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.

father says, turning his attention to Kent. “Let them go – take me — I’ll take whatever punishment

in. not even looking

his real name. “I can’t forgive you for your

mouth falls open.

is baffled. “Fay,

me away from my real life. I’m the daughter of a mob boss, someone who can give me everything I

on my shoulders. This, I know, is the only way. I can

falls open in

says, devastated. “We can call the

I have to do this.

my real family. What’s it going to take to leave me alone? Fifty grand? A hundred? Whatever you want, I’m

that Daniel made me a similar offer only a few days ago. I know exactly the

at me.

thing I can think of. “Why would I want to come live in that shack with you, a stripper and a deadbeat,” I hiss. “When I could have all this?” I raise my arms to

and stand next to Kent. “By the

faces

Daniel’s father. Did I forget to mention that Daniel

me as part

me. No one stops him, so he takes my face in

eyes.

whispers in my ear. “Nothing will

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