A Secret Crush On My Step-Uncle

ELISE'S POV

There were continuous knocks on the door and by every minute that passed, the knocks got louder.

At the same time, it was like the sound of the knocks was ringing in my head and it gave me goosebumps.

"Elise! Open the door! You have to pay me today, or else you are going to stay behind bars! I'm going to label you a thief!" The person behind the door thundered, angrily and I shook.

"Elise, I never knew you were such a thief and liar! Your family is so deceitful! Look at how you owe us all! Pay up!" Another person yelled.

I was filled with so much fear at this point and it was as if they would break down the door and take me away.

My head was downcast and my eyes were filled with tears as I looked down at the pile of bills on the table. From the water bill to the electricity bill and also, to my mother's health bills.

"What are you going to do now?" My mother asked as she stood beside me, with her hands akimbo.

My heart stopped beating for a moment hearing her say that and I looked up at her, with teary eyes.

"I don't know what to do, mother. I have no money." I replied, shakily.

I know she wouldn't want to hear that but I had nothing else to say.

My back became hunched like there was a heavy load on it. I had been working tirelessly without rest, and the few dollars I got from my jobs were used on my parents. At this point, I was already looking like a walking corpse.

"You don't know what to do, huh? You have to get money in any way you can! You can't keep us starving without water and electricity!" My father's voice boomed out and my head went even lower.

I couldn't even look him in the eye, knowing he was disappointed.

"I'm trying my best, father! I really am." I replied, as I slowly looked up at him.

I expected him to see the pain and stress in my eyes but he turned his head the other way.

"Then your best is not good enough! You need to get a good job and take us out of here!" He yelled and I flinched.

Sharply, he turned to my mother and then said, irritably, "Talk to your daughter! She is so dumb and can't even make money!"

My mother in turn looked at me, disappointedly and then walked away. Their words and actions had never hurt me just like they did at this point.

On the other hand, my creditors were still knocking and even though I had no money, I still had to show up. My fragile heart couldn't take all the knocking and cursing anymore.

With a deep breath, I stood up to my feet and walked fearfully toward the door. Immediately I opened the door, I was pulled out of the house.

Before long, I got a slap across the face and someone yelled.

"Where is my money, you bitch!" The owner of the loan shark I had borrowed from yelled and quickly, I went down on my knees. My other creditors had left since they couldn't continue knocking but the loan shark workers were still there.

"I'm sorry..." I said, shakily. A tear slipped from my eyes as I looked up at him. I was suppressing the pain from the slap but it only gave me more turmoil.

"Where is my money?!" He thundered.

"I don't have it now! I promise I'll pay up next week. Please, understand me and have mercy." I said, pleadingly as I looked up at him with teary eyes.

"And what happens if you don't pay up, next week?" He asked, with a wicked grin. I knew what he was thinking already and I shook my head, immediately.

"Nothing happens! I'll pay up!" I declared, fearfully. I couldn't fathom what he would do to me if I didn't!

I was determined to work 100 jobs just to get by.

"Alright! I'll wait for you!" He said and sharply he turned to walk away while his minions gave me dirty looks that made me feel disgusted with myself.

For ten minutes straight, tears streamed down my eyes as I cried silently. I was still kneeling and I couldn't even get up anymore since my body had become so stiff.

"Do you need a handkerchief, huh?" I heard a deep voice and I froze for a moment. At first, I thought it was a creditor and I was already thinking of how to get away.

"Relax, it's me." The voice boomed out again as I was about to get up and run.

I froze again but in the next second, I heard steady footsteps and a man so tall and handsome came to stand before me.

My heart skipped a beat as I realized just how elegant he was and this man was my step-uncle.

"Uncle, what are you doing here?" I asked, with wide eyes. As I cleaned my face and rubbed my eyes off the tears in them.

I always had a crush on Uncle Damien but it faded off when he wouldn't even visit our house anymore.

"I'm here to help." He said and then winked at me.

"Help?" I asked, trying to control myself. I didn't want to act as if his actions bothered me.

"You need a job, right? I'll offer you a job as my assistant in my company! The pay is huge! You can use the money for whatever you want." He declared and I thought I was hearing things.

Uncle Damien offered me a job and it was too good to be true.

"Are you serious, right now?" I asked with excited eyes.

