All Chapters of DANGEROUS LOVE, MY STEPFATHER'S SECRET: Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

I stared at my reflection in the mirror. I'd been doing this since I'd been discharged from the hospital three days earlier. I'd been standing in front of the mirror in awe, touching my still-flat belly. It felt unreal. I was pregnant with Raviel's baby.Wow.How did this happen? I don't know.It just happened. Without planning or preparation.I'd always wanted to have children and be a mother. God was so good to answer my prayers so quickly. Although it was a bit of a shock to Raviel and me at first, over time we began to accept it. And to my surprise, Raviel embraced the pregnancy with joy. I could see the genuine joy on his face, not a fake one at all. He was as excited as I was about the prospect of becoming parents. We both couldn't wait for this baby to arrive in eight months."Your baby bump won't show any time soon, no matter how much you touch your belly.""Rave."I was surprised to see him leaning against the wall. He chuckled, amused by what I always did in front of the mir

I cupped his face in my hands and smiled at him. This was the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. This was the man who had completely destroyed my life. He was my first man, and I hoped he would be my last. He was everything to me. The one who taught me about love. The one who taught me to be the wild woman I never imagined I could be. He was the one who would forever own my heart and my body.“Rave, you’re not going to hide anything from me anymore, are you?”“No. I’ve told you everything. I’ve shown you everything. The darkest side of my life. All my bad sides. I have nothing left to hide from you. I used to be such a coward. I was afraid you’d hate me, and I hid everything from you. But it was my hiding everything from you that made you hate me. I almost lost you because of those lies. So, I decided not to do it anymore.”“Honestly, I was shocked when I found out who you really were. I never thought I’d fall in love with someone like you. But I learned about humans in c

I didn’t know what Raviel did, but I no longer heard the gunshots. I dared to peek and found Raviel dragging one of the men who had shot at us out of the car. He had managed to knock the other two down. Raviel was beating the man black and blue. His entire face was contorted with rage.My mind went blank for a moment.When I regained my composure, I ran to him and pulled his shoulders away from the man.“Stop it. You’ve beaten her unconscious.”“He deserves a painful death.”“Rave, we’re in public. There are witnesses around.”Raviel’s eyes darted around the area. He seemed to be regaining his senses, and he clearly understood what I meant.“I’ll take him home for questioning.”“Why don’t you hand him over to the police?”“No. I don’t trust them.”I couldn’t stop him as he stuffed the man into the trunk with our barely salvageable groceries.After a while, Raviel noticed the cut on my forehead and the blood trickling down my cheekbone. He cupped my face, concern and cruelty mingling o

“Fine. Seth was right, I should have let you go a long time ago. I only put you in danger by keeping you near me. But one thing you should know, I did this because I thought you were someone special to me. I thought you were the special woman who would guide me to the light. But you couldn’t be even a little patient with me. You’re just like all the other bitches out there.”I was speechless. All I could do was cry and regret. Even though I knew it was too late for regrets. I’d fallen too deep for Raviel. And it hurt so much to know that he’d choose his dark life over our future.“Let’s go.”Raviel suddenly grabbed my wrist and dragged me out of his office.“Rave, let me go. Where are you taking me?”“We’re going back to LA right now. You’re not fit to be around me, and neither am I. Forget about the future and your stupid dreams, because they’ll never happen.”“What? What about this baby? You’re the father.”“You can have it for yourself. You don’t want your child exposed to my dark

“No. I respect your privacy. I may be a murderer and a sinner, but I’m not a maniac, Claire.”“Good. I didn’t expect you to snoop around on my phone and steal information from me.”“Why? Are you afraid I’ll sabotage your conversation with Anthonio?”“I’m afraid you’ll ruin my life again.”I stared at the door, hoping Raviel would catch my hint and leave, but he didn’t. He walked over to me and peeled my cardigan off my shoulders.“What are you doing?” I slapped his hand and adjusted my sagging cardigan.“Don’t touch me.”“Take off your cardigan.”“No. Get out of here. I’m tired. I’m going to bed.”“Take off your cardigan or I will. I bet you won’t like the way I do it.”“Always threatening,” I hissed angrily.I took off my black cardigan and threw it on the sofa. I turned my face toward the window as Raviel scanned my body like I was a mannequin he was buying for his living room.“You have a bruise on your shoulder blade.”Raviel tucked my hair behind my ear and examined the fist-size