Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Brooklyn

My heart is pounding out of my chest as I press the stop button on the remote as fast as I can.

I return my gaze to the doorway where Aden is standing, his, dark eyes boring into me.

Please, please, please. Goddess, let him not have seen me watching his sex tape.

"What are you doing in here?" he asks, furious.

"Um..." I swallow, terrified, hoping he doesn't pick up on the tremor in my voice. "Jayde 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, his gaze flicking to the pile of vintage Playboys on the floor.

"Family photo albums?"

I nod. He knows I'm lying, but I can't bring myself to admit the truth.

"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.

out of the room, praying with all my might that Aden

behind us as I head for the steps. "Don't come down here again. Do you understand?" Believe me, I won't, I think as I nod,

I can bury my nose into a very different kind of book, my hand sliding to the back pocket of my jeans to check on

hand slides over smooth

pat all over my body looking for it. Then, slowly, I turn

have fallen

dad or Jolie ever called and I

kitchen, pulling it open a crack to listen. I don't hear a sound. Tentatively, I put a foot on the

I hurry down the

back into the little room and grab my phone, which is sitting on the leather

VCR and put it back in its case, which I slide back on the shelf. There, good.

from washing over me. Aden, naked and hard, pushing

No, Brooklyn. Stop it.

out of the memory and leave the room,

back along the hallway when

stop dead, terrified

comes out to scold

A

from which the sound is coming. It's thick, made of iron, with no window. It has a

can also see that

mistake. I

know these things, though, I stare at the door. I'm consumed, something

grip the metal handle and then, my inner voice still screaming at me to stop, I pull it open just

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