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Chapter 9: Not Lovable Enough
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2026-05-05 08:51:42
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Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin Chapter 43: Necessary Cruelty
GAVINWe both froze, our chests rising and falling rapidly, staring at each other in stunned silence.How the hell had it gotten to this?When I received her text message earlier, I thought she had made it easy for me to do the job by reaching out. My plan was simple: kiss her a little to lead her on and then get her talking about the Rossis. But the second our lips touched, all hell broke loose. I couldn't stop even if I tried.The doorbell rang again, and Melanie scrambled off my lap, still trying to catch her breath, her eyes wide with panic. “Who is it?”I grabbed her arm gently, snatched her purse from the couch, and pulled her toward my bedroom. “Stay here,” I whispered urgently. “Do not come out. No matter what you hear.”She nodded quickly. I closed the door behind her, straightened my shirt, ran a hand through my messy hair to make it look a bit presentable, and forced my breathing to slow down.Then I opened the front door, and Dalton stood there.Shit!“Hey man, what took
Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin Chapter 42: Forbidden Craving
MELANIEI woke up the next morning with a dangerous thought circling my head like a vulture.If Gavin found out about Cassandra and my father, he would dump her cheating ass… and I might finally have a real shot with him.A wicked smile curved my lips as the plan took shape in my head. I didn’t need to tell him everything, just plant the seed, and make him suspicious enough to start questioning her without revealing I knew too much or that I had an ulterior motive. Gosh, I’m such a genius.I stretched lazily on the bed and grabbed my phone from the nightstand as my fingers flew across the screen before I could overthink it.“Gavin, we need to talk!”I dropped the phone on the bed and waited, my heart racing so fast. Minutes passed by, but nothing happened. Just radio silence. I paced the room, pretending to tidy up while my mind raced with all the ways he might interpret those four little words.Would he ignore me? Or maybe think I wanted to seduce him again? Or worse, not even care
Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin Chapter 41: Dirty Little Secrets
MELANIEWhat the hell was Cassandra doing with my father in a place like this?I stood frozen behind a cluster of flowering bushes, my heart pounding against my ribs as I watched them. They were sitting on a secluded bench in the quiet part of the garden, you know, the kind of spot couples went to for privacy. My father was leaning in close, gently brushing a strand of hair away from Cassandra’s face with a tenderness I had never seen from him before, definitely not with me, or with anyone else.Cassandra tilted her head slightly, smiling up at him in a way that made my stomach turn.They looked… intimate. Too fucking intimate.I felt a sudden knot twisting in my stomach.“Are you about to have a new stepmother?” Reynold whispered from behind me, clearly amused by the whole thing.I couldn’t bring myself to laugh. The situation felt so weird that my throat tightened, and a sick feeling spread through my chest. “That’s Gavin’s fiancée,” I said to him, my voice barely audible, trying
Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin Chapter 40: Rules of Engagement
MELANIE“You’ve been avoiding me.”I stopped halfway down the stairs at the sound of my father’s voice behind me, and turned slowly to meet his cold, judgmental grey eyes.“Why shouldn’t I?” I challenged him.“I don’t know why you don’t get it, Mel,” he said, sounding exhausted. “I’m doing all this for you.”“Yeah, more like for yourself,” I shot back.He shook his head. “When I win this election—”“If.”“What?”“I was just correcting you,” I said innocently. “If you win the election, not when. You’re not God, Dad. You don’t control the future.”His face hardened. “I don’t know what to do with you anymore.”“Just leave me the fuck alone,” I muttered, continuing down the stairs.I had never seen anyone play the role of a victim like he did. Fucking pathetic. He followed me down the stairs and I groaned inwardly. “Where are you going dressed like that?” he asked, eyeing my bum shorts and tank top.“Dressed like what?” I flared my arms. “I’m wearing normal clothes. What’s wrong with it?
Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin Chapter 39: No Way Out
GAVINMy nails dug deep into my palms as I paced back and forth across my office. I could already feel the sting where my nails had injured the skin on my palm, but I didn’t care. I welcomed the pain because it was something I could focus on, compared to the anger I felt inside.I had never felt this powerless in my entire life.Six fucking years.Six years of my life poured into this case; all the sacrifices, lies, isolation, and now it has come down to this? Using her? Turning the one person who actually made me… feel something into a goddamn asset?I slammed my fist into my desk so hard the entire table shook with a loud crack that echoed around the room just as my office door opened.“Whoa… whoa, Gavin!” Joe rushed in, eyes wide. “What the hell are you doing? Are you trying to break your hand?”He hovered near me, obviously scared to touch me in case I swung at him next.I shut my eyes and tried to control my breathing, but it came out fast and harsh. My heart was pounding so hard
Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin Chapter 38: The Official Asset
GAVIN“We need eyes and ears everywhere at Dalton Wealth’s campaign kickoff party,” I announced, standing at the front of the briefing room.Seven seasoned field agents sat around the long table, watching me intently as I laid out the plan for the high-profile event happening in one week.“This is our best shot,” I continued, gripping the edge of the podium. “The Rossis are almost certain to attend. We cannot afford a single mistake. So observe everything—who they talk to, what they say, any signals. This could finally give us the break we’ve been waiting for.”A few agents nodded. Everyone definitely understood what this meant and how critical it was. “Kline, Walker, and Ramirez, you three will be with me inside. You need to dress appropriately, blend in perfectly, and keep your covers airtight. We observe, we listen, and we document. No playing hero. Understood?”“Yes, sir,” they replied in unison.The door suddenly opened, and a junior agent poked his head in. “Agent Thorne, the D
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