But Daddy, I Love Him

"I asked you a question, Olivia," he murmured. "Are you going to see him?"

"No," I choked out, the word broken and final. "No, Daddy. I'll stay. I'll stay here with you. Just please... please..."

"Good girl," he growled, the praise vibrating against my skin. "You finally learned how to beg properly."

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Chandler Sterling came back bound by a promise-nothing more.

At least, that's what he tells himself.

Olivia Perez was never supposed to matter. She was off-limits, untouchable, too young-the daughter of the one man he could never betray. Once, she was just a little girl in the background.

Now, she's grown. Defiant. Reckless in a way that gets under his skin and refuses to leave. And the more he watches her, the more something inside him starts to unravel.

It begins with control-stepping in, setting limits, reminding her who she belongs to.

But it doesn't stop there.

Because his anger lingers too long when she's with her boyfriend. The thoughts he's having were never supposed to exist.

On the other hand, Olivia knows something has changed.

Chandler isn't the same man she once admired from a distance. He's colder now. Harder. Watching her like she's something he needs to keep in line... or something he's trying not to take.

And maybe she should be afraid of that.

Of him.

Of the way his control feels less like protection and more like possession.

But fear isn't what she feels.

Because the line they're standing on isn't just dangerous-

it's already breaking.