Uncle Damien had one of the biggest companies in the city but it was a mystery why my own father still lived like a pauper. However, I didn't care about that at this point.

"Yes! You can resume work immediately! You know I'll always care for you!" Damien said with a low tone and eyes filled with fire.

I didn't know what that was but the happiness in my heart couldn't be quantified.

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"Mom! Dad!" I screamed as I rushed into the house with my eyes wide.

I couldn't wait to share the good news with them.

I finally got what they wanted.

"What is it? Did you get money so soon?" My father asked as he walked out of his cramped bedroom with a frown on his face.

Soon, my mother followed after.

I didn't waste time sharing the news with them.

"Mom! Dad! Uncle Damien just offered me a job! A good-paying job as his assistant!" I yelled, in happiness.

I was already dancing around the house while I said, loudly.

"I'll be able to pay all the bills now! I'll take Mom to the hospital and we won't have to starve anymore!" I said, with a happy tone.

"No!" My father suddenly yelled and I froze.

"What?" I asked, with raised brows.

"I forbid you from working with that beast!" Father yelled and I froze. I could see hate in his eyes and I shook for a moment.

"What?" I asked, in shock.

This was an opportunity to make money and he was saying that.

"You cannot go close to him, Elise! He is bad! He hates us and we hate him as well! You should never trust a man like that!" My mom thundered, in anger.

The hurt and agony in her eyes were obvious and I knew that there was an ongoing strife.

ELISE'S POV

My eyes were swollen and it was like I was going to fall down on my face as I stood without even being aware of my surroundings. Last night was hell with my family after I told them about the job I got with Uncle Damien.

The hatred and scorn from my parents toward him was too much. At this point, I still couldn't decipher why they would feel that way toward such a sweet man like Damien.

Later on, I had to promise them continuously that I would not work as Uncle Damien's assistant. And now, I was out late at night to work at the bar.

"Hey, what are you thinking? Get me a glass of whiskey!" A gruff-looking man shouted at me and I was drawn out of my thoughts, abruptly.

"I'm sorry! I'll do that right away." I said, quickly in panic as I looked at the man before me. My hands moved to take the bottle of whiskey but then it froze, in the air.

My lips shivered in fear seeing the creepy smile he was giving me.

"Nice to meet you again, Elise." He said to me with a wink. I was disgusted and also afraid of his presence and I started to take steps back.

As I took another step, my back was met with two sturdy chests. I turned around to see two huge men behind me, looking down at me with serious looks.

I looked forward again and the man was looking at me, with a seductive smile. At this moment, I knew I was done for.

"Get her!" The man yelled and before I knew what was happening, the two huge men took me up in their arms.

"Ahhh!!" I screamed and thrashed about. I knew what they would do to me if they took me away. But then as I continued to scream, no one came to my aid. The bar was booming with music and the others went about their business like they saw nothing.

"Please..." I let out, slowly.

"Please, let me go. I'll pay! I'll pay whatever I owe you." I said as tears dropped from my eyes.

No matter what I did, I couldn't release myself from their grasp.

Before long, they threw me off and my body hit the ground with a loud thud.

"Ahh..." I screamed in pain as I scrambled to sit on the floor. My hands clapped together, in pleading.

"Open her legs!" The gruffy man ordered with a naughty look.

"Since you have refused to pay me, you may as well open your legs and let me fuck you however I wish!" He said, through gritted teeth and I shivered.

"Please, don't do this to me..." I said in between sobs. I couldn't fathom the thought of being violated.

Without any power to resist, my legs were spread open. My clothes were torn and I was left almost naked.

My pleas and cries fell on deaf ears as the gruff man laid on me. My head whipped side by side, in disagreement about what was done to me. I was crying, thrashing, and screaming.

He had his trousers undone already and I could feel his hands on my body.

I thought all hope was lost and I would be violated at last. All because I tried to get a better life for my parents, I was put in this position.

"Ahhhh!!!" Suddenly, the gruffy man screamed and he was thrown off me with speed.

I saw his body rolled to the side and his heavy body thrashed all about.

My eyes widened in shock at what just happened and my head slowly turned to look before me.

My heart skipped a beat, seeing my Uncle Damien standing tall and proud before me.

"Uncle..." I let out, shakily as a tear dropped from my left eye.

"Close your eyes, princess. You are too precious to witness such brutality." He replied, with a wink. He looked nonchalant but in the next second, I could see him dash toward the huge men behind me.

