Waving the cardboard at me till I attain out and take it, Bain’s eyes burn into mine. “I do know she did, and though you do have a couple of good items of clothes, you want extra of the upper high quality items. You’ll be attending dinners with us for the enterprise, and I need you trying the half.”

I stare on the black bank card in my hand. I perceive what he is saying. My garments aren’t from high-end shops. We had been by no means poor, however we had been nonetheless cautious with how we spent cash, and my mom by no means noticed the purpose in shopping for all name-brand clothes. I wasn’t towards it both, as a result of they solely made me really feel like I used to be making an attempt to be somebody I wasn’t.

“Bain, I can not take this…”

“You’ll be able to and you’ll, Ryan. I’ve a enterprise dinner with a shopper and his household in two days. You and your mom will accompany me, so please have one thing acceptable to put on by then.”

The look my stepfather provides me doesn’t enable any room for argument, so I say the one factor that I do know he desires to listen to from me. “Sure, Daddy Bain…thanks.”

I flip and begin for the door, however when he calls my identify, I cease and switch again to face him. “You’re welcome, fairly lady.”

I stand right here feeling so misplaced. We’re at Bain’s shopper’s residence…or I ought to say mansion, and there are three different households right here additionally. I am uncertain if my stepfather is aware of the opposite households, however I assume I am about to search out out, as an older gentleman strolls towards us, smiling. A blonde lady, possibly a couple of years youthful than me, walks beside him, scowling, whereas a lady who’s had one too many facelifts, walks on the opposite facet of him.

“Bain Huntley.” The person’s voice booms via the room. “It has been some time since I’ve had the pleasure of seeing you!”

Bain’s voice sounds cheerful as he returns the greeting. “Ah, Benji, how have you ever been?”

My stepfather reaches his hand out and shakes the person’s hand. He appears to love this newcomer, which relaxes me somewhat bit, and I look over at my mom, who has a fantastic smile pasted on her face. I do not even acknowledge my mom today, however I nonetheless maintain out hope for us.

I watch as Bain introduces his new spouse to his buddy and his household. Benji’s spouse appears to be like at my mother and smiles barely. It is a pretend smile, after all, however she appears to be like at me with distaste when she hears her husband’s subsequent phrases.

“And who is that this lovely younger lady with you and your spouse?” Benji raises his brows with curiosity, however his eyes do not peruse my physique like a pervert would.

“That is my stepdaughter, Ryan Hendrick,” Bain states, proudly. “Ryan, that is an previous buddy of mine, Benji Silver.”

“It is so good to fulfill you, Mr. Silver.” I smile and let him take my hand.

He brings it to his lips briefly, however once more, it isn’t in a perverse means, and he drops it as quickly because the greeting is over. His spouse is now obvious daggers at me, and his daughter, who I realized was named Shelby, is smirking. Apparently, Lucinda, the spouse, is Shelby’s stepmother, and it appears the daughter would not like Daddy’s new spouse all that effectively.

I really feel like I am taking part in at being a part of the rich crowd, despite the fact that Bain retains reminding me that Iam a part of the wealthy now that I am part of his household, however I simply do not feel like I belong. I stay by Bain’s facet, although, watching every part round us and taking part in my half. My mom appears to be adjusting higher than me, and I am glad, however I do not see why I even must be right here.

Simply when I’m starting to get considerably snug with the awkwardness, a couple of extra individuals present up, and I really feel Bain tense beside me. “I hadn’t realized that the brothers had been going to be right here,” my stepfather mumbles underneath his breath, however everybody in our little cluster hears him clearly.

“Neither did I,” Benji states, crinkling his forehead.

I examine the three newcomers, and it would not take lengthy for me to acknowledge them. They’re the three males Bain has photographs of on his laptop…the D’Angelo’s. I by no means obtained the possibility to look them up as a result of every part else slipped my thoughts after watching the video of Beau and Bain’s dialog. I assume I’ll discover out who they’re tonight, although.

They aren’t solely big, however they’ve an air about them telling me that they’re harmful, too. A shiver runs up my backbone as one among them lays eyes on me and grins. They are not ugly, per se, however they are not as handsome as Bain and Beau, both. All of them have tattoos that poke out on the neck of their costume shirts and on their arms. Two have lip rings, however just one has an eyebrow piercing.

“Huntley, the place the fuck have you ever been hiding at?” the one with none piercings asks my stepfather smugly.

“I have never been hiding wherever, Dante,” Bain responds. “I have been busy with work, and I additionally obtained married.”

Bain pulls my mom near him as if staking his declare on her, and the man named Dante smirks earlier than trying my means and elevating a forehead in curiosity. Not like Benji, this man does take a look at me like I am his subsequent meal, going so far as licking his lips as he does.

“Inform me, Huntley, who is that this ravishing magnificence?” Dante’s phrases make me gasp, and he by no means takes his eyes off me.

Bain pulls me near him like he did my mom. “That is my stepdaughter.”

Bain’s fingers curl into my hip as he holds me tighter like I am additionally his possession. The scary man notices every part and exchanges a glance between Bain and my mom earlier than his eyes land on mine once more. Like Benji, Dante takes my hand, which I didn’t supply, and raises it to his lips. Solely, he turns it and kisses the within of my wrist as an alternative of the highest of my hand, making it appear extra intimate in case you ask me.

“A phrase, Huntley,” Dante states, with out taking his eyes off me.

I hear a sigh from Bain, and his grip loosens from my hip as he steps away. The look my stepfather provides me is one which I’ve by no means seen earlier than. It is nearly like he is apologizing to me for one thing, however I am not precisely positive what for. I watch as he walks from the room with Dante after which take a look at the opposite two, who now stand guard of my mom and me.

“W-what are your names?” stammering, I ask the 2 guard canines nervously.

They each smirk, however the one with the eyebrow piercing is the one who speaks. “I am Luca, and that is Sergio.” He factors at his brother.

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