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“Jesus,” her stepfather er’s side door to let Kayla collapse inside She was still drunk Her head i, and balance had suddenly beco woman to behave”
“What’s the matter, Daddy?” she sneered “Are you afraid I’ll embarrass you?”
Carter stared down at her, his lips pressed into a thin line as he looked her over For a ht on her skirt, and when Kayla looked down, she saw that it had hitched up around her upper thighs when she’d sat down With her legs splayed, her sheer pink panties were completely visible
Why is he looking at me like that? she wondered as she pulled down the heaze It almost looks like he likes it…
She banished the thought i it up to her inebriated state as sheher unusually heavy feet into the car Carter shut the door, walked around to his side, and got in, scowling as he turned a key, the big powerful engine roaring to life
“Buckle up,” he told her sternly
Kayla once again rolled her eyes, but inevitably obeyed She ht have been reckless inthrough the windshield should so
She snapped the seatbelt into place and leaned her seat back i out as best she could in her stepfather’s luxury sedan
“Your antics are costing me a small fortune, you know,” Carter muttered as he pulled into the limited traffic at this hour “God only knohat I’ll have to do to convince this girl not to press charges”
“I’ her eyes as the interior of the car began to spin “Not unless thefor you to show up”
It was Carter’s turn to roll his eyes “Sorry I didn’t drop everything sooner to rush to your aid I do have a life outside of cleaning up your messes, you know”
“Right, your second wife,” Kayla said, referring to the company her stepfather owned “I’m sure she’ll understand”
Kayla didn’t knohy her stepfather was acting so put out It wasn’t like he hadn’t been awake, anyway Part of being a billionaire was hard work, contrary to popular belief, and she knew Carter was up until the wee hours of theto wear on him, too The dark circles under his eyes easily betrayed that
She got the feeling there was more to it than that, however Lately, her stepfather had seemed more aloof and stressed out than usual While nor end of a few uncharacteristic tantrums the past feeeks She’d often wondered if it had so to do with her mom
Thankfully, her stepfather seeht now
“I don’t knohy you can’t understand how iripping the leather steering wheel so tightly his knuckles turned white “When I eventually turn my company over to you, it will be imperative for your reputation to remain as unsullied as possible”
“What if I don’t want the co as her stepfather loashed over his face, turning his store shade of maroon
“You don’t have much of a choice in the ive it to”
“So et the strap off of her throat “You’re still young… ish It can’t possibly be that hard”
Carter chuckled ruefully, shaking his head as the light turned green “You’d be surprised,” he murmured at a volume Kayla was sure he’d meant to be inaudible, and yet she’d heard every word of it
She frowned, looking over at her stepfather as he drove through the desolate streets Every tilow of a streetlarow darker and darker Is this why he’s been so distant? she wondered Mo for a baby…
She shook her head, trying hard not to ied in the throes of passion with her mother But it was no use Kayla couldn’t help but to envision Carter’s strong, hard body stripped down to his naked flesh, each powerful, coiledas he threw her mother onto his bed