** Third Person **

"You have a beautiful daughter, Rose." Kevin smirked staring at the slightly shaking woman in front of him. "You know I went to see her the night we had our little talk. She looks like Steve."

Rose just stared at him not saying a word. She couldn't.

"Why are you shaking? Are you scared of me?" He asked looking offended. "I just came to talk to you about your daughter."

The woman just shook her head violently as he sat on the couch staring at her. "N... No."

"Why not? She's been a naughty girl. She doesn't know how to keep her mouth shut. I told her not to tell them."

She just kept shaking her head while her eyes stayed on her lap.

Kevin kissed his teeth staring at her. "Calm down. I said I just wanted to talk. Didn't you teach her how to keep secrets?"

She didn't answer and starts mumbling under her breath.

"She should know how to keep secrets. Since you're good at it. Probably why you lost your mind."

She didn't respond and just kept her eyes down, trying to fight images starting to form in her her head.

"Stop lying to your daughter."

She just shook her head mumbling the word 'no' over and over again.

"I'm sure Steve would have done a better job raising her." He smirked when she suddenly stopped shaking her head. "He would know how to handle his daughter."

"S... She is my daughter."

"But she is also his."

She started shaking her head again. "No. She is mine. She is my little girl."

Kevin chuckled. "You couldn't have conceived her by yourself. I'm sure you didn't even tell her about Steve. And he has always been good to you."

"N... No. He was a demon. He wasn't good. He was a demon." She said as tears start falling from her eyes. "He won't take her away."

"Isn't she old enough to decide, you crazy bitch? You lied to your daughter just because your crazy mind sees Steve as a demon." He said letting out a mocking laugh. "You're nuts."

"She's my little girl. Not the demon's." She repeated.

"Yes she is. But you didn't conceive alone, did you? Tell her the truth if you're sane enough to know what's true from what's isn't."

"She is just mine."

Kevin just laughed standing up. "Keep telling yourself that. I'll see you soon Rose."

** Victoria's POV **

"You don't need to come with me." I said as I heard him slam his door shut and start following me.

"Don't piss me off, Victoria." He mumbled and I just rolled my eyes walking toward the elevator.

I let out a breath when it opened almost as soon as soon as I pressed the button. I stepped in and pressed my floor.

He stepped in as the door started closing and glared at me.

"You're really pissing me off."

"You are too." I replied looking at the moving numbers and the elevator kept going up.

I shifted on one hip as I kept feeling his glare on me.

We didn't talk since he grabbed that phone at his parents' house, to call God knows who, to do Gods knows what.
We haven't said a word except when he told me that he would take me home.

He was being stubborn and I could be too.

The sound of the elevator made me look up and I quickly stepped out when the doors open, looking into my back for my keys.

I stopped in front of my door and tried to put the keys in but they wouldn't go. I furrowed my eyebrows and tried again.

Jason grabbed the keys and put new ones in my hand.

I looked at the keys and turned to him. "You changed my key locks without telling me."

He just stared at me. "Deal with it. Open the damn door."

I huffed in annoyance and opened the door. And it worked this time.

He makes me want to commit murder right now. I even want to forget that I'm in love with him.

Despicable man.

"We need to talk, Vicky." He said as soon as we walked through the front door.

"Yes, we do. I need you to stop thinking I will let you risk my mother's safety. You told me how crazy that Kevin man was. And if I understood correctly. He is not just after money anymore, but wants revenge."

"That's the reason why you need to let me have men around here for you, since you don't want to live with me."

I dropped my keys and crossed my arms over my chest. "You are not going to change my mind. I don't want your men here. This building has security. That's enough."

He scoffed. "Yeah. Useless judging by how easily he got in the last time."

"I still don't want it." I said again and he clenched his jaw tightly looking at me hardly.

"Don't be selfish."

"I am not." I denied.

"Yes, you are. You say you don't want to get your mother hurt. Imagine how she would feel if you get hurt." He snapped and then closed his eyes tightly.

I bit my lower lip and looked down. I know what he meant. I was also her only family.

"But your solution is also not the best." I said looking back up.

"I'm not going to listen to whatever you say anyways, you know it." He said closer to me and I took steps back.

"Stop that. I don't want to fight with you." He said obviously trying his best to stay calm.

I shrugged and he moved closer again.

I moved back again and fought a smile at the frustrated look he gave me.

"Victoria." He groaned.

"I'm still mad at you, so don't."

"I'm mad at you too. So get over here. You can hit me if you want." He said and quickly moved to stand in front of me.

That would be great. Because I punched him almost a hundred time in my head today.

"Can I?" I asked balling my hands into fists and moving them in front of me.

"Punch me, if it makes you feel better. Because I'm not done getting into your business." He said and I rolled my eyes.

"I will punch you, when you least expect it." I said and he gave me a small smile. "So you can stop making choices for me."

"Like I said, you can't be selfish. You may not care you get hurt, but I do." He said and I tried to fight back a smile.

Key word: tried.

I let out a small gasp when he moved even closer to me.

Does he want me to explode?

I tried to keep my hands from shaking when he placed a hand on my cheek making me look into his eyes.

I hope my legs won't let go right now, but I feel like they are about to.

"You made me dependent on you. I meant it. So don't expect me to just let you get hurt. I am not going to. Then you can hate me for that if you want to." He said quietly running his thumb over my eyebrows.

I just feel like my brain just stopped working for a moment. I barely remembered what we were talking about.

"I won't let anyone hurt you, I promise. As long as I'm here and you know it." He continued quietly before cupping my face with both his hands. "I'm your family too. It's not just your mom."

He pressed his forehead against mine and I let out a shaky breath.

"My beautiful princess." He whispered and before I could register anything, his lips were on mine.