STEAMY SHORTS: The Collection: Volume 1 by Little Lena

Author:Little, Lena
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lena Little
Published: 2024-05-21T00:00:00+00:00

Theo eases the car to a stop, and he helps me down before going back to find a parking spot. He doesn’t want a valet touching his car, so I step into the marbled lobby alone. Even all the way from here, I can hear faint traces of live music and lively chatter. So it’s that kind of party alright.

I plan on waiting for Theo so we can go inside together, but someone grabs my arm and twists me around.

I wrench my arm back and massage my elbow, already sure it’s going to bruise. When I lift my gaze, I’m not exactly surprised to find my father looking like he’s one second from murdering me.

He throws me a flinty stare, hands on his waist. My father is a walking time bomb. Anything can set him off. Maybe he and Theo’s father can take anger management classes together and discuss whether their kids are the problem or them.

Dad’s brows knit together, and he’s huffing, his breaths shallow as if he’s trying to rein in his fury.

What have I done this time?

“Hi, Dad.”

“You’re late! Do you want to make an entrance? I told you repeatedly not to embarrass me. And what the fuck are you wearing?” He’s pointing an accusing finger at me. His voice is hushed, but it’s clear to anyone watching he’s reprimanding me for something.

Before, I used to wish the ground would swallow me whole. Unfortunately, he’s done this so many times I only want to get it over with.

I can’t stop myself from flinching when he steps forward. He has never hit me before, but then, there’s always a first time. So I mentally brace myself even if I know he won’t cause a scene at a public place where his friends and colleagues can see.

“She’s not late. It’s still 6:45.”

Theo’s voice is deep and cold. Even from his tone alone, it’s easy to tell my father won’t be able to push him around that easily. Unlike me.

Relief comes in a deluge, and the knot in my belly starts to unwind. He’s here. Theo’s here. I’m safe. There’s no way he’s going to let my father do something to me.

“Who the fuck are you?” my father hisses. He’s so close that his spit lands on my cheek. I will my hands not to wipe it.

“Her boyfriend.”

The laughter spilling from my father’s lips is bitter and sharp, his eyes crinkling with a biting edge. One hand rubs his jaw and he flicks his eyes from me to Theo. The sly smile chills me and makes dread pool in my stomach.

With a subtle shake of his head, he tuts. “If there’s one good thing about you, Tess, it’s your consistency. You’ve always been a disappointment. Always. Whether it’s at school or social events, you’ve never met my expectations no matter how low I set the bar.”

He cuts his icy gaze to Theo and scoffs at me. “Your sister married one of the most powerful men in the country. Someone who can buy her diamonds for breakfast without going bankrupt.

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