Chapter 39

**Alyssia**

When spotting Zac’s concerned gaze along his face I couldn’t help but pause. My inner demons all fighting over the other and how to tell Zac about Mr. Lane. Deciding it would be best to tell him now instead of later.

“Alyssia… Baby…. Please, tell me what happened to you.”

“I….” pausing again, I try to find the right words to say. “He…. No… Mr. Lane attempted to hurt me that day. He summoned me to his office in order to talk except we didn’t.”

“Wait… hold on for a second, what do you mean hurt you?”

Chewing on my bottom lip I debate on whether or not to tell him.

“Alyssia. How did he hurt you?”

Sighing, I move to finally say. “He tried to force himself upon me. He told me that my parents had promised me to him. That I was to be his and his alone.”

Zac’s hand still holding mine even as his eyes spoke different volumes. My eyes still locked on his even as our pizza finally arrived. Omar quick to set it down. Zac muttering a quick thank you to Omar before continuing.

“Are you sure baby? I mean… I’m not saying I don’t believe you, but I just want to make sure that’s all.”

“Yes, daddy. I’m sure. He even tried to force himself upon me. He kissed me. And when I tried to flee he only held me tighter. Luckily I head butted him before fleeing the room” I explain, a few stray tears now falling from my eyes as I move to wipe them away.

“Baby… I….” lost for words does Zac attempt to console me. The want and need to be close to him rising. But because of where we were at the moment I couldn’t crawl into his lap. Not like his apartment. As Zac was my safe place, a place I felt calm and in control.

My thoughts soon running wild as I move to speak again. “Please daddy… Please don’t make me go back. I don’t want to go back. But if I don’t then my parents will force me to drop out. Please.”

Confused by that, does Zac move to speak again. “What do you mean drop out? Like drop out completely. Never to attend again?”

Swallowing my words do I move to nod my head. “Yeah. You see, both of my parents are Dom’s and as their child I grew up being the obedient one. The submissive. A child they loved to abuse whenever they pleased. And right now, neither of my parents know that I’m failing. But if they managed to some how find out, it’s game over for me.”

Growling under his breath does Zac move to speak yet again. “Don’t worry baby. So long as I’m here no one will hurt you. Not even Brian your stupid fucking ex.”

“But how?” I ask, my voice soft.

“Trust me. Trust me as your daddy and your boyfriend to handle everything. I promise you that you and our unborn child will be safe. Your mine. All mine. And no one, and I mean no one, will ever hurt you ever again” replies Zac. Conviction etched within his voice as he continues to hold my hand.

“Now forget your parents and Mr. Lane for now and let’s eat. I don’t need my woman starving here.”

Attempting to smile, I move to nod my head. My hand now reaching for the pizza as we both move to eat in silence. My mind now racing at all the different scenarios I would soon have to face moving forward.

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**Zac**

When sitting at the table and listening to Alyssia finally break down and confess what Mr. Lane had tried to do to her, did I want nothing more than to pummel him into next century. To make him hurt like he hurt her.

*How dare he… how dare he touch what’s mine,* come my angry thoughts. My mind now scheming of ways to get back at Nathan without him knowing it was me, for after all, no one truly knew my identity and I planned to keep it that way.

Hmm…. Maybe Sam could do a little background digging into who Nathan truly was or maybe even Ariele. I mean after all, he owes me a solid. Plus he works for me, not my father. As Ariele was one of the select few who helped me in running my fortune 500 business in secret. The world blind to who I was, and I planned to keep it that way because of my father. For surely, if he knew how successful I truly was then he would demand compensation.

A compensation I didn’t plan to pay him for as he disowned me as a child. A blessing and a curse as I’ll have to tell Alyssia at some point. But for now, I wanted to enjoy my life as a teacher. To be close to her.

My eyes now back on Alyssia who seemed to be enjoying our date. A small protective thought now running through me as I move to eat our pizza. Not wanting to upset her by not eating her strange Hawaiian style pizza.

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**Alyssia**

He’s quiet. Too quiet. Even as we move to finish our meal and our drinks does Zac remain quiet. Even as he moved to pay for the meal including the tip. Zac preventing me from helping, even when I offered to help pay for something the answer was still no.

Zac moving to explain that it was a mans job to provide for their woman. My heart fluttering from when he called himself my boyfriend, my daddy. The thought of him being my forever a nice thought. But who was I fooling? If I wanted Zac as my forever I needed better grades.

Silently sighing, we eventually move to finish up. Both of us knowing that each of us had class. Zac quick to escort me back to his car. Zac repeating the process like before in which he opens my door, helps me in, buckles me up and gives me a kiss. My phone soon buzzing as Zac moved towards the driver’s side. My hands quick to see who it was only to smile. The name Annabel now popping up as I move to see what she wrote.

*Annabel: Hey, did Zac ever find you? I tried looking for you after class and didn’t see you.*

Resisting the urge to giggle do I move to text her back.

*Alyssia: Yeah. He found me. He actually took me to lunch just now. We’re on our way back now.*

Hitting send; I move to send her my reply. Annabel sending me a thumbs up emoji in return. A giggle now rising even as Zac enters the car. “What’s so funny?”

Shifting my focus over to him do I move to tell him why. “Annabel. She wanted to make sure I was okay and that you managed to find me. That’s all.”

Humming in reply does Zac move to turn on the car. The ride silent as we both reflect on what to do next. Our relationship blooming fast and if I was being honest, I didn’t want it to stop. A part of me afraid of loosing this moment forever if it did.