Vol. 5: Seduced – Chapter 92

Mia

Aria furrowed her brow for a moment as her eyes stared off at Alfie and Sammy in the distance. The naughty duo was still energetically chasing each other near the park bushes.

“Not really,” she said finally.

Her answer made my heart ache. To have a person you didn’t much like watching over you and controlling your every move wasn’t pleasant; that was for sure. Aria must have felt very constricted and unhappy.

“Why?” I asked weakly.

Aria made a face and said in distaste, “’Cause she’s weird. She makes me do things I don’t like.”

“Does she?” James asked.

From the corner of my eye, I could see he had a hard expression on his face again.

“What type of things, Aria?” When he saw his daughter was about to evade his interrogation, he continued. “Sweetheart, Daddy wants to know everything. I love you, you understand? I don’t want anyone to hurt or upset you.”

Aria made a face again before succumbing to her father’s inquiry. “You promise you won’t tell on me?”