Chapter 175

In the early hours of the morning Kent comes through the door to the third floor dressed in his wrinkled clothes from the night before. He exhales a deep breath through his nose as he pulls the door shut behind him and starts downward, his eyes on his feet.

“What were you doing with her in there, dad?”

Kent jumps at the voice, his eyes fastening suddenly on Daniel, who sits at the foot of the third–floor staircase, his back pressed

against the wall. Waiting for him.

Kent says nothing to Daniel, just stands frozen, staring at his son.

Daniel looks exhausted as he slowly shakes his head. Has he

been sitting there all night?

“I saw her when she came out last night, crying. You can’t bullshit

your way past this one, dad.”

Kent’s eyes narrow at his son. What, after years of having no qualms or questions about his choices in women, suddenly he wants to be involved? Suddenly he wants to play the morality

police?

bed, Daniel,” Kent commands, starting

“Don’t you have a test or some other

concentrate on today?”

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Daniel protests, getting

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Daniel puts a hand on his arm

orders, taking a

Daniel hisses through clenched teeth, holding is ground. “She doesn’t deserve

treat all of the

with warning, moving so close to his son that Daniel takes an involuntary step back. “You don’t get to say a god damn thing to me about this. She’s

steps. Daníel knew, of course, that his dad found out about Jerome’s secret visit to his room. Whether or not Kent knew it was Jerome was another question. But this was the first time, ever, that his father had ever come even close to acknowledging his secret

Daniel and Jerome than he was letting on. And that Kent is very willing to use it as a weapon if that information carves a path to getting what he wants.

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wants, apparently is Fay.

clenches his fists as he watches his

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