Magic Marco: A small town, single father MM romance by Argentina Ryder
Author:Argentina Ryder [Ryder, Argentina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Contessina Publishing
Published: 2024-07-30T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Twelve
Marc
The hotel room closed in on me as my eyes locked onto Kenâs phone screen. The PayPal notification glared back, searing its words into my brain.
PrivatelyYours Invoice 00254-Magic Marco_Premium membership has posted.
Ken stood frozen, a towel draped around his hips. Water droplets glistened on his chest, his face pale as a ghost. âMarc, Iââ
âExplain this,â I demanded quietly, holding up his phone. My voice barely rose above a whisper. The man who had been so kind and patient with my daughter, the man who made me feel like love was possibleâhad kept such a secret from me.
Why would he do this?
âYou knew?â I staggered, the wind knocked out of me. âYou watched all those videos?â
Ken stepped closer, his features etched with desperation. âYes, I knew. Iâit was before Mia enrolled. I recognized you that day.â He hung his head. âI knew who you were.â
My shoulders sagged under the weight of realization. âAll this time, and you didnât say anything.â
He took a step forward. Grief clouded his eyes when I stepped back. âI never meant to hurt you,â Ken said. âGetting to know you changed everything.â
âReally?â I scoffed, filled with a sense of betrayal. Ken had been watching my online performances, paying for my content, and fantasizing about me long before we met in person. Heâd kept all of this a secret from me throughout our entire relationship.
Christ⦠I never imagined that sweet guy might be one of those faceless men online.
The knowledge left a bitter taste in my mouth. I needed to get out of here.
âBelieve me, Marc, I care about the real you.â Kenâs voice grew more fervent, his eyes glistening and brimming with desperation. âNot just the guy I used to watch on my computer screen. Youâre so much more than that.â
âThen why didnât you tell me?â I demanded, fists clenched at my sides. âWhy did you keep this hidden?â
Ken reached out, his fingers grazing my arm. âWhat I feel for you goes beyond anything I ever experienced watching you on a screen. Itâs deeper than that. Itâs real. You know this is the real thing, donât you?â
But I pulled away, torn between belief and the fear of being played for a fool. âI donât know what to think anymore. I thought we had something, but nowâ¦â Images from my past flashed through my mindâme naked and dancing, touching myself, spreading my ass cheeksâevery inch of me exposed for paying strangers behind screens.
But one of them had been Ken.
Someone I was developing genuine feelings for had seen me like thatâand now all I felt was shame.
âWe do have something special.â Kenâs voice cracked with emotion. âPlease, listen to me. It was never my intent to deceive you. I was afraid of losing you if you found out I was a fan first.â
Blinking fast, I struggled to reconcile what I had heard. The man I had grown to care for stood before me, pleading for understanding. But the trust between us was gone.
As much as I wanted to believe him, the pain was too raw, too fresh.
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