CHAPTER FIFTY

LIANA’S POV

He sighed. “The only person who can answer that right bnow/b… should be your dad. I think he has a whole lot to tell byou/b.”

b“/bYou’re right,” I said, trying to sit up, but the second I moved, my legs gave out and I flopped right back onto the bed.

Killian chuckled. “Where do you think you’re going like that?b” /b

“Bathroom,” I muttered, a little embarrassed. “I need to shower.”

He didn’t argue. He just scooped me up blike /bbI /bweighed nothing and carried me into the bathroom.

What started as a bath quickly, turned into something else entirely

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and rinsed my body. But

the moment the warm water touched me, so did the fire again. His eyes lingered on my skin, and I could feel his hunger like heat against my back. He reached out and rubbed my shoulders, massaging slowly, then let his hands drift down.

By the time I turned to face him, his mouth was already on mine, hard and deep. Water streamed over us from the rainfall shower aboveb, /bsoaking his shirt, which he ripped off and tossed aside. I leaned back against the wall as he kissed down my

throat, sucking and biting while his hands explored every part of me. of me.

He lifted my thigh, hooking it over his arm, and slid inside me with a slow, deep thrust. The wall was cold against my back, but his body was hot, pulsing, filling me sopletely bI /bcried out. He moved fast, hard, mming into me with enough force to shake the tiles. I clung to him, my nails digging into his back as he fucked me through the steam.

He bturned /bme around, bent me over the edge of the bathtub, and entered me again, rougher this time. I braced my hands on

the tub edge while he grabbed my hips and pounded into me from behind, groaning low in my ear as his fingers left marks

on bmy /bskin.

bAfter /bthat, he pulled me into the tub, sat down with me straddling him, and fucked me slow and deep while water swirled around us. My head lolled back, his mouth on my breasts, his hands gripping my assb, /bmoving me at his pace until we both

trembled.

bIt /bfelt like we were in there forever. By the time we were doneb, /bmy legs were jellyb, /band I was soaked inside and out.

We finally got dressed, My body was soreb, /bbut I didn’t care. I felt clean, safeb, /band strangely calm. Killian held bmy /bhand as we

made our way bto /bthe living room.

bMy /bstepmom and dad were already thereb. /bBoth of them looked like they hadn’t slept all night. Their faces were tight with worry, but when they saw bus/b, they stood up immediatelyb, /btheir shoulders dropping.

“Oh thank God,” Moni breathed out, rushing over to hug meb. /b“You’re okayb, /bsweetheart. You scared us.”

I hugged her back, still shaken, but stronger now

bMy /bdad looked at Killian. “Thank byou/b… bfor /bwhat you bdid /b

His voice was gruff. But the way he looked at Killianb? /bIt wasn’t just gratitude. There was a silent usation in his beyes/b. The kind that says I–know–exactly what you–did–to–my–daughterb–/bbunder/b–my–roof kinda look.

Killian nodded respectfully, but didn’t bsay /banything. He let go of my hand, probably out of considerationb. /b

But bI /bdidn’t let go.

I grabbed his hand again, holding bit /bbtighter /bthis time.

“I think byou /bboth owe me an bexnation/bb,/bb” I /bsaidb, /bmy voice bsteady/bb. /bI blooked /bbdirectly /bbat /bbmy /bbfather/b. b“/bbDad/bb?/bb” /b

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He blinked. “Liana, now’s not-b” /b

b“/bDon’t do that,” I cut in, my tone sharp. “Don’tb–/bDon’t change the topic.

He swallowed, clearly ufortable.

b“/bLookb… /bI’m grateful to him. But that doesn’t mean I approve. You already know that. And I know it sounds selfish, but I’m your father. I have a right to protect byou/b.”

“From what?!” I shouted, stepping in front of Killian, still gripping his hand.

“From what, Dad?! What exactly are you protecting me from? From him? From

the

I love?b” /b

He looked like he wanted to say something, but I didn’t let him. Not yet.

“I love him,” I said again, my voice breaking slightly. b“/bAnd you need to stop trying to pull

I took a breath, heart pounding.

b“/bNow… stop stalling and just tell me the truth. Who exactly am I?b” /b

H

bus /b

apart.”