CHAPTER THREE
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INARA’s POV.
I see how possessively he looks at me when he warns me not to wear such revealing clothes for the so-called party I have, somewhere inside of me, I want to see what he will do. He wasn’t this protective two years ago when I decided to leave but the man in front of me now is so different, I genuinely do not know what he will do.
And when he presses a kiss on my forehead despite the fact that he knows I hate him, I feel a surge through my body. Why won’t he ever give up? I can never accept him as my step father, he didn’t deserve that title.
“Maybe something more?” A voice asks inside of me but I ignore it as I watch him walk out of the room. If the reverse was the case and this man was my boyfriend? I will definitely keep him to myself and allow no one to see him but well, he is my almighty step dad whom I hate with everything in me…
The beeping of my phone jolts me out of my thoughts, I pick up my phone and read Jess’s message.
She and the others will soon be here, they love a good party.
Pushing the thought of Mr valesquez and his boundaries to the back of my head, I grab the clothes on the bed and proceed to wear them. I don’t belong to him and he can not dictate how I should leave. I am a f*****g adult and he is just an unacceptable step father. I scoff at the thought of that, he is not so unacceptable though.
The doorbell finally rings and I hasten down to open the door.
Jess and her boyfriend including four of our friends and Tony, he has been hitting on me but I have told him several times that we can not be a thing, I can be anything but wayward. I am a bit naughty though if not I wouldn’t have left my underwear in the full view of Mr valesquez.
“Hey girl” Jess calls out of me as her eyes open wide, “you haven’t such a nice house and you haven’t bothered to invite us?”
“You are here now, aren’t you?”
“Your daddy must be a money bag” another added and I can’t help but roll my eyes.
“Hey”Tony says.
“I didn’t expect you to come”
“Hmm” his eyes travel over me, I know Mr valesquez would have gouged out his eyes if he was here, the thought of it makes me smirk.
“You look very pretty.
“Oh, Tony”
I am only putting on a pair of bum shorts and a tank top, what is pretty about that?”
“Come on in guys” I decide to put an end to the conversation, “You can help yourself to some wine”
“Won’t daddy say anything?” Phoebe, another of my friends asks and I almost roll my eyes.
“If you are going to keep talking about him, you might as well leave”
It's not like any of them have seen him before.
Maybe I shouldn't have invited everyone for a hangout on the same day we all reached Seattle, points taken.
We all fall on talking about random memories, Jess and Jayden not leaving each other for even a moment and I am happy for them, Jayden really loves her, they were both high school lovers.
“So what are you going to do during the holiday, Inara?” Jess asks.
“Nothing” I shrug, “probably get myself some new books”
“You really need to get a boyfriend, Inara” she says again, “your life is a bit boring”
“I love my book boyfriends” I say as a matter of fact and glance at Tony who has his gaze on me.
“They don’t exist girl” Aurora chips in.
“So be it”
I stand up to grab a wine from the wine rack when we hear the door open and he ventures into the house, his cologne filtering into my nose right from the door.
I swallow hard as I stare back at him. He is putting on a pair of black pants and a black button up shirt which is neatly tucked into his pants. He has his hair in a neat bun while his two upper buttons are undone giving me a clear view of the tattoo on his chest. Is my stepfather supposed to be this hot? My insides throb, he shouldn’t be doing this.
“Hope I didn’t interrupt your perfect time” he says as he walks up to us, his gaze not leaving me.
“I didn’t know you would come back early”
“I can leave if you want, baby girl”
Gosh, I hate him..I hate him so much. Those eyes must have drawn my mother in and got her killed.
“Everyone this is my…my dad” I finally say and I see how his lips curl into a smirk.
“Your dad is so hot” I hear Aurora say and I almost want to punch her face.
“It is nice to meet you, Mr valesquez” Jess says, “I have heard a lot about you”
I roll my eyes, I haven’t said anything nice about him to her before.
“I shouldn’t disrupt your party, I will go in and freshen up” he says and then turns to me, “baby girl, let me talk to in the kitchen real quick”
Not bothering to wait for my answer, he makes his way towards the kitchen.
“I will be back”
Mr Valesquez is leaning on the counter as I walk into the kitchen and fold my hands across my chest.
“What do you want?”
“I told you not to wear that” he raised an at me, “did you put it on because Tony would be here?”
A scowl appears on my face, how does he know Tony?”
“How do you know him?”
“Does that matter? You clearly violated my orders”
“You don't own me, Mr Valesquez” I blurt, “I can wear whatever I want”
I have only come in today and he is already giving me orders.
“Didn’t you see how that pervert Tony was looking at you?” He growls and the frown on my face deepens, how the heck does he know Tony? Was this man keeping tabs on me?
“Are you….
“I promised your mother that I will protect you” he cuts me off, “and I am going to do just that”
“You made that promise and not me, Mr Valesquez” I tell him, “that’s your cross to carry”
After I am done, I turn around and make to walk away but he grabs a hold of my hand and pulls me closer to himself, my body crashes into his own and I fit into him just perfectly as I had imagined. His gaze travels down my body and stops at my bare shoulders for a moment, I can see the way his Adam's apple rises and falls.
“You know you are going to have to follow my orders since you are in my house, baby girl” he says, his voice sounding so intense yet somewhere inside of me, I love it. This is why I hate him, he is just…
“So you will go into your room and wear something more appropriate or I will f*****g tell Tony to leave”
“You can not…
“Oh bet me, I will princess”
He sounds like he owns me, isn’t a father supposed to support his daughter in whatever she does but he..
“Inara, we….” Jess’s voice trails off when she walks into the kitchen and sees the compromising position we are in. I actually forgot for a split second that his hand is snaked around my waist.
Uhmm, sorry” she turns around to leave but he stops her and lets go of me, a feeling of emptiness immediately envelops me.
“You want something?” He asks her.
“Not at all sir” Jess replies, “something came up and we have to leave so…
“I see” he turns to me again, “your friends are about to leave baby girl, you should see them out”
Not waiting for my response, he walks out of the kitchen while I clench my jaw together as I press my body against the counter.
“What was that, Inara?” Inquisitive Jess asks me, “why was your father…
“Step father, Jess” I correct her.
“But why was he holding onto you like that, you…
“It’s nothing of the sort” I tell her, “he is just a psycho” I am not sure about the psycho path but…
“Well, Jayden wants me to meet his parents for dinner so we will leave with the girls, Tony has opted to stay for a while. Maybe who knows, your daddy might ask you to date him”
I have the inkling to roll my eyes, the daddy I know will chop his hands into a thousand pieces.
“Come, I will walk you out”
I am trying to forget how hot my body has gotten since velasquez touched me a few minutes ago.
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