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A few minutes later, Fay and Daniel are curled up on her bed, sharing a bottle of white wine and a box of donuts that Daniel swiped from the kitchen. The rest of the room is still a complete wreck – furniture overturned, clothes and books thrown everywhere – but the bed they were able…

She shakes her head, deciding to mull that over when she had a moment alone. Instead, she turns her attention back to Daniel. “Actually,” she says, “no. I’m glad you didn’t. I’m starting to learn that I can handle myself in this world. Learning…methods. Of managing your father. Of…figuring out my own power.” Daniel laughs…

As I reach the hallway below, I realize that this place doesn’t hold any terror for me anymore. My experiences yesterday got rid of those, replacing them with…well, with a little tremor of excitement that pulses through me. I consider this, for a moment – consider whether that’s healthy, really. Honestly, a girl like me…

My face brightens instantly and I bite my lip against my joy, not wanting him to see quite how happy he’s made me. I feel as if I’ve gained a little bit of an upper hand here, and I don’t want to waste it. Still, I can’t be rude. “Thank you,” I say, dipping my…

“Do you think I’m a fool, Fay?” his voice is a whisper, sending a shiver down my spine as his breath brushes against my earlobe. “No,” I whisper, closing my eyes. In this moment, I feel completely different than I did just minutes ago at the table. Then, I had the power, the information he…

I wait a moment, and then surprise even myself when I open my mouth to laugh – just a tiny little thing, but enough to wipe his expression clean. The blood drains from his face, leaving him pale. “Do it, Kent,” I say, my voice totally even. I don’t beg at all. I demand. “Hit…

Kent smile deepens a bit as she hesitates when Alden asks if she and Daniel have been intimate. Alden was pleased by her silence, suggesting a negation, and Kent can’t help feeling the same. The smug happiness inside him is checked, though, by the sudden wonder of why Daniel and Fay haven’t been intimate. Of…

He pauses for a moment, looking at me seriously, and then he whispers his answer. “Okay, Fay,” he says, very, very quietly. “I’m not saying let’s go. I’m just saying… let’s look and see. We’ll look into how hard it is to get the documents. Then, once we know more… we’ll talk again.” I can’t…

I see him open his mouth to speak, but before he can his eye falls on the engagement ring on my left hand. Quickly, he moves to unlink my hands and pull it off my ring finger, slipping it into his pocket. Without thinking, I feel a retort coming to my lips. “What, Kent,” I…

I see that Kent has left chaos in his wake on the way to his office, people standing in the hallway staring after him with worried expressions. As I walk slowly into the house, I see Daniel come down the stairs. He catches my eye. “What happened?” he whispers, looking concerned, but before I can…