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Daniel's gaze slips to mine, looking for confirmation. I hesitate for

a moment, looking between father and son, and then give a little

shrug, deciding not to push it. Kent has made his point — I need to do what he
says — but if he was really going to hurt me, he'd have done it by now.

“See?” Kent says, looking at his son. “She's fine.”

With that, Kent strides from the room, brushing past his son and

not giving me another look. Confused, Daniel looks after him, and

then turns to me.

“Am I crazy?” He asks. “Or did I hear you scream?”

1 sign and sink onto the bed. “You're not crazy,” I say. “I did.”

“But you're okay?"

I nod as he sits down next to me, concern all over his face. I have

to admit that I am a little surprised by it — all this time I think I

thought, at least a little, that I'm just a pawn in Daniel's life. It feels

good to know that he cares about me enough to come running

when he hears that I'm in trouble.

“I just...well, I broke a rule,” I say, twisting my hands together and

grimacing at him. Daniel groans, starting to calm down a bit.

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“Yeah,” he says, giving a little laugh. “He does not like that. What did you do?”
“Um,” I bite my lip, trying to decide where to start. I was watching

some of your dad's homemade porn in the basement doesn’t seem like quite the
auspicious beginning, so I jump ahead. “He told me not to go into the basement.
And I did. And I saw him...”

I hesitate, wondering how much he knows.

Daniel's face drops, going a little pale. “I'm sorry, Fay,” he says softly. “Some of
the stuff that goes on down there...is...did anyone get hurt?”

I nod a little and he puts a hand on my shoulder.

“Does it happen often?” I ask softly.

“I don't really know,” he says, shrugging. “I saw it once as a kid and then...l never
went down again. Honestly, I think my dad was a little disappointed in me. He
doesn’t want me to be...well, a sissy. And I ran away crying.”

I bite my lip at this, feeling for Daniel, who is sensitive. After a beat, I feel a
question rise in me.

“Daniel?” I ask. “How are you going to inherit this family, its... business...if you
can't handle its methods?”

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He shakes his head at me, looking sad. “I ask myself that all the time. I don't
think even my dad has an answer. Honestly, sometimes it feels like he’s fighting
so hard to keep this family’s power together so that he can give it to me, pass it
on to future generations, but...if it were up to me, maybe I just don’t want it.”

I nod, understanding. But I also know that there's so much at

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the family’s business, it would cause

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even lethal to the people he loves. He's in a tough place, and I feel

for him.

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“I'll do my best,” Daniel says, looking

at me seriously. “To protect you from

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I nod, smiling at him softly at his
generous offer. But inside, part of me
remembers the rush, the adrenaline,

and wonders whether I want him to

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