All Chapters of Crave Me, Daddy’s Good Girl: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Xavier stood in the hallway outside the suite, both hands wrapped around the children’s smaller ones. Natasha stepped ahead of them, reaching for the door handle. Just as she pushed it open, his phone rang. Xavier released one of the children, pulling his phone from his pocket and glancing at the screen with a quiet sigh. It was his father, Ronan. The call was about an urgent board meeting that had supposedly already started. Xavier turned back without entering the suite and spoke gently to the children. “I’m sorry, kids. Something important came up at work. I won’t be able to come in with you today.” The happy smiles on Adrian and Agatha’s faces faded instantly. Their shoulders dropped, and they looked at him with wide, disappointed eyes. Xavier felt a sharp tug in his chest. He crouched down to their level and offered a reassuring smile. “I promise I’ll come visit another time, okay?” Adrian nodded slowly, still looking sad. Agatha gave a small wave. “Okay… bye, birdie

~ZANE POV~ —LAST NIGHT— I jumped out of the car with my pulse thundering in my ears, the engine still rumbling behind me. My hands were already shaking as I rounded the hood, breath coming out in short. The white headlights cut through the gleaming streetlights, but all I could see was the shape on the ground. She was lying there on her side, one arm flung out awkwardly, dark hair spilling across the asphalt. For one sick second my stomach dropped so hard. I thought she was dead. Then I saw it—her left leg twitched. Just a small, involuntary jerk, like her body was trying to remember how to move. Alive. Thank fuck, she was alive. I froze for half a second, heart slamming against my ribs, scanning the street like a goddamn criminal. No headlights coming. No pedestrians. I jerked my head left, then right, eyes darting up to the buildings, the lampposts, the corners where cameras might be hiding. Nothing. Just empty sidewalk and parked cars in the distance. Luck. Pure fucking

VERONICA POVMy heart slammed against my ribs as his lips crashed on mine. A shiver raced down my spine so fast I had to clench my fist just to keep from reacting. I pushed the chair back and stood up quickly, putting space between us.Xavier’s lips curved into that dangerously smug smile that made my stomach flip. He took one slow step forward. I took one back. Another step. My back hit the cool wall. Nowhere left to run.He closed the distance, leaning in until I could smell the faint scent of his cologne. His palm cupped my cheek. His thumb swept across my skin in slow, lazy circles.“I love when you blush for me,” he murmured.“I’m not blushing.” I protested.He smirked. “It’s okay to deny it, kitten. I like the fight.”I rolled my eyes.He pulled back, nodding toward the table like we hadn’t just been two seconds away from something dangerous. “Come on. Let’s go through the plan. I’m not only here to seduce you… I know I’m very good at that.”“I’m not seduced,” I muttered as I f

VERONICA POV Natasha’s face was flushed, her hands trembling slightly as she stood in the middle of the luxurious living room. “I promise, I tried calling your number, but it kept going straight to voicemail.” I frowned, folding my arms across my chest as if that could hold me together. My heart was hammering so loud I could hear it in my throat. “That’s your explanation? You packed up my children, followed three unknown men into a house I’ve never seen, and let them call some man ‘Daddy’? Explain. Everything. Right now.” My voice came out louder than I intended. Her eyes filled with regret, but she didn’t look away. “I know I crossed a line. I know you’re angry, and you have every right to be.” “I’m not angry, Natasha. I’m terrified.” My voice cracked. “Those are my babies. I left them with you because I trusted you with their lives. And you…you moved them into a stranger’s house without my permission.” She stayed quiet for a long second, then drew in a shaky breath and kep

THIRD PERSON POVVeronica’s stomach twisted violently at Xavier’s words. The suggestion of a DNA test still rang in her ears like a gunshot. She took a shaky breath and forced her voice to stay firm, even as fear coiled tight in her chest.“What the fuck? You do not have any right to demand a DNA test on my children.”Xavier leaned back slightly in his chair, his emerald eyes never leaving hers. “And give me one good reason why I do not. You know if I wanted to, I could make it happen, and there would be nothing you could do to stop me.”She pressed her lips together, her hands trembling at her sides. “I’m not going to push this conversation any further, okay?” Her tone turned sharp, but underneath it was pure exhaustion. She was trying to shut it down because it was painfully clear he would win any argument they had.“I am warning you for the very last time. Stay away from my children. I can take care of them on my own. They are not yours.”“Fine.” He shrugged one shoulder, his voice