All Chapters of Daddies Taste Better : Chapter 371 - Chapter 375

The freezing rain washed over me, mixing with the cold and fear from earlier, and all I could think was how fast my day had just gone off a cliff. One minute I was hiding in my room out of sheer embarrassment, and the next, I was getting shot at and dragged through a downpour by the exact man I’d planned to hide from.It was almost laughable at this point that I'd actually thought today was going well.Noah’s eyes scanned the trees and fired again, the shot echoing into the night, and I heard a muffled curse from somewhere in the darkness. Then he tugged me forward again, moving us along the side of the house toward what I hoped was a safer spot, the rain soaking us both to the bone while the attackers’ voices carried faintly on the wind.This night wasn’t ending anytime soon.And I had no idea if either of us was getting out of it alive.My lungs burned as we continued to run, my bare feet slipping on the wet grass and mud. Every crack of thunder blended with the distant shouts and

The question caught him off guard. A drop of rain slid from his split lip as he froze, every line of his body signaling a hard refusal to answer that question. He opened his mouth to speak, thought better of it, and closed it. When he finally found his voice, it was to say something that had nothing to do with what I’d asked. “We should get you inside before you catch a cold,” he said instead, reaching for my arm again like he could steer me toward shelter. I jerked back. “No. Answer me.” For a moment, he just stared at me. A moment that felt like forever in the freezing rain. Then, a slow smile curved his mouth, crinkling the bruised skin around his eyes. “It was on the day of your prom,” he said quietly. “I saw your photo before it got taken down. You looked… beautiful. Like a person who didn’t belong in that world. And then, somehow, you ended up here. Close to me.” He let out a short, disbelieving laugh. “Look me in the eye, Saraphina, and tell me that isn’t fate.” “…”