Leonard
There’s nowhere to go, nowhere to hide. Evangeline’s still asleep on my lap, and Carter hasn’t woken up.
The past few weeks flash through my head—that first night at Vice. Then realizing she was my step-niece. Watching her hook up with Carter while I struggled to avoid her. Being miserable. And then finally giving in. Being happy for the first time since I was a boy.
And threaded throughout the entire one-month saga: guilt. Every time I thought of Mark, I worried about his reaction. I know why, too. I haven’t always been the best person. I have dominant kinks. To outsiders who don’t practice the lifestyle, it looks like I mistreat women.
This is his daughter, who he asked me to look after.
He’ll see this as a betrayal.
He steps into the living room, not realizing anyone is in
