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A Step Closer

last update Data de publicação: 2026-05-01 13:00:00

“What?”

The word left Daniella’s lips slowly, almost like she wasn’t sure she had heard him correctly. Her brows pulled together in confusion as she stared at him, searching his face for any sign that this was some kind of joke. But Christian wasn’t smiling. He wasn’t even slightly amused. His expression remained calm, steady, and completely serious.

“You heard me,” he said, his voice even, controlled. “You’re not staying here as a maid anymore.”

Daniella blinked, still trying to
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  • In Love with my Father’s Serial Killer    Room 314

    The old Crown Meridian building looked nothing like Daniella had imagined.It stood at the end of a narrow street surrounded by newer buildings, its stone exterior darkened by years of rain and neglect. Most of the windows were covered with metal shutters, and a faded sign above the entrance was barely readable.CROWN MERIDIAN HOLDINGS.Daniella stared at it from inside the car.“This place has been abandoned for years,” Christian said.“Not completely.”She pointed toward the side of the building.A security light had just switched on.Christian followed her gaze.Someone was there.He immediately reached for his phone.“Stay in the car.”Daniella turned toward him. “Absolutely not.”“Daniella.”“My uncle is inside.”“And we don’t know who else is inside.”“Exactly. That’s why I’m coming.”Christian stared at her for several seconds before giving up.“Fine. But you stay beside me.”They got out of the car.The street was almost completely empty. Daniella could hear the sound of her o

  • In Love with my Father’s Serial Killer    The Price of knowing

    Daniella stared at the photograph on her phone until her eyes began to ache. Her uncle was sitting in a dark room with his hands tied behind a wooden chair. There was blood on the corner of his mouth, but he was conscious. His head was slightly lowered, his expression difficult to read. Whoever had taken the photograph had made sure his face was visible.Christian stood beside her, his expression hardening as he studied the image.“Send it to me.”Daniella immediately forwarded the photograph.“Can you trace where it came from?”“Not from the photograph itself.” Christian pulled out his phone. “But whoever sent this may have made a mistake.”Daniella looked at him. “What mistake?”“The image was sent directly to your phone. That means there’s a communication trail. Give me a minute.”He stepped away and began working.Daniella looked around her uncle’s study again. A few minutes ago, this room had been filled with questions. Now it felt like the answers were closing in around her.Her

  • In Love with my Father’s Serial Killer    The Empty study

    Daniella knew something was wrong before they reached the mansion. She sat beside Christian in silence, staring through the passenger window as the city passed in a blur of headlights and rain. The message from the archive remained open on her phone: Start with the first lie your uncle ever told you.She had spent thirteen years believing she knew the truth about her father’s death. Now she wasn’t even sure whether the foundation of that truth had been real. Her uncle had blamed the Harpers. He had told her that Samuel Harper had ordered her father’s death. He had told her Christian knew more than he admitted. But the documents they had just discovered suggested something else entirely. Her father had been investigating Crown Meridian. Someone had forged his signature. Her uncle had known he was in danger. And now someone wanted Daniella to question everything.Christian’s hand closed over hers. “Don’t do this to yourself.”She looked at him. “How am I supposed to stop?”“You can’t so

  • In Love with my Father’s Serial Killer    The first lie

    The message remained on Daniella’s screen long after the typing bubble disappeared.Find out who your father was trying to expose before he died.She read it again.Then again.For thirteen years, she had built her entire understanding of her father’s death around one belief: Christian Harper’s family had destroyed him. Her uncle had given her a name, a motive, and enough pieces of a story to make a grieving daughter believe she understood exactly what had happened.But now the pieces were moving.Her father had been investigating someone.Samuel Harper had been involved in the same meeting.Her uncle had been there too.And three days later, her father was dead.Daniella looked at Christian.“Your father knew mine was investigating something.”Christian remained silent for several seconds. “Apparently.”“Why would he?”“I don’t know.”“Then we find out.”Christian looked toward the archive shelves. “There might be something else here.”They searched for almost an hour.Every folder c

  • In Love with my Father’s Serial Killer    The missing page

    Daniella couldn’t stop staring at the empty space inside the folder.The page was gone.A few seconds ago, it had contained three names that had changed everything she thought she understood about her father’s past. Now there was nothing except the faint indentation left behind by the paper that had been removed.Her father.Christian’s father.Her uncle.Three men connected to the same mysterious symbol.And someone had been inside the archive with them.Christian was still staring toward the locked doorway when Daniella finally spoke.“How did he get in?”Christian didn’t answer immediately. He moved toward the door and checked the electronic lock. The indicator remained green.“It’s still locked.”Daniella’s stomach tightened. “Then nobody left.”“That’s what I’m thinking.”She looked around the archive. Rows of shelves stood silently around them, packed with documents that had been untouched for years.“Christian.”He turned.“The voice.”“What about it?”“That was my uncle.”“I k

  • In Love with my Father’s Serial Killer    The symbol

    Christian watched Daniella carefully as she stepped out of the bathroom. Something about her expression had changed. The uncertainty that had been there moments ago had hardened into something more focused, almost determined, and he knew her well enough now to recognize when she had discovered something she wasn’t ready to share.“What happened?” he asked again.Daniella slipped her phone into her pocket. “I told you. I found something.”“Something that made you look like you’ve just seen a ghost?”She almost smiled, but the expression disappeared before it could fully form. “You’re exaggerating.”“Am I?”Christian stepped closer. Daniella could feel his attention following every movement she made, and for one dangerous second she considered telling him everything—the photograph, the anonymous messages, the symbol, her uncle, Crown Meridian, Victor Hale. But she still didn’t know who was sending the messages or what they wanted from her. She couldn’t drag Christian into something when

  • In Love with my Father’s Serial Killer    The Mission she never expected

    “I want you to go undercover.” The moment the words left Christian’s mouth, Daniella genuinely thought she had heard him wrongly. She stared at him from across the office, her brows slowly pulling together in confusion while her brain tried to process what he had just said. “W

  • In Love with my Father’s Serial Killer    A Seat she shouldn’t have

    “My secretary,” Christian said simply. “Starting now.” The words did not settle immediately. They hung in the air between them, heavy, unexpected, almost unreal. Daniella stared at him, her brows slowly knitting together as if her mind refused to process what she had just heard.

  • In Love with my Father’s Serial Killer    A game of Distraction

    The door didn’t just open; it slammed against the wall with enough force to snap Daniella out of whatever storm she had just walked into.She flinched.Her body jerked slightly as her grip tightened around the file in her hand. “Jesus Christ!” she breathed out, her chest rising sharply. “

  • In Love with my Father’s Serial Killer    The Night they couldn’t ignore

    The mansion felt and smelt different that evening, of course it was the day everyone has been waiting for, the day contract would be signed, people would display everything their nonchalant teachers have been teaching them. It was D NIGHT. Even the staff moved differently, quieter, more care

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