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One last night

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JANICE

We’d covered the table in printed sheets, our laptop screens, a pizza box, and empty coffee mugs that were once filled with hot cocoa. Aisha, Nancy and I had been at it for hours, narrowing down houses in Asheville, North Carolina—the town we had finally settled on after weeks of research.

It checked every box: a good high school for Nancy with strong arts programs, decent job opportunities for me, especially since I already had a virtual interview lined up for a bookstore management pos
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    JANICEThis was the third time in three days.I didn’t know what kept bringing me back here. With all the time I spent with Nancy in the hospital, coming back to this sterile private hospital room with all the soft beeping machines and getting the smell of antiseptic all up in my nose, I never would have thought I would keep on coming to a place like this.Maybe it was the guilt. Maybe it was fear.Or maybe it was the terrifying realization that, despite everything, I still cared.I cared too much.I stood outside the door for a moment, hand hovering over the handle. Inside, Calder lay unconscious, chest rising and falling steadily under the thin hospital blanket. The doctors kept telling me he would wake up anytime soon, but he hadn’t.He hadn’t!I pushed the door open and stepped inside… and stopped in my tracks. Aiden was there.He was standing by the window, hands in his pockets, staring out at whatever city lights he could see from there like they held some form of answers. The m

  • Just One Night to Own Me, Daddies   Flashback three

    LUCIANTHREE YEARS AGOThe sheets were still warm and tangled around our bodies, damp with sweat and the faint scent of roses from the garden outside my home. The room was dim, lit only by the soft glow of the single bedside lamp and the moonlight slipping through the heavy curtains of the Graves estate.Aurelia lay beside me, her head resting on my chest, one leg thrown possessively over mine. Her dark hair spilled across my skin like ink, and her breathing was still slightly ragged from the moment we had just shared.This was the first time we were meeting each other in the last five years.Aurelia Romano was a free spirit. She didn’t want to be confined to one place and I didn’t want to break her. Not the way father wanted or the rest of the family.Mother said it was better this way, but she raised Elias, so did I really want to take advice from that woman?Well, yes.Aurelia traced lazy circles on my abdomen with her fingertip, a small, satisfied smile playing on her lips.“Fuck,

  • Just One Night to Own Me, Daddies   Alexander Kane

    LUCIANI watched my brother from across the crowded reception hall for a long time.He moved through the sea of tailored suits and glittering gowns with that familiar restless energy—laughing too loudly, clapping shoulders a little too hard, eyes constantly scanning for attention or trouble. The men here hated one another but everyone knew how unwise it would be to attack in such a place.My eyes found Elias again. He was a bit closer to me now.I tried to gauge whether he was drunk from his steps and words. The former was steady. The latter, from what I could overhear, were sharp and calculated. He wasn’t slurring at all.At least, that was a win.It would do me good not to approach him right now. Elias had enough sense not to get visibly drunk at the wedding of such an influential family. It simply made no sense.But when had my brother ever had any form of sense?I turned my attention to the man standing in front of me—Viktor Lang, a mid-level arms dealer with enough useful connect

  • Just One Night to Own Me, Daddies   Weddings

    LUCIANWhen I was younger, I loved weddings.It happened often enough in my world. People were always getting betrothed to one another to form better bonds and alliances. The American mafia wanted a bit of the Russian mafia, the Mexican mafia wanted a bit of the Italian mafia and vice versa.Same thing over and over again.I loved weddings because it gave me the opportunity to see my mother outside of the regulated visiting hours. I didn’t have a care in the world about the little monster she brought with her all the time. He was the lucky one for being able to escape our father and he treated it like I was the lucky one for being able to stay with the man.Pesky younger brothers. I hated them.The string quartet swelled into a soft, elegant melody as the bride entered the grand hall.She walked slowly down the long aisle, radiant in an ivory gown that flowed like liquid silk around her frame. Her hand rested gently on her uncle’s arm—with her father being indisposed. That was just a

  • Just One Night to Own Me, Daddies   Accidents

    JANICEMy finger hovered over the “Confirm Payment” button on the laptop screen.Finally, I’d gotten an apartment in Asheville that was perfect for all members of the family. Two bedrooms, a small garden for Bandit since that was needed, and a quiet neighborhood with other children around Nancy’s age. I had negotiated the rent down, paid the deposit, and was now one click away from making it official.One click away from a new life.I can protect you. We can protect you.Nancy was in her room packing some of her things, humming softly to herself. We still had a long way to go, but Aisha promised she would come later, after work, just to help Nancy and I. Everything was falling into place.Don’t leave, Janice.I took a deep breath and clicked. The screen flashed green. “Payment Successful. Welcome to your new home!”I stared at the confirmation email, waiting for that relief to wash over me. The note that I had taken control of my life and was doing the right thing. It never came. Inst

  • Just One Night to Own Me, Daddies   One last night

    JANICEWe’d covered the table in printed sheets, our laptop screens, a pizza box, and empty coffee mugs that were once filled with hot cocoa. Aisha, Nancy and I had been at it for hours, narrowing down houses in Asheville, North Carolina—the town we had finally settled on after weeks of research.It checked every box: a good high school for Nancy with strong arts programs, decent job opportunities for me, especially since I already had a virtual interview lined up for a bookstore management position next week. It was a decent start. The rent there was affordable, though I would have to sell the car Calder gave to me and get something more practical. I had no reason to keep anything from here.Starting afresh meant starting afresh.Nancy looked over my shoulder, pointing at a cozy two-bedroom cottage with a small backyard. Our Realtor had wasted no time in sending me as much pictures as I needed. “This one has a garden! Oh, Bandit is going to love it. And look at the kitchen… it’s big

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