Semua Bab Touch Me,Daddies : Bab 91 - Bab 100

IVY’S POVThe house was quiet again. I sat on the couch, letting my thoughts wander, letting the soft evening settle around me. The faint hum of the fridge, the occasional car passing on the street outside, and the shadows shifting against the walls felt almost like a rhythm. A rhythm I could almost catch onto if I let myself breathe.And in the middle of that quiet, my mind turned to Kai.I could not stop thinking about him. About everything he had done. The hospital, first and foremost. How he had stayed by my side when I was fragile, terrified, and barely able to form words. How he had been there through the long nights, letting me lean against him when I felt too heavy to stand on my own. Even the times when I had had to stay in his office, monitored, watched, unsure who to trust, he had stayed close, careful, protective. Never judgmental. Never impatient.I should have been angry at him. At the idea that he had connections to Asher, that he had moved in circles that tied him to p

IVY’S POVMorning came quietly.Not gently, but quietly. The kind of quiet that made you aware of another body beside you before you even opened your eyes.I lay still for a moment, listening to Kai’s breathing. Slow. Steady. Real. His arm was draped over my waist like it had always belonged there, warm and heavy enough to remind me that last night had not been a dream.I shifted slightly and he stirred.“You awake?” he murmured, voice thick with sleep.“Yeah,” I whispered. “You?”“Barely.”I smiled and turned onto my side so I could see his face. His eyes were half open, lashes casting shadows against his cheeks. He looked softer like this. Less guarded.He studied me for a second, then smiled. “You are staring.”“I am allowed,” I said. “You said you love me.”He chuckled quietly. “That does give you some privileges.”I reached up and traced the line of his jaw with my finger. “You are not taking it back, right?”His expression shifted immediately. Serious now.“No,” he said. “Never.

IVY’S POVThe iron gates looked like the entrance to a fortress I had once tried to call home. I pressed the button on the intercom, my fingers trembling just enough for the metal to rattle. A voice crackled through the speaker, cold and professional. It was not a voice I recognized.“State your name and business.”“Ivy,” I said, my voice steadier than I felt. “I am here to see Asher.”There was a long pause. I felt Kai’s eyes on my back, a physical weight from where he sat in the Range Rover. I knew he was gripped by the steering wheel, ready to floor it if that gate did not open. Finally, the heavy locks clicked and the gates began their slow, agonizing crawl backward.I walked up the long, winding driveway. The gravel crunched beneath my sneakers, a sound that echoed in the heavy silence of the estate. The house loomed ahead, a massive structure of stone and glass that felt more like a mausoleum than a residence. I had lived here once. I had walked these halls, slept in one of the

Pophands was tucked under her cheek, while the other rested unconsciously on my forearm, as if even in sleep, she was making sure I hadn't disappeared.I leaned down, pressing a slow, lingering kiss to her shoulder. She stirred, a small, sleepy hum vibrating against my skin."Morning," I murmured, my voice thick."Is it?" she whispered, her eyes fluttering open. She squinted at the sunlight and then smiled, that lazy, private smile that I was quickly becoming addicted to. She shifted, rolling onto her back and pulling me down with her. "You are awake early.""Hard not to be when you’re taking up all the covers," I teased, though I didn't care. I could have given her the whole world, let alone a silk sheet. I propped myself up on one elbow, tracing the line of her collarbone. "I have to head out for a bit. I need to see Asher and Levi."The softness in her eyes dimmed just a fraction. "About yesterday?""About everything," I said honestly. "The transition. The business. And the fact t

IVY’S POVThe glow from the photo on the easel seemed to linger in my mind even after Kai led me out of the studio. The house was quiet now, the chaotic energy of Ella’s laughter and Nana’s sharp observations still vibrating in the air like the hum of a struck tuning fork. We walked down the hallway toward the master suite, but my feet felt heavy. Not with sadness, but with the weight of a realization I’d been avoiding since I first stepped through these gates.Kai was already unbuttoning his shirt, the movement fluid and relaxed. He looked like a man who had finally conquered a difficult peak. He had won over Nana; he had charmed Ella; he had integrated my world into his fortress.“Tonight was perfect,” he said, his voice low and satisfied. He turned to me, his eyes softening. “Nana is formidable. I think I’ve finally been vetted by the highest authority.”I sat on the edge of the vast, silk-covered bed, tracing the intricate pattern of the duvet. “She loves you, Kai. She wouldn’t