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ignored it. Whenever he thought about the unfairness
of Bethan’s life, he wanted to hurt someone. She should be here talking to his
daughter about her menstrual cycle, boys, warning her against sex. He’d hired a
doctor to talk with Mindy about her periods.
    “I’m fucking this up.”
    Running a hand down his face, he put her picture away.
He couldn’t hide away in his office for too long. There was so much work that
needed to be done. Fridays were not his night. They belonged to his daughter,
and he left his office, going straight to the movie room. When he couldn’t find
Mindy, he walked up to her room only to find it empty.
    Going past each room, he opened the door. He went to
the end of the hall to the bedroom next to his. The door was open, and when he
looked inside he saw Mindy drying Cherry’s hair. She wore a bathrobe, and most
of her hair was damp.
    Leaning against the doorframe he watched them for a
couple of seconds. His gaze riveted to Cherry. The bathrobe she wore gaped at
the front showing off a great deal of her cleavage. His cock responded to the
sight, and he wanted to run his finger along the curve of her breast.
    Would her body be as soft as he imagined?
    The urge to send Mindy away, bend Cherry over the bed,
and fuck her hard was strong. He’d never been interested in younger women.
Cherry wasn’t innocent, and he’d seen the understanding in her eyes. She hadn’t
lived an easy life. Shit had happened to her making her a survivor. What had
she survived? Who was she? What was she doing with her life? Why wasn’t she
finding any means of escaping? He wanted answers to all of his questions. Most
of all, he wanted his body to stop craving her. He’d known her a couple of
hours, and he shouldn’t be this easily taken by her.
    ****
    “Your hair is so beautiful,” Mindy said.
    Cherry smiled. Her hair was a pain in the ass. When
she was growing up the men her mom brought home would try to get her to do
things to them. They loved running their fingers through the blonde tresses.
She didn’t like them touching her, but her mother made her. One day when her
mother was getting high she found a pair of scissors and chopped it all off.
Once her mother came down from her high, Cherry got the beating of a lifetime.
There were some sick men out there.
    Mindy hadn’t been through any of that crap. She still
held the beauty of the world within her eyes. It was refreshing being around
her, calming almost. For tiny moments Cherry could forget that she was here
because she was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
    “I love the color. I wish my hair could be this color.
I’m dull, mousy brown.”
    “Your hair is beautiful and glossy. You never need to
change yourself for anyone, Mindy.” She smiled at the girl in the mirror.
    They were interrupted by Elijah clearing his throat.
    “Hey, Dad,” Mindy said.
    “I’m ready for movie night.”
    “Damn. I’m doing Cherry’s hair.”
    “I don’t mind,” Cherry said.
    “Do you want to watch a movie? You can sit between my
legs, and I’ll finish off your hair. You can do mine after,” Mindy said.
    The younger girl was hopeful. Her gaze twinkled as she
stared back.
    “If it’s okay
with your father.” Cherry glanced at Elijah in the mirror. His gaze was
on her chest in the mirror. Looking down, she saw the robe had opened up,
showing off a great deal of her breasts.
    Closing the robe, she kept her gaze on his.
    “You can come down.”
    Heat filled her pussy at his stare. What the hell was
wrong with her? He was older than she was, and there’s no way she should want
anything from him.
    He threatened to kill me.
    Mindy squealed.
    Getting to her feet, she watched Mindy grab the hair
stuff and head out of the room. Elijah hadn’t moved, and she ended up standing close
to him.
    “Oh, Dad, we need to get Cherry some clothes. She
doesn’t have anything here.”
    “I’ll deal with it.”
    Neither of them moved. She stared right back at him as
Elijah