I was quick to go as he said and all I could hear were kicks and punches with loud screams and bodies falling over.

All I prayed for was that Uncle Damien be safe.

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I was a whimpering mess as I lay in Damien's arms, in his car. Right after he defeated the bad men, he came running to me to check if I was alright.

"Uncle Damien..." I called out as I looked up at him, in his arms.

"Yes, princess." He said to me with the most sensual tone I have ever heard. He treated me with such utmost care and I could feel my heart wavering.

The childish crush I had on him years ago, was being reignited. He was my savior.

"We are home." He said to me and I nodded. I would have gotten away from him due to my parents but right at this point, I had no will to even separate from him.

Slowly, he carried me out of the car, princess-style. He did not care even if my parents would be angry at him. He just wanted me to be alright.

Soon, he knocked on the door and a few minutes later, the door opened to reveal my parents.

"Hello, brother. It's been a while." He greeted my father robotically while he looked straight at my father.

I could feel the air was stiff and I burrowed myself deeper into his arms, in fear.

They exchanged gazes and I couldn't imagine the little war that was going on between the step-siblings.

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"Are you out of your fucking mind?" My father yelled at me as I sat limply on the floor. I was in pain but all they cared about was how I was gallivanting around town with Uncle Damien.

"You are forbidden from seeing him! I have warned you, Elise! Else, you will be disowned by me!" He yelled and I flinched. My heart was torn to pieces at the realization that they could disown me after all I had been through.

I was almost violated because I would go around to borrow money, just so they wouldn't starve.

I wasn't even appreciated.

"Why, father? Why do you have to treat me this way?" I asked, with tears.

"You have no right to speak, Elise!" He clapped back.

"From now on, you have been grounded!" He added and I looked up at him in shock.

How are we going to live?

For days, I had been locked up in the house and I had no way of going out to get money. At the same time, I only eat once a day now and it was taking a toll on me.

"Elise..." My mother called out to me from behind the door and I shut up to my feet. For three days, I have not seen her and I would only talk to my father because he barred my mother from seeing me.

"Mother! Mother!! I'm coming!" I said with a happy look as I rushed toward the door. She was quick to open the door from the other side.

The sight of her caused me to gasp. In just three days, she was looking all haggard and unkempt. My heart broke seeing that my mother was almost on the verge of death.

ELISE'S POV

"What's going on, mother? Where is father?" I asked, in panic. I was worried sick for her at this point.

"I... I feel weak, Elise. My drugs have finished and there is no way to get new ones." I heard her say and I gasped. I realized that we didn't have any money and my father wasn't making any effort to get money for my mother's bills.

"Mum... Mother, I'll find a way. Please, hold on." I said as she shakily held onto me. My heart was breaking every second and I couldn't continue to watch her suffer that way because of their strife and hatred toward Uncle Damien.

Before long, we heard loud footsteps and before I knew what was happening, I got pushed into the room, and the door slammed shut. It was obvious that my mother was afraid of my father seeing us together.

As I paced around my bedroom, I came to a decision. I couldn't let them hinder me from growing. I took up my phone and texted Uncle Damien. I accepted the job and he agreed to pick me up the next morning.

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I was dressed in a worn-out white shirt and black pants with low heels. I was waiting for Damien's car to appear a few distance away and I would sneak out of the house through the window.

A few minutes later, I got a text from him and I didn't waste time before getting out of the house. While I approached his car, with the morning sun shining on him, he looked so handsome and ethereal and I could feel my heart shake, slightly.

"Are you ready?" He said to me, with a smile on his face and I nodded. He opened the back door of the car and ushered me into the car. It was like I was getting princess treatment from my crush and what could be better than that?

Soon, we were in his company building and I looked around with awe on my face. Damien had his hands wrapped around my waist as we walked in and I felt giddy. There were several eyes on us but I didn't care too much about it. I felt safe with him and that was all that mattered.

"We have to agree on a few things, Elise." He said to me as he ushered me into his office. It was large and classy, with a floor-to-ceiling window that overlooked the city. I realized that I would work here every day now, alongside a handsome boss.

"Anything for you, uncle." I said, happily without thinking twice.

"You think?" He asked with a devilish smirk on his face. There was a bit of wickedness in his eyes but instead of cowering, I was more drawn to him.

