All Chapters of Daddy's Pet.: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

88 Chapters

My Mother's New Husband Is My First Love

Rue“We now present the bride and groom!”Cheers erupt around me, mixing in with the soft violin music that drifts around the elegantly decorated club.Above, fairy lights twinkle as the overhead lights dim, and a single spotlight rests on the double doors that are opening.I swallow and hold my breath as my heart races and stings with an emotion I never thought that I would be feeling. Not when today was a happy day. A glorious occasion and something that the lovely bride worked so hard to achieve. And even though I’m jealous, my heart is aching, and I wish I could leave and pretend that today never happened, I remain in place and watch as the woman in question and her new groom enter.They both look perfect together, she with her tall, lean figure and curly blonde hair that cascades down her body like a golden waterfall and her sparkling blue eyes that show exactly how happy she is. And he, with messy salt and pepper locks that scatter about the top of his clean-shaven tan face and

Meet Again

RueOf course, that love never came as time passed, and when I graduated, I decided that I would do whatever I had to in order to try to win him over.That’s why I went to college to get my teaching degree and joined a gym where I worked my ass off to lose weight and tone my body.I also watched many tutorials on how to do my hair and started wearing contacts.I did everything I could to become someone who wasn’t that miserable girl that Mr. Owens knew.Instead, I would be this cool, confident, elegant new teacher at his school.I planned to approach him thereafter, after getting a job, and make him fall for me; after all, we would no longer be teacher and student. We would be equals, which would make it possible for us to be together, but all of that was ruined when my mother announced that she met someone and that they were going to get married.During the course of the planning, I wasn’t able to go home and meet the man who would soon be my stepfather, but I didn’t think that it wo

A Family Trip

Rue“A Trip?”My voice comes out much louder than I intended it to, and when a few pairs of eyes come to rest on my mother and me, I give an apologetic smile.“Rue, honey,” my mother sighs. “Is it really that hard for you to go on a vacation with us?”“Of course not,” I tell her, but inside I’m screaming yes. “It’s just that I have my internship and…”“And you’re on spring break right now.” My mother counters, stopping me before I can even make an excuse. “And the vacation is only for five days. We are going to a paradise island that Leo’s family owns.”“His…family…” I hiss, eyes widening. “His family owns it?”When I was in high school, I heard rumors that Mr. Owens came from a very well-off family, but I didn’t necessarily believe it.I mean, how could I when he was working as a teacher?If he really was born with a silver spoon, then wouldn’t it be better for him to go and work for the company that kept his family rich?“That’s right,” my mother beams. “Everything has already been

One Too Many

[Rue’s POV]For the next hour or so, I busy myself unpacking my luggage, and once I’m settled in, I head into the living room and find my mother sitting on the plush white couch that sits in the middle of it.She’s flipping through a fashion magazine, and when she hears me, she sets it down and turns her gaze to me.“All done unpacking?” She asks, a smile spreading across her face. “Then do you want to go shopping with me?”“What about Mr. Owens?” I ask, looking around as though the man himself will appear. “Don’t you want to spend time with him?”“He had some business to take care of.” She pouts. “Even though he didn’t take over his father’s company, they still bother him all the time, you see.”“Oh.”Her words are like a knife stabbing into me as I start to realize how much more she knows about Mr. Owens than me.“That’s a bummer,” I say quietly.“But it gives us some time to hang out.” My mother says happily. “We can catch up since we haven’t really seen each other recently. You’ve

A Dangerous Situation

[Rue’s POV]My head spins and my vision blurs, but even then, I still sip on a drink while Mr. Owens orders our meal for the evening.Once he is finished, he shifts his gaze to me, and when he opens his mouth, I brace myself for what is to come.“You should really slow down.”“I’m fine,” I assure him, plastering a smile on my face. “The room is just spinning and I feel like my brain is filled with helium. Am I floating?"“Rue,” he hisses, and I feel my heart squeeze. “That’s enough.”“Oh, leave her be,” my mom murmurs. “She’s just enjoying herself.”“There is a difference between enjoying yourself and making irresponsible choices.”“Hey,” I growl, slamming my glass down on the table. “Who the hell do you think you are to say such things to me?”Dammit. Shut up, Rue!“You aren’t my teacher anymore.”Shut up before you say something you regret!“And you aren’t my dad!”“Rue,” my mother gasps, her eyes widening. “What are you even saying? Of course he is your fat…”“HE ISN’T!” I yell, dr

