rested his hands on the counter on either side of me.“She’s watching,” he murmured against my ear. “Closer than before.”I swallowed. “I know.”His lips brushed the side of my neck. “Then we need to be smarter. No more risks while she’s in the house. Not until things calm down.”I nodded, but the words didn’t settle me. Because the truth was, the more we tried to be careful, the more I felt the press
Bronte’s POVThe next morning felt different.Mom was already in the kitchen when I came downstairs, standing by the window with her coffee. She didn’t turn around right away when I walked in. That small silence made my stomach tighten.“Morning,” I said to her.She finally looked at me, her smile was soft, but it didn’t quite reach her eyes.“Morning, honey. Did you sleep okay?”“Yeah.”Rufus walked in a moment later, already dressed for work. He kissed Mom’s cheek, then ruffled my hair like a normal stepfather would. The casual affection made my skin prickle.After he left for the office, Mom stayed quiet for a while. I was about to leave the kitchen when she spoke.“Bronte… can we talk for a second?”I froze and said“Of course.”She set her mug down and turned fully toward me. “I’ve been noticing things, little things. You’ve been distant, quiet and Jake has been calling me.”My heart dropped.“He called you?”Mom nodded. “He’s worried. He said he thinks something is going on b
Bronte’s POVThe coffee shop was empty when I arrived.Jake was already there, sitting in the far corner booth with a folder in front of him. He looked tired with dark circles under his eyes, jaw tight. When he saw me, something soft and relieved crossed his face before it hardened again. Like he didn’t believe I could come.“You came,” he said as I sat down.“I kind of didn’t want to.”He nodded like he expected that.Jake pushed the folder toward me.“I wasn’t lying,” he said quietly. “There are things about Rufus that don’t add up. Shell companies, transfers that look clean on the surface but fall apart when you dig. People who used to work with him and then disappeared from the industry.”I stared at the papers without opening them. My stomach felt tight.“Why are you doing this?” I asked. “Really?”Jake’s eyes locked onto mine. “Because I still care about you, because the way he looks at you isn’t normal. Because I can see you changing, and not in a good way.”His voice crack
Bronte’s POVThe days after that night felt strange.Mom came back from her conference on Monday evening, full of stories about boring meetings and bad hotel coffee. She hugged me tightly at the door, and for a second I almost broke down and told her everything. The words sat on my tongue like poison. Instead, I hugged her back and forced a smile.“Missed you, Mom.”“I missed you too, baby.” She pulled away and looked at me carefully. “You look tired. Everything okay while I was gone?”“Yeah. Just stayed in. Chloe came over for a night.”Rufus appeared behind her then, kissing her cheek like the perfect husband. His eyes met mine over her shoulder looking calm, knowing and possessive. That night, after Mom went to bed, Rufus came to my room. He didn’t say anything at first, he just sat on the edge of my bed and pulled me into his lap, holding me against his chest.“You’re quiet,” he murmured into my hair.“I keep thinking about her,” I admitted. “Chloe. What if she finds out? What







