Gifts

Chapter 9 – Choose to Betray–2

Soon, there’s a knock at the door. “Off you go, my dear,” the woman says, giving me a little push in the right direction.

I nod my thanks to her – I didn’t even get her name – as a guard comes to take me downstairs.

When we reaching the landing a floor below, he quietly opens the double doors of a sitting room.

I am the last to arrive.

“Fay,” Janeen gasps, and my head snaps directly to her. She’s seated on a plush couch, her clothing torn and her face smeared with makeup.

I take a few steps towards her but Kent, standing by the fireplace, clears his throat. I hold myself back, knowing I have a part to play.

I look between Janeen and my dad, seated next to her.

“Fay,” my dad gasps, taking in my gorgeous dress, my polished countenance. “Are you…”

“I’m fine.” I say, setting my shoulders back.

my father says, turning his attention to Kent. “Let them go – take me —

cuts in. not even looking at him

say, internally cringing to use his real name. “I

falls open.

to him, is baffled. “Fay,

a mob boss, someone who can give me everything I deserve. While we’ve been scraping by, I could have had yachts, private planes, diamonds.

no! against this, but Kent’s gaze sits heavy on my shoulders. This, I know, is the only way. I can only

in shock

“We can call the police! Fay – don’t give

but I have to

“I just want to go back to my real family. What’s it going to take to leave me alone? Fifty grand? A hundred? Whatever you want, I’m sure it can be

a similar offer only a few days ago. I know exactly

me. “Fay, this

live in that shack with you, a stripper and a deadbeat,” I hiss. “When I could have all this?” I

stand next to Kent. “By the way, have you met my father-in–law?”

family’s faces go pale.

Did I forget to mention that Daniel and I are

shoulders, claiming me as part of his

dad and my sister stand up. Hesitant, my dad takes a few steps towards me. No one stops him, so he takes my face in his hands and then pulls me close in a hug that brings tears to

eyes.

in my

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