Indulging Her Sweet Tooth

His dad gaped at her for a long moment, his face awash with disbelief. However, the shock soon morphed into bitter anger.

"What the fuck is she doing here?" he gritted out, his eyes narrowing into slits, cutting through her like sharp blades. His hostile tone prompted her to recoil, tears pooled in her eyes. Dante's hand shot out, catching her wrist before she could retreat further. Mr. Diaz's gaze snapped to their joined hands. His brows furrowed together in confusion.

"She is with me," Dante declared, his tone edged with steel. Maya craned her neck to look at him. A stern expression clouded his features.

Mr. Diaz's gaze flickered between them as he struggled to make sense of what he was seeing.

"Do you have no shame left in you?" Mr Diaz reprimanded Maya, his icy glare so vehement, it could freeze her to spot.

"Don't talk to her like that," he expressed his disapleasure. He didn't care he was her father, no one had the right to demean her. No one.

"Mr. Martinez, have you forgo