"Yes, I know so." I replied, confidently.

"Alright! We have to agree on these conditions in order for you to start work immediately." He started and I listened attentively.

"Firstly, you have to help me with my tie every morning. As you can see, it's a chore I hate." He stated while he pointed at his neck. I was a bit taken aback by that condition but I didn't have any trouble with it.

At least I would get a chance to be closer to him.

"Secondly, you have to hold my hands whenever I'm angry!" He said and I gasped. Am I some sort of soothing balm or what?

"Are you serious, right now?" I asked, with wide eyes. However, he didn't even bat an eyelid at my question.

"And lastly, you cannot date anyone! You can only work for me!" He said and I froze, in shock.

My eyes were wide and I couldn't believe my ears. Did that mean my crush wanted me all to himself? My heart drummed in my chest at that thinking. I felt butterflies in my tummy but in the end, I knew I couldn't just come to that conclusion.

"Do we have a deal?" Damien asked and I swallowed.

All three conditions will only make me get closer to him. He was my uncle but I had a secret crush on him. But then he was too handsome and classy to let go of my crush on him.

"Yes, Uncle! We have a deal!" I let out and he nodded.

"Now, come make my tie!" I heard him say and I rushed toward him, with an eager smile.

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Days had passed and I had already gotten my pay for the month. Discreetly, I gave the money to my mother to get her drugs. Every day, I would sneak out of the house to go to work and I was having the time of my life.

My interactions with Damien had been so frequent and we were getting really close.

"Come here, Elice." I heard Damien call out to me while I was standing by his desk. I had a few files in hand and I walked toward him robotically.

"Closer..." He let out and I did just as he said. It was like he was controlling me and I had no qualms with it.

"Uncle..." I let out as soon as he held onto my hand. I felt sparks through my body and my lips parted. In the next second, he held onto my waist while his fingers kneaded my skin through my clothes and that was the height of it.

I felt weak and the files in my hand fell to the floor, scattering all over.

"Uncle..." I let out, shakily and before I knew it, he tugged me and I fell directly on his legs.

"Call me Damien..." He let out and I swallowed. I was so close to him that I could trace the contours of his face, easily. Our breaths mixed and I just wanted to bask in his warmth as he held me closer.

"Damien..." I didn't forget to call him that. As soon as his name rolled through my lips, our lips mashed together and we were entangled in a web of kisses.

Soon, files and documents were scattered all over the place while he laid me on his table, gently.

"Elise..." Damien called out to me, in a sensual tone as his fingers grazed through my neck.

My body had gone limp on the desk and my hair was scattered all over. He hovered over me with his tall frame and I felt like I was shadowed from the wicked world.

"Yes, unc... Damien..." I started, stutteringly. My eyes had gone dim and my mind, head, and body were raging with different emotions and reactions.

"I want you..." He let out and I gasped. My eyes widened in shock and I thought I was hearing things.

"I.. I..." I tried to say something but I was still in disbelief.

"I think you are mistaken." He said, finally. I couldn't believe someone as elegant as Damien would want someone like me.

My crush on him was a secret that I didn't dare to let out! What would people say if they found out?

"No, I'm not. I've had my eyes on you for a long time now, you know. This is the right time to take what I think is mine." He said in one breath and I gasped. His eyes shone with so many emotions that I was drowning in them already.

It was so surreal that he would feel the same way.

"But..." I tried to protest, not wanting to believe him flatly but he cut me off.

"Do you think I do not notice the way you look at me, huh? I know you feel the same way. So, just give yourself to me and I'll make you my queen." His fingers started to go down my neck and toward my buttons.

His touch sent sparks through my body and as he undid the first button, I realized where this was going.

"But..." I let out, shakily. My lips had gone dry but I still had to say something.

"Damien, you are my uncle." I let out, as my eyes watered.

Now that he had confessed, that was the only obstacle between us.

"What would people say when they learn of our relationship? My parents do not like you, as well." I let out my fears to him and he chuckled.

His elegant laugh made him look more handsome and I was a thousand times more drawn to him. He made my heart flutter.

"Does it matter? What matters is you and I consent to this! I'll treat you like my little princess niece and you will treat me like your big uncle. In bed, especially." He said, with a sensual tone and he winked at me.

My breath was caught in my throat knowing that Damien had tossed a hot potato in my hand.