Free Confessions and Olivia (Olivia #2) by N.k Williams

see Mauricio’s face glaring at me insidiously on the other side of the glass.
    "Get out!" He screams the order at me. I look at him bemused.
    "Yeah you heard me right, get the fuck out of the car."
    He’s scaring me, I almost don't want to get out, but I do as he says, climbing out of the car a little confounded and hesitant.
    As I get out I notice blood on his white shirt, he sees me spotting it but ignores me.
    "What the fuck have you done to your mother this t ime?" He barks.
    "What have I done?" I scof f, coming back to life a little. "Why don't you ask yourself the same question Mauricio?”
    “Don’t call me Mauricio. You will address me as your father.”
    I scream back at him. “My father is dead! Did you know he was murdered? Or was everyone in the dark about that too?"
    He looks taken back when I spring this on him but quickly composes himself.
    "Who the fuck told you that? They’re lying."
    "So my mom is a liar?"
    His eyes flicker with rage. "I don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about. I have a good mind to chuck you out on ya ass. If I had my way you would have been out months ago or maybe when you were a fucking little brat all those years ago. Poor little Olivia, who couldn’t cope with having wealthy stepfather. No, you were just an ungrateful attention seeking little bitch. Who the fuck do you think you are? Your mother is beside herself because of you."
    My back is flat against the car door, being pinned there by his glare, but I won't be seen to be intimidated by him.
    “Ungrateful? Because I didn’t go around boasting? Because I didn’t join in with your circus act and get on with the fact I had money thrown at me? And my mom is beside herself because you’re making her that way! Making her walk on egg shells. You’ve turned my own mother against me."
    He prods a firm finger into my shoulder. “You’ve done that all by yourself. You’ve turned us both against you.”
    “And why is that? Because all of a sudden I’m a disturbance to your perfect family life? All of a sudden I realize I have a choice? Olivia’s choice, not Mauricio’s choice. All of a sudden your perfect li ttle untouched step daughter had a man in her life who shown her a different path and you couldn’t stand it. All because you lost influence on me, you hate it. And now you’re making my life hell!”
    I’m shaking in anger, trembling out of bitterness towards this man. I am no longer a part of his life and he hates it. I’m slowly becoming to realize what Mauricio Fahoney is all about. I know it, he knows it. And he hates every second.
    He til ts his head back to laugh at me. “A choice? You have no fucking choice. You do as I fucking tell you Olivia. You want to continue to cross me? I’ll show you a life on hell.”
    I stand staring at him as he’s about to lash out, but he stops as soon as he hears Elise calling my nam e. She’s getting out of her car when I turn my head.
    "Olivia? Dad? What the hell is going on?"
    Mauricio straightens himself up and gives me some space to breath when he sees her coming towards us. I deflate automatically.
    "What's that on your shirt?" Elise points out the blood I spotted. I think she thinks it’s from me.
    "I cut myself that’s all, no big deal." She narrows his eyes at him then turns to me.
    “Olivia? Everything alright? I have tried numerous times to contact you and you’re not answering me.”
    I stare towards Mauricio whose glare couldn’t be warning me to stay quiet anymore if he tried.
    “I’m fine and I lost my cell.”
    Mauricio pips up all snidely. “Maybe you should take care your things a little more.”
    Elise turn’s back towards her father, folding her arms. “It don’t look that way to me. Dad? You have anything to say?”
    Mauricio smiles towards her, going to touch her arm fondly but she steps back out of his touch.
    “Elise, my angel. It’s nothing for you to worry about.”
    “Olivia, get in my car. You’re coming with me.” She