My Weakness, The Enemy's Daughter.

PTE

was a thrill in the air that morning, like the universe itself was celebrating with me. My twentieth birthd

f sunlight poured through the tall windows of my bedroom, catching the dust in the air like glitter on a

made me feel sexy, bold, and unapologetically me. I let my curls fall into soft waves, added a s

iness didn'

ifting from the study. My dad's voice. Serious. Controlled. Dangerous.

est. I don't want anythi

Again? After all our fights and promises? I was almost 20,

tormed into

leaned back in his chair with that

discussion.

low, commanding. He talked about threats. I

the doorb

his had all been perfectly time

ding with frustration. The grand

lking, breathing contradic

s Ch

made my breath catch. His chocolate skin, the subtle glint of ink tracing along his forearms, that jawline

word. Couldn't.

ina," my dad

mind." I pointed at the man who had just ma

etti. Dante, this is

eyes locked on min

e of-it wasn't just muscle and mystery. He had that thing. That mag

d practically bolted. I needed

I knew I had to. This man represented control, surveillance, everything I wanted

or. That ex-best friend. Still obsessed wit

wer, a gentle knoc

arm voice cal

use who saw me and not just "Adam Cole's daughter." Like a big

like an hour now," she s

d. Thank

id. "He's in the second-fl

te. But he's not a gue

guard

hinks I'm in danger or something. Which appar

l. "Maybe if you saw it from

ike to go out, show off, live loud. And now I'm supposed to

onna protect you if you're his

Girl, he's huge. Like huge-huge. And not

light-s

it..." I turned to her. "D

with your dad was t

one light-skinned guy who had th

a

out of

e place. The man who had cheated on me with my best

u doing here

rted some speech, talking about calls and texts and s

dad wanted him to take me

when I

"And why the hel

your driver's on leav

hat manipulation. The same twis

ot an

arm. I pulled aw

snapped. "You cheated too.

Loud. Una

ou standing here pretendi

n-harder this time-and trie

lled, struggling

then

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