All Chapters of Ruthless Daddy; His Bratty Little Girl : Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

JulianI carry Daphne into the house. She curls into me like her body already knows the shape of mine, arms around my neck, face pressed into my throat. Her breath is uneven, too warm. I never once stop to ask what I'm doing bringing her into my home. A house I haven't let a woman into since Katrina left. Maybe a part of me just wants to make sure she's safe. I couldn't leave a girl high on some substance, vulnerable to whatever's out there, alone at almost midnight. "Boss." Luca, from the bottom of the stairs. "You have a call. Katrina Voss." "Not now, Luca. Handle her." I don't stop walking. I feel his eyes move between me and the girl half naked and shaking in my arms. He doesn't ask. "She says it's urgent. I think you should take it." "Tell her I'm in a meeting. I'll talk to her in the morning." I take the stairs two at a time and shoulder open the door at the end of the hall before I've fully decided to. My room. Not the guest room. Mine. I don't ask myself why. I already

Daphne I check the time on my way out of his room and swear under my breath. Almost eleven. I'm already late for my morning shift at the diner, and Mr. Hank won't take it lightly this time. I twist my hair into a rough bun as I walk, still half convinced none of last night was real. The staircase opens onto the rest of the house and I stop walking. It looks massive. Marble floors, a chandelier the size of my old bedroom, a wall of windows looking out over grounds that go on longer than my entire street. There's a painting on the landing that looks like it belongs in a museum, not a hallway. One could tell how much wealth the owner has acquired to own a house like this. I start down the stairs, eyes still taking in the beauty of the place, not believing I spent the night here, in the bedroom of the man who owns it. I'm halfway to the bottom when the front door bangs open hard enough to echo through the whole place. "Julian. Julian Macini, come down here." Julian Ma