Daddy's Little Star (Daddy Series Book 8) by Lila Fox
Author:Lila Fox [Fox, Lila]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 2021-04-08T18:30:00+00:00
Chapter Thirteen
Late the next day, Caleb got up from the sofa and set down his book when the door buzzed.
âYes?â he said after he pushed the button.
âYouâve got several cops here wanting to talk to you.â
âThank you. Send them up.â
Caleb waited by the elevator and shook all three officersâ hands. âWhat do you guys need?â
âThereâs been an accusation that you raped Isabela Harper.â
He was so shocked he couldnât breathe for a moment. âWho the hell would say⦠Oh fuck,â he said and pinched the bridge of his nose. âYou donât have to tell me. I know.â
âWho?â
âHer mother.â
âYes, I did.â A shrill voice came from behind them. âThat man is a menace, and I know heâs hurt my little baby girl.â
Caleb snorted. âReally?â He turned back to the men. âWhat do you need from me?â
âCan you tell us why youâre here?â
Caleb told him about the stalker and how the studio hired him to protect Bella. âEveryone before me was either fired or quit.â
âIs the job that hard?â
âHell, no. Drusilla over there is a huge pain in everyoneâs ass. Iâll give you the name of the CEO and other executives, plus everyone in the studio who has to deal with her.â
âWhy have you lasted?â
âBecause she couldnât fire me, and Iâm an asshole. I donât give a fuck what she says or tries to do. Iâm here to do a job, and Iâm going to do it. I suspect thatâs why she accused me of this. It was the only way to get me out of her hair.â
âThat seems pretty drastic and against the law,â one of the police offers commented.
Caleb snorted. âNot really. Iâve made it next to impossible for her to have the control sheâd had before.â
âThatâs not true,â Helen yelled. âHeâs a pervertâ¦â
âWhatâs going on?â Bella said.
All eyes turned to her. She stood in jeans and a t-shirt with her hair down around her shoulders. Her necklace was on.
âAre you Isabel?â
She took a few hesitant steps toward the officers and nodded. âYes.â
âYour mother accused Mr. Simmons of raping you.â
âWhat?â Bella screamed and turned to her mother. âWhat are you doing?â
âIâm trying to protect you.â
Bella laughed without humor. âNo, what Caleb does is protect me. You just want to control me.â
âIâve seen him come out of her room,â Helen said.
Bella yelled. âStop. Thatâs not true. He didnât do anything. Get a gynecologist up here. I can prove he hasnât touched me.â
âYouâre telling us youâre a virgin?â one of the cops asked.
Caleb watched as a red tide of heat filled her face. He hated that she was embarrassed. It was her motherâs fault that this was happening.
âYes. Canât that tell you heâs not a rapist?â
âWell, yes, maâam.â
âHeâs never done anything to make me feel uncomfortable, and I think I should admit that if he wanted ⦠you know, Iâd gladly give him my body. Iâve wanted him for a long time, but he doesnât want me that way.â
Caleb scowled at her. He thought they had talked about this. âThatâs bullshit, baby. I want you until my teeth ache, but I refuse to take advantage of this situation.
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