Chapter 279: More Truths Amongst The Lies
"They are protective of you," mused the man sitting across from me as Tank struggled under the pull of the house. I could see the need to shift and protect me in every line of his being, so I let him.
The second Tank was free, the human was gone, and the 250 lbs hellhound took his place. "Be good," I warned him, but all he did was sprint over to the couch where I was sitting. Jumping up on the seat beside me, Tank got comfortable with his face on my lap.
"I am theirs as much as they are mine," I replied, gently scratching Tank’s head. He seemed to relax under my attention, but no one in the room was actually buying it. "They will protect me to the bitter end, and I would do the same for them. As much as you feel like mine, too...."
"It’s different," smiled the man with a nod of his head. "And I should hope so. Fathers aren’t meant to have a romantic relationship with their daughters."
There was a whole lot of shit to unpack in that statement, but I froze. "Aren’t they?" I mused, my smile brittle as I looked at the man who had just claimed to be my father. I was really hoping that he was being facetious, but I had a really bad feeling about it.
The man’s face turned dark and stormy as the very foundation of the house seemed to shake as a response to his emotions. If possible, my men became even more hostile and Tank was growling low as he focused his attention on the threat.
"Now who wears their emotions on their sleeves?" I smirked at him, pulling out a lollypop and unwrapping it. Sticking it in my mouth, I waited for the man to calm down.
"Tell me that you were just looking for a reaction from me, and you weren’t implying what I thought you were," growled the man as his eyes went white.
I simply grinned at him as I kissed Tank on top of his head.