Hot Shot (The King Brothers Book 3) by Teagan Kade

Author:Teagan Kade [Kade, Teagan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Teagan Kade
Published: 2020-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

PHOENIX

I shake my head rocking up to my father’s place. Apparently, the last place wasn’t grandiose enough, so now he lives with Alissa in this monstrosity, the two of them with more space than a family of a hundred would require.

Yet for all that money the front door’s unlocked and security is surprisingly lax. I walk straight in and immediately find Alissa sitting in the lounge. At first, she appears to be watching a blank TV until I realize she’s actually on her phone.

I try not to startle her. “Dad away?”

There’s no startling to be had, Alissa simply turning around as if I’d be standing there all along—kind of creepy, actually. “He’s in the shower.” Her face brightens. “Can I get you anything? Lemonade?”

These many women of my father always seem so eager to please and play housewife. I have no idea what they see in him apart from his big, fat bank account.

“I’m good. I came here to see you, actually.”

Now she looks startled. “Me? Oh?” She stands, gliding around the sofa to face me. “Is everything okay?”

In a way, I get it. She’s dragged around the countryside after my father, spends the rest of the time sitting around tombs like this with nothing to do because there’s a whole team of people to do it for her. Some life. Well, I’m about to bring purpose back to the table. For her.

“I need your help.”

Wonder growing. “Anything,” she replies.

“I have a friend who’s trying to start a soup kitchen for the homeless, but she’s lacking the necessary funding.”

“You’d have to speak to your father, Phoenix. I don’t…”

I take a step closer to her, getting to the point. “I’m putting together an auction, for the soup kitchen, food truck, whatever, for charity, and I’d like your help coordinating the venue, advertising the event and so on. You have a background in event coordinating, yes?”

She’s practically jumping up and down on the spot with excitement. “Yes, yes. We had many big clients.”

“I’ve heard you’re good at that kind of thing.” And a touch of flattery for effect.

It has the desired result. “Whatever you need, I can arrange it.” She starts to list off contacts, throwing out ideas and potential venues. Admittedly I glaze over a bit, but given her sheer enthusiasm here I know I’ve come to the right person. It’s almost too easy.

Alissa’s halfway through her pitch when my father arrives half wet, towel around his waist. I don’t want to know what this midday shower is about, could have done without the peep show. He seems far more surprised than Alissa to see me. “Phoenix. Good to see you.” He looks between Alissa and me. “Seems like you two are getting along.”

I do admit from the outside it would be odd for any of us brothers to get to know Dad’s latest acquisition. I think we learnt after the third or fourth it’s simply not worth investing any kind of time in them if they’re just going to be kicked to the wayside in six months, though Alissa has outlasted most.

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