Semua Bab Taken by my stepfather : Bab 51

Daniel’s POVThe heavy oak doors of the master suite clicked shut behind us, the sound echoing like a gavel in the vastness of the room. This was the sanctum. Outside, in the hallways and the restaurants of the city, I was a name, a legacy, a threat. But inside these four walls, I was simply the man who had taken a shattered girl and decided to see if she could be made into a weapon.I didn't turn on the lamps. The moon was a cold, silver blade cutting through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long, skeletal shadows across the charcoal-silk duvets. The air in here always smelled of cedar, old books, and the faint tang of the estate’s history, but tonight, it was dominated by Eden, my little firebird.She stood at the foot of the bed, her breath coming in shallow, jagged hitches. The dress was a pool of midnight at her feet, leaving her standing in nothing but the black diamond ring and the brutal map of the day.I stood by the door for a long minute, just watching her.Most women