Tornado of Emotions

An hour later we were walking out of the precinct with Jon, Caroline, and Jenny by our sides. The police had kept Candice in custody, not that I was surprised in the slightest. She had been busted trying to sell Jenny to me, and that poor girl was very obviously traumatised. Between that and what Jenny told the police, I had no doubt that Candice wouldn’t be seeing the light of day any time soon. Nor did she deserve to. We stopped beside my car, and Naomi immediately pulled away from me to wrap her arms around Jenny when she burst into tears. I swallowed hard as she clung to Naomi, who gave me a worried look, silently begging me to do something.“Jenny?” I called softly. “Would it help if you stayed with Naomi tonight?”Jenny turned her attention to me, and I instantly wanted to go back inside to throttle the bitch that had the nerve to hurt her in such a way. “Y-yes,” Jenny sniffled.I nodded. “Caroline and Jon will take you to our house. We can spend the night in the cottage behind

Last Updated : 2025-09-20

Who Are You?

NaomiWhen I woke up alone in bed, I immediately panicked before taking a deep breath and reminding myself that they were probably just with Rip. Every time I had woken up during the night, I had been next to Jenny and Becky. At some point, I had left the room in search of Rip, only to find him sleeping on a cot outside the door to the bedroom that I was sleeping in. I could tell that he was completely uncomfortable, but when I crawled onto it next to him for a moment, he had instantly wrapped me up in his arms, holding me tightly before asking me if the girls were okay. They had been, but I wasn’t.I hadn’t realized how much my mother had affected me and how I thought about myself. I hated that she had made me feel so small, degraded, and just simply worthless. When I saw how Rip had immediately jumped into protective mode over Jenny the moment he saw her, I knew that he was the same man that I had always thought he had been. I leaned against the counter in the bathroom, closing my e

Last Updated : 2025-09-21

A Rough Day

RipAfter getting ready for work, I met Jon in the kitchen of the main house so we could walk back to the cottage, chatting about the day’s scheduled meetings. As soon as we rounded the last corner of the small path and saw a newly arrived familiar car, I took off sprinting toward the smaller building, my heart racing like a gazelle being hunted by a pride of lions. Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! What in the hell was Ryan doing there? And why hadn’t anyone told me that he was coming over? I wouldn’t have left to get ready. Fuck!As much as I liked the boy and knew he would be an amazing partner for some woman, I didn’t want him to even have a chance at being the man for Naomi. I barrelled inside, immediately drawing up short when I found Naomi sitting on the couch with Jenny and Becky playing in her hair, while Ryan sat close to them, talking animatedly with the younger girls about Naomi’s hair. My heart sank lower than my feet, and I was absolutely crushed to see how amused they all were wi

Last Updated : 2025-09-22

Interested Or Not?

NaomiAfter my last class that day, I jogged excitedly out of the building to go to my car. I had just enough time to get to Becky’s school before Jenny got to the house. I was happy that Jenny seemed to be doing better this morning. I was hoping that within a few days, she would feel completely comfortable with Caroline too. Until then, I was going to make sure that she had someone she trusted in her corner. Besides, with the way her and Becky got along this morning, I knew that it was only right that Jenny be a part of our family too.I groaned when the way Rip had acted that morning resurfaced again. I didn’t know what his problem had been. Whatever it was, I was going to get to the bottom of it when I saw him that night. I hadn’t wanted to mention it in front of Becky. She didn’t need to be involved in adult matters, and if he was upset about something I did, that would be exactly what it was. I just hoped it wouldn’t be another fight. I didn’t want to fight with Rip, but if I had

Last Updated : 2025-09-23

All Chapters of More Than Just Her Stepfather: Chapter 71 - Chapter 74

Tornado of Emotions

Who Are You?

A Rough Day

Interested Or Not?