Steel by Harley Wylde

Author:Harley Wylde [Wylde, Harley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BIN 009424-03053
Publisher: Changeling Press LLC
Published: 2020-06-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Rachel

Steel wasn’t anything like I’d expected. When I’d first met him, I couldn’t deny I’d found him attractive, but I hadn’t trusted him. Not because he was a stranger, but more because he was a man. Every man in my life had let me down, including my father. Didn’t help the last guy I’d trusted had given me an amazing daughter and a ton of trouble. The last few days had proven Steel was different.

Maybe he’d scrambled my brains with his kisses and everything that happened after. Regardless, we’d been at his house for over a week now and I couldn’t remember ever being happier than I was right now. It was possible Steel could be acting, but I didn’t think so. I’d woken this morning to a small jewelry box on the bed next to me. The most beautiful wedding set had been nestled inside. I didn’t think the man would do something so wonderful only to become a monster the next day. Then there was Coral. She worshipped the ground he walked on.

He’d been gone all day so I’d made breakfast and watched TV with Coral for a little while. She’d asked to go outside with Victoria and I hadn’t seen the harm in it. Steel had a fence out back so the dog didn’t wander far so I felt secure letting Coral out there on her own. At six, she was attempting to be more independent. Part of me wanted to keep her little forever, but the other half of me was proud that she was growing up into a sweet, responsible little girl.

I peeked out back a few times. Victoria chased after the ball Coral would throw, then ran circles around my little girl before collapsing at her feet. After a great amount of petting, they’d do it all over again. I didn’t think it would be long before both of them were ready for a nap. Steel’s house was immaculate, or had been before a six-year-old moved in. I spent a good bit of time putting Coral’s toys back into her room, then wiped down the kitchen and swept the floors.

When I’d put my new things away, I’d noticed Steel seemed a little OCD, or maybe it was his military background. His shirts were not only folded with a precision I found a bit intimidating, but they were in the drawers by color, what few colors he owned. It was mostly a sea of black, gray, and navy. His jeans hung in the closet, perfectly positioned on the hangers and lined up from lightest to darkest. Then his camo pants, of which there were more than a few. Even his underwear was organized by color. His socks most likely would have been too, if they hadn’t all been exactly the same.

It worried me a little. Coral wasn’t the messiest of children, but she wasn’t overly neat either. What if she left her things out and he got mad? Would he yell at her, or

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