Just My Hockey Roommate’s Filthy Desires by Esther Pen novel Chapter 294

Chapter 294

JULIAN’S POV

I pushed the heavy wooden door epen and stepped silently into the room.

The air inside smelled like old paper, heavy polished leather, ätit warm vanilla. Sitting on the soft carpet in the muddie the room, surrounded by colorful picture books and wooden toys, was Aria. She was carefully fixing the bright pink how on Amelia’s birthday dress, her dark hair falling gracefully over her shoulder.

“There,” Aria said gently, her voice full of tenderness as she kissed Amelia’s forehead. “Now you look like a real princess

Amelia giggled, touching the satin bow with her small hands. “Can we go see the white pony again, Mority? Mr. Dominc said I could ride him.”

My chest tightened so hard I could barely breathe. Looking at them, every single drop of cold rain. every bit of dark mudon my clothes, and all the terrible, embarrassing headlines in the news disappeared. They were right here in front of me. My wife

ghter. My real family.

ered.

stantly. The gentle smile on her face died. She turned her head slowly, her dark eyes going wide with complete orror as she saw me standing by the open doorway.

ne gasped, her voice barely a whisper in the quiet room. She scrambled up off the floor immediately, backing away ing Amelia behind her skirt. “How… how did you get in here?”

me for you,” I said, stepping fully into the warm light of the room. I reached up and pulled off the black baseball cap and ar glasses, tossing them onto the floor. “I came to take both of you home.”

Get out,” Aria said, her voice shaking with fear and deep anger. She backed up until her lower back hit the edge of the big wooden desk. “Get out of this house right now, Julian. The security guards are everywhere.

“The guards are gone, Aria,” I said, taking another step closer to her. “I made sure they were busy. Look at me, please. Just look at me.”

“Don’t come any closer,” she yelled, holding her hand out to stop me. Behind her legs, Amelia peeked out, her small face pale

and filled with fear.

“Daddy?” Amelia whimpered, her tiny voice chattering as she clutched Aria’s dress. “Mommy, why is Daddy wearing those dirty clothes? Why does he look so angry?”

Amelia knew me. She recognized my face. Hearing her call me Daddy sent a wild, electric rush of energy straight through my veins.

“Amelia, sweetie, yes. It’s Daddy,” I said, my voice rising as I tried to smile, though my lips were trembling too hard. “Don’t be scared, baby. Daddy is here to save you and Mommy. We are going to leave this bad place right now. We’re going to go far away and be happy together again.”

“Julian, stop it,” Aria shouted, her eyes darting around the room, desperately looking for a heavy object or a phone. “We are not going anywhere with you. Leave us alone.”

“I can’t leave you,” I said, stepping forward quickly, my hands shaking violently at my sides. “I know I made mistakes. I know I was a fool to believe the bad things people said about us. But I know the truth now, Aria. Brandon tricked you. He took your father’s house, he took my career, and he took my family.”

“Brandon didn’t take anything Aria cried out, holding Amelia tightly against her hip. “Brandon protected us from you. You destroyed your

His to yourself.”

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