All Chapters of The Preacher’s Daughter: Stolen By The Enemy: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

{Faith}Susan flashes me the tenth weird smile in the last hour. She hands me a piece of cling film to cover the dough and signs.[We will have to let it sit for two hours]I glance at my watch. “But that will be way past dinner time.”She signs again. [For this recipe, we have to let the dough sit. If not, the donut won’t turn out nice.]Glazed donuts filled with strawberry jam. That’s what I want us to have as dessert today. Instead of working on school stuff after Ace went out with Kourtney, I decided to pull my apron straps and get to work in the kitchen.Now it won’t even be ready before dinner?What a bummer!Susan pulls me to the sink to wash the flour off my hands. She hands a small hand towel afterward.Her suspecting smile returns. [Why the sudden interest in baking lately? Yesterday, you made a heart-shaped cake.]“I just want to learn stuff from you, Suz. You are the best cook I know.”[Don’t flatter me.]She wags a finger. [I know you are learning because of him.]“No, I

{Faith}I grip the seatbelt strap like my life depends on it. “Aren’t you going to drive us home?”“Not yet. Your master has to make sure you are not ashamed of him anymore.”What! Only at this moment does his previous statement ring a bell. He didn't just say come here…He said COME TO DADDY. Now he’s calling himself my master and pulling me to the…“No! We can't do that here.”He yanks the seatbelt over my head. “Why not?”My body slides to the backseat like a stick of butter on a hot skillet. As my buttocks press against his groin, I claw at the headrest of the driver’s seat. “We are in public. Someone is gonna see us!”“Doesn’t matter. It didn't matter to you when you begged for it a few months ago. Remember?”Oh, I remember. How could I ever forget the evening he fingered the shit out of me after seeing me with Charlie?It was my first time feeling a man’s fingers inside of me. Unholy pleasure overtook my body, and I begged. I begged for him to fuck me. He refused, only to take

{Faith}Ace pinches my chin. “Why is it taking you so long to respond, Princess?”“Because I am scared.” I plop down on my bed. I can't hold his gaze anymore. He might just see through me. That’s if he hasn’t already. I’ll admit. A part of me thought about using Matthew.Just for a fleeting second. Nothing major.Ace sits down beside me. “You are scared of me? But I was just kidding.”I stop fiddling with my fingers. “Really?”He strokes my hair again. “I trust you.”“Really?”He chuckles. “…which is why for the next few days, you don't have to be under my close watch.”“You are throwing me out? Am I being punished for something?”He gets on his feet. “No. I just have to be somewhere for a few days. Jerry is coming with me.”“Where are you going?”He shakes his head. “Trust me. You don't want to know.”I follow him to the door. “Will you be back? Will someone else take me to school?”He steps out of the room and turns. “Yes, and yes. One of my men will. He’s gonna protect you.”“When

{Faith}Usain Bolt has got nothing on me as I run out of the kitchen. A green Prius pulls into the driveway the second I get outside.My heart stops.This isn't Ace’s car! In fact, I have never seen this car in my life!The door to the driver’s seat opens. A head with red hair sticks out.“Jerry!” I run over to him.Jerry closes the door with his left hand. His right arm is hanging in a sling. His lips are cracked and dry as he forces a smile. There's a small fresh cut just at the corner of his left eye.“Where is he?” I peer into the car, only to find all the seats empty.“Ermm…”I grab his shirt. “Where is he!”“Calm down, Faith.”“Don’t tell me to calm down! You two left together, didn't you? Why are you back home without him? What happened to him?”A sharp pain tears through my heart. “Did something bad happen?”Jerry exhales.I clutch his crumpled shirt tighter. “Is he dead? Is my Ace dead?”He exhales again.Out of the corner of my eyes, I see Ace’s men gather. Their heads lower

{Faith}This is torture. I can't stay awake. Can't feel my legs or arms. I keep having nightmares as I lie here.And the hallucinations… they won’t stop coming. Even now, I can smell him and feel his presence even though he’s not here.I don't know what Susan injected into me. But once it wears off, she and I are going to have our very first fight. She better have a good explanation for why—“Princess…”A voice, low and husky, whispers into my ear. My heart does a backflip. I try to open my eyes, but they feel as heavy as lead.Why does this feel so real? I move my right hand, only to feel something hard. I press against it.“Ouch! Be gentle…”There it is again! That voice.I force my eyes open with all my might. I see nothing still, but the sound of soft breathing reaches my ears.“Ace?”“Yes, Princess.”An arm pulls me close. Something soft presses against the top of my head. “I am right here.”I blink hard and open my eyes again. And then I see his face glowing in the dark. His ey