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85: A Help In Time
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2026-05-01 16:32:09
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365 Days With My Dad’s Bestfriend 170: In The Hospital
ELENAMy eyes snapped open. The bright, sharp white light of the hospital room cut straight into my head, making my eyes burn. I sat up fast, my heart knocking hard against my ribs like it was trying to break out of my chest.There was a massive metal bed plugged into the wall. Sebastian was lying there.His face was completely white, almost the same color as the sheets, but his chest was moving up and down in a slow, steady line. He was breathing. He was alive."Hey. Easy, El. Don't jump up like that."I whipped my head around. Maya was sitting on a low metal stool by the window. She was holding a paper cup of coffee so tightly the cardboard was bending in her fingers. She looked totally wrecked. The skin under her eyes was dark purple, and her hair was a messy knot on top of her head."Where is he?" I choked out. My throat felt like it was full of dry sand, the words scraping against my tongue. I pulled the blanket off my legs, my eyes frantically darting around the empty corners of
365 Days With My Dad’s Bestfriend 169: Breaking Apart
ELENAThe hospital hallway was dead quiet. The big double doors at the end had shut a while ago when the Senator and his people went into a private office with the head doctor. That just left Julian and me sitting on those hard plastic chairs under the bright, buzzing white lights. Maya was down in the basement trying to find some water bottles, so nobody else was around to watch us.The red light over the door was still burning. It looked like a small, bleeding eye in the dark hall.Julian sat right next to me, leaning his shoulder against mine. His right hand was completely covered in a thick white splint from the ER doctor, resting uselessly on his lap. His other hand—his good one—was rubbing my back in slow, warm circles, trying to stop me from shaking. He looked so tired. His hair was a mess and his green eyes were full of worry for his brother, but he kept looking down at me just to make sure I was still breathing.He was being so good to me. He had been a solid wall since the v
365 Days With My Dad’s Bestfriend 168:
ELENAThe sound of Sebastian’s head hitting the marble edge was a sound I would hear for the rest of my life. It was a wet, heavy crack that stopped the whole world. Then came the blood. It came out fast, a thick, dark red puddle spreading across the floorboards, soaking into his hair, ruining the kitchen rug.Something inside my brain just broke.I let Dominic build walls around me because I thought his money made him a god. But looking at Sebastian lying there completely still, his eyes rolled back and his life leaking onto the floor, the fear didn't just leave me—it turned into a burning, white-hot rage.I jumped up from the floor. My hands were covered in Sebastian's hot blood. I didn't care. I turned on Dominic like a wild animal."Get away from him!" I screamed, my voice tearing in my throat. I didn't just yell—I flew at him. I slammed my blood-covered palms straight into his chest, shoving him back with every single bit of strength I had.Dominic didn't move much, but his face
365 Days With My Dad’s Bestfriend 167:
SEBASTAINI was pacing a path into the hardwood floor of the penthouse, the pain in my hand entirely white-hot and blinding. But the physical pain didn't mean anything compared to the absolute panic turning my stomach inside out.Elena was sitting on the very edge of the leather sofa. Her face was completely white, all the color drained from her cheeks, and her eyes were totally blank as she stared down at the floorboards. She hadn't moved a single muscle since we ran out of the school into the freezing rain. She looked like a ghost waiting for the floor to drop out from under her."We have to go right now, Elena," I said. My voice sounded tight, scraping against my throat as I stopped right in front of her. I reached down with my good hand and grabbed her shoulder, my fingers digging into her denim jacket to try and force her to look up at me."My father's people can have a car here in five minutes. We can head up north to the cabin. Dominic doesn't own every single highway out of Ne
365 Days With My Dad’s Bestfriend 166:
DOMINICThe rain outside the fine arts building was heavy. Marco stepped out into the pour, opening my door and holding a black umbrella over my head mThe main lobby was very bright. Cameras were flashing everywhere and the rich donors were talking loudly. The moment I walked through the glass doors, the whole room went quiet. People stopped talking. They looked at the way my suit fit my shoulders, and they started whispering. They looked at me with fear and want. That is what money always buys.The university president almost tripped over his own feet as he ran toward me. He had a big, sweating smile on his face and held his hands out."Mr. Moretti," the older man said, shaking my hand with a weak, shaking grip."We are so glad you are here tonight. The money you gave completely changed our gallery space.""The pleasure is mine, Mr. President," I said. My voice was smooth, low, and polite. "I like raw talent."He kept talking and talking about the school, but I stopped listening. I
365 Days With My Dad’s Bestfriend 165
ELENAJulian was standing at the counter. He was typing fast on his laptop with his phone pressed between his shoulder and his ear. His voice sounded flat and tight as he argued with his father’s lead campaign aide about the guest list for the VIP hour. He looked totally exhausted. His hair was messy and his green eyes were bloodshot because he spent the whole night looking at the gallery maps.My phone buzzed on the coffee table. I picked it up right away to see a text from maya asking me to meet her behind the gallery loading dock in ten minutes.I didn't interrupt Julian's call. I knew if I told him I was leaving the apartment alone, he would drop everything to follow me down to the street. He was too protective right now. I grabbed my denim jacket, slipped my phone into my pocket, and took the elevator down to the lobby.I walked to the back of the fine arts building. I kept my head down, pulling my collar up over my cheeks. I kept looking at the parked cars along the street to
365 Days With My Dad’s Bestfriend 149: A Fresh Start
ELENAThe clock on the wall of Studio 3B read exactly eight in the morning. Twenty heavy wooden easels stood in scattered rows across the concrete floor.I stood in front of easel number twelve. My two cardboard boxes sat on the floor by my feet. I had carried them down the four flights of stairs f
365 Days With My Dad’s Bestfriend 148: Into The Dark
ELENAA half-empty bottle of cheap red wine sat on the floor by my mattress. The glass was on the floor beside it, tipped over onto its side. I was completely drunk. The room was spinning slightly every time I closed my eyes, but the alcohol hadn't done what I wanted it to do. It hadn't stopped my
365 Days With My Dad’s Bestfriend 147: Stalking My Obsession
DOMINICThe penthouse was dead silent. I sat at the desk in my study, holding a glass of Hennessy. Down the hall, a door slammed. Sebastian was in the guest room. He was still wearing the tailored black suit jacket I gave him at the docks.I had my heir. He had signed the letterhead, and the papers
365 Days With My Dad’s Bestfriend 146: Freedom In Chains
ELENAThe student housing building on Fifth Avenue was my new chains, everything looked old and rusty and smelled of mold… not a single speckle of luxury in sight.I stood in the center of room 402. The space was tiny. There was a single twin bed with a thin mattress, a scratched oak desk, and a wi
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