Total pages in book: 109
Estimated words: 101985 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 510(@200wpm)___ 408(@250wpm)___ 340(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 101985 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 510(@200wpm)___ 408(@250wpm)___ 340(@300wpm)
“Yes, and I managed to secure a position for Mia there.”
Now it makes sense. I could offer a bunch of comments here. I could point out the fact that Blackthorn is much farther away than some perfectly fine schools in the area. Since he guards his daughter’s life so carefully, I would think he’d want to keep her close by.
But I know the man. After working for him for years, I know how he thinks. From what I understand, Blackthorn Elite is the cream of the crop, a school for kids in Mia’s position whose parents have a ton of money. They’re a higher class of students over there. He probably figures she’ll be safer going to school with a bunch of trust fund babies.
Why wouldn’t he want his daughter there?
When he turns to me, there isn’t a hint of humor in his dark eyes. Not that I expect there to be. This is not a man who spends his days enjoying the empire he’s built. He’s too paranoid for that. And when push comes to shove, he’s not above going to extreme measures for protection’s sake.
This is where I come in—at least, I did before I got assigned babysitting duty over a year ago.
“I don’t need to tell you how important this is.” His voice is flat, almost hollow. I’ve heard him sound this way before. The last time was when he ordered me to eliminate another member of the organization who he discovered going behind his back. Flat, no-nonsense. Only a fool would argue with him.
“No, you don’t.” Even if I have to bite my tongue against dozens of reasons this is a huge mistake. Why he should choose anyone other than me to travel to Blackthorn and guard his daughter. But doing that would end up causing more harm than anything else, and even though that girl puts me through more torture than she’s worth, I couldn’t do that to her.
Especially when I know he would take it out on me, would find some way to make it my fault that his daughter threw herself at me the night of her graduation party. A night I’ve replayed more times than I would admit, even to my closest friend if I had one. I’m not proud of myself.
“Does she know yet?”
He shakes his head. “I’d planned on speaking to her tomorrow after I broke the news to you. I know I can trust you with this.”
I only incline my head, smiling briefly. The message is clear. Fuck this up, and you’re a dead man. “She’s safe with me. You don’t need to worry.” Though even as I say it, my hands close into fists behind my back. I have to hold it together until I’m alone. Good thing I have so much practice hiding my true feelings around virtually everyone.
“I need you to take extra care with her safety—and her purity.”
I’m used to him firing off random things like that, but it still comes as a surprise. “Pardon?”
“Her purity. Come on, you’re a grown man; you know what I’m talking about.” When all I do is stare at him, he chuckles. “I know she’s untouched. Her doctor confirmed this for me after the first appointment I arranged once she moved in here, and you’ve kept your eye on her through just about every waking moment since then.”
“True.”
“No boys. Right?”
“Right, of course.”
“Well?” He shrugs with another chuckle. “I mean, it’s plain. She’s still unspoiled, and that’s the way I need her to stay. I can’t marry her off to an associate’s son if she’s already been used.”
This is the first I’m hearing of any of this. Sure, keeping her away from boys has always been the top priority, the way I would assume it would be for any father in a position like my boss’s. He doesn’t want her running around, pissing money away on parties and drugs the way some kids in her position do. Kids who fuck their way through their classmates. He wants better for her than that.
But only so he can get the highest possible price when he sells her in marriage.
“Well, I suppose you’ll want to get to bed before packing up your room… unless you want to have some fun with Melissa over here?” Mr. Morelli is all smiles as he waves toward the girl kneeling on the ground. “She might not be untouched, but she likes to pretend she is, and her pussy is tight enough to believe it.” He chuckles.
I glance over to the girl who’s grinning at me, her eyes twinkling with excitement. She pushes out her breasts, trying to lure me in, but there is nothing she could do or say that would get me excited. Only one pair of tits has my dick hard, and if her father knew about that, he wouldn’t be sending me to Blackthorn.