I never planned to come home.
Not like this, raw and unraveling after years of empty nights, my body screaming for a man's unyielding grip to fill the void I won't name.
But there he stands in our sun-warmed kitchen, my dad's unbreakable shadow, the one who's grilled burgers at every barbecue and fixed every leak without asking.
Coffee brews thick between us, heavy with what we've both ignored too long.
His eyes hit mine first, dark and devouring, like he's finally done pretending.
One brush of his callused palm against my hip, and I'm lost - bent over the counter, gasping as he drives deep, claiming every inch with that savage hunger he's buried for years.
We collide in the guest room after midnight, sweat-slick skin sliding on twisted sheets, his weight pinning me while he growls promises no one else hears.
It's reckless, this older man's ruinous possession, turning me into his secret obsession.
Then the truth swells inside me, his hand splaying wide over the curve he planted there, moonlight carving shadows on us both.
Stolen kisses at family dinner, forks clinking like ticking bombs, our glances screaming what lips can't.
Dad's laughter fills the room, blind to the betrayal blooming under his roof - his loyal brother-in-arms seeding his daughter, shattering the trust that's held us whole.
How do we hide a life this fierce, this forged in taboo fire?
One wrong look, and Dad's world crumbles.
Mine too.
But walking away from him feels like ripping out my own heart.
A full-length age gap pregnancy dad's best friend erotic romance featuring a defiant young woman and her father's possessive older protector.
