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?

Kent commands,

again. “Don’t you have a test or

concentrate on today?”

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Daniel protests, getting to

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son when Daniel puts a hand

things you don’t understand, Daniel,” Kent orders, taking a step towards his son to glower over

Daniel hisses through clenched teeth, holding is

of the

to me about this. She’s mine now.” Kent pauses, giving Daniel a second to process that fact. “Find yourself someone

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

than he was letting on. And that Kent is very willing

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what he wants, apparently is

his fists as he watches his father’s

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