All Chapters of Ouchhh Step-Daddy: Our Dirty Secret behind closed doors: Chapter 61 - Chapter 65

Emily’s POVThe heavy silence that followed my words lasted for barely a single heartbeat."I LOVE MY STEP-FATHER!"The words were still echoing off the high ceilings when Ethan’s face turned from pale shock to a dark, murderous red. A strangled, primal scream tore out of his throat."You fucking bitch!" Ethan roared, his eyes popping out of his head as he completely lost his mind. "I'll kill you, Daniel! I'll fucking kill you!"He didn't care about the broken glass on the floor. He didn't care about the security guards or his mother screaming behind him. Ethan lunged forward, throwing his entire body weight straight at Daniel."Ethan, no!" Arthur Reed barked, but it was too late.Ethan swung a wild, desperate right hook straight at Daniel’s face.Daniel didn't even flinch. He slipped his head to the left, letting Ethan’s fist fly harmlessly past his shoulder. In one fluid, terrifying motion, Daniel stepped inside Ethan’s guard, his silver eyes flashing with icy disgust."I told you n

Emily’s POVThe warm water kept pouring down over us, but the icy fear that had been paralyzing my chest for hours was gone, burned away by the sheer, unadulterated heat of Daniel's mouth against mine.His lips moved over mine with a fierce, possessive rhythm, grounding me in the present. The hands pinning my wrists against the warm glass wall didn't hurt; they held me steady, stopping the world from spinning out of control."Daniel..." I breathed into his mouth, my heart hammering like a wild drum against my ribs.He didn't answer with words. He loosened his grip on my wrists, letting my hands fall onto his slick shoulders. His big arms wrapped around my wet waist, lifting me effortlessly against his chest. I wrapped my legs around his hips, clinging to him as if he were the only solid thing left in the universe.He kissed my cheek, my jaw, the cord of my neck, his breath hot against my wet skin. "You're safe," he rasped, his silver eyes dark as storm clouds when he pulled back just

Emily’s POVDaniel pulled me gently up off the floor and led me to the long leather sofa. His split lip was still bleeding, dropping small red spots onto his grey t-shirt, but his face remained completely calm.I ran to the kitchen, grabbed a warm, damp cloth, and hurried back, sitting beside him on the cushion. My hands were shaking so hard I could barely hold the fabric."Hold still," I whispered, pressing the cloth gently against the cut on his lip. "He hit you so hard...""Ouch," Daniel muttered softly, though he didn't even flinch. He reached up, taking my wrist and holding the cloth himself. "Don't cry for him, Emily.""I'm not crying for him," I sobbed, wiping my wet cheeks with the back of my hand. "I'm crying because he's going to ruin everything you built. He promised he'd destroy you!""Let him try," Daniel rasped, his silver eyes steady and cold. "Noah Carter is a small man throwing a big tantrum. He has no real power.""He has my mother," I reminded him quietly. "And he h