Daddies Know How She Tastes Better
By the time the car pulled into the driveway, the sky was fully dark and the mansion looked different under the sleet: windows glowing warmly, but the exterior lights reflecting off wet stone in a way that made it feel colder.
I paid the driver, grabbed my bag, and trudged up the steps, my boots leaving slushy prints on the mat as I pushed open the heavy front door.
The foyer wasn’t empty.
Mrs. Harlan was there, directing three other workers—two men in coveralls and a woman with a clipboard. They were carrying boxes of holiday decorations toward the side hall: strings of lights, ornaments, the massive wreaths that would be hung on the doors. The Christmas tree in the living room was already