A White Lie

[Rue’s POV]Before I can even process what is happening, Mr. Owens is moving, grabbing the guy holding my wrist by the collar and then swinging so his fist connects with the guy's face again.“Tell me,” he growls, landing another blow. “What exactly did you plan on doing to her?”“I…” the man gasps. “I was…”He doesn’t get to finish his words before Mr. Owens hits him again and again, and when I’m certain that the guy is unconscious, I wrap my arms around his to stop him from landing another blow.“Mr. Owens!” I hiss as he fits against my hold. “Mr. Owens!” I repeat more strongly. “LEO!” I scream, and to my surprise, he stops and looks my way. “That’s enough.”As I speak, I look toward the guy who is dangling by Mr. Owens’ hand, and it is clear that he won’t be waking up any time soon.“You’ve done enough,” I say slowly. “We should head back.”I wasn’t quite certain how he managed to show up at the time that he did, but didn’t that mean that my mother was all alone somewhere?“I’m sur

Vacation Fling

[Rue’s POV]Mr. Owens’ back that my body is nicely pressed against is warm, and the shoulder that my head rests on is firm and muscular, like I always imagined it to be. However, even when we are this close, I know that he is still far away from me.Even when he is right here in front of me, I can’t reach out and grab him.“Rue.” The man in question's voice drifts toward me, snapping me out of my sinful thoughts and back to the reality that is meant for me.“Yeah?” I ask, wondering what he wanted.“You went to school for teaching, right?”“That’s right,” I confirm.Nodding, he grows quiet, and I wonder if he was just trying to make light conversation and I just failed to produce what he wanted of me.“Did you have a reason for it?” He asks after a long pause. “I honestly didn’t take you for the type.”“Because I was so quiet and passive in high school?” I murmur, feeling a stab in my heart. “People change, you know.”“No,” he says quickly. “That wasn’t what I meant. I just…”“It’s fin

Only Him

[Rue’s POV]I plaster a smile on my face and toss my long blonde hair over my shoulder as I move toward my target, and when I reach him, I take a seat on the lounge chair beside him.Making it seem like I was just getting there and just happened to choose this spot, I get comfortable, and when I look over, I find him watching.“Hello,” I smile, enjoying the way his eyes travel along my body. “You don’t mind if I sit here, right?”“Of course not,” the guy smiles, his green eyes that are surrounded by thick dark lashes darkening. “I don’t mind at all. I was just thinking that I was a bit lonely.”“Oh?” I ask, raising a brow. “Then I guess that I felt your need for a companion and just had to come over.”As I speak, I peek toward where Mr. Owens is with my mom, and to my surprise, his gaze is on me.For a moment, my heart rate kicks up speed while I wonder if maybe he is actually as aware of me as I am of him, but when the guy beside me laughs and then even lifts a hand and waves, I real

Try Bonding

[Leo’s POV]“What the hell were you thinking?”I narrow my gaze on Mykel while he watches me in amusement.“I told you,” he sighs, holding up his hands innocently. “I wasn’t the one who approached. She came to me, and could you…ouch!”I don’t give him a chance to finish what he is saying before I’m smacking him in the back of the head, and as he grumbles and rubs the place I hit, I turn my gaze to Rue, who sits alone.From the purse of her lips, it is clear that she isn’t happy with what happened, but honestly I don’t care.How could I possibly let her get close to Mykel when I knew how much of a womanizer he was? I already watched her suffer because of others, and now that we were related, I couldn’t allow that to keep happening.But is it really any of your business? The small voice in the back of my head says. She isn’t your student anymore, and she isn’t truly my daughter despite my trying to consider her as such after marrying her mother.“I’m telling the truth.” Mykel says in an

Keep Him Company

[Rue’s POV]Ugh. I had the worst timing known to man. First it was finding these two acting like lovesick teenagers in the pool, and now I was finding them sucking each other's faces in the middle of the damned living room.“Sorry,” I hiss, just wanting to escape. “I didn’t mean to interrupt you two.”Tearing my gaze away from the two who are now separated but clearly looking disappointed by my appearance, I turn and head back into the hall that I just came from.As I move, a knot forms in my throat, and my heart starts to sting from the unpleasant view.“Dammit,” I growl, swiping at the tears that are starting to come to my eyes. “Stop it! Stop it right now!”I couldn’t cry.I wouldn’t cry.I didn’t deserve to cry, and I didn’t deserve to feel like I was being wronged.Neither of them did anything. Instead, I was the one in the wrong for continuing to get hurt over something that made someone I loved happy.That’s enough of you. I growl inwardly, scolding my heart. You can’t keep act

1 2 3 4 5 6

...

SCAN CODE TO READ ON APP