Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

Chapter 44

My heart pounding, I press the stop button on the remote as fast

as I can and return my wide eyes to Kent, who is still looking at

1. me.

Please, please, please. By all that is holy, let him not have seen me

watching his sex tape.

“What are you doing in here,” he asks, angry.

“Um,” I say, terrified, hoping he doesn’t pick up on the tremor

in my voice. “Fiona brought me here? Said I could look through

some…” my eyes dart around the room for an answer that is not porn. “Some family photo albums? And home videos?”

He narrows his eyes at me, his eyes flicking to the pile of vintage Playboys on the floor. “She shouldn’t have brought you down here,” he says, moving aside so that I can leave the room. I quickly get to my feet, flicking the power button on the remote so that the TV goes blank.

the remote, I scurry out of the room, praying with all my might that Kent does not go back

the VCR.

closes the door behind me as I head for the steps. “Go

says. “Don’t come down here.”

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going to my room so I can bury my nose into

it. Then, slowly, I turn back towards the little door. I definitely felt it in my back pocket when we left the

phone must have fallen out in the weird porn

room.

If my dad or Janeen ever called I didn’t have it – I’d just die

I walk back to the little door in the

a crack to listen. I don’t hear a sound. Tentatively, I put a foot

a creek. Nothing. Then, silently, I hurry

stairs and

into the little room and grab my phone, which is sitting on the leather chair. Then, for good measure, I pop

and put it back in its black casing,

good. Now no

the room and, quiet as a mouse,

to creep back along the hallway