Forbidden Pleasures Stepfather’s Secret Obsession 1 The Discovery My name is Anna, and I had the perfect secret life. By day, I was the sweet, obedient 21-year-old stepdaughter who helped my mom around the house and smiled politely at family dinners. By night, I was “Diamond” one of the most requested girls at Velvet Lounge, the high-end strip club downtown. I needed the money. College wasn’t cheap, and I refused to ask my stepfather, Mark , for anything. He was rich, powerful, and intimidating as hell a 42-year-old businessman who ran half the city. Tall, broad-shouldered, with sharp jawline, salt-and-pepper hair, and piercing dark eyes that always seemed to see too much. He had married my mom five years ago. I tried to hate him. I really did. But the way he looked at me somet

