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 down the

test or some other bullshit to

concentrate on today?”

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getting to his feet.

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whirls on his son when Daniel puts a hand on

don’t understand, Daniel,” Kent orders, taking a step towards his son

than this,” Daniel hisses through clenched teeth, holding is ground. “She doesn’t

treat all of the women

snaps, his voice low 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 mine now.” Kent pauses, giving Daniel a second to process that fact. “Find yourself someone else to defend, and someone else to fuck. Not that you weren’t doing that already.”

and continues calmly down the steps. Daníel knew, of course, that his dad found out about Jerome’s secret visit to his room. Whether or

Kent probably knows more about 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

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wants, apparently is Fay.

his fists as he watches his father’s

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